'Elysium' beats 'We're The Millers' at UK box office

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Elysium topped the UK box office over the Bank Holiday weekend.



Matt Damon and Neill Blomkamp's science fiction blockbuster earned £3.1 million (including previews) to see off competition from Jennifer Aniston's We're The Millers and secure first place.

DisneyToon's Planes, last week's number two movie, slips down a place to three while The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones lands at four with a £1.1 million opening haul.

Kick-Ass 2 suffered a drastic 75% drop in ticket sales to slip down from the chart summit into seventh spot.

Elsewhere, Despicable Me 2 continues to show impressive staying power, climbing up from number ten to 9. The animated sequel has now made more than £43 million at the box office, making it the highest-earning film of 2013 in the UK.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Elysium - £3,127,005
2. (-) We're The Millers - £1,508,326
3. (2) Planes - £1,165,315
4. (-) The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - £1,143,385
5. (4) Grown Ups 2 - £678,466
6. (3) 2 Guns - £639,938
7. (1) Kick-Ass 2 - £613,817
8. (6) Monsters University - £592,070
9. (10) Despicable Me 2 - £566,019
10. (8) The Smurfs 2 - £546,075

Source: Rentrak