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UK chart: Football Manager 2011 is top

Activision's James Bond games struggle.

Football Manager 2011 is top of the UK all-formats chart.

Apparently sales for Sports Interactive's title were stronger than for PES 2011.

"Err - have just been told that our first weekend sales on one format beat Pro Evo's first weekend on multiple formats. Gulp," tweeted SI boss Miles Jacobson.

Football Manager 2011 dumped last week's leader Fable III to third.

Activision's new James Bond games - Blood Stone and GoldenEye - fail to dent the top 10: GoldenEye is 13th and Blood Stone 18th.

FIFA 11 holds second and Just Dance is fourth, with Professor Layton and the Lost Future in fifth.

New Super Mario Bros. Wii busts back into the top 10 in sixth, Fallout: New Vegas is seventh and Medal of Honor eighth. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II and The Sims 3 round out the top 10.

Games that are knocked off the bottom of the all-formats top 40 this week: Rock Band 3, Vanquish, DJ Hero 2, Modernwarfare 2 and Mafia II.

Football Manager 2011.
This Week Last Week Title Platform(s)
1 New entry Football Manager 2011 PC
2 2 FIFA 11 DS, PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
3 1 Fable III Xbox 360
4 4 Just Dance 2 Wii
5 8 Professor Layton and the Lost Future DS
6 13 New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
7 3 Fallout: New Vegas PC, PS3, Xbox 360
8 2 Medal of Honor PC, PS3, Xbox 360
9 5 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
10 9 The Sims 3 DS, (PC, PS3, Xbox 360
11 7 WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2011 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
12 11 Wii Party Wii
13 New entry GoldenEye 007 Wii
14 10 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PC, PS2, PS3, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
15 12 Wii Sports Resort Wii
16 20 Wii Fit Plus Wii
17 23 New Super Mario Bros. DS
18 New entry 007: Blood Stone PC, PS3, Xbox 360
19 21 Just Dance Wii
20 14 F1 2010 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
21 24 Toy Story 3 PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
22 37 The X-Factor PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
23 16 Forza Motorsport 3 Xbox 360
24 19 Halo: Reach Xbox 360
25 17 Red Dead: Redemption PS3, Xbox 360
26 27 Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
27 25 LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 DS, PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
28 30 Mario Kart Wii Wii
29 31 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii
30 34 Enslaved: Odyssey to the West PS3, Xbox 360
31 22 Dead Rising 2 PC, PS3, Xbox 360
32 15 The Sims 3: Late Night PC
33 Re-entry LEGO Batman DS, PC, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, Xbox 360
34 36 Sports Champions PS3
35 38 Art Academy DS
36 Re-entry Blur PC, PS3, Xbox 360
37 33 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii
38 Re-entry Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 PS3, Wii, Xbox 360
39 32 UFC 2010: Undisputed PS3, PSP, Xbox 360
40 18 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow PS3, Xbox 360