Contagion, a thriller about a virus, directed by Steven Soderbergh and staring a bounty of Oscar winners takes top spot in the US box office as expected.
The thriller has rocketed to the top of the US box office with an impressive opening weekend takings of $23m The film has an impressive cast which includes Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Marion Cotillard and Laurence Fishburne.
This impressive opening weekend is in complete contrast to the weekend Adam Sandler had with his written and produced comedy, Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star, which came in at 15th with a total takings of $1.5m, working out at an average of 9 people per show.
