(WIR=Weeks
In Release, S.C.= Screen
Count, +/-= change in
takings over last week)
| TW | TITLE | CERT | DIST | WIR | 4 - 7 Nov | S.C. | AVG | % +/- | $ Total |
| 1 | HERO | M | BVI/Mira | 1 | 2,258,748 | 165 | 13,689 | na | 2,263,322 |
| 2 | THE FORGOTTEN | M | Col/Tri | 1 | 1,484,216 | 200 | 7,421 | na | 1,484,216 |
| 3 | SHALL WE DANCE | M | BVI/Mira | 3 | 1,433,306 | 255 | 5,621 | -17 | 6,885,259 |
| 4 | THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE | MA | UIP/Par | 2 | 709,687 | 195 | 3,639 | -29 | 2,088,628 |
| 5 | COLLATERAL | MA | UIP/Par | 4 | 665,341 | 260 | 2,559 | -34 | 7,391,760 |
| 6 | THE NOTEBOOK | PG | Road | 4 | 604,163 | 155 | 3,898 | -10 | 4,607,528 |
| 7 | ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND.. | M | UIP/Uni | 3 | 327,525 | 172 | 1,904 | -33 | 1,966,705 |
| 8 | SHARK TALE | G | UIP/Uni | 7 | 309,614 | 174 | 1,779 | -7 | 14,814,795 |
| 9 | RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE | M | Col/Tri | 3 | 296,349 | 149 | 1,989 | -49 | 2,568,505 |
| 10 | EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING | MA | Road | 2 | 232,660 | 127 | 1,832 | -52 | 890,920 |
| 11 | DE-LOVELY | PG | Fox/MGM | 1 | 228,821 | 36 | 6,356 | na | 234,977 |
| 12 | SOMERSAULT | MA | Hop | 8 | 130,151 | 39 | 3,337 | 7 | 1,578,846 |
| 13 | IN MY FATHER'S DEN | MA | Icon | 2 | 99,242 | 18 | 5,513 | 9 | 266,704 |
| 14 | OPEN WATER | M | Icon | 4 | 93,674 | 94 | 997 | -61 | 2,365,296 |
| 15 | SAVED! | M | Beck | 2 | 80,577 | 42 | 1,919 | -41 | 275,723 |
| 16 | A MAN'S GOTTA DO | M | Hop | 1 | 65,302 | 46 | 1,420 | na | 79,599 |
| 17 | WIMBLEDON | M | UIP/Uni | 6 | 62,112 | 68 | 913 | -53 | 5,524,652 |
| 18 | THE WEEPING CAMEL | PG | Den | 6 | 52,011 | 11 | 4,728 | -8 | 606,333 |
| 19 | SHAUN OF THE DEAD | MA | UIP/Uni | 5 | 50,476 | 33 | 1,530 | -46 | 1,645,524 |
| 20 | A CINDERELLA STORY | PG | WB | 7 | 47,512 | 62 | 766 | -12 | 4,461,263 |
| Top 5 Films Total | $6,551,298 | +31.5 |
| Top 10 Films Total | $8,321,609 | +25.5 |
| Top 20 Films Total | $9,231,487 | +23.5 |
Other First Releases:
|
TITLE |
CERT | DIST | S.C. | AVG | 4th - 7th Nov |
| PREY FOR ROCK AND ROLL | MA | Imagine | 7 | 759 | 5,313 |
| KITCHEN STORIES | PG | Palace | 1 | 4,754 | 4,754 |