Opinion polls suggest most Saudis approve of ditching the current weekend.
The system will also open later on Sunday mornings: 8 a.m., instead of the current weekend opening time at 7 a.m.
However, that frame's tally was artificially inflated by £9.7m worth of Toy Story 3 previews; strip those out, and the current weekend is indeed the best of 2010.
One major difference between the current weekend and a year ago is the fact that Tarantino's film was the only one posting a seven-figure gross, whereas six titles in the chart below pulled in takings of £1m-plus.
With a screen average there running at a so-so $3,350 for the current weekend, it's hard to envisage any significant US expansion, whereas, in the UK, further bookings are a dead cert.
Despite the weather-related problems in some East Coast locales, moviegoers pushed the new Bruce Willis-Brad Pitt futuristic drama "12 Monkeys" to No. 1 on the current weekend box-office chart.
Current weekend rates, per person based on double occupancy, are $96 to $135 a night, and $497 to $693 a week.
Her current weekend commute is 45 minutes each way, she said, and the loss of the X28 would double her travel time, at least.
Cora ran a London model agency during the week; a divorcee, Cora's current weekend guest was Kieron, a handsome Irishman in advertising.
The saddest fact about the picture of me here, drinking warm Heineken in terrible specs at what I presume is 2001's Leeds festival, is that the look: baggy jumper, what look like football shorts and presumably some knackered trainers, is pretty much my current weekend attire.
Current "Weekend Update" hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che will keep their posts for the series, although other "SNL" cast members will reportedly make appearances. .
