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TOP 10 UK

1 (-) Casper US

2 (-) Batman Forever US

3 (2) Judge Dredd US

4 (3) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers US

5 (4) First Knight US

6 (5) Bad Boys US

7 (6) Congo US

8 (-) The Fox and the Hound US

9 (7) Muriel's Wedding Aus

10 (8) Jack and Sarah UK

TOP 10 US

1 (-) Waterworld US

2 (-) The Net US

3 (1) Apollo 13 US

4 (2) Clueless US

5 (3) Nine Months US

6 (-) Operation Dumbo Drop US

7 (4) Under Siege 2: Dark Territory US

8 (6) Free Willy 2 US

9 (7) Pocahontas US

10 (5) Species US

Chart courtesy of Screen International

The prospect of Kevin Costner's Mad Max at Sea epic Waterworld will have you feverish, either with excitement or dread. Americans took the excitement option last weekend, and helped it to reap nearly $21m on 2,268 screens in three days, if you're interested in the figures. If not, you may just want to know that its notices have been surprisingly favourable. Get your rubber rings ready: it opens here next week.