Archive for February, 2013

Wreck-It Ralph tops Die Hard at UK box office

Thursday, February 28th, 2013

Wreck-It Ralph has returned to the top of the UK box office, beating Bruce Willis’ A Good Day to Die Hard.

The Disney movie maintained its takings of £3.4 million to leap up a spot into pole position. The Die Hard sequel dropped 64% in ticket sales to fall into second place.

Mama, the Guillermo del Toro-produced horror starring Jessica Chastain, is a new entry at number three with £1.5 million. Oscar-winning musical Les Misérables holds its place at number four, while I Give It A Year completes the top five.

Elsewhere, new releases Cloud Atlas and Song for Marion enter the top ten at numbers six and eight respectively.

This week will see the release of high-profile films Broken City, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Safe Haven and Stoker, all of which will be looking to make a dent in the top ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (2) Wreck-It Ralph – £3,420,196
2. (1) A Good Day to Die Hard – £1,646,541
3. (-) Mama – £1,512,297
4. (4) Les Misérables – £765,367
5. (6) I Give It A Year – £632,195
6. (-) Cloud Atlas – £544,725
7. (3) This Is 40 – £473,915
8. (-) Song for Marion – £456,714
9. (7) Django Unchained – £427,027
10. (5) Beautiful Creatures – £398,401

Source: Rentrak

‘Crysis 3’ fails to match ‘Aliens: Colonial Marines’ in 1st week sales

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Crysis 3 has knocked Aliens: Colonial Marines off the top of the all-format chart, despite selling fewer units in its first week on sale.

Aliens: Colonial Marines remains the biggest-selling launch of the year, but drops down to five, behind newcomers Crysis 3 and Metal Gear Rising, and beneath FIFA 13 and Black Ops 2.

Elsewhere, The Sims 3 climbs a massive 17 places to 19, below Grand Theft Auto IV and LEGO Lord of the Rings, the former of which moves up two places.

Outside of the top-20, PlayStation Vita title Persona 4: Golden enters at a respectable 32, surrounded by the likes of Battlefield 3 and Red Dead Redemption.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Crysis 3 (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) Metal Gear Rising Revengeance (Konami)
3. (3) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
4. (4) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
5. (1) Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
6. (2) Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts)
7. (5) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
8. (7) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
9. (6) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
10. (11) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
11. (8) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (12) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
13. (9) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
14. (13) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
15. (15) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (10) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
17. (16) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (20) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take-Two)
19. (36) The Sims 3 (Electronic Arts)
20. (21) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)

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

Emeli Sandé reclaims albums number one

Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Emeli Sandé has reclaimed the album number one spot once again with Our Version of Events.

The singer-songwriter’s debut album climbed up two places to reach the top for the ninth week in total, following her Brit Awards success on Wednesday night (February 20).

Mumford & Sons also capitalised on their Brit Awards performance and award, rising three places to two with Babel.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds enter at three with their new album Push the Sky Away.

Ben Howard experiences a 583% sales increase by rising 42 places to four with Only Kingdom. The Les Misérables soundtrack drops four to complete the top five.

(more…)

‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ beats ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

Wednesday, February 20th, 2013

A Good Day to Die Hard has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The Valentine’s Day release, which sees Bruce Willis’ John McClane head to Russia, earned more than £4.5 million in ticket sales to see off Disney animation Wreck-It Ralph.

This Is 40, the latest comedy from Judd Apatow, debuts at number three with £1.2 million ahead of musical Les Misérables. Beautiful Creatures, the supernatural teen romance starring Alice Englert, completes the top five with earnings of £1.1 million.

Elsewhere, children’s animated movie Sammy’s Great Escape is the only other new release to make the top ten, debuting at number eight with £519,049.

Outside the top 10 Keanu Reeves’s documentary Side by Side pulled in £3,207 from seven locations, while Danny Dyer’s Run for Your Wife earned just £602 from nine cinema venues.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) A Good Day to Die Hard – £4,551,115
2. (1) Wreck-It Ralph – £3,436,400
3. (-) This Is 40 – £1,229,352
4. (2) Les Misérables – £1,126,168
5. (-) Beautiful Creatures – £1,109,167
6. (3) I Give It a Year – £1,014,707
7. (4) Django Unchained – £685,389
8. (-) Sammy’s Great Escape – £519,049
9. (7) Lincoln – £483,397
10. (5) Flight – £472,983

Source: Rentrak

Aliens is biggest-selling game of 2013

Monday, February 18th, 2013

Aliens: Colonial Marines has knocked Dead Space 3 off the top of the all-format weekly chart.

It’s also the biggest-selling release of the year so far, and the second highest-grossing Aliens game in week one sales, behind 2010’s Aliens vs. Predator.

Dead Space 3, meanwhile, drops down to second, above FIFA 13 in third and Black Ops 2 in fourth.

With this week’s launch of the ‘Tyranny of King Washington’ DLC, Assassin’s Creed 3 climbs to six, beneath fellow Ubisoft title Far Cry 3.

At the tail-end of the chart, Dishonored and Grand Theft Auto IV re-enter at 19 and 20 respectively, behind Forza Horizon and Football Manager 2013.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
2. (1) Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts)
3. (2) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
4. (3) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
5. (4) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
6. (12) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
7. (7) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
8. (8) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
9. (10) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
10. (13) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
11. (9) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
12. (11) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
13. (15) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
14. (5) Hitman HD Trilogy (Square Enix)
15. (18) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (17) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (14) Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
18. (16) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
19. (26) Dishonored (Bethesda)
20. (21) Grand Theft Auto IV (Take-Two)

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

‘Les Misérables’ score keeps album No.1

Monday, February 18th, 2013

The Les Misérables soundtrack has remained at the top of the UK album chart.

The score highlights from Tom Hooper’s musical adaptation has held on to the top spot for four weeks in total.

Foals were beaten to number one by less than 1,000 copies with Holy Fire, having led the pack in the midweek chart update. However, it is still the Oxford band’s highest-placing album to date.

Emeli Sandé continues her epic Top 10 run, with Our Version of Events falling one to three. Jake Bugg’s self-titled LP drops two to four, while Mumford & Sons’s Grammys success sees Babel leap 12 places to five.

(more…)

‘Wreck-It Ralph’ topples ‘Les Misérables’

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Wreck-It Ralph has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

Disney’s latest 3D animated movie, featuring the voices of John C Reilly and Sarah Silverman, earned £4.5 million to end Les Misérables‘ four-week stint at the top of the UK box office.

Wreck-It Ralph‘s opening haul is the biggest three-day debut for an animated movie since Ice Age 4 last July.

Les Mis falls down a place to number two ahead of British romantic comedy I Give It A Year, which posted an impressive £1.4 million opening weekend tally. Django Unchained is at number four, while Flight rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, Warm Bodies failed to match its US box office success in the UK, landing at number six with £895,509. Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren’s Hitchcock is the only other new release to dent the top ten, entering at number eight.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Wreck-It Ralph – £4,526,380
2. (1) Les Misérables – £1,640,857
3. (-) I Give It A Year – £1,450,023
4. (2) Django Unchained – £1,073,775
5. (3) Flight – £925,049
6. (-) Warm Bodies – £895,509
7. (4) Lincoln – £809,196
8. (-) Hitchcock – £606,817
9. (5) Life of Pi – £462,559
10. (6) The Impossible – £351,193

Source: Rentrak

‘Dead Space 3’ is biggest launch of year, despite 26% drop in sales

Monday, February 11th, 2013

Dead Space 3 has made its debut at the top of the all-format weekly chart.

Despite a 26% decline in week-one sales compared with Dead Space 2, the latest instalment of the horror franchise is the biggest launch of the year so far.It is followed by FIFA 13 in second, Black Ops 2 in third, while last week’s number one Ni No Kuni drops to six.

Elsewhere, following one of the most-watched Super Bowl broadcasts of all time, Madden NFL 13 re-enters the chart at 19, above Forza Motorsport 4.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Dead Space 3 (Electronic Arts)
2. (2) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
3. (3) Black Ops 2 (Activision)
4. (4) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
5. (5) Hitman HD Trilogy (Square Enix)
6. (1) Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Namco Bandai)
7. (7) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
8. (8) Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
9. (9) Hitman: Absolution (Square Enix)
10. (18) Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
11. (10) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda)
12. (6) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
13. (13) Halo 4 (Microsoft)
14. (14) Forza Horizon (Microsoft)
15. (15) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
16. (12) Football Manager 2013 (Sega)
17. (17) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (16) LEGO Batman DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
19. (-) Madden NFL 13 (Electronic Arts)
20. (21) Forza Motorsport 4 (Microsoft)

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

‘Les Misérables’ soundtrack returns to albums No.1

Sunday, February 10th, 2013

The Les Misérables cast recording has climbed back to the top of the UK album chart.

The soundtrack to Tom Hooper’s movie adaptation previously spent two weeks at number one, and has climbed one place back to the top.

The Courteeners had been number one in the midweek chart with their third studio album Anna, but they have to settle for sixth position at the end of the week.

Jake Bugg’s self-titled debut LP climbs four places to two, while Biffy Clyro’s Opposites falls two from last week’s number one to three.

Emeli Sandé’s Our Version of Events is a non-mover at four, and celebrates a full year inside the Top 10. Fleetwood Mac’s reissued Rumours drops two to five.

Frightened Rabbit score their biggest album yet, with Pedestrian Verse entering at nine.

(more…)

‘Les Misérables’ retains UK box office No.1

Thursday, February 7th, 2013

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

Tom Hooper’s movie musical – starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Russell Crowe – pulls in £2.7 million to see off competition from Django Unchained and Denzel Washington’s new drama Flight.

Steven Spielberg’s Daniel Day-Lewis-led biopic Lincoln charts at number four, while Ang Lee’s fantastical drama Life of Pi completes the top five.

Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts’s The Impossible continues its strong box office run, taking in £758,024 to land at number six. The drama has now grossed more than £12 million in the UK since its cinema release on January 1.

Elsewhere, Bullet to the Head debuts at number nine and the critically-panned Movie 43 slips down three places – losing 50% in ticket sales – to number ten.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Les Misérables – £2,785,143
2. (2) Django Unchained – £1,696,391
3. (-) Flight – £1,401,214
4. (3) Lincoln – £1,377,588
5. (4) Life of Pi – £848,579
6. (6) The Impossible – £758.024
7. (5) Zero Dark Thirty – £655,689
8. (8) Monsters, Inc 3D – £485,160
9. (-) Bullet to the Head – £429,317
10. (7) Movie 43 – £396,833

Source: Rentrak