Incredible weekend at the box office

The Incredibles continues to rule the US box office.

10:33 15 November 2004

Animated adventure The Incredibles stayed at the top of the US box office this weekend, despite the release of the new Bridget Jones film and seasonal heart warmer The Polar Express.

The Incredibles, which follows the fortunes of a family of superheroes forced out of retirement to battle a fiendish foe, took more than 27 million to finish top of the pile.

Another animated offering, The Polar Express, came in second taking 12.6 million. Featuring the voice of Tom Hanks the film sees one cynical young boy learning that Christmas truly is a time for miracles.

In third place was Pierce Brosnan's gun running action adventure, After The Sun, taking a respectable 6 million.

Brit flick Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason had to settle for fourth place with 4.8 million, while horror movie, Seed of Chucky, was fifth with 4.7 million.

Top five in full:

1 - The Incredibles
2 - The Polar Express
3 - After The Sun
4 - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
5 - Seed of Chucky