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Les Misérables holds off Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty at UK box office

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

Les Misérables has topped the UK box office for the third consecutive weekend.

Tom Hooper’s movie musical, which stars Anne Hathaway, Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe, earned more than £4 million to hold off competition from Django Unchained.

New releases Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty both entered at numbers three and five respectively. With Life of Pi at number four, this means that the entire top five is made up of ‘Best Picture’ Oscar nominees.

Elsewhere, the critically-panned Movie 43 debuts at number seven with £787,648.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand opened at number 10 with a disappointing £539,000 from 356 cinemas. In contrast, the action icon’s last above-the-title film Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines debuted with £6 million in 2003.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Les Misérables – £4,016,611
2. (2) Django Unchained – £2,419,846
3. (-) Lincoln – £1,657,337
4. (3) Life of Pi – £1,119,570
5. (-) Zero Dark Thirty – £1,052,845
6. (4) The Impossible – £1,006,477
7. (-) Movie 43 – £787,648
8. (7) Monsters, Inc 3D – £703,656
9. (6) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – £623,889
10. (-) The Last Stand – £538,867

Source: Rentrak

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‘Black Ops 2’ returns to top UK all-formats chart

Monday, January 28th, 2013

Black Ops 2 has topped the UK all-format chart.

It’s the first time the shooter has reached number one in 2013 after it topped the chart for six weeks straight last year.

Football title FIFA 13 follows in second while Far Cry 3 is in third.

Elsewhere, last week’s number one DmC: Devil May Cry moves down to fourth, while Assassin’s Creed 3 is in fifth on the back of a price promotion.

The top 20 in full:
1. (3) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
2. (2) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
3. (4) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
4. (1) DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom)
5. (10) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
6. (5) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
7. (6) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
8. (7) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
9. (9) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
10. (8) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
11. (17) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
12. (11) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (-) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
14. (13) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
15. (15) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
16. (12) WWE 13 (THQ)
17. (13) Dishonored (Bethesda)
18. (16) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
19. (-) Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
20. (20) Borderlands 2 (2K Games)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2013 UKIE Ltd.

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‘Les Misérables’ soundtrack stays on top of UK album chart

Sunday, January 27th, 2013

The Les Misérables cast have stayed on top of the UK album chart.

Tom Hooper’s movie adaptation of the long-running musical outsold its nearest rival by more than two to one to keep hold of the top spot for a second week.

Emeli Sandé stays at number two with Our Version of Events in its 50th week inside the Top 10.

Calvin Harris climbs back a place to three with 18 Months, swapping places with Jake Bugg at four. Rihanna climbs up to five with Unapologetic.

Ed Sheeran is back up two to six with +, while Bruno Mars climbs three to seven with Unorthodox Jukebox.

One Direction are up three to eight with Take Me Home. fun. rise four to nine with Some Nights.

I Am Kloot score their first Top 10 album placing, with their sixth studio album Let It All In entering at ten.

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‘FIFA’ becomes UK’s first £1 billion franchise

Friday, January 25th, 2013

FIFA is the first gaming franchise to generate more than £1 billion at UK retail.

It took the franchise 40 games to reach the milestone, according to Chart-Track figures (via CVG), although the last two releases earned close to £200 million.

Call of Duty is the second-highest-earning franchise at UK retail, generating £800 million across 19 games.

Mario, meanwhile, only manages third, despite the release of more than 60 games and spinoffs.

The figures, which only date back to 1996, don’t take into account DLC sales.

FIFA 13 sold more than 4.5 million copies across all platforms in its first five days at retail – making it not only the UK’s biggest game launch of 2012, but also the biggest sports game launch ever.

It dominated the all-format charts after its first weekend, selling over 1.23m copies in its first 48 hours, and was recently revealed to have topped 7.4m sales in four weeks.

FIFA 13 is available on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, Wii U, PSP, 3DS, PS2, Vita, iPhone and iPad.

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‘Les Misérables’ holds off ‘Django Unchained’ at UK box office

Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Les Misérables has held off competition from Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained to top the UK box office.

Tom Hooper’s musical, starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, pulled in £4.4 million on its second weekend in theatres to easily hold off competition from Tarantino’s slavery western.

Life of Pi slips down to number three, while The Impossible rises a place to four. Warner Bros’s all-star Gangster Squad rounds out the top five.

The 3D re-release of Monsters, Inc is the only other new release to trouble the top ten.

This weekend sees the release of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand, the controversial Zero Dark Thirty and Oscar frontrunner Lincoln. All three are likely to challenge for places in the top five.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Les Misérables – £4,406,828
2. (-) Django Unchained – £2,801,312
3. (2) Life of Pi – £1,201,163
4. (5) The Impossible – £1,094,321
5. (3) Gangster Squad – £791,799
6. (4) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – £765,437
7. (-) Monsters, Inc 3D – £681.247
8. (7) Quartet – £355,518
9. (8) Jack Reacher – £212,540
10. (7) Parental Guidance – £206,060

Source: Rentrak

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‘DmC: Devil May Cry’ ends ‘FIFA 13’s all-format chart reign

Monday, January 21st, 2013

DmC: Devil May Cry has ended FIFA 13‘s reign at the top of the all-format chart.

Selling only a third of what Devil May Cry 4 managed during its launch in 2008, DmC is Capcom’s first all-format number one since the release of Resident Evil 5.

It is followed by EA’s aforementioned football simulation in second and Black Ops 2 in third, the former of which sees a 40% drop in weekly sales.

At the tail-end of the chart, NBA 2K13 re-enters at 19, sandwiched between Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Borderlands 2, the latter of which benefits from the release of the ‘Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt’ DLC.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) DmC: Devil May Cry (Capcom)
2. (1) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
3. (3) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
4. (2) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
5. (5) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
6. (6) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
7. (8) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
8. (4) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
9. (9) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
10. (11) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
11. (10) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
12. (12) WWE 13 (THQ)
13. (15) Dishonored (Bethesda)
14. (13) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
15. (17) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
16. (19) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
17. (20) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (18) Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts)
19. (-) NBA 2K13 (2K Games)
20. (22) Borderlands 2 (2K Games)

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

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‘Les Misérables’ soundtrack rises to UK albums No.1

Sunday, January 20th, 2013

The Les Misérables soundtrack has climbed to the top of the UK album chart.

The compilation – featuring performances by the likes of Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman – rises four places to become the first cast recording to top the chart since 1997’s Evita.

The 1998 number one from the Titanic soundtrack was credited to James Horner, while the 2008 Iron Man 2 compilation was credited as an AC/DC release.

Emeli Sandé’s long-runner Our Version of Events drops one to two, while Jake Bugg is a non-mover at three. Calvin Harris falls two to four with former chart-topper 18 Months.

Everything Everything score their highest-charting album to date, with Arc landing at five.

Rihanna slips two to six with Unapologetic. A$AP Rocky’s debut album Long Live A$AP lands at seven.

Ed Sheeran drops two to eight with +, while Paloma Faith climbs up two to nine with Fall to Grace. Bruno Mars drops three to complete the Top 10 with Unorthodox Jukebox.

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Les Misérables tops UK box office with £8 million

Thursday, January 17th, 2013

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

Tom Hooper’s musical, starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe, pulls in more than £8 million to end The Hobbit‘s four-week run at the chart summit.

The film’s opening haul makes it the highest-grossing musical opening ever in the UK, topping the £6.59 million earned by Mamma Mia! in 2008.

Les Mis has picked up eight Oscar nominations and nine BAFTA nods, and won three Golden Globes at last weekend’s ceremony.

Life of Pi climbs up the chart to second place ahead of new release Gangster Squad, while The Hobbit slips to number four. The Impossible rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, horror remake Texas Chainsaw 3D debuts at number six with £1.2 million.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Les Misérables – £8,127,991
2. (3) Life of Pi – £2,339,593
3. (-) Gangster Squad – £2,090,614
4. (1) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – £1,861,157
5. (2) The Impossible – £1,859,505
6. (-) Texas Chainsaw 3D – £1,247,735
7. (4) Quartet – £891,829
8. (5) Jack Reacher – £690,043
9. (6) Pitch Perfect – £453,205
10. (7) Parental Guidance – £401,627

Source: Rentrak

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‘FIFA 13’ remains all-format number one

Monday, January 14th, 2013

FIFA 13 has retained its place as the all-format number one, ahead of Far Cry 3 and Black Ops 2.

The entire top five remain unchanged for a second week, leaving Hitman Absolution in fourth and Need for Speed: Most Wanted in fifth.

Sega’s multiplayer brawler Anarchy Reigns is this week’s only new entry, making its chart debut at 16, below Forza Horizon and Dishonored.

LEGO Batman 2, meanwhile, continues to prop up the chart at 20, below Forza Motorsport 4 and Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
2. (2) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
3. (3) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
4. (4) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
5. (5) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
6. (7) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
7. (6) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
8. (13) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
9. (10) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
10. (9) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
11. (11) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
12. (14) WWE 13 (THQ)
13. (12) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
14. (8) Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
15. (15) Dishonored (Bethesda)
16. (-) Anarchy Reigns (Sega)
17. (17) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
18. (16) Medal of Honor: Warfighter (Electronic Arts)
19. (18) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)
20. (20) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)

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

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Emeli Sandé climbs to albums No.1 again

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

Emeli Sandé has climbed back to the albums top spot with Our Version of Events.

The best-selling LP of 2012 has climbed one place to number one, making it her 48th consecutive week inside the Top 10, nearly a year since its release.

Calvin Harris falls one from last week’s top spot with 18 Months, while Jake Bugg climbs one to three with his self-titled debut.

Rihanna’s former number one album Unapologetic is up three places to four.

The Les Misérables soundtrack – featuring the likes of Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway – scores the highest new entry at five, despite only being released on Friday and being available on download only.

Ed Sheeran drops three to six with +, while Bruno Mars drops two to seven with Unorthodox Jukebox.

Taylor Swift rises eight places to eight with Red. One Direction slip one spot to nine with Take Me Home, while The Lumineers climb two places to ten with their self-titled LP.

Black Veil Brides achieve their highest-charting album to date with Wretched and Devine: The Story of the Wild Ones at 20.

Source: Official Charts Company

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