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The Wolf of Wall Street has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese’s fifth collaboration took £4.6 million to take the top spot ahead of last week’s number one 12 Years a Slave.

Wolf of Wall Street‘s debut represents a significant uptick on Scorsese’s last theatrically released film in the UK Hugo, which earned £1.2 million in 2011.

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave managed to increase its ticket sales by £500,000 over the weekend, likely thanks to the renewed attention the film received thanks to the Academy Awards nominations.

Also benefiting from awards season buzz was Gravity, which climbed back into the top ten on the back of an IMAX re-release and 10 Oscar nominations.

Elsewhere, the chart’s only other new entry was horror movie Devi’s Due, earning £1 million to debut at number five.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Wolf of Wall Street – £4,655,984
2. (1) 12 Years a Slave – £3,055,020
3. (2) American Hustle – £1,547,249
4. (4) Frozen – £1,151,814
5. (-) Devil’s Due – £1,002,627
6. (3) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £847,078
7. (5) Last Vegas – £830,499
8. (6) The Railway Man – £776,512
9. (7) Delivery Man – £670,753
10. (-) Gravity – £497,188

Source: Rentrak

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12 Years a Slave has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release in cinemas.

Steve McQueen’s slavery drama, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, earned £2.5 million to hold off competition from American Hustle and secure first place.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug slipped to number three on its fifth week on general release, while Frozen and Last Vegas sit at numbers four and five respectively.

Elsewhere, the only new releases to crack the top ten were The Railway Man at number six with £1.2 million and Vince Vaughn’s latest comedy Delivery Man, which debuted at number seven with £1.1 million.

This week sees the release of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Wolf of Wall Street and horror movie Devil’s Due, with both movies expected to make an impact on the chart.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) 12 Years a Slave – £2,511,349
2. (1) American Hustle – £1,938,805
3. (2) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £1,504,554
4. (3) Frozen – £1,314,153
5. (4) Last Vegas – £1,293,299
6. (-) The Railway Man – £1,230,483
7. (-) Delivery Man – £1,102,433
8. (7) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – £783,624
9. (6) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – £755,719
10. (5) Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – £502,235

Source: Rentrak

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American Hustle has topped the UK box office, ending The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug‘s three-week run at the top of the chart.

The David O Russell-directed comedy drama, starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence, opened on limited release in the UK on December 20, peaking at number 15 over the Christmas period.

After expanding its location count on January 1, American Hustle surged to the top of this weekend’s box office with £3,467,644.

The Hobbit, now on its fourth weekend in cinemas, earned £3.2 million to chart in second place ahead of Frozen.

New release Last Vegas earned £1.8 million to debut at number four, while Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is at five with £1.58 million.

Elsewhere, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom opened at number seven with £1.47 million.

The UK box office top 10 in full:
1. (-) American Hustle – £3,467,644
2. (1) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £3,200,972
3. (2) Frozen – £2,922,721
4. (-) Last Vegas – £1,811,695
5. (-) Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – £1,584,354
6. (3) Anchorman 2: The Legend Contunues – £1,543,091
7. (-) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – £1,472,500
8. (4) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – £1,184,474
9. (6) Walking with Dinosaurs – £757,637
10. (7) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – £538,493

Source: Rentrak

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has topped the UK box office on the final weekend of 2013.

Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth sequel saw a 2% rise in ticket sales over the post-Christmas weekend (December 27-29) as it held off competition from Frozen (up a place from last week’s number three) and Anchorman 2 to secure first place.

The Hobbit, the second of three films based on JRR Tolkien’s novel, has now earned £29.3 million from UK cinemas on its three weeks on theatrical release.

The fantasy epic’s predecessor, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, closed out its cinema run earlier this year with a £52 million cumulative haul.

Elsewhere, this week’s top ten saw new entries in the form of Boxing Day releases The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Keanu Reeves’s 47 Ronin.

With earnings of £2.2 million, star/director Ben Stiller’s Mitty trails some way behind the £8.5 million the actor’s Little Fockers earned over the festive season in 2010. The latter film, however, had the benefit of weekday preview screenings.

All Is Lost, Robert Redford’s one-man survival drama, opened to £231,595 from its 89 locations to land just outside the top ten at 11.

Justin Bieber’s latest documentary movie Believe debuted at number 14 with £205,242 from 103 locations. The Jon M Chu-directed film falls short of matching the opening for the popstar’s Never Say Never, which opened with £625,496 in early 2011.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £5,450,824
2. (3) Frozen – £3,518,099
3. (2) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – £2,563,375
4. (-) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – £2,235,612
5. (-) 47 Ronin – £1,415,252
6. (4) Walking with Dinosaurs – £936,458
7. (6) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – £819,683
8. (5) Dhoom 3 – £424,637
9. (7) The Harry Hill Movie – £404,946
10. (9) Gravity – £363,143

Source: Rentrak

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Peter Jackson’s sequel earned £5.3 million, down 43% in ticket sales from its opening haul, to see off competition from Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues at the top of the chart.

Anchorman 2 is one of five new entries in the top ten, with Walking with Dinosaurs and Bollywood release Dhoom 3 landing at numbers four and five respectively.

Elsewhere, The Harry Hill Movie landed at number seven just ahead of kids’ animation Moshi Monsters: The Movie.

Outside of the top ten, American Hustle earned £39,595 after opening at a single London location to chart at number 15. The David O Russell crime drama will expand nationwide on January 1.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £5,358,380
2. (-) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – £4,545,934
3. (2) Frozen – £3,919,280
4. (-) Walking with Dinosaurs – £982,023
5. (-) Dhoom 3 – £884,567
6. (3) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – £775,379
7. (-) The Harry Hill Movie – £549,736
8. (-) Moshi Monsters: The Movie – £334,748
9. (4) Gravity – £328,292
10. (5) Saving Mr Banks – £206,965

Source: Rentrak

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The sequel, starring Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch and Sir Ian McKellen, earned £9.3 million to top the chart ahead of Frozen.

Desolation of Smaug‘s opening haul falls just short of the £11.6 million made by its predecessor, An Unexpected Journey, last December.

Frozen slips down to second place, but still managed to earn £4.2 million after experiencing a small 11% dip in ticket sales.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is at number three, while Gravity and Saving Mr Banks round out the top five.

The only other new entry into the chart is the Met Opera’s performance of Falstaff, which debuted at number six after screening in 165 locations nationwide.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £9,325,626
2. (1) Frozen – £4,212,920
3. (2) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – £1,368,662
4. (3) Gravity – £592,321
5. (4) Saving Mr Banks – £359,134
6. (-) Falstaff – Met Opera 2013 – £224,763
7. (5) Homefront – £202,518
8. (6) Free Birds – £191,656
9. (8) The Butler – £144,573
10. (7) Carrie – £118,097

Source: Rentrak

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Disney blockbuster Frozen has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The film, which features the voice talents of Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, earned £4.7 million to top the chart ahead of last week’s number one The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.

Gravity falls down a place to number three, while Saving Mr Banks maintains its spot at number four.

Jason Statham’s latest action movie Homefront debuted at number five.

The only other new release to trouble the top ten is Alexander Payne’s Nebraska, which earned £151,332 from its 122 locations to land in tenth place.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Frozen – £4,704,940
2. (1) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – £2,694,862
3. (2) Gravity – £1,092,998
4. (4) Saving Mr Banks – £547,881
5. (-) Homefront – £440,306
6. (3) Free Birds – £314,242
7. (5) Carrie – £284,798
8. (6) The Butler – £250,828
9. (7) Thor: The Dark World – £165,017
10. (-) Nebraska – £151,332

Source: Rentrak

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has topped the UK box office for a second week.

Francis Lawrence’s sequel made a total of £5.5 million ($9m) in its second week of release in the UK, surpassing all of the weekend’s new releases.

Animated comedy Free Birds was the highest-grossing new entry in third place with £1 million ($1.7 million), behind Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity, which retained the number 2 spot in its fourth week on release.

The Sandra Bullock-starring sci-fi has now taken more than £22 million ($36.8 million) in the UK alone, making it the ninth highest-grossing film of the year overall.

Disney’s biographical drama Saving Mr Banks and Sony’s Carrie remake debuted at fourth and fifth spot with £795,615 ($1.3 million) and £662,625 ($1 million) respectively.

Further down the chart, Marvel Studios’ Thor: The Dark World slipped to seventh place after more than a month on release

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – £5,525,476
2. (2) Gravity – £1,741,279
3. (-) Free Birds – £1,044,074
4. (-) Saving Mr Banks – £795,615
5. (-) Carrie – £662,625
6. (5) The Butler – £431,666
7. (4) Thor: The Dark World – £423,374
8. (6) Philomena – £289,860
9. (7) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – £211,562
10. (8) The Family – £188,835

Source: Rentrak

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Gravity has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Sandra Bullock and George Clooney’s space-set thriller earned £4.8 million to hold off competition from Thor: The Dark World for the second consecutive weekend.

Philomena continued its impressive box office run, retaining its position at number three with £1 million in ticket sales. The Steve Coogan and Judi Dench drama has so far grossed more than £7 million in the UK.

New releases The Counsellor and The Butler debut at numbers four and five respectively, while Bollywood movie Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela landed at ten with £348,574 from its 85 locations nationwide.

Elsewhere, both Don Jon and Dom Hemingway landed outside the top ten at 11 and 12.

The UK box office top 10 in full:
1. (1) Gravity – £4,838,152
2. (2) Thor: The Dark World – £1,782,854
3. (3) Philomena – £1,006,356
4. (-) The Counsellor – £815,051
5. (-) The Butler – £794,044
6. (5) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – £740,029
7. (4) Captain Phillips – £682,571
8. (7) Turbo – £429,116
9. (6) Jackass: Bad Grandpa – £382,236
10. (-) Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela – £348,574

Source: Rentrak

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Gravity has topped the UK box office following its opening weekend.

Alfonso Cuarón’s space-set drama, which stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as astronauts on a deep space mission that goes badly awry, opened with £6.2 million.

In addition, 89% of Gravity‘s takings were from 3D, the biggest 3D share of any 2013 blockbuster.

“The techniques in Gravity are groundbreaking and were created by world-renowned craftspeople many of whom are based here in the UK,” said Josh Berger, President and Managing Director of Warner Bros UK and Ireland

“We are thrilled that audiences are flocking to see the film in 3D and IMAX where the cinematic experience can be fully appreciated.”

Thor: The Dark World fell to second place after debuting in the number one spot last week, earning $2.9 million.

Meanwhile, Dame Judi Dench and Steve Coogan’s Philomena climbed up the charts to number three with a strong second week earning of £1.4 million.

The UK box office top 10 in full:
1. (-) Gravity – £6,238,375
2. (1) Thor: The Dark World – £2,979,564
3. (4) Philomena – £1,407,318
4. (3) Captain Phillips – £1,063,974
5. (2) Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – £946,924
6. (6) Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – £675,311
7. (5) Turbo – £576,827
8. (7) Ender’s Game – £173,541
9. (8) Krrish 3 – £147,633
10. (9) One Chance – £133,816

Source: Rentrak