The Lego Movie still still dominates UK box office

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The Lego Movie has spent its third weekend at the top of the UK box office, holding off competition from new releases Non-Stop and Ride Along.

The 3D animated movie earned £3.2 million to secure first place, easily beating out Liam Neeson's airborne thriller - which took £2.6 million, significantly less than his last action outing Taken 2 (£7.3 million in 2012).

The Book Thief, Brian Percival's adaptation of Markus Zusak's acclaimed novel, debuted at number four with animation Mr Peabody & Sherman completing the top five.

Elsewhere, Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy is still performing well post-half-term, earning £658,312 on its third week on release.

This Friday sees high-profile releases in the form of 300: Rise of an Empire and The Grand Budapest Hotel - both are expected to make a dent in the chart.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Lego Movie - £3,266,594
2. (-) Non-Stop - £2,652,364
3. (-) Ride Along - £1,420,992
4. (-) The Book Thief - £1,370,649
5. (2) Mr Peabody & Sherman - £795,797
6. (3) Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy - £658,312
7. (4) The Monuments Men - £533,264
8. (6) The Wolf of Wall Street - £466,697
9. (7) 12 Years a Slave - £354,612
10. (5) RoboCop - £344,943

Source: Rentrak