Those Inglourious Basterds storm the US box office

Quentin Tarantino's World War Two/Wester/noir/Whatever mash-up Inglourious Basterds had a healthy start to its campaign, notching up $37/6 million in box office scalps across the pond this weekend.

It pushed District 9 down to second place, with the sci-fi pic dropping just 49% to score $18.9 million. G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra took third with $12.5 million.

In fourth place, The Time Traveller's Wife made $10 million and Julie And Julie sank one place to fifth with $9 million.

QT's former Grindhouse collaborator Robert Rodriguez, saw his new kids' pic - Shorts - open in sixth place with just $6.6 million.

Your top 10, then...

1. Inglourious Basterds ($37.6 million)
2. District 9 ($18.9 million)
3. G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra ($12.5 million)
4. The Time Traveller's Wife ($10 million)
5. Julie & Julia ($9 million)
6. Shorts ($6.6 million)
7. G-Force ($4.2 million)
8. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince ($3.5 million)
9. The Ugly Truth ($2.9 million)
10. Post Grad ($2.8 million)

[Data Source: Box Office Mojo ]