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‘Elysium’ beats ‘We’re The Millers’ at UK box office

Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

Elysium topped the UK box office over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Matt Damon and Neill Blomkamp’s science fiction blockbuster earned £3.1 million (including previews) to see off competition from Jennifer Aniston’s We’re The Millers and secure first place.

DisneyToon’s Planes, last week’s number two movie, slips down a place to three while The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones lands at four with a £1.1 million opening haul.

Kick-Ass 2 suffered a drastic 75% drop in ticket sales to slip down from the chart summit into seventh spot.

Elsewhere, Despicable Me 2 continues to show impressive staying power, climbing up from number ten to 9. The animated sequel has now made more than £43 million at the box office, making it the highest-earning film of 2013 in the UK.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Elysium – £3,127,005
2. (-) We’re The Millers – £1,508,326
3. (2) Planes – £1,165,315
4. (-) The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones – £1,143,385
5. (4) Grown Ups 2 – £678,466
6. (3) 2 Guns – £639,938
7. (1) Kick-Ass 2 – £613,817
8. (6) Monsters University – £592,070
9. (10) Despicable Me 2 – £566,019
10. (8) The Smurfs 2 – £546,075

Source: Rentrak

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Saints Row 4 is fourth-biggest games launch of 2013

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Saints Row 4 has made its debut at the top of the all-format weekly chart.

Despite selling fewer week-one copies than its predecessor, Saints Row 4 is the fourth-biggest launch of the year, behind Tomb Raider, BioShock Infinite and The Last of Us.

It is followed by fellow new releases Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Disney Infinity, the latter of which has sold 3.6 times the number of starter packs as the original Skylanders.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is this week’s fourth and final new entry at ten, charting above Assassin’s Creed 3 and Max Payne 3.

There is no place in the top 20 for new Wii U release The Wonderful 101, which makes its chart debut at 22.

The chart in full:
1. (-) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
2. (-) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
3. (-) Disney Infinity (Disney)
4. (2) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
5. (3) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
6. (4) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
7. (5) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
8. (8) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (6) The Last of Us (Sony)
10. (-) The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (2K Games)
11. (11) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
12. (16) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
13. (14) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
14. (15) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
15. (9) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
16. (-) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
17. (10) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar)
18. (1) Payday 2 (505 Games)
19. (7) The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft)
20. (12) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition (Bethesda)

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

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Richard and Adam retain No.1 album

Sunday, August 25th, 2013

Richard and Adam have set a new chart record for 2013 after retaining their spot at the top of the UK albums chart for a fourth week in a row.

The Impossible Dream has overtaken Justin Timberlake’s third studio album The 20/20 Experience to spend the most consecutive weeks at number one this year.

The album also shares the record for total weeks at the top spot in 2013 with the soundtrack to Les Misérables, which spent two sets of two weeks at number one in January and February.

The Britain’s Got Talent finalists held off stiff competition from Rudimental’s album Home which missed out on the top spot by just over 2,000 copies.

Travis enter at number three with their first offering for five years Where You Stand, while John Mayer’s Paradise Valley debuts at four.

Graffiti on the Train by Stereophonics jumps a huge 16 places to claim the number five spot.

Tired Pony enter the chart at 14 with The Ghost of the Mountain, while Earl Sweatshirt’s first solo album Doris debuts at 23.

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘Kick-Ass 2’ beats ‘Planes’ at UK box office

Wednesday, August 21st, 2013

Kick-Ass 2 has topped the UK box office on its first week on release.

The superhero sequel, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Chloe Grace Moretz, pulled in £2.4 million in ticket sales (including previews from Wednesday and Thursday), to hold off competition from DisneyToon’s Planes and action-comedy 2 Guns.

Last week’s number three film Grown Ups 2 slips a place to four, with James Wan-directed horror The Conjuring rounding out the top five.

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, last week’s number one film, slides down six places to number seven.

The Steve Coogan-led film saw a 61% drop in box office takings, but the homegrown comedy has still managed to earn an impressive £4.2 million in its two weeks on release.

Next week will likely see a significant overhaul in the chart with high-profile new releases Elysium, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones and We’re the Millers all opening in cinemas.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Kick-Ass 2 – £2,482,187
2. (-) Planes – £1,735,940
3. (-) 2 Guns – £1,423,738
4. (3) Grown Ups 2 – £1,119,025
5. (4) The Conjuring – £973,073
6. (5) Monsters University – £892,945
7. (1) Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa – £852,967
8. (7) The Smurfs 2 – £836,599
9. (2) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters – £834,538
10. (11) Despicable Me 2 – £768,575

Source: Rentrak

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‘Payday 2’ debuts as all-format games #1

Monday, August 19th, 2013

Payday 2 has ended Minecraft‘s three week reign at the top of the all-format chart.

505 Games’ sequel has become the company’s first number one since 2012’s Elite Sniper V2.

Meanwhile, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 continued its rise through the chart, jumping from seven to three.

Riding high on the excitement surrounding its forthcoming sequel, Grand Theft Auto 4 edge Assassin’s Creed 3 out of the top ten.

The chart remained largely static this week, with little movement and no new entries in the top 20 other than Payday 2.

The chart in full:
1. (-) Payday 2 (505 Games)
2. (1) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
3. (7) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
4. (2) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
5. (5) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
6. (6) The Last of Us (Sony)
7. (3) The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft)
8. (7) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (9) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
10. (13) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar)
11. (10) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
12. (16) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition (Bethesda)
13. (12) Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
14. (12) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
15. (11) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
16. (15) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
17. (18) Grand Theft Auto 4: Episodes from Liberty City (Rockstar)
18. (19) Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)
19. (26) Bioshock Infinite (2K Games)
20. (21) Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition (Rockstar Games)

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

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Richard and Adam have third week at albums number one

Sunday, August 18th, 2013

Richard and Adam have achieved a third week at the top of the UK albums chart.

The Impossible Dream sold enough copies to stick at the top spot, holding off the challenge from former number one Home by Rudimental. Imagine Dragons stay at three with Night Visions.

White Lies achieve this week’s highest new entry, landing at four with their third album Big TV. Passenger slips one spot to five with All the Little Lights.

Kodaline leap 30 places to ten with their debut album In a Perfect World. Ed Sheeran is up 13 spots to 34 with longrunner +.

Glen Campbell scores his eighth UK Top 40 album at 35 with his latest collection See You There.

Ellie Goulding is up seven places to 19, following her first number one single this week with ‘Burn’.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa leads UK box office chart

Wednesday, August 14th, 2013

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The Steve Coogan-led comedy, Partridge’s first outing on the big screen, held off strong competition from sequels Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters and Grown Ups 2 to secure the number one spot.

Alpha Papa‘s total of £2.175 million, including previews from Wednesday and Thursday, was enough to edge past the impressive £2 million plus totals of its nearest rivals.

Speaking about his box office victory, Partridge offered up a statement through StudioCanal: “Now is not a time for gloating or celebration, more a time for healing old wounds, a time to say, ‘Let us join together in thanks that I am number one at the box office – Hallelujah’.”

Horror movie The Conjuring slipped down a spot to number four, while The Lone Ranger found fresh box office woes as it only charted in fifth spot with £1.3 million.

Elsewhere, the chart also saw Bollywood release Chennai Express, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, debut at number 10 with £935,671.

The UK box office top 10 in full:
1. (-) Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa – £2,175,850
2. (-) Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters – £2,137,835
3. (-) Grown Ups 2 – £2,075,831
4. (3) The Conjuring – £1,620,713
5. (-) The Lone Ranger – £1,342,196
6. (5) Monsters University – £1,200,912
7. (1) The Smurfs 2 – £1,137,593
8. (2) The Heat – £954,132
9. (4) The Wolverine – £936,956
10. (-) Chennai Express – £935,671

Source: Rentrak

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‘Minecraft’ tops all-format chart for a third week

Monday, August 12th, 2013

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart for a third week running.

Minecraft‘s third week on top is Microsoft’s longest unbroken chart reign since Forza Motorsport 2 back in 2007.

With the new Premier League season about to kick off, FIFA 13 climbs two places to second, above The Smurfs 2 in third.

Tales of Xillia is this week’s highest new entry at four, overtaking Animal Crossing: New Leaf and The Last of Us at five and six.

Elsewhere, as fans prepare for the August 23 launch of Saints Row 4, its predecessor re-enters the chart at 20.

The chart in full:
1. (1) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
2. (4) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
3. (5) The Smurfs 2 (Ubisoft)
4. (-) Tales of Xillia (Namco Bandai)
5. (3) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
6. (2) The Last of Us (Sony)
7. (8) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
8. (7) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (9) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
10. (10) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
11. (6) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
12. (16) Need for Speed Most Wanted (Electronic Arts)
13. (14) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar)
14. (12) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
15. (13) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
16. (19) Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary Edition (Bethesda)
17. (11) Mario and Luigi: Dream Team Bros (Nintendo)
18. (18) Grand Theft Auto 4: Episodes from Liberty City (Rockstar)
19. (17) Battlefield 3 (Electronic Arts)
20. (-) Saints Row: The Third (Deep Silver)

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

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Richard and Adam hold on to number one album

Sunday, August 11th, 2013

Richard and Adam have kept hold of the UK number one album this week.

The Britain’s Got Talent finalists stay at the top for a second week with their debut LP The Impossible Dream.

The Civil Wars settle for the number two spot with their self-titled album, having been outsold by 15,000 copies. It is the duo’s highest-charting record to date, after their previous LP reached number 13.

Imagine Dragons leap seven spots to three with Night Visions. Passenger slips one to four with All the Little Lights, while Jahmene Douglas falls three to complete the top five with Love Never Fails.

Example lands at 11 with his ‘Best Of’ collection #Hits. Birmingham band Swim Deep enter at 20 with their debut Where the Heaven Are We.

Metal band Asking Alexandria achieve the highest-charting album so far at 28 with From Death to Destiny.

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘The Smurfs 2’ beats ‘The Heat’ at UK box office

Wednesday, August 7th, 2013

The Smurfs 2 has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The family comedy earned £3.2 million to hold off competition from other new releases The Heat and The Conjuring to secure the top spot.

The sequel’s total falls just short of the £3.7 million opening of its predecessor, which debuted in second place behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011.

The Wolverine, last week’s number one movie, saw a 62% drop in ticket sales to take fourth place, while Monsters University rounded out the top five.

Elsewhere, the top 10 sees new releases from the Bruce Willis-led action sequel RED 2 and Ryan Gosling and Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives at numbers seven and nine respectively.

The UK box office top 10 in full:
1. (-) The Smurfs 2 – £3,220,911
2. (-) The Heat – £2,500,522
3. (-) The Conjuring – £2,156,124
4. (1) The Wolverine – £1,800,640
5. (2) Monsters University – £1,753,216
6. (3) Despicable Me 2 – £1,289,450
7. (-) RED 2 – £1,023,349
8. (4) The World’s End – £681,301
9. (-) Only God Forgives – £465,917
10. (5) Now You See Me – £436,597

Source: Rentrak

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