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‘FIFA 14’ ends ‘GTA 5’s all-format chart reign

Monday, September 30th, 2013

FIFA 14 has ended GTA 5‘s brief all-format chart reign.

Even though week one FIFA 14 sales are down 24% on FIFA 13, EA’s latest football simulation still manages to knock the fastest-selling game of all time down to second.

Elsewhere, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition climbs three spots to recapture third, ahead of PES 2014 and The Last of Us.

At the tail-end of the chart, Skylanders Giants re-enters at 17, below Need for Speed: Most Wanted and a Rockstar double-header of GTA 4 and Max Payne 3.

The chart in full:
1. (-) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
2. (1) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
3. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
4. (2) Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (Konami)
5. (3) The Last of Us (Sony)
6. (8) Disney Infinity (Disney)
7. (5) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
8. (4) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
9. (7) Diablo 3 (Activision)
10. (16) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
11. (12) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
12. (10) Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 (Square Enix)
13. (11) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (13) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar Games)
15. (15) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)
16. (17) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
17. (-) Skylanders Giants (Activision)
18. (9) Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
19. (-) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
20. (-) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)

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

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Kings of Leon score fourth UK No.1 album

Sunday, September 29th, 2013

Kings of Leon have achieved their fourth UK number one album with Mechanical Bull.

The US band’s latest LP sold over 71,000 copies this week to come out on top in a week full of new releases.

Drake sold 61,000 copies of Nothing Was the Same to land at two, making it the fastest-selling hip-hop album of 2013.

Jessie J enters at three with her second studio album Alive, while Arctic Monkeys slip three to four with AM after two weeks at the top.

Jason Derulo follows his number one single ‘Talk Dirty’ by landing at five with his third album Tattoos.

Birdy achieves a new entry at eight with her second album Fire Within, while Chvrches enter at nine with The Bones of What You Believe.

Sting’s first full solo album in over a decade The Last Ship is a new entry at 14, followed by Dream Theater’s self-titled effort at 15.

Mazzy Star’s Seasons of Your Day is new at 24, while the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s In Utero lands at 28. New Model Army enter at 34 with Between Dog and Wolf.

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘Rush’ overtakes ‘Insidious 2’ at UK box office

Wednesday, September 25th, 2013

Rush has overtaken Insidious: Chapter 2 to top the UK box office chart.

Ron Howard’s drama, starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, moved up from second place to secure pole position with £1.3 million in ticket sales.

White House Down and About Time hold their places at numbers four and five respectively, while Naomi Watts’s Diana debuts at number five.

Elsewhere, RIPD and The Call are the only other new releases to make it into the top ten.

Next week will likely see a shake-up in the top five with the release of Blue Jasmine, Prisoners and Runner Runner this Friday.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (2) Rush – £1,336,449
2. (1) Insidious: Chapter 2 – £1,076,295
3. (3) White House Down – £710,772
4. (4) About Time – £701,473
5. (-) Diana – £623,051
6. (5) Justin and the Knights of Valour – £512,671
7. (-) RIPD – £506,521
8. (-) The Call – £409,975
9. (6) One Direction: This Is Us – £365,148
10. (7) We’re The Millers – £342,877

Source: Rentrak

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‘GTA 5’ storms to the top of all-formats chart

Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

Grand Theft Auto 5 has debuted at the top of the all-formats chart after becoming the fastest-selling game of all time.

Rockstar Games’ critically-acclaimed sequel has become the 24th biggest-selling game in UK history after just five days on sale, and topped all other GTA launches combined.

Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 was another new entry at number two, while hardware bundle sales helped Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us climb from number 27 to the dizzy heights of third.

Last week’s chart topper Saints Row 4 slipped down to fourth place.

The chart in full:
1. (-) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
2. (-) Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (Konami)
3. (27) The Last of Us (Sony)
4. (1) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
5. (4) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
6. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (3) Diablo 3 (Activision)
8. (5) Disney Infinity (Disney)
9. (-) Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
10. (2) Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 (Square Enix)
11. (8) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
12. (19) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
13. (20) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar Games)
14. (9) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
15. (12) (12) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)
16. (13) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
17. (-) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
18. (-) Farming Simulator 2013 (Koch Media)
19. (7) Payday 2 (505 Games)
20. Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning (PQube)

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

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Arctic Monkeys keep UK No.1 album

Sunday, September 22nd, 2013

Arctic Monkeys have kept hold of the UK album chart number one with AM.

The band held off stiff competition to remain at the top spot for a second week with their fifth chart-topper.

Avicii lands at two with his debut release True, followed by Sir Elton John with his 31st album The Diving Board.

Manic Street Preachers enter at four with their latest effort Rewind the Film, while London Grammar round off the top five with new LP If You Wait.

Katie Melua scores her sixth UK Top 10 album at six with Ketevan. Jack Johnson follows with his fourth at seven with From Here to Now to You.

King’s Lynn band Deaf Havana enter at nine with their third album Old Souls, while The Temperance Movement are new at 12 with their self-titled LP.

Placebo achieve their eighth Top 40 album at 13 with Loud Like Love. Elvis Costello and The Roots’ team-up Wise Up Ghost is new at 28.

Diana Vickers achieves a new entry at 37 with Music To Make Boys Cry.

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘Insidious 2’ beats ‘Rush’ at UK box office

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013

Insidious: Chapter 2 has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The horror sequel, starring Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne, held off strong competition from Ron Howard’s Rush and action-thriller White House Down to secure first place.

The new Insidious‘s £2.8 million gross is double that of its predecessor, which opened in third place in 2011 behind Thor and Fast & Furious 5.

Elsewhere in this week’s chart About Time slipped down to number four, while animation Justin and the Knights of Valour rounded out the top five.

The biggest faller was Vin Diesel’s Riddick, which dipped 73% in ticket sales to tumble down to number nine.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Insidious: Chapter 2 – £2,877,742
2. (-) Rush – £2,099,308
3. (-) White House Down – £1,184,338
4. (1) About Time – £1,092,192
5. (-) Justin and the Knights of Valour – £831,011
6. (3) One Direction: This Is Us – £653,029
7. (4) We’re The Millers – £595,627
8. (6) Planes – £453,363
9. (2) Riddick – £381,994
10. (8) Despicable Me 2 – £380,009

Source: Rentrak

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‘Saints Row 4’ tops all-format chart for fourth week

Monday, September 16th, 2013

Saints Row 4 has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart for a fourth week.

Deep Silver’s open-world title is followed by new entry Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 in second, beating the original’s placement of 35th when it was first released in 2002.

Elsewhere, Diablo 3, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Disney Infinity, Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition and Payday 2 are non-movers from third to seventh.

Rockstar Games titles Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto 4 have seen increased sales ahead of GTA 5, appearing in 12th and 20th respectively.

Finally, Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection debuts in 25th, while PS3 exclusive Puppeteer appears in 40th.

The chart in full:
1. (1) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
2. (-) Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 (Square Enix)
3. (3) Diablo 3 (Activision)
4. (4) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
5. (5) Disney Infinity (Disney)
6. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (7) Payday 2 (505 Games)
8. (13) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (12) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
10. (2) Total War: Rome 2 (Sega)
11. (-) NHL 14 (EA)
12. (17) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)
13. (9) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
14. (-) Assassin’s Creed 3 (Ubisoft)
15. (8) Killzone: Mercenary (Sony)
16. (14) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
17. (-) Need for Speed: Most Wanted (EA)
18. (-) Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
19. (15) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
20. (-) Grand Theft Auto 4 (Rockstar Games)

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

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Arctic Monkeys score fifth UK No.1 album

Sunday, September 15th, 2013

Arctic Monkeys have achieved their fifth UK number one album with AM.

The band also become the first independent-signed act to debut at number one with their first five studio albums, according to the Official Charts Company.

AM sold over 157,000 copies to become the second fastest-selling album of 2013, behind Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories.

London Grammar land at two with their debut studio LP If You Wait. The 1975 slip two places from last week’s top spot to three with their self-titled debut.

Goldfrapp enter at four with their latest release Tales of Us, followed by Irish band The Strypes with Snapshot at five.

The Weeknd achieves his highest-charting album in the UK so far at 12 with Kiss Land. The Clash’s collection The Clash Hits Back is new at 13.

Janelle Monáe scores a new entry at 14 with her latest release The Electric Lady.

Rod Stewart’s Rarities collection enters at 35, followed by Murray Gold’s Doctor Who Series 7 soundtrack at 37. US jazz vocalist Gregory Porter’s Liquid Spirit is new at 40.

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘About Time’ topples 1D from UK top spot

Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

Richard Curtis’ directorial swan song About Time has topped the UK box office charts after its first weekend on release.

The romantic comedy made a total of £1.7 million, narrowly out-stripping the week’s other new entry Riddick which brought in £1.4 million.

One Direction: This Is Us fell to third place with £1.1 million following its strong opening.

Michael Bay’s Pain & Gain fell to seventh place, while Despicable Me 2 – which remains the highest-grossing film of the year in the UK – regained some ground, moving up a spot from ninth to eighth place.

About Time and Riddick were the only new films to reach the top ten, with Paolo Sorrentino’s The Great Beauty debuting with £117,000 and Rooney Mara-starring indie Ain’t Them Bodies Saints making just £52,600.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (-) About Time – £1,761,079
2. (-) Riddick – £1,415,141
3. (1) One Direction: This Is Us – £1,122,137
4. (3) We’re The Millers – £918,971
5. (2) Elysium – £776,884
6. (5) Planes – £620,814
7. (4) Pain & Gain – £401,920
8. (9) Despicable Me 2 – £316,278
9. (8) Grown Ups 2 – £314,249
10. (10) Monsters University – £294,762

Source: Rentrak

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Saints Row 4 fends off challenge from Rome 2 and Diablo 3

Monday, September 9th, 2013

Saints Row 4 has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart for a third week running.

Deep Silver’s open-world action game charts ahead of new releases Total War: Rome 2 and Diablo 3, which enter at second and third respectively.

Total War: Rome 2 narrowly misses out on the top spot by only a few hundred copies, but manages 4,000 more week-one sales than its predecessor.

Elsewhere, Killzone: Mercenary enters the top ten at eight, enjoying the fifth highest Vita launch of all time.

Focus Interactive’s cult hit Farming Simulator makes its debut at ten, charting above the likes of Final Fantasy XIV and LEGO Lord of the Rings.

The chart in full:
1. (1) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
2. (-) Total War: Rome 2 (Sega)
3. (-) Diablo 3 (Activision)
4. (2) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
5. (4) Disney Infinity (Disney)
6. (5) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (9) Payday 2 (505 Games)
8. (-) Killzone: Mercenary (Sony)
9. (6) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
10. (-) Farming Simulator (Focus Interactive)
11. (3) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Square Enix)
12. (15) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
13. (12) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (10) FIFA 13 (Electronic Arts)
15. (8) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Activision)
16. (11) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
17. (14) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar)
18. (13) The Last of Us (Sony)
19. (7) Madden NFL 25 (Electronic Arts)
20. (16) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)

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

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