Mel Gibson's new movie Apocalypto has claimed the box office record for the biggest opening weekend for a foreign language film in the UK.The movie, which is spoken in the Mayan dialect and estimated to have cost £20m to make, has taken £1.3m since its release on Friday.It opened in 385 cinemas in the UK.The film beat the previous record-holder Hero, which took £1.05m in 2004 during its opening weekend. Takings also dwarf those of opening other titles such as the acclaimed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (£696,000) and Amelie (£559,000).Gibson's fourth film as director is set during the decline of the Mayan civilisation in Mexico and features a cast of largely unknowns.It has received mixed reviews from critics, who say violence is shown in extreme detail with throats cut, people beheaded and still-beating hearts ripped from the victims of human sacrifice. Two years ago, The Passion Of The Christ, Gibson's controversial retelling of the final 12 hours of Jesus Christ's life, became a commercial phenomenon.
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