Shark Tale tops charts

British cinema-goers are flocking to see new animated film Shark Tale.

16:47 19 October 2004

British cinema-goers are flocking to see new animated film Shark Tale.

The underwater gangster film has swept to the top of the UK film charts after taking 7.5 million in its opening three days.

Dreamworks' latest offering features the voices of Robert de Niro and Will Smith and is well ahead of rival new entry White Chicks, which came in second but grossed less than 1 million during the same period.

Those new entries helped to push the Jane Austen-meets-Bollywood musical Bride and Prejudice into fourth spot after opening at the top of the charts last week.

Shark Tale's achievement in the UK means it is on top of the UK and US box office charts simultaneously. The film has already spent three weeks at the top of the US box office and follows hot on the heels of another fishy film success, Finding Nemo.

Also entering the UK top ten this week is controversial and critically acclaimed film Inside I'm Dancing, which uses able-bodied actors to play disabled characters, debuting in tenth place.