ANGELINA JOLIE NOTCHES UP PIC RECORD

[ 13 June 2005 ]

Mr & Mrs Smith has accrued a robust $51 million in ticket revenue during its opening weekend across North America. Starring Tomb Raider beauty Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, Doug Liman's tale of a bored married couple surprised to discover they are both assassins hired to kill each other sets a new opening record for both actors.

DreamWorks' Madagascar netted $17.1 million, and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith garnered an additional £14.9 million on top of the $641 million already collected. George Lucas' interstellar trilogy becomes the biggest grossing movie franchise in history, seeing off competition from Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings and Harry Potter.