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

Rihanna’s movie debut experiences a 66% drop in ticket sales, but its £1.2 million haul is still enough to see it edge past Ewan McGregor’s Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.

The 3D re-release of Titanic completes the top five, taking in £925,740 from its 398 locations nationwide.

Elsewhere, new releases Lockout and Gone enter the chart top ten. Guy Pearce’s sci-fi action film debuts at number seven ahead of the Amanda Seyfried thriller, which bows at number 10.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Battleship – £1,282,091
2. (-) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – £1,169,235
3. (4) The Hunger Games – £1,070,787
4. (3) The Cabin in the Woods – £1,033,533
5. (2) Titanic – £925,740
6. (5) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – £772,887
7. (-) Lockout – £596,500
8. (6) Mirror Mirror – £535,093
9. (7) 21 Jump Street – £376,781
10. (-) Gone – £275,087

Source: Rentrak

Battleship has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

Rihanna’s movie debut, which is inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, pulls in more than £3.7 million to secure the number one spot ahead of James Cameron’s 3D re-release of Titanic.

Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard’s The Cabin in the Woods, the long-delayed horror movie starring Chris Hemsworth, debuts at number three with £1.6 million from 414 locations.

The Hunger Games falls from second spot to number four, while Aardman’s The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists rounds out the top five.

Snow White tale Mirror Mirror, starring Lily Collins and Julia Roberts, slips three places to occupy the number six spot ahead of 21 Jump Street and Wrath of the Titans.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Battleship – £3,763,348
2. (1) Titanic – £1,809,737
3. (-) The Cabin in the Woods – £1,601,161
4. (2) The Hunger Games – £1,494,174
5. (4) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – £1,477,517
6. (3) Mirror Mirror – £913,134
7. (6) 21 Jump Street – £528,122
8. (5) Wrath of the Titans – £495,768
9. (8) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – £273,338
10. (9) StreetDance 2 – £220,087

Source: Rentrak

Titanic has topped the Easter box office in the UK, ending The Hunger Games‘s two-week reign in the number one spot.

James Cameron’s 3D re-release of his 1997 blockbuster, back in cinemas to mark the 100-year anniversary of Titanic’s ill-fated maiden voyage, pulls in £2.8 million to secure first place ahead of Jennifer Lawrence’s action movie.

Titanic‘s 3D opening haul will be added to the £68m the romantic epic earned from its initial UK theatrical run in 1998.

The Hunger Games‘s £2.39 million gross puts it just ahead of family adventure Mirror Mirror, which collects £2.38 million over the Easter break.

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists falls a place to number four, while last week’s runner-up Wrath of the Titans completes the top five with £1.3 million.

Elsewhere, Henry Cavill’s latest movie The Cold Light of Day debuts at number seven and Bollywood sequel Housefull 2 lands at number ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Titanic – £2,856,540
2. (1) The Hunger Games – £2,394,782
3. (-) Mirror Mirror – £2,389,033
4. (3) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – £2,166,162
5. (2) Wrath of the Titans – £1,368,131
6. (4) 21 Jump Street – £845,869
7. (-) The Cold Light of Day – £503,985
8. (6) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – £451,307
9. (5) StreetDance 2 – £424,833
10. (-) Housefull 2 – £396,475

Source: Rentrak

The Hunger Games has held off competition from Wrath of the Titans to top the UK box office for the second consecutive week.

Jennifer Lawrence’s action movie pulls in £2.9 million to edge past Sam Worthington’s fantasy sequel and secure the number one spot.

The race for second place was hotly contested, with Wrath taking in £2.19 million against the £2.17 haul for Aardman’s latest animation The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists.

21 Jump Street falls two places to number four, while StreetDance 2 is at five.

The dance movie’s £608,024 haul falls short of its predecessor’s impressive £2,493,948 opening in 2010, which outpaced summer blockbuster Prince of Persia.

Elsewhere, Werner Herzog’s film about death row inmate Michael Perry, Into the Abyss, is the only other new release to chart in the top ten.

The critically-acclaimed documentary earns £71,549 from its cinema run.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Hunger Games – £2,986,317
2. (-) Wrath of the Titans – £2,192,740
3. (-) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – £2,176,195
4. (2) 21 Jump Street – £962,537
5. (-) StreetDance 2 – £608,024
6. (3) The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – £489,707
7. (4) The Devil Inside – £239,741
8. (5) We Bought a Zoo – £164,308
9. (6) Contraband – £137,497
10. (-) Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life – £71,549

Source: Rentrak