BRUNO GOES TOP IN U.K CINEMAS

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Fashionista Bruno tops UK cinemas

Sacha Baron Cohen as Bruno

Bruno was released in the UK on Friday

Comic film Bruno has entered the UK and Ireland box office at number one, taking £4.9m in its opening weekend.

The movie, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the outrageous Austrian fashion reporter, knocked Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs from the top spot.

But the family animation held its own, taking £4.75m in its second week.

The only other new entry was Bollywood film Shortkut, which debuted at 10, just behind Indian movie Kambakkhtat Ishq, which slipped two places.

Alternative version

The top five films, incuding Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at three, bachelor caper The Hangover in fourth spot and Public Enemies at five, each made in excess of £1m.

Tearjerker My Sister's Keeper, Year One and Night At The Museum 2 held the lower positions in the countdown.

Bruno also outperformed Ice Age at the US box office, where it made more in its opening weekend than Cohen's previous comedy film, Borat.

From 24 July, an alternative version of Bruno will be shown in cinemas which has been deemed more suitable for teenage audiences.

The unedited version carries an 18 certificate in the UK.