BOX-OFFICE CHART

Straight into the US charts: The First Wives Club has Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler and Diane Keaton clubbing together to take revenge on scheming husbands; and Last Man Standing, which came in second despite playing on 2,561 to The First Wives Club's 1,922. (All figures denote weekend box-office only.)

TOP 10 US

1 (-) The First Wives Club ($18,913,411) US

2 (-) Last Man Standing ($7,010,333) US

3 (2) Fly Away Home ($3,833,514) US

4 (1) Maximum Risk ($2,908,156) US

5 (3) Bulletproof ($2,615,855) US

6 (6) First Kid ($2,322,797) US

7 (4) Tin Cup ($1,803,897) US

8 (7) A Time to Kill ($1,601,518) US

9 (9) Independence Day ($1,591,751) US

10 (5) The Rich Man's Wife ($1,571,989) US

Chart supplied by `Screen International'