Inglourious Basterds
Inglourious Basterds has toppled sci-fi drama District 9 from the top spot at the U.S. box office.
Directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Brad Pitt the movie grossed $37.6 million in it's opening weekend to take the top spot.
Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa.
Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution.
Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich.
After just one week at the top spot the Peter Jackson produced movie District 9 had to settle for the second spot but grossed a further $18.9 million.
There was a one place fall for G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra as it fell from two to three The Time Traveler's Wife also fell one place to four.
Julie & Julia rounded off the top five. The only other new entry inside the top ten this week came in the form of Post Grad at ten.
1. Inglourious Basterds - $37.6m
2. District 9 - $18.9m
3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra - $12.5m
4. The Time Traveler's Wife - $10m
5. Julie & Julia - $9m
6. Shorts - $6.6m
7. G-Force - $4.21m
8. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - $3.52m
9. The Ugly Truth - $2.85m
10. Post Grad - $2.8m
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