"Pirates" grab more UK box office treasures

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) ''Pirates of the Caribbean'' added almost 4 million pounds to its treasure haul at UK cinemas keeping firmly at number one in the British box office charts, Screen International said.

The Johnny Depp swashbuckler ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'', which also stars British actress Keira Knightley, has now taken more than 31 million pounds since its launch three weeks ago.

That was enough to keep the Disney sequel ahead of romantic comedy ''The Break-Up'' starring Vince Vaughan and Jennifer Aniston, which follows the exploits of a couple who refuse to move out of their joint home when they split up.

Flexing his muscles in third spot was ''Superman Returns'', featuring Brandon Routh as the man of steel, down a place from last week.

''Stormbreaker'', an action adventure about a 14-year-old boy recruited to join the British secret service, was a new entry in fourth place, with ''Garfield 2'', featuring a plot about the animated feline's antics in England, debuting in fifth place.

Animated animal comedy ''Over the Hedge'' dropped three to sixth with ''The Wind that Shakes the Barley,'' set in revolutionary Ireland, falling to seventh.

''Little Fish'', a thriller starring Cate Blanchett, was a new entry in eighth, with ''Just my Luck'', starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine dropping to ninth.

Bollywood movie ''Golmaal'' was in tenth.

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