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In Darren Lynn Bousman’s film, SWAT Commander Rigg (Lyriq Bent) falls into Jigsaw’s bloody trap: he is supposed to take up the killer’s legacy.
‘Saw IV’ posted identical audience figures on its opening weekend to ‘Saw II’ (2006). ‘Saw III’ (2007) had a more successful opening, with 360,000 viewers in the first four days. The first film, ‘Saw’, drew 115,000 cinema-goers in 2005.
Without magic potion, ‘Asterix at the Olympic Games’ fought its way through. So much ambition is rewarded. The Gauls take the silver medal home. 271,000 viewers cheered Gerard Depardieu and Clovis Cornillac.
German interest in ‘Rabbit Without Ears’ is not waning. With 256,000 visitors and third place, Til Schweiger can be quite satisfied in week eight. The five-million-viewer mark is drawing ever closer. Behind it are Nicolas Cage and Diane Kruger in ‘National Treasure: Book of Secrets’ (222,000 cinema-goers).
Alastair Fothergill documented nature in all its beauty for the BBC series ‘Planet Earth’. He has now crossed our planet once again from north to south and produced ‘Earth — The Film’. 215,000 viewers saw the visually powerful documentary. That means fifth place.
