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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has held its position at the top of the UK box office chart.
The adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic story took £4.4m over the weekend, with total takings of £19.2m.
US animated film Madagascar remained in second spot, with three-day takings of £854,270, said Screen International.
The latest Herbie incarnation, Herbie Fully Loaded, was a new entry at number five, while hi-tech action movie Stealth entered at seven.
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UK/EIRE TOP FIVE
1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2. Madagascar
3. Wedding Crashers
4. Fantastic Four
5. Herbie: Fully Loaded
Source: Screen International
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Herbie, starring Lindsay Lohan and Michael Keaton, took £774,412 in its opening weekend, following largely negative reviews.
Stealth, which pits US Navy fighter pilots against artificial intelligence planes, had a disappointing opening in the US.
Comedy Wedding Crashers rose back up one place to three, swapping places with Fantastic Four.
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