27 Dresses holds on to number one

Katherine Heigl rom-com 27 Dresses has held on to the number one position at the UK box office, according to new figures from the number-crunchers at Nielsen.

The film, which also stars James Marsden (X-Men, Enchanted) and Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, Confidence), saw off the challenge of newly-released British comedy Son Of Rambow to stay on top.

Dance drama Step Up 2: The Streets became the top-grossing film on the chart at number three, having taken £7.52 million at the box office since its release.

Fellow Hollywood import Never Back Down claimed number four this week, followed by The Spiderwick Chronicles at five.

Highly-rated animated comedy Dr Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! - starring Jim Carrey, Isla Fisher and Golden Globe winner Carol Burnett - entered its third week on the chart at number six.

Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba's thriller Awake debuted at seven, followed by another new entry, Japanese horror re-make One Missed Call.

Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson and co-scripted by Seth Rogen, was at nine while Vantage Point with Sigourney Weaver, Forest Whitaker and Lost's Matthew Fox took the number ten spot.

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