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‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2’ tops UK box office

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The animated sequel earned £3.6 million from its 510 locations to secure first place ahead of Captain Phillips and new release Bad Grandpa.

The Cloudy sequel’s opening total easily outpaces that of its predecessor, which pulled in £1.58 million in September 2009.

Last week’s number one movie Turbo slips down to fourth spot, while Ender’s Game completes the top five with £1.16 million.

Elsewhere, James Corden’s Paul Potts biopic One Chance lands in sixth place with £717,857.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – £3,658,619
2. (2) Captain Phillips – £2,445,704
3. (-) Jackass: Bad Grandpa – £1,940,476
4. (1) Turbo – £1,323,885
5. (-) Ender’s Game – £1,158,548
6. (-) One Chance – £717,857
7. (3) Escape Plan – £499,858
8. (4) Prisoners – £316,700
9. (5) Sunshine on Leith – £254,200
10. (6) Blue Jasmine – £212,747

Source: Rentrak

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Batman: Arkham Origins tops gaming charts

Monday, October 28th, 2013

Batman: Arkham Origins has made its debut at the top of the all-format weekly chart, despite selling half as many copies as its predecessor Batman: Arkham City

Week one Arkham Origins sales are comparable to the original Arkham Asylum release, and well short of LEGO Batman: The Video Game, which remains the best-selling Batman game in the UK.

Grand Theft Auto 5 drops to second, above FIFA 14 in third, Skylanders Swap Force in fourth, and Nintendo’s new Pokemon games in fifth and sixth.

Rocksmith 2014 Edition makes its debut at 15, above Max Payne 3, a returning Splinter Cell: Blacklist and fellow new entry The Sims 3: Into the Future.

The chart in full:
1. (-) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros. Interactive)
2. (1) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
3. (2) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
4. (3) Skylanders Swap Force (Activision)
5. (4) Pokemon X (Nintendo)
6. (5) Pokemon Y (Nintendo)
7. (7) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. (19) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
9. (-) Moshi Monsters (Mind Candy)
10. (9) Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
11. (10) Disney Infinity (Disney)
12. (8) F1 2013 (Codemasters)
13. (6) Beyond: Two Souls (Sony)
14. (12) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (-) Rocksmith 2014 Edition (Ubisoft)
16. (14) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)
17. (-) Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist (Ubisoft)
18. (-) The Sims: Into the Future (Electronic Arts)
19. (17) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
20. (11) Sonic Lost World (Sega)

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

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Katy Perry achieves second UK No.1 album

Sunday, October 27th, 2013

Katy Perry has achieved her second number one album in the UK with Prism.

The ‘Roar’ singer matched the success of her 2010 album Teenage Dream by entering at the top of the pile this week.

James Blunt scores his fourth top five album with Moon Landing at two, being beaten by under 12,000 copies to the top spot.

John Newman slips two to three from last week’s summit with Tribute. Arctic Monkeys climb back up two to four with AM.

Opera star Andrea Bocelli’s latest collection Love In Portofino enters at five.

The Voice UK winner Andrea Begley scores the highest-charting album from the BBC One show at seven with The Message.

“I just want to say a huge thanks to all my fans who have supported my debut album,” Begley told The Official Charts Company. “I really cherish your faith in my voice.”

Earth Wind & Fire enter at 25 with Now Then & Forever, the group’s first new album in eight years.

Poliça earn their first Top 40 placing at 33 with their latest LP Shulamith.

Elsewhere, Lawson’s special edition of Chapman Square soars back 158 places to 13. Katy Perry’s previous album Teenage Dream climbs 91 spots to 36.

Source: Official Charts Company

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‘Turbo’ races past ‘Captain Phillips’ at UK box office

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

Turbo has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox’s 3D animation, featuring the voices of Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L Jackson, earned £3.8 million (including £1.7 million from previews) to secure first place ahead of Captain Phillips.

Tom Hanks’s true-life hijacking drama pulled in £3.4 million (£461,436 from previews) over the weekend, putting it ahead of the week’s other big new release Escape Plan.

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s team-up delivered £961,470, while last week’s number one Prisoners and Sunshine on Leith round out the top five.

Elsewhere, Bollywood release Boss debuts at number nine with £235,086 from its 63 locations.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Turbo – £3,892,774
2. (-) Captain Phillips – £3,483,981
3. (-) Escape Plan – £961,470
4. (1) Prisoners – £571,028
5. (2) Sunshine on Leith – £469,898
6. (3) Blue Jasmine – £365,436
7. (4) Filth – £343,299
8. (5) Rush – £280,960
9. (-) Boss – £235,086
10. (7) Le Week-End – £208,759

Source: Rentrak

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Forza Motorsport 5 – Modern Hypercar League

Monday, October 21st, 2013

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GTA 5 continues to dominate UK games chart, Skylanders debuts in third

Monday, October 21st, 2013

GTA 5 is the all-format number one for the second week running.

Rockstar’s open world action game is once again followed by FIFA 14 in second, while Skylanders Swap Force debuts in third.

Swap Force sales are down by 35% on Skylanders Giants, with the Wii version accounting for 37% of overall sales.

Elsewhere, Sonic Lost World debuts at 11, while fellow Sega release Virtua Tennis 4 makes a surprise reappearance at 15.

The chart in full:
1. (1) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
2. (2) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
3. (-) Skylanders Swap Force (Activision)
4. (3) Pokemon X (Nintendo)
5. (4) Pokemon Y (Nintendo)
6. (5) Beyond: Two Souls (Sony)
7. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. (6) F1 2013 (Codemasters)
9. (7) Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
10. (9) Disney Infinity (Disney)
11. (-) Sonic Lost World (Sega)
12. (12) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (-) Killzone Mercenary (Sony)
14. (14) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)
15. (-) Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour (Sega)
16. (10) The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Nintendo)
17. (18) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
18. (11) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
19. (-) LEGO Lord of the Rings (Warner Bros. Interactive)
20. (17) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)

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

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John Newman scores debut No.1 album

Sunday, October 20th, 2013

John Newman has scored a debut number one with Tribute.

The singer-songwriter lands straight at the top of the chart, in a week that saw many new entries inside the Top 10.

“It’s such an amazing thing for an artist to have a number one album, especially on a debut,” he told The Official Charts Company. “It means so much to me and I just want to say thank you to everyone who has supported me and helped make this happen. Can’t wait to see everyone on tour next week!”

Pearl Jam achieve their highest-charting UK album since 1993 by landing at two with Lightning Bolt.

Sir Paul McCartney enters at three with his 16th studio album New, followed by Cher’s latest release Closer To The Truth at four. Britain’s Got Talent alumni Jonathan and Charlotte land at five with Perhaps Love.

The Saturdays enter at 10 with their latest effort Living For the Weekend, making it their fourth Top 10 album.

Will Young’s Essential collection is new at 15. Lissie’s second LP Back To Forever lands at 16.

Gary Numan achieves his first Top 40 studio album since 1991, landing at 20 with Splinter (Songs From a Broken Mind). Giggs enters at 21 with When Will It Stop.

Trivium land at 23 with Vengeance Falls, while there are also new entries for Eliza Doolittle’s In Your Hands at 25, Matt Goss’s Life You Imagine at 27 and Cilla Black’s Very Best Of at 37.

Source: Official Charts Company

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UK vinyl sales at highest level in a decade

Thursday, October 17th, 2013

ImageUK vinyl sales have doubled this year to hit their highest level in a decade, thanks to surging demand from music lovers for LPs by artists such as Daft Punk and the Arctic Monkeys.

Some 550,000 LPs have already been sold this year – more than in each full year since 2003 – according to data published by the BPI, which represents British recorded music businesses.

With new records from Arcade Fire and Pearl Jam due to be released in the run-up to Christmas, the BPI estimates that more than 700,000 LPs worth a total of £12m could be sold by the end of the year, the most since 2001.

“We’re witnessing a renaissance for records,” said Geoff Taylor, BPI head. “They’re no longer retromania and are becoming the format of choice for more and more music fans.”

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‘Prisoners’ retains box office top spot

Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

Prisoners has topped the UK box office chart for the third week running.

Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal’s thriller earned just shy of £1 million to hold off competition from Sunshine on Leith to secure the number one spot.

Dexter Fletcher’s Proclaimers musical showed impressive staying power on its second week on full release, seeing only a 5% drop in ticket sales. The film has now earned more than £2 million from UK cinemas.

Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine sits at number three ahead of Filth, while Formula 1 drama Rush rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, new releases The Fifth Estate and Le Week-End enter the chart at numbers six and seven respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Prisoners – £968,990
2. (3) Sunshine on Leith – £732,296
3. (4) Blue Jasmine – £642,241
4. (2) Filth – £638,856
5. (5) Rush – £531,945
6. (-) The Fifth Estate – £502,495
7. (-) Le Week-End – £324,488
8. (6) Runner Runner – £279,339
9. (7) Justin and the Knights of Valour – £191,556
10. (10) White House Down – £189,586

Source: Rentrak

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‘GTA 5’ reclaims all-format top spot

Monday, October 14th, 2013

Grand Theft Auto 5 has recaptured the all-format top spot from FIFA 14.

Selling nearly twice as many copies as its predecessors, Pokemon X and Y are this week’s highest new entries, debuting at three and four.

Beyond: Two Souls is the next highest new entry at five, charting above F1 2013 and Just Dance 2014.

Elsewhere, Dragon Crown debuts at 19, between Animal Crossing: New Leaf and The Last of Us.

The chart in full:
1. (2) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
2. (1) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
3. (-) Pokemon X (Nintendo)
4. (-) Pokemon Y (Nintendo)
5. (-) Beyond: Two Souls (Sony)
6. (3) F1 2013 (Codemasters)
7. (9) Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
8. (5) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (6) Disney Infinity (Disney)
10. (4) The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (Nintendo)
11. (11) Saints Row 4 (Deep Silver)
12. (13) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
13. (7) NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
14. (14) Max Payne 3 (Rockstar Games)
15. (10) Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 (Konami)
16. (8) Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Ubisoft)
17. (19) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
18. (18) Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
19. (-) Dragon Crown (NIS America)
20. (12) The Last of Us (Sony)

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

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