Just when you thought it was safe to go to the cinema again comes a film about a person (played by Hayden Christiansen) who can “teleport’ himself anywhere in the world. “Jumper’, full of effects, action and Samuel L Jackson, currently resides at the top of the South African box office, having made R2m in its opening week.
The romantic drama starring double Oscar winner Hilary Swank and the star of “300′, Gerard Butler, “PS. I Love You’ is also performing well, having made R1.1m in its opening week. It is in second spot.
In third place is the romantic comedy “27 Dresses’, starring Emmy winner Katherine Heigl of “Grey’s Anatomy’ fame. It is followed by “National Treasure 2′ and “Atonement’.
The film adaptation of the acclaimed novel of the same name set in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion, “The Kite Runner’, had a fruitful first week for an arthouse release, making R425 302. (Figures supplied by SAFACT).
