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Captain America: The Winter Soldier has topped the UK box office in its debut weekend on release.

The Marvel blockbuster saw off competition from Muppets Most Wanted to take first place with more than £6 million in ticket sales.

Captain America‘s total shows significant growth on the £2.9 million earned by predecessor The First Avenger on its opening weekend. However, the number trails behind the £15.7 million earned by The Avengers in 2012.

Last week’s number one movie The Grand Budapest Hotel slips to number three, while Non-Stop and Need for Speed – down three spots from last week – round out the top five.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is Kellan Lutz’s The Legend of Hercules, which lands at number nine with £189,881.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – £6,037,850
2. (-) Muppets Most Wanted – £2,214,906
3. (1) The Grand Budapest Hotel – £870,423
4. (5) Non-Stop – £360,226
5. (2) Need for Speed – £337,943
6. (3) The Lego Movie – £323,397
7. (4) 300: Rise of an Empire – £237,879
8. (6) Starred Up – £201,822
9. (-) The Legend of Hercules – £189,881
10. (7) A Long Way Down – £107,538

Source: Rentrak

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The Grand Budapest Hotel has beaten Need for Speed to claim the number one slot at the UK box office.

Wes Anderson’s latest film has been a slow-burn success in UK cinemas, claiming first place on its fourth weekend on release with a box office haul of £1.2 million.

With a running total of £6.3 million, the Ralph Fiennes-led film is closing in on the £8.7 million earned by Anderson’s most financially successful UK release to-date, 2009’s Fantastic Mr Fox.

Behind Need for Speed in third place is The Lego Movie, while 300: Rise of an Empire and Non-Stop round out the top five.

Elsewhere, a trio of new releases – Starred Up, A Long Way Down and Labor Day – all landed in the top ten over the weekend.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (2) The Grand Budapest Hotel – £1,267,408
2. (1) Need for Speed – £988,255
3. (4) The Lego Movie – £815,020
4. (3) 300: Rise of an Empire – £785,538
5. (5) Non-Stop – £697,128
6. (-) Starred Up – £495,181
7. (-) A Long Way Down – £361,901
8. (-) Labor Day – £278,726
9. (6) Ride Along – £211,644
10. (9) Mr Peabody and Sherman – £198,623

Source: Rentrak

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Need for Speed has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The Aaron Paul-led action film, based on the long-running EA video game franchise, earned north of £2 million to see off competition from The Grand Budapest Hotel and secure the top spot.

Need for Speed fared better with UK audiences than it did in the US, where it charted at number three over the weekend.

Back in this weekend’s UK chart, 300: Rise of an Empire fell down to number three, while The Lego Movie and Liam Neeson’s Non-Stop round out the top five.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is Scarlett Johansson’s Under the Skin. The Jonathan Glazer-directed drama earned £238,694 to land at number ten.

The UK box office figures in full:
1. (-) Need for Speed – £2,011,249
2. (3) The Grand Budapest Hotel – £1,309,103
3. (1) 300: Rise of an Empire – £1,223,370
4. (2) The Lego Movie – £998,176
5. (4) Non-Stop – £901,107
6. (5) Ride Along – £426,034
7. (6) The Book Thief – £281,937
8. (7) Escape from Planet Earth – £257,812
9. (8) Mr Peabody & Sherman – £242,010
10. (-) Under the Skin – £238,694

Source: Rentrak

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300: Rise of an Empire has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The action blockbuster, a sequel to 2007’s Zack Snyder hit 300, earned £2.7 million to end The Lego Movie‘s three-week reign at the chart summit.

Rise of an Empire‘s opening haul represents a significant drop from its predecessor, which debuted to £9 million in April 2007. The film eventually went on to make $450 million (£270 million) at the worldwide box office.

Back in this week’s chart, Wes Anderson’s latest The Grand Budapest Hotel debuted at number three with £1.5 million, up significantly from the £250,000 earned by Moonrise Kingdom in 2012.

Non-Stop, the latest Liam Neeson action-thriller, and comedy Ride Along complete the top five.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is animated film Escape from Planet Earth, landing at number seven with £395,392.

The UK box office figures in full:
1. (-) 300: Rise of an Empire – £2,761,612
2. (1) The Lego Movie – £1,633,265
3. (-) The Grand Budapest Hotel – £1,532,239
4. (2) Non-Stop – £1,496,108
5. (3) Ride Along – £823,312
6. (4) The Book Thief – £569,776
7. (-) Escape from Planet Earth – £395,392
8. (5) Mr Peabody & Sherman – £385,338
9. (9) 12 Years a Slave – £368,857
10. (6) Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy – £318,157

Source: Rentrak

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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

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The Lego Movie has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Warner Bros’ 3D animated adventure took home £5.9 million to hold off competition from Mr Peabody & Sherman to retain first place.

The half-term holidays resulted in a bumper weekend for animated movies, with Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy moving up into third spot and Frozen re-entering the chart at number ten.

Disney’s Oscar-nominated musical has now earned £38.5 million after three months on release in the UK.

Elsewhere in the chart, George Clooney’s Monuments Men fell down to number four and RoboCop completes the top five.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Lego Movie – £5,978,904
2. (4) Mr Peabody & Sherman – £1,698,483
3. (6) Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy – £1,207,245
4. (2) The Monuments Men – £1,110,264
5. (3) RoboCop – £891,443
6. (5) The Wolf of Wall Street – £725,047
7. (10) 12 Years a Slave – £557,041
8. (9) Dallas Buyers Club – £454,319
9. (7) Cuban Fury – £422,303
10. (-) Frozen – £422,129

Source: Rentrak

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

Warner Bros animated adventure, based on the Danish-produced toy line, posted the highest box office debut of 2014 so far to see off competition from George Clooney’s The Monuments Men.

The Lego Movie‘s £8 million opening haul easily outpaces that of The Wolf of Wall Street, which earned £4.6 million in January.

RoboCop slips down to number three, while last week’s number one movie Mr Peabody & Sherman is at number four. The Wolf of Wall Street rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, new releases Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy, Cuban Fury and Endless Love debuts at numbers six, seven and eight respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Lego Movie – £8,051,140
2. (-) The Monuments Men – £1,616,625
3. (2) RoboCop – £1,509,810
4. (1) Mr Peabody & Sherman – £1,404,118
5. (3) The Wolf of Wall Street – £1,130,707
6. (-) Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy – £966,920
7. (-) Cuban Fury – £966,276
8. (-) Endless Love – £744,867
9. (4) Dallas Buyers Club – £716,123
10. (5) 12 Years a Slave – £536,615

Source: Rentrak

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Mr Peabody & Sherman has beaten RoboCop to win the UK box office over the weekend.

The kids’ animated movie earned £3.9 million to edge out the ’80s remake and secure first place on its debut weekend on release.

The Wolf of Wall Street‘s three-week run at the top of the chart ended with the Martin Scorsese film dropping to third place.

Dallas Buyers Club, the AIDS drama that has won Oscar nominations for Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, is a new entry at number four. 12 Years a Slave completes the top five and has now earned more than £15 million from UK cinemas alone.

Elsewhere, the chart sees the Met Opera’s live broadcast of Rusalka debuting at number ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Mr Peabody & Sherman – £3,916,559
2. (-) RoboCop – £2,410,948
3. (1) The Wolf of Wall Street – £1,604,519
4. (-) Dallas Buyers Club – £1,086,938
5. (2) 12 Years a Slave – £893,948
6. (5) Frozen – £518,352
7. (3) That Awkward Moment – £480,796
8. (6) Lone Survivor – £389,315
9. (8) American Hustle – £284,291
10. (-) Rusalka – Met Opera 2014 – £277,460

Source: Rentrak

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The Wolf of Wall Street has topped the UK box office for the third weekend running.

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s fifth collaboration earned £2.3 million to hold off competition from 12 Years a Slave and Zac Efron’s new release That Awkward Moment at the chart summit.

The Wolf of Wall Street has now grossed nearly £15 million, making it Scorsese’s most successful film in the UK ahead of Gangs of New York and The Departed.

I, Frankenstein, Aaron Eckhart’s critically-panned modern reworking of Mary Shelley’s classic story, landed at number four with £811,365 in box office takings.

Frozen, which will be re-released in a new sing-along version next month, is still performing strongly at number five with £36 million earned in total from UK cinemas.

Elsewhere, Peter Berg’s Lone Survivor entered the chart at number six with £751,564.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Wolf of Wall Street – £2,385,585
2. (2) 12 Years a Slave – £1,422,066
3. (-) That Awkward Moment – £961,167
4. (-) I, Frankenstein – £811,365
5. (4) Frozen – £778,638
6. (-) Lone Survivor – £751,564
7. (3) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – £665,007
8. (5) American Hustle – £572,485
9. (6) Inside Llewyn Davis – £437,532
10. (7) August: Osage County – £287,612

Source: Rentrak

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The Wolf of Wall Street has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest collaboration earned £3.6 million to top the chart ahead of 12 Years a Slave.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, the Chris Pine-led reboot of Tom Clancy’s CIA spy, debuts at number three with £1.2 million.

In fourth place is Disney’s Frozen, which has now earned more than £35 million from UK screens after two months on releases. American Hustle rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, new releases Inside Llewyn Davis and August: Osage County debut in the top ten at numbers six and seven respectively.

This Friday sees the release of I, Frankenstein, The Awkward Moment and Mark Wahlberg’s Lone Survivor, all of which are likely to make the chart next week.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Wolf of Wall Street – £3,608,968
2. (2) 12 Years a Slave – £2,235,837
3. (-) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – £1,278,187
4. (4) Frozen – £1,103,905
5. (3) American Hustle – £997,259
6. (-) Inside Llewyn Davis – £757,972
7. (-) August: Osage County – £537,310
8. (7) Last Vegas – £471,757
9. (6) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £426,313
10. (5) Devil’s Due – £375,585

Source: Rentrak

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