'King's Speech' reigns over British box office

Oscar-tipped The King's Speech notched up a third week on top of the British film charts over the weekend with another big box office take.The story of the struggle of wartime king George VI to overcome his speech impediment, made 4.2 million pounds ($6.6 million), almost matching last week, for a three-week total of 18.3 million, Screen International said on Tuesday.Another possible Oscar contender, Black Swan, a psychological thriller with Natalie Portman as an unhinged ballerina, made its debut at No 2, pushing superhero movie The Green Hornet down one place to three.Director Ron Howard's The Dilemma was new at four with Vince Vaughn and Kevin James in the tale of a man who discovers his best friend's wife is having an affair.The 3D update of Jonathan Swift's 18th century satire Gulliver's Travels, was down one at five, just above the story of a trapped mountaineer resorting to desperate measures 127 Hours, which slipped three places to six.Little Fockers was down at seven from five, as Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams came in at eight with daytime television news comedy Morning Glory.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 was down one place at nine, now having racked up earnings of 51.9 million pounds in its 10 weeks in the UK charts.Glasgow teenage gang movie NEDS came in at 10.