Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi thriller District 9 has topped the UK box office chart on its first week of release with £2.8 million.

Last week’s number one The Final Destination falls to second place with £1.9 million, while rom-com 500 Days Of Summer enters at three.

Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds slips to fourth and Adam Sandler’s Funny People drops two spots to fifth.

Meanwhile, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince spends another week inside the Top 10 at nine.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (-) District 9 – £2,288,378
2. (1) The Final Destination – £1,986,515
3. (-) 500 Days Of Summer – £1,242,631
4. (2) Inglorious Basterds – £764,454
5. (3) Funny People – £586,417
6. (5) Aliens In The Attic – £498,881
7. (4) The Time Traveler’s Wife – £445,332
8. (7) G-Force – £349,987
9. (6) Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince – £326,006
10. (10) Broken Embraces – £215,720