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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 has opened in first place at the UK box office.

The Twilight finale earns £15.8 million from 558 locations, making it the second biggest debut of 2012 in the UK. Breaking Dawn – Part 2‘s first-weekend earnings outstrip those of the The Avengers (£15m) and The Dark Knight Rises (£14m), but fall behind Skyfall‘s £20 million bow.

Breaking Dawn – Part 2 also posts the biggest debut of all the Twilight movies in the UK. Predecessor Breaking Dawn – Part 1 pulled in £13.91m in 2011, Eclipse £13.76m in 2010, New Moon £11.68m in 2009 and Twilight £2.51m in 2008.

Skyfall falls to number two on its third weekend on release, losing 47 per cent in ticket sales to earn £5.5m. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted falls a spot to number three, while Shah Rukh Khan’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan – the final movie from Yash Chopra – is at number four.

Ben Affleck’s Argo completes the top five.

The Master, which widened its screen count after an initial release at the Odeon Leicester Square, climbs up from number 16 to six.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – £15,850,825
2. (1) Skyfall – £5,566,537
3. (2) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £966,116
4. (-) Jab Tak Hai Jaan – £893,953
5. (3) Argo – £807,457
6. (16) The Master – £372,360
7. (6) Hotel Transylvania – £233,959
8. (-) Son of Sardaar – £214,296
9. (5) Taken 2 – £136,495
10. (-) Thuppakki – £134,280

Source: Rentrak

Skyfall has continued its box office dominance, earning £10 million on its third weekend to become the fifth biggest movie of all time in the UK.

Daniel Craig’s latest James Bond outing, released to mark the spy franchise’s 50th anniversary, has now grossed a huge £72m from UK cinemas alone.

The 23rd 007 movie sits behind Avatar (£94m), Titanic (£80m), Toy Story 3 (£73.8m) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (£73.1m) in the list of top-grossing films in the UK.

Madagascar 3 retains its place at number two in the chart, while new releases Argo and Here Comes the Boom debut at numbers three and four respectively.

Liam Neeson’s Taken 2 completes the top five.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is Chris O’Dowd’s The Sapphires, which pulls in £337,641 from 233 locations.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Skyfall – £10,447,385
2. (2) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £1,357,193
3. (-) Argo – £1,287,770
4. (-) Here Comes the Boom – £433,053
5. (5) Taken 2 – £402,121
6. (4) Hotel Transylvania – £361,994
7. (-) The Sapphires – £337,641
8. (3) Silent Hill: Revelation 3D – £252,406
9. (8) Rust and Bone – £154,806
10. (7) Paranormal Activity 4 – £150,652

Source: Rentrak

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

Daniel Craig’s latest James Bond outing pulls in $16.1 million, just a 20% drop from opening weekend, to hold off Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and secure the top spot.

New release Silent Hill: Revelation charts at number three, while Hotel Transylvania and Taken 2 round out the top five.

Fun Size, the Nickelodeon-produced comedy starring Victoria Justice, bows at number six with £410,028.

Elsewhere, Marion Cotillard’s Rust and Bone is the only other new release to make the top ten. The Jacques Audiard-helmed romantic drama debuts at number eight with £252,099.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Skyfall – £16,107,687
2. (2) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £2,863,112
3. (-) Silent Hill: Revelation – £1,043,068
4. (5) Hotel Transylvania – £810,821
5. (3) Taken 2 – £688,148
6. (-) Fun Size – £410,028
7. (4) Paranormal Activity 4 – £401,478
8. (-) Rust and Bone – £252,099
9. (7) Frankenweenie – £234,465
10. (6) Sinister – £180,783

Source: Rentrak

Skyfall has shattered records in the UK to emerge as the number one film at the box office.

Daniel Craig’s third outing as James Bond delivered ticket sales north of £20 million, making it the highest-grossing opener of 2012 ahead of The Avengers (£15 million) and The Dark Knight Rises (£14 million).

Skyfall is also the highest-grossing bow for a Daniel Craig 007 film, besting Casino Royale‘s £13 million and Quantum of Solace‘s £15 million.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted falls down a place to number two with £2.8 million, while Taken 2 charts at number three with £1 million. Paranormal Activity 4 and Hotel Transylvania round out the top five.

Elsewhere, the chart’s only other new entry is Ice Age: Continental Drift, which climbs back up to number ten with £102,952 as schools break for half-term.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Skyfall – £20,180,369
2. (1) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £2,803,874
3. (3) Taken 2 – £1,004,463
4. (2) Paranormal Activity 4 – £792,342
5. (4) Hotel Transylvania – £782,340
6. (7) Sinister – £310,408
7. (6) Frankenweenie – £274,780
8. (5) Looper – £221,768
9. (9) Beasts of the Southern Wild – £117,972
10. (-) Ice Age: Continental Drift – £102,952

Source: Rentrak

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted has beaten Paranormal Activity 4 to top the UK box office.

The DreamWorks animated sequel, featuring the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith, earns north of £6 million to easily coast past Paranormal Activity‘s £2.5m earnings.

Taken 2, last week’s chart-topper, falls down to number three with £2.2m. The Liam Neeson-led action sequel has now grossed an impressive £18.5m from UK screens since opening on October 4.

Hotel Transylvania falls two places to number four, while Looper rounds out the top five.

Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie, which opened the BFI London Film Festival last week, debuts at number six with £741,683.

Elsewhere, the critically acclaimed Beasts of the Southern Wild enters the chart at number nine with £181,801.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £6,030,904
2. (-) Paranormal Activity 4 – £2,544,701
3. (1) Taken 2 – £2,264,856
4. (2) Hotel Transylvania – £1,023,722
5. (4) Looper – £781,211
6. (-) Frankenweenie – £741,683
7. (3) Sinister – £711,918
8. (5) The Perks of Being a Wallflower – £213,091
9. (-) Beasts of the Southern Wild – £181,801
10. (11) Brave – £176,827

Source: Rentrak

Liam Neeson‘s action sequel Taken 2 has held onto the number one spot at the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Taken 2‘s £3.7 million haul is enough to see off competition from new release Hotel Transylvania, which earns £1.7m from its 471 locations.

Ethan Hawke’s horror movie Sinister holds its position at number three, while Looper slips down two spots to number four.

Emma Watson’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower completes the top five.

Ruby Sparks and Kristen Stewart’s On the Road are the only other new releases to enter the top ten, debuting at numbers six and seven respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Taken 2 – £3,743,046
2. (-) Hotel Transylvania – £1,734,231
3. (3) Sinister – £1,259,405
4. (2) Looper – £1,175,220
5. (4) The Perks of Being a Wallflower – £397,869
6. (-) Ruby Sparks – £299,382
7. (-) On the Road – £218,738
8. (5) ParaNorman – £212,810
9. (6) The Campaign – £170,286
10. (9) Untouchable – £144,432

Source: Rentrak

Liam Neeson’s action sequel earns north of £7 million to easily secure first place ahead of the likes of Looper and horror film Sinister.

Taken 2‘s £7,378,048 haul is more than the entire UK box office earnings of its predecessor, which pulled in £6 million from UK cinemas in 2008.

Looper, which has spent the last fortnight at the chart summit, falls down a place to number two with £1,519,503 million.

Sinister occupies third place, while The Perks of Being a Wallflower only manages to make fourth spot despite the presence of Harry Potter star Emma Watson.

ParaNorman rounds out the top five with £797,754.

Elsewhere, the chart sees two movies climb from last week, as Brave ascends two spots to number seven and Untouchable climbs up from nine to ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Taken 2 – £7,378,048
2. (1) Looper – £1,519,503
3. (-) Sinister – £1,435,722
4. (-) The Perks of Being a Wallflower – £827,983
5. (2) ParaNorman – £797,754
6. (4) The Campaign – £389,287
7. (9) Brave – £304,735
8. (3) Resident Evil: Retribution – £286,350
9. (10) Untouchable – £245,343
10. (7) Hope Springs – £190,860

Source: Rentrak

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Looper has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The time travel thriller, which also stars Bruce Willis and Emily Blunt, pulls in more than £2.4 million to knock last week’s number one movie ParaNorman off the top spot.

Resident Evil: Retribution, the fifth instalment in the video game horror franchise, bows at number three with £792,265. The total represents a significant dip from its predecessor Resident Evil: Afterlife‘s £1.69 million opening haul in 2010.

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis comedy The Campaign debuts at number four, while Jennifer Lawrence’s House at the End of the Street completes the top five.

Elsewhere, French comedy Untouchable climbs into the top ten as it expands its location count. The worldwide box office smash earns £317,979 from 153 sites across the UK in its second weekend on release.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Looper – £2,427,994
2. (1) ParaNorman – £1,080,197
3. (-) Resident Evil: Retribution – £792,265
4. (-) The Campaign – £772,102
5. (3) House at the End of the Street – £545,961
6. (2) Killing Them Softly – £470,712
7. (5) Hope Springs – £423,051
8. (4) The Sweeney – £410,578
9. (7) Brave – £400,511
10. (17) Untouchable – £317,979

Source: Rentrak

ParaNorman has topped the UK box office on its second weekend on release.

Laika’s latest animated feature pulls in £1.2 million to hold off competition from Brad Pitt’s Killing Them Softly and rise to the number one spot.

The Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence’s House at the End of the Street earns £796,041 to enter the chart at number three.

Last week’s chart-topper The Sweeney falls to number four, while Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones’s Hope Springs completes the top five.

Oliver Stone’s Savages is the only other new release to make the chart. The drugs drama, starring Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, lands at number 10 with £379,989.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (2) ParaNorman – £1,219,194
2. (-) Killing Them Softly – £955,506
3. (-) House at the End of the Street – £796,041
4. (1) The Sweeney – £727,742
5. (6) Hope Springs – £625,201
6. (3) Anna Karenina – £509,196
7. (7) Brave – £468,182
8. (4) Lawless – £413,652
9. (5) Dredd – £382,359
10. (-) Savages – £379,898

Source: Rentrak

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

Nick Love’s remake of the ’70s TV show, which stars Ray Winstone and Ben Drew as two violent detectives, holds off animated movie ParaNorman to secure the number one slot.

Anna Karenina holds its place at number three, while Lawless slips two places to fourth spot. Last week’s chart-topper Dredd drops four places to round out the top five.

Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones drama Hope Springs is the only other new release to make the top ten, debuting at number six with £728,689.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Sweeney – £1,545,294
2. (-) ParaNorman – £1,393,123
3. (3) Anna Karenina – £813,395
4. (2) Lawless – £790,378
5. (1) Dredd – £769,381
6. (-) Hope Springs – £728,689
7. (5) Brave – £584,321
8. (4) Total Recall – £472,232
9. (6) The Possession – £346,642
10. (7) Ted – £317,035

Source: Rentrak