War of the Worlds Conquers the UK Box Office

War of the Worlds Conquers the UK Box Office

LONDON, July 4/PRNewswire/ -- Steven Spielberg's WAR OF THE WORLDS starring Tom Cruise invaded the UK
box office this weekend, grossing a fantastic GBP8,644,787, including
previews of GBP1,116,200, in 507 theatres across the UK & Ireland, blasting
its way to the number 1 position.

With a per-theatre average of GBP17,051, WAR OF THE WORLDS is the biggest
UK box office opening ever for Paramount Pictures, plus it's the biggest
opening ever for a Tom Cruise movie and a Steven Spielberg film. It's also
UIP UK's biggest-ever non-sequel opening.

The film has also garnered praise from leading UK film and
national newspaper critics

- Daily Mail (Chris Tookey) calls it 'greatest action epic
ever'

- Daily Mirror - The Ticket (David Edwards) says 'War is quite
simply out of this world'

- The Observer (Mark Kermode) claims it's 'a voracious
big-budget action spectacular'

- Sunday Express (Henry Fitzherbert) call it 'A masterful
thrill ride'

- Sunday Mirror (Mark Adams) claims it's 'A breathtaking
roller-coaster ride of stunning sci-fi entertainment

- Sunday Times (Cosmo Landesman) calls it 'Classic
Spielberg....the master of pure thrills'

From Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures comes "War of the
Worlds," directed by Steven Spielberg and starring international superstar
Tom Cruise. A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, the
sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of
humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. The
film also stars Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, and Tim
Robbins.

Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures present an Amblin
Entertainment/Cruise|Wagner Production, a Steven Spielberg film, "War of the
Worlds." Directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Josh Friedman and
David Koepp, based on the novel by H. G. Wells, the film is produced by
Kathleen Kennedy and Colin Wilson. The executive producer is Paula Wagner.
The film also stars Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin and Tim
Robbins.

WAR OF THE WORLDS is distributed in the UK & Ireland by United
International Pictures. Certificate is a 12A. BBFC Consumer advice reads:
Contains sustained menace, threat and moderate horror"

Source: United International Pictures (UK)

For further information please contact: Jenny Erwood - UIP Press Office, T: +44(0)20-7534-5235 e-mail: jenny_erwood@uip.co.uk

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