Jeepers Creepers 2 could not match its American success in the UK

The film could not match the success it had on the other side of the Atlantic, where it made $18.5m (�11.8m) on its opening weekend to debut at the top of the North American movie charts.

The film, about a group of teenagers stalked by a mysterious winged killer, is the sequel to a hit horror film of 2001.

In the UK, Pirates of the Caribbean continued to attract audiences in its fourth week, taking more than $2m to bring its total to �18.6m, and first place on the charts.

In second place was American Pie: The Wedding, which took nearly �1.5m to take second place.

The only other new entry in the top ten was Hollywood Homicide, starring Harrison Ford, which debuted at number eight.

Labor Day rise

In the US, the arrival of Jeepers Creepers 2 ended the two week reign at the top of Freddy Vs Jason, another horror sequel. It fell to number seven.

The Jeepers Creepers sequel beat the 2001 original's $15.8m (�10.1m) debut.

The top 12 films took $101.2m (�64.7m) in the US and Canada during the Labor Day weekend, an 11% increase on the same period last year.

In second place was comedy Freaky Friday, starring Jamie Curtis, which jumped from fourth place the previous week. It took $11.7m (�7.5m) to make a four-week total of nearly $90m (�57.7m).

Top 5 North American films 1 Jeepers Creepers 2 2 Freaky Friday 3 Swat 4 Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Open Range Source: Exhibitor Relations

In third place was Swat, the Colin Farrell police thriller based on a 1970s cop show. It took $10.2m (�6.5m), and has now made more than $102m (�65.4m), according to film industry analysts Exhibitor Relations.

Pirates of the Caribbean was in fourth place, ahead of the Kevin Costner western epic Open Range.

Pirates took more than $10.2m (�6.53m) to take its North American box office up to $274.4m (�175.9m).

At sixth place was the Toby Maguire film Seabiscuit, which made $8.1m (�5.19m). It has so far made $103.7m (�66.4m) in North America.