Archive for November, 2012

‘Breaking Dawn – Part 2’ retains UK box office top spot

Wednesday, November 28th, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The final instalment in Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series takes in £5.3 million to beat Skyfall‘s £3.8 million haul and secure first place. The latest James Bond movie has now earned £89 million, putting it £3 million behind Avatar in the all-time UK box office rankings.

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! leads the pack of new releases, earning £1.6 million to debut at number three. Close behind is Silver Linings Playbook with £1.2 million at number four.

Gambit, starring Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz, completes the top five with £689,042.

Elsewhere, Jake Gyllenhaal’s cop thriller End of Watch debuts at number seven with £618,546 and Bollywood release Jab Tak Hai Jaan falls six places to number ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1.
(1) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – £5,344,598
2. (2) Skyfall – £3,809,893
3. (-) Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! – £1,614,675
4. (-) Silver Linings Playbook – £1,260,979
5. (-) Gambit – £689,042
6. (3) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £637,130
7. (-) End of Watch – £618.546
8. (5) Argo – £495,689
9. (6) The Master – £201,844
10. (4) Jab Tak Hai Jaan – £198,671

Source: Rentrak

‘Football Manager 2013’ reclaims PC top spot

Monday, November 26th, 2012

Football Manager 2013 has recaptured the PC top spot from The Sims 3: Seasons.

Sega’s popular management sim charts above new entries Assassin’s Creed 3 and Hitman: Absolution in second and third.

At the tail-end of the chart, The Sims 3: Pets climbs two to re-enter at nine, above this week’s final new entry LEGO Lord of the Rings.

The top ten in full:
1.
(3) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
2. (-) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
3. (-) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
4. (1) The Sims 3: Seasons (Electronic Arts)
5. (4) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
6. (2) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
7. (6) Dishonored (Bethesda)
8. (5) The Sims 3: Supernatural (Electronic Arts)
9. (11) The Sims 3: Pets (Electronic Arts)
10. (-) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2012 UKIE Ltd.

Rihanna lands fourth No.1 UK album

Sunday, November 25th, 2012

Rihanna has landed her fourth UK number one album with her seventh LP Unapologetic.

The album sold just under 100,000 copies to become her third chart-topper in three years, and her fourth number one overall.  She equals Madonna, Norah Jones and Eva Cassidy’s record of most consecutive number one albums for a female artist.

One Direction drop one place from last week’s number one to two with Take Me Home.

Little Mix’s debut album DNA is new at three, while Led Zeppelin’s live compilation Celebration Day lands at four.

A repackaged edition of Michael Bublé’s former number one Christmas enters at five.

Susan Boyle’s latest collection Standing Ovation – The Greatest Songs is a new entry at seven.

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Twilight Saga overtakes Skyfall at UK box-office

Wednesday, November 21st, 2012

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 has opened in first place at the UK box office.

The Twilight finale earns £15.8 million from 558 locations, making it the second biggest debut of 2012 in the UK. Breaking Dawn – Part 2‘s first-weekend earnings outstrip those of the The Avengers (£15m) and The Dark Knight Rises (£14m), but fall behind Skyfall‘s £20 million bow.

Breaking Dawn – Part 2 also posts the biggest debut of all the Twilight movies in the UK. Predecessor Breaking Dawn – Part 1 pulled in £13.91m in 2011, Eclipse £13.76m in 2010, New Moon £11.68m in 2009 and Twilight £2.51m in 2008.

Skyfall falls to number two on its third weekend on release, losing 47 per cent in ticket sales to earn £5.5m. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted falls a spot to number three, while Shah Rukh Khan’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan – the final movie from Yash Chopra – is at number four.

Ben Affleck’s Argo completes the top five.

The Master, which widened its screen count after an initial release at the Odeon Leicester Square, climbs up from number 16 to six.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1.
(-) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – £15,850,825
2. (1) Skyfall – £5,566,537
3. (2) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £966,116
4. (-) Jab Tak Hai Jaan – £893,953
5. (3) Argo – £807,457
6. (16) The Master – £372,360
7. (6) Hotel Transylvania – £233,959
8. (-) Son of Sardaar – £214,296
9. (5) Taken 2 – £136,495
10. (-) Thuppakki – £134,280

Source: Rentrak

‘The Sims 3: Seasons’ charts above ‘Black Ops 2’

Monday, November 19th, 2012
'The Sims 3: Seasons' expansion pack screenshot

The Sims 3: Seasons has beaten Black Ops 2 to the top of the PC chart.

The latest Sims 3 expansion enters at one, followed by Black Ops 2 and Football Manager 2013.

At the tail-end of the chart, Mists of Pandaria drops to ten, below Borderlands 2 and Guild Wars 2.

The top ten in full:
1. (-) The Sims 3: Seasons (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
3. (1) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
4. (6) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
5. (8) The Sims 3: Supernatural (Electronic Arts)
6. (5) Dishonored (Bethesda)
7. (2) Farming Simulator 2013 (Koch Media)
8. (4) Guild Wars 2 (NCSoft)
9. (3) Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
10. (7) Mists of Pandaria (Activision Blizzard)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2012 UKIE Ltd.

One Direction score first UK No.1 album

Sunday, November 18th, 2012

One Direction have landed their first UK number one album with Take Me Home.

The boyband land straight at the top spot with their second LP, following 2011’s Up All Night, which peaked at two.

Rod Stewart settles for second place with his festive compilation Merry Christmas, Baby, while The Rolling Stones enter at three with their new collection GRRR!.

André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra slip two places to four with Magic of the Movies. Robbie Williams drops four spots to five with last week’s char- topper Take the Crown.

Alfie Boe scores a top ten placing with Storyteller at six. Lana Del Rey’s repackaged Paradise version of Born to Die climbs back up a massive 30 places to eight.

Green Day’s second of their three-album project ¡Dos! lands at ten, eight places lower than September’s ¡Uno!.

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‘Skyfall’ continues UK box office dominance

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Skyfall has continued its box office dominance, earning £10 million on its third weekend to become the fifth biggest movie of all time in the UK.

Daniel Craig’s latest James Bond outing, released to mark the spy franchise’s 50th anniversary, has now grossed a huge £72m from UK cinemas alone.

The 23rd 007 movie sits behind Avatar (£94m), Titanic (£80m), Toy Story 3 (£73.8m) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (£73.1m) in the list of top-grossing films in the UK.

Madagascar 3 retains its place at number two in the chart, while new releases Argo and Here Comes the Boom debut at numbers three and four respectively.

Liam Neeson’s Taken 2 completes the top five.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is Chris O’Dowd’s The Sapphires, which pulls in £337,641 from 233 locations.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Skyfall – £10,447,385
2. (2) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £1,357,193
3. (-) Argo – £1,287,770
4. (-) Here Comes the Boom – £433,053
5. (5) Taken 2 – £402,121
6. (4) Hotel Transylvania – £361,994
7. (-) The Sapphires – £337,641
8. (3) Silent Hill: Revelation 3D – £252,406
9. (8) Rust and Bone – £154,806
10. (7) Paranormal Activity 4 – £150,652

Source: Rentrak

Football Manager 2013 remains top of PC games chart

Monday, November 12th, 2012
Football Manager 2013

Football Manager 2013 has held on to the PC number one slot for a second week running.

It is once again followed by Farming Simulator 2013 in second, while Borderlands 2 jumps 14 places to third.

Bethesda titles Dishonored and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also re-enter the top-ten, charting at five and nine respectively.

The top ten in full:
1. (1) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
2. (2) Farming Simulator 2013 (Koch Media)
3. (17) Borderlands 2 (2K Games)
4. (3) Guild Wars 2 (NCSoft)
5. (11) Dishonored (Bethesda)
6. (7) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
7. (6) Mists of Pandaria (Activision Blizzard)
8. (5) The Sims 3: Supernatural (Electronic Arts)
9. (12) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
10. (4) Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2012 UKIE Ltd.

Robbie Williams scores tenth No.1 album

Sunday, November 11th, 2012

Robbie Williams has scored his tenth UK number one album with Take the Crown.

The Take That star scored a chart double by also staying at the top of the singles chart with ‘Candy’. It is the first time he has topped both charts simultaneously since 2001, where he achieved the feat with ‘Somethin’ Stupid’ and Swing When You’re Winning.

Williams has now equalled U2 in terms of most number one albums in the UK, with only The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Madonna and The Beatles ahead of him.

Dutch violinist Andre Rieu lands at two with his Magic of the Movies collection, while JLS settle for third place with their latest LP Evolution.

Calvin Harris drops three from last week’s summit to four with 18 Months. The Military Wives enter at five with their second album Stronger Together.

Emeli Sandé falls three with 2012’s best-seller so far Our Version of Events to six. Kylie Minogue dips five spots to seven with The Abbey Road Sessions.

Paloma Faith climbs a place to eight with Fall to Grace, with Mumford & Sons dipping two to nine with Babel.

Andrea Bocelli’s latest compilation Opera is new at ten, while former BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles enters at 13 with The Difficult Second Album.

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‘Skyfall’ retains UK box office top spot

Wednesday, November 7th, 2012

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

Daniel Craig’s latest James Bond outing pulls in $16.1 million, just a 20% drop from opening weekend, to hold off Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and secure the top spot.

New release Silent Hill: Revelation charts at number three, while Hotel Transylvania and Taken 2 round out the top five.

Fun Size, the Nickelodeon-produced comedy starring Victoria Justice, bows at number six with £410,028.

Elsewhere, Marion Cotillard’s Rust and Bone is the only other new release to make the top ten. The Jacques Audiard-helmed romantic drama debuts at number eight with £252,099.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Skyfall – £16,107,687
2. (2) Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – £2,863,112
3. (-) Silent Hill: Revelation – £1,043,068
4. (5) Hotel Transylvania – £810,821
5. (3) Taken 2 – £688,148
6. (-) Fun Size – £410,028
7. (4) Paranormal Activity 4 – £401,478
8. (-) Rust and Bone – £252,099
9. (7) Frankenweenie – £234,465
10. (6) Sinister – £180,783

Source: Rentrak