Archive for May, 2014

X-Men delivers biggest 2014 UK box office opening

Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past has delivered the biggest opening weekend in the UK this year.

Bryan Singer’s superhero sequel earned £9.1 million to easily see off competition from Godzilla and secure first place at the box office. Its debut edges out The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which premiered to £9 million earlier this year.

Days of Future Past has also posted the biggest UK debut of an X-Men movie to-date. The film’s weekend haul beats X-Men: The Last Stand‘s £7.1 million earnings from 2006 and represents an uptick on recent entries The Wolverine (£4.6 million) and X-Men: First Class (£5.4 million).

X2 is the best-performing X-Men movie in the UK with a cumulative total of £20.7 million. Days of Future Past already looks on course to surpass that figure.

Elsewhere in the the top ten there are places at numbers four and five for Postman Past: The Movie and Blended respectively.

The Lego Movie also saw a surge in ticket sales over the Bank Holiday weekend, climbing up from number 22 to ten with £185,087.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) X-Men: Days of Future Past – £9,144,971
2. (1) Godzilla – £2,731,355
3. (2) Bad Neighbours – £1,222,235
4. (-) Postman Pat: The Movie – £774,750
5. (-) Blended – £688,547
6. (6) Rio 2 – £341,785
7. (4) The Other Woman – £335,059
8. (5) The Two Faces of January – £303,037
9. (3) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – £255,482
10. (22) The Lego Movie – £185,087

Source: Rentrak

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Wolfenstein enjoys second biggest launch of year

Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

Wolfenstein: The New Order is this year’s second biggest gaming launch behind Titanfall.

Accounting for a quarter of all last week’s software sales, the sixth game in the Wolfenstein series replaces FIFA 14 at the top of the chart, selling the majority of its copies on PS4.

It is followed by Minecraft: PS3 Edition in second, while FIFA 14 and Titanfall drop to third and fourth.

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil remains fifth, above Call of Duty: Ghosts, Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Battlefield 4 and The Lego Movie Videogame also chart in the top-ten.

Elsewhere, Forza Motorsport 5 re-enters at 19, sandwiched between Infamous: Second Son and Thief.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
2. (3) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
3. (1) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
4. (2) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
5. (5) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
6. (6) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
7. (4) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
8. (7) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
9. (9) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
10. (8) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
11. (11) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
12. (12) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
13. (13) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (17) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
15. (15) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
16. (10) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
17. (-) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
18. (14) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
19. (-) Forza Motorsport 5 (Microsoft)
20. (18) Thief (Square Enix)

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

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Sam Smith claims third UK number one single

Sunday, May 25th, 2014

Sam Smith has scored his third UK number one single.

The 22-year-old tops this week’s chart with ‘Stay With Me’, the third single taken from his debut album In The Lonely Hour.

‘Waves’ by Mr Probz stays at number two while Fuse ODG gets his highest charting UK single with ‘Dangerous Love’, which features Sean Paul, at number three.

Last week’s number one ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ by Rita Ora slides down to number four, while ‘Extraordinary’ by Clean Bandit (featuring Sharna Bass) enters the chart at number five.

Coldplay’s new release, ‘A Sky Full Of Stars’ enters the chart at number 15, while Afrojack’s ‘Ten Feet Away’ places at number 20.

Little Mix’s ‘Salute’ makes its Top 40 chart debut at number 35 a week before its June 1 release date, while Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pills N Potions’ enters at 38 after being on sale for just 48 hours.

German/Russian DJ and producer Zedd climbs 25 places to number 40 with ‘Clarity’, which also features Foxes.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Kingsman: The Secret Service

Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

Godzilla topples Bad Neighbours at UK box office

Tuesday, May 20th, 2014

Godzilla has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The Gareth Edwards-directed monster epic earned £6.3 million to easily coast past last week’s chart-topper Bad Neighbours and secure the number one spot.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2, now on its fifth weekend on release, falls to number three ahead of romantic comedy The Other Woman and new release The Two Faces of January.

Elsewhere, this week’s chart sees sequels Rio 2 and Captain America: The Winter Solider show durability, with the latter taking its total UK earnings to within touching distance of the £20 million mark.

The Wind Rises, Hayao Miyazaki’s 11th and final feature film, climbs up from outside the top ten to make the number nine slot.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Godzilla – £6,385,483
2. (1) Bad Neighbours – £1,406,306
3. (2) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – £449,989
4. (3) The Other Woman – £446,582
5. (-) The Two Faces of January – £328,438
6. (4) Rio 2 – £202,200
7. (6) Tarzan – £137,882
8. (5) Pompeii – £112,527
9. (11) The Wind Rises – £80,693
10. (9) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – £77,677

Source: Rentrak

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FIFA 14 overtakes Titanfall to set new UK chart record

Monday, May 19th, 2014

FIFA 14 has overtaken Titanfall to return to the top of the all-format gaming chart.

It’s FIFA 14‘s 12th week as number one, breaking the 11 week series record set by FIFA: Road to the World Cup 98.

Only a few hundred sales behind, Titanfall slips to second, above the debuting Minecraft: PS3 Edition in third and its Xbox 360 counterpart in fourth.

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and Call of Duty: Ghosts remain in fifth and sixth, above The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which drops four places despite the release of the Xbox One version.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe is this week’s second highest new entry at 16, charting above Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and Thief.

The top 20 in full:
1. (2) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
2. (1) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
3. (-) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
4. (4) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
5. (5) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
6. (6) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
7. (3) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
8. (7) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (8) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
10. (13) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
11. (11) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
12. (9) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
13. (10) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (14) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
15. (15) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
16. (-) Kirby: Triple Deluxe (Nintendo)
17. (17) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
18. (16) Thief (Square Enix)
19. (12) Bound by Flame (Focus Home Interactive)
20. (18) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros Interactive)

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

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Rita Ora claims UK number one single

Sunday, May 18th, 2014

Rita Ora has claimed the UK top spot for the fourth time with her single ‘I Will Never Let You Down’.

The singer, who knocks Mr Probz’s ‘Waves’ down to number two, is now tied with Geri Halliwell as the British female recording artists credited with the most solo UK number ones.

Speaking to OfficialCharts.com, Ora said: “It’s crazy that it’s the fourth one! I’m honoured.

“I have no words! I can’t believe it. I’m just so happy that my fans are so supportive because this is a special, personal song for me.”

John Legend’s ‘All of Me’ climbs to third, while Calvin Harris’s ‘Summer’ takes fourth place. Kiesza’s ‘Hideaway’ completes the top five.

The Common Linnets are this week’s biggest climber. The Dutch Eurovision Song Contest entry, who finished second in the competition, soared 86 places to number nine with ‘Calm After the Storm’.

Meanwhile, Austria’s Conchita Wurst entered the charts at number 17 with her Eurovision-winning tune ‘Rise Like a Phoenix’.

Sweden’s Sanna Nielsen, who came third at this year’s Eurovision, is at number 40 with ‘Undo’.

Ed Sheeran’s ‘One’ – the opening track from his upcoming second album x – placed at number 20 after just 48 hours on sale.

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Bad Neighbours topples Amazing Spider-Man 2 at UK box office

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

Bad Neighbours has ended The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s run at the top of the UK box office.

The comedy, starring Seth Rogen and Zac Efron, earned £8.4 million over an extended nine-day opening weekend to secure first place.

Bad Neighbours opened on Saturday, May 3, and with box office figures only counted from Friday to Sunday, it had the benefit of a longer stretch to rack up ticket sales.

The Other Woman dropped a place to number three, while animated sequel Rio 2 climbed up a spot to number four after boosting its weekly takings to £505,186.

Paul WS Anderson’s Pompeii completes the top five.

Elsewhere, the chart sees new entries from Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Sabotage and the Met Opera’s live broadcast of La Cenerentola.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Bad Neighbours – £8,446,240
2. (1) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – £1,286,356
3. (2) The Other Woman – £928,788
4. (5) Rio 2 – £551,655
5. (3) Pompeii – £505,186
6. (4) Tarzan – £440,643
7. (-) Sabotage – £300,521
8. (-) La Cenerentola (Met Opera 2014) – £285,597
9. (6) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – £252,908
10. (-) Frank – £202,747

Source: Rentrak

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Titanfall outsells FIFA 14 to top UK gaming chart

Monday, May 12th, 2014

Titanfall has edged out FIFA 14 to return to the top of the UK all-format gaming chart.

The Respawn shooter outsold FIFA 14 by less than 400 copies to reclaim top spot from The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Activision’s Amazing Spider-Man movie tie-in drops to third, above Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition and 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil in fourth and fifth.

Bound by Flame is this week’s only new entry at 12, clocking up 75% of its sales on PS4.

Trials Fusion drops one spot to prop up the chart at 20, below Batman: Arkham Origins and South Park: The Stick of Truth at 18 and 19.

The top 20 in full:
1. (2) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
2. (3) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
3. (1) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
4. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
5. (4) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
6. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
7. (8) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
8. (10) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
9. (7) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
10. (11) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
11. (13) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
12. (-) Bound by Flame (Focus Home Interactive)
13. (18) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
14. (16) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
15. (15) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
16. (21) Thief (Square Enix)
17. (17) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
18. (20) Batman: Arkham Origins (Warner Bros Interactive)
19. (12) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
20. (19) Trials Fusion (Ubisoft)

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

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Mr Probz reclaims UK number one single

Sunday, May 11th, 2014

Mr Probz has reclaimed the UK top spot with his single ‘Waves’.

The Dutch singer-songwriter was knocked off the top spot last week by Calvin Harris and his new single ‘Summer’. It’s the third time the song has topped the chart since March.

Missing out on the top spot by only 25,000 copies, ‘Summer’ drops to second.

Kiesza remains third with ‘Hideaway’, while John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ climbs to fourth, knocking Sigma’s ‘Nobody To Love’ down to five.

Pitbull featuring G.R.L. debuts at six with new single ‘Wild Wild Love’, above Paloma Faith’s ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’, which rises 13 places to seven.

Tove Lo, Cash Cash and Iggy Azalea drop to eight, nine and ten with respective singles ‘Stay High’, ‘Take Me Home’ and ‘Fancy’.

Gary Barlow’s ‘Let Me Go’ is this week’s biggest climber, rocketing 52 places to 22 after this week’s documentary with James Corden.

Other new releases include ‘Holding onto Heaven’ by Foxes at 14, which is sandwiched between ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams and Shift K3y’s ‘Touch’.

Source: Official Charts Company

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