Box office boom for Bourne and Bratz

Teenage girls and action heroes entered the UK box office chart this week and shook it up for the first time this month.

Knocking The Simpsons Movie into second place, The Bourne Ultimatum debuted at number one with takings of more than £6.5 million, according to AC Nielsen's data.

Starring Matt Damon as Jason Bourne, the movie is a high-octane follow-up to its predecessors The Bourne Identity and The Bourne Supremacy.

Meanwhile, Rush Hour 3 occupied third place this week, followed by a new entry in the form of Bratz: The Movie. Based on the popular dolls, it follows a clique of tweens who struggle to stay friends while at school.

Usual suspects Transformers, Harry Potter and the Order of The Phoenix and Shrek the Third featured in the rest of the top ten, in addition to Surf's Up and Hairspray, starring John Travolta as an obese middle-aged woman.

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