Ocean's Thirteen tops UK box office

2007-06-13 16:25:49

Casino heist caper Ocean's Thirteen, starring George Clooney, has made its way to the top of the UK and Ireland box office during its first week of release.

The Steven Soderbergh-directed film, which also features Matt Damon, Brad Pitt and Al Pacino, took £3.02 million in weekend sales alone, according to Screen International.

It knocked Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End off the top spot after just two weeks at number one.

The lighthearted caper film, which opened on Friday, is the third in a series about a gang of high-tech robbers trying to pull off a casino heist.

Clooney and his fellow conspirators used last week's Chicago premiere of the film to raise awareness about the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

The stars drew attention to their campaign group Not On Our Watch, which was created to help the International Rescue Committee raise money for the victims of the atrocities.


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