'The Hangover 3' beats 'Fast & Furious 6' at UK box office

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The Hangover Part III has topped the box office on its first weekend on release.



The comedy franchise's final instalment pulled in £5.9 million to beat Fast & Furious 6 and secure first place in the UK chart.

The Hangover swan song's opening haul is significantly down from the £10 million earnings of its predecessor in 2011. The third film's total, however, is more than the £3.1 million debut gross for The Hangover in 2009.

Elsewhere in this week's chart, 3D animated movie Epic is a new entry at number three and horror The Moth Diaries bows at number seven.

Oz the Great and Powerful experienced a huge surge in ticket sales to re-enter the chart at number ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Hangover Part III - £5,964,619
2. (1) Fast & Furious 6 - £3,539,474
3. (-) Epic - £3,190,574
4. (2) The Great Gatsby - £1,972,425
5. (3) Star Trek Into Darkness - £1,948,810
6. (4) Iron Man 3 - £606,579
7. (-) The Moth Diaries - £103,228
8. (5) All Stars - £76,974
9. (6) Mud - £66,580
10. (-) Oz the Great and Powerful - £48,378

Source: Rentrak