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The Dark Knight Rises has debuted at the top of the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

Christopher Nolan’s final Batman instalment pulls in £14.6 million to easily secure the number one spot ahead of Ice Age 4: Continental Drift and The Amazing Spider-Man.

The Dark Knight Rises‘s three-day total, from Friday through Sunday, is the highest of the year so far. It narrowly misses out on the biggest opening weekend of 2012 to The Avengers, whose £15.78 million total was aided by £2.55 million in previews.

The Batman trilogy closer’s opening haul outpaces the £4.43 million earned by The Dark Knight in 2008 and the £4.43 million taken home by 2005’s Batman Begins.

Elsewhere, the UK top ten sees Magic Mike and The Five-Year Engagement at numbers four and five, while Bollywood release Cocktail is at six.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World experiences the sharpest fall as it loses 83% in ticket sales on its second weekend in cinemas.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Dark Knight Rises – £14,362,443
2. (1) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £2,112,021
3. (2) The Amazing Spider-Man – £1,051,641
4. (3) Magic Mike – £885,330
5. (6) The Five-Year Engagement – £77,158
6. (5) Cocktail – £70,212
7. (4) Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – £59,788
8. (7) Men in Black 3 – £55,680
9. (8) Prometheus – £39,075
10. (9) Katy Perry: Part of Me – £38,327

Source: Rentrak

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).