Archive for January, 2014

Call of Duty: Ghosts – Onslaught Trailer

Thursday, January 30th, 2014

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The Wolf of Wall Street tops UK box office for second week

Tuesday, January 28th, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest collaboration earned £3.6 million to top the chart ahead of 12 Years a Slave.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, the Chris Pine-led reboot of Tom Clancy’s CIA spy, debuts at number three with £1.2 million.

In fourth place is Disney’s Frozen, which has now earned more than £35 million from UK screens after two months on releases. American Hustle rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, new releases Inside Llewyn Davis and August: Osage County debut in the top ten at numbers six and seven respectively.

This Friday sees the release of I, Frankenstein, The Awkward Moment and Mark Wahlberg’s Lone Survivor, all of which are likely to make the chart next week.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Wolf of Wall Street – £3,608,968
2. (2) 12 Years a Slave – £2,235,837
3. (-) Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – £1,278,187
4. (4) Frozen – £1,103,905
5. (3) American Hustle – £997,259
6. (-) Inside Llewyn Davis – £757,972
7. (-) August: Osage County – £537,310
8. (7) Last Vegas – £471,757
9. (6) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £426,313
10. (5) Devil’s Due – £375,585

Source: Rentrak

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FIFA 14 tops closes in on chart record

Monday, January 27th, 2014

FIFA 14 is the all-format number one for the fourth consecutive week and the ninth week in total.

EA’s football sim is just one week away from matching the ten weeks as number one experienced by Zumba Fitness back in 2011.

It is once again followed by Call of Duty: Ghosts in second and Battlefield 4 in third. LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and Assassin’s Creed 4 swap places in fourth and fifth.

Dragonball Z: Battle of Z is this week’s only new entry, making its debut at ten, above NBA 2K14 and Forza Motorsport 5.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
2. (2) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
3. (3) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
4. (5) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
5. (4) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
6. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
7. (6) Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)
8. (9) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
9. (7) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
10. (-) Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (Namco Bandai)
11. (16) NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
12. (12) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
13. (13) Football Manager 2014 (Sega)
14. (10) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
15. (14) WWE 2K14 (2K Games)
16. (11) Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
17. (18) Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo)
18. (-) Gran Turismo 6 (Sony)
19. (19) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros.)
20. (15) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros Interactive)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2014 UKIE Ltd.

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Ellie Goulding reclaims UK album number one

Sunday, January 26th, 2014

Ellie Goulding has reclaimed the UK number one album with Halcyon.

The ‘Goodness Gracious’ star returns to the top spot after selling 5,000 more copies than her nearest rival Bruce Springsteen.

Springsteen’s High Hopes – which became his tenth UK number one album last weekend – falls to number two on this week’s countdown.

Beyoncé’s self-titled LP holds firm at number three, while Sophie Ellis-Bextor wins this week’s highest new entry with her fifth studio album Wanderlust, which debuts at four.

Wanderlust becomes the ‘Young Blood’ star’s highest charting album since her 2001 debut Read My Lips, which peaked at number two.

Avicii climbs one spot to number five with True, while US rockers Warpaint are a new entry at nine with their self-titled second album.

Scottish act Mogwai enter at ten on this week’s chart with their eighth LP The Rave Tapes, which has become the group’s highest charting album to date.

Source: Official Charts Company

The Wolf of Wall Street leads UK box office

Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

The Wolf of Wall Street has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese’s fifth collaboration took £4.6 million to take the top spot ahead of last week’s number one 12 Years a Slave.

Wolf of Wall Street‘s debut represents a significant uptick on Scorsese’s last theatrically released film in the UK Hugo, which earned £1.2 million in 2011.

Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave managed to increase its ticket sales by £500,000 over the weekend, likely thanks to the renewed attention the film received thanks to the Academy Awards nominations.

Also benefiting from awards season buzz was Gravity, which climbed back into the top ten on the back of an IMAX re-release and 10 Oscar nominations.

Elsewhere, the chart’s only other new entry was horror movie Devi’s Due, earning £1 million to debut at number five.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Wolf of Wall Street – £4,655,984
2. (1) 12 Years a Slave – £3,055,020
3. (2) American Hustle – £1,547,249
4. (4) Frozen – £1,151,814
5. (-) Devil’s Due – £1,002,627
6. (3) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £847,078
7. (5) Last Vegas – £830,499
8. (6) The Railway Man – £776,512
9. (7) Delivery Man – £670,753
10. (-) Gravity – £497,188

Source: Rentrak

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FIFA 14 tops all-formats chart for eighth week

Monday, January 20th, 2014

FIFA 14 is the best-selling game in the UK for another week.

Totalling eight weeks as a chart topper since its release last year, it holds the most number of weeks at number one since Zumba Fitness managed 10 weeks back in 2011.

Elsewhere, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag remain in second to fourth respectively.

Killzone: Shadow Fall climbs two places to sixth, Grand Theft Auto 5 is down four places to ninth, while Aliens: Colonial Marines remains at tenth place.

Finally, the single new entry, Mario Party: Island Tour, debuts at 18th position.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
2. (2) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
3. (3) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
4. (4) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (6) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
6. (8) Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)
7. (6) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
8. (9) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (5) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
10. (10) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
11. (11) Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
12. (12) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
13. (14) Football Manager 2014 (Sega)
14. (15) WWE 2K14 (2K Games)
15. (13) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (-) NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
17. (13) Dead Rising 3 (Capcom)
18. (-) Mario Party: Island Tour (Nintendo)
19. (26) LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Warner Bros.)
20. (16) Dead Island: Riptide (Deep Silver)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2014 UKIE Ltd.

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Bruce Springsteen scores tenth UK No.1 album

Sunday, January 19th, 2014

Bruce Springsteen has debuted at number one in the UK with his new album High Hopes.

The singer scores his tenth UK number one album with the record, which serves as the follow-up to 2012 chart-topper Wrecking Ball.

The success of High Hopes now puts him ahead of the likes of David Bowie, ABBA, Queen and Michael Jackson, who each have nine UK number one albums.

Ellie Goulding slips to number two with Halcyon after two weeks at the top of the chart, while Beyoncé’s self-titled album slips one place to number three.

Bastille’s debut Bad Blood rises to number four on this week’s countdown following its nomination for ‘British Album of the Year’ at the 2014 Brit Awards.

Meanwhile, Gary Barlow slips from three to five with Since I Saw You Last.

The only other new entry on this week’s chart is Irish singer and songwriter James Vincent McMorrow, who scores a personal best at number 28 with his second album Post Tropical.

Source: Official Charts Company

12 Years a Slave tops UK box office

Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

12 Years a Slave has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release in cinemas.

Steve McQueen’s slavery drama, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, earned £2.5 million to hold off competition from American Hustle and secure first place.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug slipped to number three on its fifth week on general release, while Frozen and Last Vegas sit at numbers four and five respectively.

Elsewhere, the only new releases to crack the top ten were The Railway Man at number six with £1.2 million and Vince Vaughn’s latest comedy Delivery Man, which debuted at number seven with £1.1 million.

This week sees the release of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s The Wolf of Wall Street and horror movie Devil’s Due, with both movies expected to make an impact on the chart.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) 12 Years a Slave – £2,511,349
2. (1) American Hustle – £1,938,805
3. (2) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £1,504,554
4. (3) Frozen – £1,314,153
5. (4) Last Vegas – £1,293,299
6. (-) The Railway Man – £1,230,483
7. (-) Delivery Man – £1,102,433
8. (7) Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – £783,624
9. (6) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – £755,719
10. (5) Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – £502,235

Source: Rentrak

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FIFA 14 scores fourth consecutive week at top of charts

Monday, January 13th, 2014

FIFA 14 is the all-format number one for the fourth consecutive week, and the seventh week in total since launching in 2013.

The EA Sports football title is once again followed by Call of Duty: Ghosts in second, while Battlefield 4 overtakes Assassin’s Creed 4 in third.

With PS4 consoles once again available in stores, Killzone: Shadow Fall climbs 13 places to re-enter the top-ten at eight, above Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition.

An Aliens: Colonial Marines price promotion sees the Sega shooter climb five places to ten, above Just Dance 2014 and Forza 5.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
2. (2) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
3. (4) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
4. (3) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (5) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
6. (7) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
7. (6) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
8. (-) Killzone: Shadow Fall (Sony)
9. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (15) Aliens: Colonial Marines (SEGA)
11. (9) Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft)
12. (11) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
13. (12) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (17) Football Manager 2014 (Sega)
15. (14) WWE 2K14 (2K Games)
16. (-) Dead Island: Riptide (Deep Silver)
17. (19) Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
18. (13) Dead Rising 3 (Capcom)
19. (-) NBA 2K14 (2K Sports)
20. (10) Gran Turismo 6 (Sony)

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

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Ellie Goulding keeps UK album No.1

Sunday, January 12th, 2014

Ellie Goulding has kept hold of the UK album number one with Halcyon.

The ‘Burn’ singer spends a second week at the top of the chart, beating Beyoncé’s self-titled fifth studio album, which lands at number two this week.

Goulding’s Halcyon topped the chart for the first time last week, 65 weeks after she released the album in October 2012. She has sold 680,000 copies of the album reissue Halcyon Days since August.

Gary Barlow’s Since I Saw You Last drops one place to number three on this week’s countdown.

John Newman’s debut album Tribute and Bastille’s Bad Blood both climb one spot to number four and five respectively.

Meanwhile, US rapper Kid Ink has scored his first ever entry on the Official Albums Chart, with My Own Lane entering at number 34.

Source: Official Charts Company