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The Avengers DVD and Blu-ray release will not feature commentary from Joss Whedon in the UK.

Marvel Studios parent company Disney told Empire that the director recorded his audio track too late to make the film’s home media release in the territory.

Various editions of the movie have been confirmed for home formats – single disc DVD or Blu-ray, 3D and 2D Blu-ray combo, and box sets in both formats that bundle the film in with the previous Marvel offerings.

The box sets include The Avengers, Iron Man and its sequel, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger and The Incredible Hulk.

All versions will include an array of bonus material, including deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and the 90-minute documentary Building a Dream: Assembling the Avengers.

Marvel Studios recently released an alternative opening sequence to the film that will feature among the DVD and Blu-ray extras.

The Avengers is released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on September 17.

Pixar’s Brave has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The 3D film, which features the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson and Billy Connolly, takes in £2.3 million to hold off competition from comedy Ted and The Bourne Legacy.

The Dark Knight Rises charts at number four as it crosses the £52 million mark in the UK. Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy closer is now the highest-grossing film in Britain for 2012, surpassing The Avengers‘s £51.8 million haul.

Keith Lemon The Film rounds out the top five with a £1.1 million box office total.

Elsewhere, the chart sees new entries in the form of Farrelly brothers comedy The Three Stooges and documentary The Imposter. The latter pulls in an impressive £252,170 from its 49 locations.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Brave – £2,371,691
2. (3) Ted – £1,692,883
3. (2) The Bourne Legacy – £1,596,289
4. (5) The Dark Knight Rises – £1,378,717
5. (-) Keith Lemon The Film – £1,196,310
6. (4) The Expendables 2 – £1,028,904
7. (-) The Three Stooges – £509,324
8. (7) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – £424,206
9. (8) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £331,851
10. (-) The Imposter – £252,170

Source: Rentrak

Pixar’s latest animated movie Brave has topped the UK box office.

The 3D film, which centres on a flame-haired princess (Kelly Macdonald) growing up in Scotland, pulls in £5.2 million to hold off competition from The Bourne Legacy and secure the top spot.

Brave expanded from Irish and Scottish theatres into England and Wales over the weekend, prompting a huge 818% leap in ticket sales.

Seth MacFarlane’s comedy Ted is in third place ahead of new release The Expendables 2. Sylvester Stallone’s action sequel falls short of its predecessor, which netted £3.94 million when it opened in 2010.

Last week’s runner-up The Dark Knight Rises falls three places to number five.

Elsewhere, Bollywood film Ek Tha Tiger charts at number six and Rufus Hound’s comedy The Wedding Video lands at ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (5) Brave – £5,269,402
2. (-) The Bourne Legacy – £4,620,289
3. (1) Ted – £2,076,046
4. (-) The Expendables 2 – £1,985,082
5. (2) The Dark Knight Rises – £1,506,178
6. (-) Ek Tha Tiger – £543,073
7. (4) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – £459,526
8. (6) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £350,788
9. (3) Step Up 4: Miami Heat – £340,072
10. (-) The Wedding Video – £333,079

Director Tony Scott has died after jumping off a bridge in Los Angeles.

The Top Gun helmer, and the brother of Sir Ridley Scott, threw himself off the Vincent Thomas Bridge at around 12.30pm on Sunday in an apparent suicide, according to the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

The US Coast Guard said that a suicide note was found inside the 68-year-old’s car, parked on one of the eastbound lanes of the bridge, reports the Daily Breeze.

The Vincent Thomas Bridge spans San Pedro and Terminal Island and rises 185 feet at its highest point above the water.

Authorities used sonar equipment to find Tony’s body in the murky waters, after eyewitnesses reported a man jumping off the bridge. His body was recovered by a dive team at roughly 4.30pm.

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Ted has spent its second weekend at the top of the UK box office.

Seth MacFarlane’s comedy, which stars Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, pulls in more than £3 million to hold off Batman sequel The Dark Knight Rises and secure the top spot.

Dance sequel Step Up 4: Miami Heat is a new entry at number three, taking in £680,052 from its 396 locations.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days lands at number four, while Brave climbs a place to number five based on screenings in Ireland and Scotland.

Elsewhere, British thriller Offender debuts at number ten with £74,154 from its 68 locations.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Ted – £3,174,766
2. (2) The Dark Knight Rises – £2,169,449
3. (-) Step Up 4: Miami Heat – £680,052
4. (3) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – £602,236
5. (6) Brave – £574,261
6. (4) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £532,353
7. (5) The Lorax – £375,710
8. (7) The Amazing Spider-Man – £199,304
9. (8) Magic Mike – £135,108
10. (-) Offender – £74,154

Source: Rentrak

Ted has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane’s directorial debut earns £9.3 million from its 509 locations to end The Dark Knight Rises‘s two-week run at the chart summit.

Ted‘s opening haul is the biggest first-weekend for a comedy movie in 2012. Last year, The Hangover Part II debuted to £10.41 million, while The Inbetweeners Movie scored the biggest ever comedy bow with £13.22 million.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days, the third instalment in the family franchise, takes the number three slot ahead of Ice Age 4 and The Lorax.

Pixar’s Brave makes its UK box office debut at number six after opening early in Scottish, Irish and Northern Irish cinemas. It is expected to better its £820,084 gross when it expands into English and Welsh locations on August 13.

Elsewhere, Mirror Mirror re-enters the top ten, rising up to number nine after its location count is boosted to 187 for the school holidays.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Ted – £9,333,700
2. (1) The Dark Knight Rises – £4,290,605
3. (-) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – £1,537,178
4. () Ice Age 4: Continental Drift – £1,213,388
5. () The Lorax – £856,003
6. (-) Brave – £820,084
7. (4) The Amazing Spider-Man – £392,715
8. (5) Magic Mike – £288,189
9. (-) Mirror Mirror – £60,769
10. (7) Searching for Sugar Man – £42,416

Source: Rentrak