Nanny McPhee defeats Gromit movie

Thompson wrote the screenplay and starred in Nanny McPhee

Emma Thompson's latest movie Nanny McPhee has knocked Wallace and Gromit from the top of the UK and Ireland weekend box office chart.

Nanny McPhee took £1.65m, moving up from second place to end the three-week reign of The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.

Terry Gilliam's fantasy film The Brothers Grimm entered in fourth place after receiving poor reviews.

Three Indian films - Garam Masala, Kyon Ki? and Shaadi No 1 - entered the top 20, Screen International figures show.

All three films were released during Eid al-Fitr, as Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan.

UK & IRELAND BOX OFFICE CHART 1. Nanny McPhee (£1.65m) 2. Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (£1.62m) 3. Saw II (£1.23m) 4. The Brothers Grimm (£919,713) 5. The Legend of Zorro (£676,202) Source: Screen International

Nevertheless Screen International box office analyst Robert Mitchell said the prominence of three Bollywood films in last weekend's chart was "quite rare".

"It is interesting that Garam Masala performed better than Kyon Ki? and Shaadi No 1, despite opening on a smaller number of screens," he said.

"But smaller films are often released and do well at this time of year, before the big Christmas market begins - this year with Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."