Thandie Newton at the New York city premiere of “Run Fat Boy, Run” at the Walter Reade theater in New York city on September 20th, 2007.

British comedy Run, Fatboy, Run, with Simon Pegg and Thandie Newton, is still topping the UK and Irish box office.

Thandie Newton with husband, Oliver Parker

Thandie Newton with co-star, Simon Pegg (left) & director, David Schwimmer (left photo)

“Run Fat Boy, Run“, which was directed by former Friends star David Schwimmer, has now taken more than £4.5m (9 million US dollar) beating new release Superbad into second place.