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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

Sacha Baron Cohen’s new comedy The Dictator has topped the UK box office in its first weekend on release.

The film, which sees Cohen play Wadiyan tyrant Admiral General Aladeen, pulls in an impressive £4.9 million to end Avengers‘s three-week reign at the chart summit.

Johnny Depp and Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows holds its spot at number three, while American Pie: Reunion falls down two spots to number four.

Gareth Evans’s martial arts action epic The Raid debuts at number five with £417,596 from 297 locations.

Elsewhere, the chart sees a re-entry from Aardman’s The Pirates! at number nine. The Hugh Grant-voiced 3D animation sees a 4% climb in ticket sales to leap back into the top ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Dictator – £4,963,745
2. (1) Avengers Assemble – £2,814,216
3. (3) Dark Shadows – £1,638,651
4. (2) American Pie: Reunion – £1,372,896
5. (-) The Raid – £417,596
6. (5) Beauty and the Beast 3D – £395,660
7. (4) The Lucky One – £252,447
8. (7) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – £167,171
9. (11) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – £132,235
10. (6) Safe – £121,399

Source: Rentrak

Marvel’s Avengers Assemble has topped the UK box office for the third consecutive weekend.

Joss Whedon’s superhero ensemble pulls in £4.1 million to again hold off competition from American Pie: Reunion and secure top spot.

Tim Burton and Johnny Depp’s Dark Shadows remake debuts at number three with a £2.4 million haul ahead of Zac Efron’s The Lucky One and the 3D re-release of Beauty and the Beast.

Jason Statham’s Safe and Salmon Fishing in the Yemen both slip a place to numbers six and seven respectively.

New release Piranha 3DD debuts at number eight with a total of £242,889. The horror sequel’s opening haul falls far below the £1.33 million total its predecessor Piranha 3D earned in 2010.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Avengers Assemble – £4,169,087
2. (2) American Pie: Reunion – £2,546,626
3. (-) Dark Shadows – £2,404,029
4. (3) The Lucky One – £431,576
5. (4) Beauty and the Beast – £422,924
6. (5) Safe – £298,201
7. (6) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – £259,550
8. (-) Piranha 3DD – £242,889
9. (-) How I Spent My Summer Vacation – £152,728
10. (7) The Hunger Games – £143,542

Source: Rentrak

Avengers Assemble has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Marvel’s superhero ensemble, which stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth and Scarlett Johansson, pulls in more than £8 million to see off competition from comedy sequel American Pie: Reunion.

Zac Efron’s war drama The Lucky One debuts at number three ahead of the 3D re-release of Beauty and the Beast, while Jason Statham’s action thriller Safe rounds out the top five.

Last week’s runner-up Salmon Fishing in the Yemen falls down four places to number six, The Hunger Games is at number seven and Aardman’s The Pirates! lands at eight.

Silent House is the only other new release to make the top ten. Elizabeth Olsen’s single-take horror movie debuts at number nine with £214,731.

The UK box office top ten figures in full:
1. (1) Avengers Assemble – £8,121,916
2. (-) American Pie: Reunion – £6,334,539
3. (-) The Lucky One – £1,159,435
4. (-) Beauty and the Beast 3D – £685,024
5. (-) Safe – £679,716
6. (2) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – £641,051
7. (3) The Hunger Games – £346,807
8. (4) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – £318,039
9. (-) Silent House – £214,731
10. (7) Mirror Mirror – £207,319

Source: Rentrak