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Ice Age 4: Continental Drift has returned to the top of the box office.

The 20th Century Fox animated sequel, which opened wide across UK cinemas over the weekend, pulls in more than £10 million to knock last week’s chart-topper The Amazing Spider-Man into second place.

Ice Age secured the number one spot two weeks ago thanks to an early release in Scotland, Wales, Ireland and previews in the UK.

Channing Tatum’s male stripper movie Magic Mike is a new entry at number three, with Seeking a Friend for the End of the World and Bollywood release Cocktail completing the top five.

The biggest chart faller is Katy Perry: Part of Me, which drops five places to number nine after experiencing a 64% dip in ticket sales.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (2) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £10,087,052
2. (1) The Amazing Spider-Man – £3,905,474
3. (-) Magic Mike – £2,651,015
4. (-) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – £357,200
5. (-) Cocktail – £296,778
6. (3) The Five-Year Engagement – £258,618
7. (5) Men in Black 3 – £215,720
8. (6) Prometheus – £185,853
9. (4) Katy Perry: Part of Me – £161,114
10. (7) Snow White and the Huntsman – £152,741

Source: Rentrak

The Amazing Spider-Man has shot straight to the top of the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The Andrew Garfield-led superhero reboot pulls in more than £11 million to easily coast past its competition and secure the number one spot.

Amazing Spider-Man‘s opening total, which includes previews from Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, is more than the rest of the top ten combined and the second-highest UK debut of the year behind Avengers‘ £15.78 million haul.

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift falls down a place to number two, while The Five-Year Engagement holds its spot at number three.

Katy Perry’s 3D concert movie Part of Me lands at number four with £449,491 from its 326 locations. The documentary’s total falls short of last year’s Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which took £821,000 on its opening weekend, but outpaces Glee: The 3D Concert Movie‘s £356,271 from last August.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is Bollywood film Bol Bachchan at number eight.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Amazing Spider-Man – £11,091,972
2. (1) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £719,769
3. (3) The Five-Year Engagement – £514,702
4. (-) Katy Perry: Part of Me – £449,491
5. (4) Men in Black 3 – £389,853
6. (2) Prometheus – £324,779
7. (5) Snow White and the Huntsman – £312,318
8. (-) Bol Bachchan – £160,941
9. (7) Friends with Kids – £134,752
10. (10) Killer Joe – £122,831

Source: Rentrak

Ice Age 4: Continental Drift has topped the UK box office.

The animated sequel opened to £853,226, making it the first movie to debut in the number one spot with less than £1 million since 2010’s The Other Guys.

Ice Age 4 opened in Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland on Friday (June 29) to coincide with the school holiday. Its slim location count – just 134 – will be boosted when it is released in England and Wales on July 13.

Prometheus climbs up two places to occupy the number two spot, romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement holds on to third place, Men in Black 3 is at four and Kristen Stewart’s Snow White and the Huntsman is a non-mover at five.

Last week’s chart-topper Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter experiences a sharp 65% drop in ticket sales as it tumbles down to number six.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is William Friedkin’s Killer Joe.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £853,226
2. (4) Prometheus – £750,652
3. (3) The Five-Year Engagement – £745,400
4. (2) Men in Black 3 – £727,787
5. (5) Snow White and the Huntsman – £606,624
6. (1) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – £386,743
7. (-) Friends with Kids – £357,520
8. (7) Chernobyl Diaries – £284,530
9. (6) Rock of Ages – £240,445
10. (-) Killer Joe – £208,553

Source: Rentak

The Dark Knight Rises has been rated 12A by the British Board of Film Classification.

Christopher Nolan’s third and final Batman film was given the rating for “moderate violence”, according to the BBFC’s website.

The same rating was given to previous instalments Batman Begins and The Dark Knight, in 2005 and 2008 respectively.

The movie has been given the equivalent rating of PG-13 in the US.

A 12A rating means that the film is generally only suitable for those aged 12 or over, although children below this age may see the film if accompanied by an adult who judges it to be suitable for them.

The Dark Knight Rises has also had its running time confirmed at 164 minutes. It is the longest Batman movie yet, outrunning Batman Begins (140 minutes) and The Dark Knight (152 minutes).

Johnny Vegas sitcom Ideal is reportedly to be made into a film.

Baby Cow, which produced the show about small-time Manchester drug dealer Moz for BBC Three, will also be behind the movie.

Graham Duff, the programme’s creator, is currently writing the script, and filming is planned for early next year.

Ben Wheatley, who directed 14 episodes of the series, will also helm the big-screen version.

Chortle quotes chief executive of Baby Cow Henry Normal as saying: “It’s going to be set in the same place, with many of the same characters. We even brought the physical set from the BBC, our co-producers on the TV series.

“We are aiming for it to be quite a dark psychological comedy-thriller.”

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has topped the UK box office on its opening weekend on release.

The historical horror movie, which sees a pre-White House Lincoln attempt to rid America of blood suckers, takes in £1.1 million to narrowly ease past its nearest rival Men in Black III.

The Five-Year Engagement, the romantic comedy starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, enters the chart at number three.

Prometheus falls to four after three weeks at the top of the chart, while Snow White and the Huntsman completes the top five.

Elsewhere, the Oren Peli-produced horror movie Chernobyl Diaries bows at number seven with just under £500,000 in ticket sales. Bollywood film Teri Meri Kahaani is the only other new entry into the chart, debuting at number 9 with £190,000.

1. (-) Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – £1,119,117
2. (2) Men in Black III – £1,072,033
3. (-) The Five-Year Engagement – £1,058,897
4. (1) Prometheus – £1,029,758
5. (3) Snow White and the Huntsman – £870,402
6. (4) Rock of Ages – £501,095
7. (-) Chernobyl Diaries – £495,875
8. (7) Avengers Assemble – £248,695
9. (-) Teri Meri Kahaani – £190,230
10. (10) Top Cat: The Movie – £179,427

Source: Rentrak

Prometheus has topped the UK box office for the third consecutive weekend.

Ridley Scott’s 3D science fiction epic pulls in £2 million to lead the top ten, with Men in Black 3 and Snow White and the Huntsman unmoved from last week at numbers two and three respectively.

Broadway adaptation Rock of Ages makes a disappointing debut, entering the chart at number four.

Despite a star-packed cast including Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Russell Brand, the musical earns just over £1 million from 479 locations.

Rounding out the top five is horror film The Pact.

Elsewhere, the chart sees new entries from Cillian Murphy’s Red Lights at number six and a debut at eight for Noel Clarke’s sports movie Fast Girls.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Prometheus – £2,009,955
2. (2) Men in Black 3 – £1,544,429
3. (3) Snow White and the Huntsman – £1,297,559
4. (-) Rock of Ages – £1,003,107
5. (4) The Pact – £475,936
6. (-) Red Lights – £445,109
7. (5) Avengers Assemble – £376,991
8. (-) Fast Girls – £355,700
9. (8) What to Expect When You’re Expecting – £248,185
10. (6) Top Cat: The Movie – £246,283

Source: Rentrak

Prometheus has topped the UK box office for the second weekend running.

Despite experiencing a 50% drop in ticket sales, the £3 million haul of Ridley Scott‘s return to science fiction is enough to see off competition from fellow blockbusters Men in Black III and Snow White and the Huntsman.

Horror movie The Pact enters the top ten at number four, while Avengers completes the top five. Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble has now earned more than £50 million in the UK, making it the highest-grossing movie of the year so far.

Elsewhere, Ben Drew’s directorial debut iLL Manors makes its chart bow at number nine. The gritty East London-set drama pulls in more than £250,000 from its 191 locations.

George Lucas’s Red Tails fails to dent the top ten, making £193,420 from 226 cinemas to land at number 11.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Prometheus – £3,135,504
2. (3) Men in Black III – £2,533,051
3. (2) Snow White and the Huntsman – £2,210,929
4. (-) The Pact – £932,325
5. (4) Marvel Avengers Assemble – £676,678
6. (7) Top Cat: The Movie – £561,793
7. (5) The Dictator – £452,175
8. (6) What to Expect When You’re Expecting – £445,141
9. (-) iLL Manors – £256,288
10. (9) The Angels’ Share – £218,674

Source: Rentrak

Prometheus has held off competition from Kristen Stewart’s Snow White and the Huntsman to top the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

Ridley Scott’s long-awaited return to science fiction pulls in more than £6 million over the Jubilee weekend to easily secure the top spot. Snow White, which opened last Monday, pulls in £3.5 million from its 473 nationwide locations.

Last week’s chart-topper Men in Black 3 falls down to number three, while Avengers Assemble slips to number four. Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble has now earned £48 million from its UK theatrical run.

Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest comedy The Dictator completes the top five.

Elsewhere, the top ten sees new entries from Top Cat: The Movie and The Angels’ Share at numbers seven and nine respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Prometheus – £6,236,580
2. (-) Snow White and the Huntsman – £3,589,027
3. (1) Men in Black 3 – £3,032,053
4. (3) Avengers Assemble – £847,598
5. (2) The Dictator – £754,068
6. (4) What to Expect When You’re Expecting – £633,935
7. (-) Top Cat: The Movie – £457,287
8. (6) American Pie: Reunion – £267,682
9. (-) The Angels’ Share – £256,446
10. (7) Moonrise Kingdom – £210,804

Men in Black III has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

Will Smith’s science fiction blockbuster pulls in £2.9 million to secure the number one spot ahead of Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy The Dictator.

Men in Black III‘s opening haul is significantly down from its predecessors. Men in Black opened to £7.07 million in 1997, while its follow-up took £6.19 million in 2002.

Avengers Assemble lands at number three, while new release What to Expect When You’re Expecting and Dark Shadows completes the top five.

Elsewhere, the top ten sees new entries from Wes Anderson’s Cannes Film Festival opener Moonrise Kingdom at number seven and low-budget Finnish sci-fi movie Iron Sky at ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Men in Black III – £2,953,736
2. (1) The Dictator – £1,078,155
3. (2) Avengers Assemble – £872,664
4. (-) What to Expect When You’re Expecting – £661,617
5. (3) Dark Shadows – £409,560
6. (4) American Pie: Reunion – £362,323
7. (-) Moonrise Kingdom – £251,760
8. (5) The Raid – £116,340
9. (6) Beauty and the Beast 3D – £69.795
10. (-) Iron Sky – £66,076

Source: Rentrak