Indiana Jones Strikes Gold At U.k. Box Office

INDIANA JONES has swashbuckled his way to the top of the U.K. box office - the fourth installment of the film franchise has taken $24.4 million (GBP12.2 million) in its first weekend on release.

Director Steven Spielberg's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull beat its nearest competitor, What Happens in Vegas, by a massive margin, with the Cameron Diaz-starring romantic comedy only taking in $1.84 million (GBP921,516).

Action film Iron Man is at three with $1.67 million (GBP834,863); comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall is at four with $647,670 (GBP323,835) and fantasy Nim's Island rounds out the top five with $588,402 (GBP294,201).