'Turbo' races past 'Captain Phillips' at UK box office

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Turbo has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.



DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox's 3D animation, featuring the voices of Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson, earned £3.8 million (including £1.7 million from previews) to secure first place ahead of Captain Phillips.

Tom Hanks's true-life hijacking drama pulled in £3.4 million (£461,436 from previews) over the weekend, putting it ahead of the week's other big new release Escape Plan.

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger's team-up delivered £961,470, while last week's number one Prisoners and Sunshine on Leith round out the top five.

Elsewhere, Bollywood release Boss debuts at number nine with £235,086 from its 63 locations.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Turbo - £3,892,774
2. (-) Captain Phillips - £3,483,981
3. (-) Escape Plan - £961,470
4. (1) Prisoners - £571,028
5. (2) Sunshine on Leith - £469,898
6. (3) Blue Jasmine - £365,436
7. (4) Filth - £343,299
8. (5) Rush - £280,960
9. (-) Boss - £235,086
10. (7) Le Week-End - £208,759

Source: Rentrak