International weekly box office, the top five: 'Wild Things Are' at no.1 in US

Relaxnews spotlights the weekly box office figures of the US, UK, Japan, Australia and Argentina, including the child fantasy film Where the Wild Things Are, entering the no.1 spot in America.

Taking the pole position in Australia is the 3D supernatural horror film The Final Destination. This year's Disney 3D animated sensation Up continues to rule the no.1 spot in the UK. The Japanese gambling film Kaiji: Jinsei Gyakuten Gêmu (Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji), based on the Japanese manga Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji, scores a second week at no.1 in Japan. Finally, the Spanish thriller El Secreto de Sus Ojos ( The Secret of Her Eyes) logs another week at no.1 in Argentina.

The top 5 international weekly box office (tallied by The Hollywood Reporter) for the week ending October 22 is as follows:

TOP 5 US WEEKLY BOX OFFICE

Position	Last week	Title	Studio	3-day weekend gross	Theaters	Total gross	Week #
1	new	Where the Wild Things Are	Warner Bros.	$32,695,407	8,754	$32,695,407	1
2	new	Law Abiding Citizen	Overture	21,039,502	7,280	21,039,502	1
3	4	Paranormal Activity	Paramount	19,617,650	25,711	33,171,743	4
4	1	Couples Retreat	Universal	17,227,390	5,725	62,617,735	2
5	new	The Stepfather	Sony	11,581,586	4,236	11,581,586	1

TOP 5 UK WEEKLY BOX OFFICE

Position	Last week	Title	Studio	3-day weekend gross	Theaters	Total gross	Week #
1	1	Up	Disney	$8,444,015	535	$22,764,802	2
2	new	Couples Retreat	Universal	2,985,384	381	2,985,384	1
3	new	The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus	Lionsgate UK	1,481,594	265	1,481,594	1
4	3	The Invention of Lying	Universal	964,922	387	7,928,520	3
5	2	Zombieland	Sony	943,687	302	3,828,506	2

TOP 5 JAPAN WEEKLY BOX OFFICE

Position	Last week	Title	Studio	3-day weekend gross	Theaters	Total gross	Week #
1	1	Kaiji: Jinsei Gyakuten Gêmu	Toho	$2,584,832	306	$10,951,783	2
2	new	Rebirth of Buddha	Toei	1,794,004	192	1,794,004	1
3	2	Fast & Furious	Toho Tawa	1,180,121	323	6,503,022	2
4	3	My Sister's Keeper	Gaga	832,826	299	4,241,470	2
5	new	The Proposal	Disney	680,642	220	845,828	1

TOP 5 AUSTRALIA WEEKLY BOX OFFICE

Position	Last week	Title	Studio	3-day weekend gross	Theaters	Total gross	Week #
1	new	The Final Destination	Roadshow	$1,916,586	90	$1,916,586	1
2	1	Couples Retreat	Universal	1,778,301	221	5,505,408	2
3	3	Mao's Last Dancer	Roadshow	1,445,974	265	8,226,998	3
4	4	Julie & Julia	Sony	1,095,831	288	3,652,700	2
5	2	Up	Disney	1,000,780	269	24,977,804	7

TOP 5 ARGENTINA WEEKLY BOX OFFICE

Position	Last week	Title	Studio	3-day weekend gross	Theaters	Total gross	Week #
1	1	El Secreto de Sus Ojos	Distribution	$243,878	89	$7,780,576	10
2	2	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony	112,959	71	963,903	3
3	3	The Final Destination	Distribution	83,855	69	1,585,850	5
4	4	Las Viudas de Los Jueves	Alfa	67,473	76	1,762,991	6
5	5	My Life in Ruins	Distribution	57,382	39	219,029	2