Archive for June, 2014

« Older Entries

Sniper Elite 3 debuts at top of chart

Monday, June 30th, 2014

Sniper Elite 3 has overtaken EA Sports UFC at the top of the all-format chart.

The Sniper Elite sequel is the second game in the series to top the chart. Nearly 65% of sales were on Xbox One and PS4.

Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs remains second, above EA Sports UFC, Titanfall and Wolfenstein: The New Order.

GRID Autosport is the second highest new entry at seven, above Call of Duty: Ghosts and a Minecraft double bill.

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark debuts at 12, sandwiched between 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and Mario Kart 8.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Sniper Elite 3 (505 Games)
2. (2) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (1) EA Sports UFC (Electronic Arts)
4. (3) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
5. (4) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
6. (5) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
7. (-) GRID Autosport (Codemasters)
8. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (9) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
11. (6) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
12. (-) Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (Activision)
13. (7) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
14. (11) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
15. (12) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
16. (19) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
17. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (17) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
19. (15) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
20. (18) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)

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

This gaming news can be discussed here

Posted in Gaming News | Comments Closed

‘Gecko (Overdrive)’ is UK’s No.1 single…

Monday, June 30th, 2014

Oliver Heldens and Becky Hill have scored the top-selling single in the UK this week.

‘Gecko (Overdrive)’ is the first ever UK Top 40 song for Heldens, while Hill reached number 8 in 2013 with Wilkinson’s ‘Afterglow’.

The previous number one from Ella Henderson, ‘Ghost’, moves down to number two, after being in the top spot for two weeks.

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Sing’ remains at number three, while Example enters the charts at number four with ‘One More Day (Stay With Me)’.

‘Budapest’ by George Ezra completes the top five selling songs, while Usher claims his highest-scoring single in two years with ‘Good Kisser’ at number 10.

Ed Sheeran also has two new entries in the chart with ‘Don’t’ and ‘Thinking Out Loud’, in at number 19 and 26.

‘Tremor’ by Dimitri Vegas and Martin Garrix enters at 30, while Austin Mahone and Pitbull’s ‘Mmm Yeah’ is a new entry at number 34.

From today (June 29), audio streaming such as Spotify, Deezer, Napster, 02 Tracks, Xbox Music, Sony’s Music Unlimited and rara are included in the singles chart.

Source: The Official Charts Company

This music news can be discussed here

Posted in Music News | Comments Closed

The Fault in Our Stars hits big at UK box office

Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

The Fault in Our Stars has topped the box office on its opening weekend on release.

Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort’s romantic drama has already struck a chord with audiences Stateside, and has replicated its success with audiences across UK and Ireland.

The film, which has already earned more than $160 million (£94 million) from the worldwide box office, added £3.4 million to its running total after releasing in the UK on June 19.

The adaptation of John Green’s best-selling YA novel charted ahead of last week’s number one movie 22 Jump Street and Angelina Jolie-led Disney blockbuster Maleficent.

X-Men: Days of Future Past is in fourth place with £564,649 on its fifth weekend on release. The superhero sequel has now earned £25.7 million from UK cinemas.

Elsewhere, new films from Clint Eastwood and Kevin Costner failed to light up the chart. Eastwood’s musical Jersey Boys debuted at number six ahead of the McG-directed 3 Days to Kill at number seven.

Bollywood release Humshakals charted at number ten with £129,181.

The UK box office top ten on full:

1. (-) The Fault in Our Stars – £3,434,334
2. (1) 22 Jump Street – £1,530,775
3. (2) Maleficent – £970,381
4. (3) X-Men: Days of Future Past – £564,649
5. (4) Edge of Tomorrow – £515,352
6. (-) Jersey Boys – £415,608
7. (-) 3 Days to Kill – £324,560
8. (6) Belle – £203,543
9. (5) Oculus – £196,422
10. (-) Humshakals – £129,181

Source: Rentrak

This box-office news can be discussed here

Posted in Film News | Comments Closed

UFC topples Watch Dogs at top of all-format chart

Monday, June 23rd, 2014

EA Sports UFC has overtaken Watch Dogs at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

The EA brawler is the firm’s third number one of the year after FIFA 14 and Titanfall.

After three weeks at the top of the chart, Watch Dogs drops to second place, above a resurgent Titanfall in third.

Wolfenstein: The New Order drops to fourth, while FIFA 14 and 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil occupy five and six respectively.

Moto GP 14 is this week’s second highest new entry at 14, above Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag and LEGO Marvel Super Heroes.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) EA Sports UFC (Electronic Arts)
2. (1) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
3. (6) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
4. (3) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
5. (5) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
6. (2) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
7. (4) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
8. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (7) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
10. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
11. (11) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
12. (12) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
13. (9) Murdered: Soul Suspect (Square Enix)
14. (-) MotoGP 14 (PQube)
15. (13) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
16. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (14) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (17) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
19. (15) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
20. (18) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)

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

This gaming news can be disucssed here

Posted in Gaming News | Comments Closed

Ella Henderson holds on to No.1 single

Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

Ella Henderson has held on to the top spot in this week’s singles chart.

The X Factor star, who claimed number one with her debut single ‘Ghost’ last week, retained the crown in today’s (June 22) chart release.

She fought off competition from Australian boyband 5 Seconds of Summer, whose latest single ‘Don’t Stop’ ended up at number two.

They had been leading the chart for most of the week in one of the closest races of 2014 so far, but Henderson won out with a winning margin of nearly 3,000 copies.

Ed Sheeran falls one place to number three with ‘Sing’, while a new entry at number four sees Hertfordshire singer-songwriter George Ezra achieve his highest-charting single to date with ‘Budapest’.

Sam Smith completes the top five with ‘Stay With Me’.

Meanwhile, Gorgon City scored their second top ten single this year with ‘Here for You’ featuring Laura Welsh. Gorgon City previously reached number four with ‘Ready for Your Love’.

Demi Lovato claims her fifth UK Top 40 hit with ‘Neon Lights’, which enters at number 15, while The Kooks are at number 35 with ‘Around Town’.

Source: Official Charts Company

This music news can be discussed here

Posted in Music News | Comments Closed

22 Jump Street beats Maleficent at UK box office

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

22 Jump Street has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill’s comedy sequel leads the top ten ahead of Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent and X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Tom Cruise action movie Edge of Tomorrow is close behind in fourth, meaning that the top four films are all unchanged from last week.

The chart saw three new releases make the top ten, with Karen Gillan’s Oculus the most successful. The horror movie debuted at number five ahead of period drama Belle (number six) and Devil’s Knot (number nine).

Rio 2, which has been on release for 11 weeks, climbs up a spot to round out the top ten.

The UK box office top ten in full is as follows:
1. (1) 22 Jump Street – £2,255,100
2. (2) Maleficent – £1,570,437
3. (3) X-Men: Days of Future Past – £902,146
4. (4) Edge of Tomorrow – £744,496
5. (-) Oculus – £413,578
6. (-) Belle – £407,120
7. (6) Godzilla – £224,157
8. (5) A Million Ways to Die in the West – £167,143
9. (-) Devil’s Knot – £122,892
10. (11) Rio 2 – £83,650

Source: Rentrak

This film news can be discussed here

Posted in Film News | Comments Closed

2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil enjoys sales boost

Monday, June 16th, 2014

Watch Dogs has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart for a third week running.

It stays top despite a 2014 FIFA World Cup sales surge. EA’s official World Cup tie-in climbs four spots to second as the tournament gets under way.

Wolfenstein: The New Order climbs one spot to third, outselling fourth place Mario Kart 8 by a few hundred copies.

FIFA 14 remains fifth, above Tiitanfall, Minecraft: PS3 Edition and Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Enemy Front is this week’s only new entry at 19, sandwiched between LEGO: The Hobbit and Terraria.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
2. (6) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
3. (4) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
4. (2) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
5. (5) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
6. (9) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
7. (7) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
8. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (3) Murdered: Soul Suspect (Square Enix)
10. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
11. (11) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
12. (12) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
13. (17) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
14. (13) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (15) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
16. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (18) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
18. (19) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
19. (-) Enemy Front (CI Games)
20. (-) Terraria (505 Games)

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

This gaming news can be discussed here

Posted in Gaming News | Comments Closed

Ella Henderson’s ‘Ghost’ debuts as number one UK single

Sunday, June 15th, 2014

Ella Henderson has claimed her first number one single.

‘Ghost’ debuted at the top of the singles chart, selling more than 132,000 copies, meaning the 18-year-old has the fourth fastest-selling single of 2014 so far.

Ed Sheeran is knocked down to the number two spot with ‘Sing’, while Tiesto is new in at number three with ‘Wasted’ feat. Matthew Koma.

‘Stay With Me’ by Sam Smith moves down two places to number four, and ‘Waves’ by Mr Probz completes the top five.

Little Mix climb 18 places to number six with ‘Salute’, while the late Rik Mayall’s ‘Noble England’ is new in at number seven thanks to a fan-led social media campaign to get it into the charts following his death.

Skepta scores his sixth Top 40 hit with ‘That’s Not Me’ feat. JME which is at number 21, and the 1996 World Cup song ‘Three Lions’ by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds has re-entered the chart at 27.

The official World Cup song, ‘We Are One (Ole Ola)’, by Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte is at number 29, while Raleigh Ritchie (Game of Thrones actor Jacob Anderson) is at 30 with ‘Stronger Than Ever’.

Zedd and Foxes re-enter at number 31 with ‘Clarity’, while Lil Wayne and Drake’s ‘Believe Me’ climbs 39 places to 36, and DJ Snake and Lil Jon’s ‘Turn Down For What’ is at number 37.

Source: The Official Charts Company

This music news can be discussed here

Posted in Music News | Comments Closed

22 Jump Street tops UK box office

Wednesday, June 11th, 2014

22 Jump Street has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.

The comedy, starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill, debuted with an impressive £4.8 million opening to see off competition from Maleficent and X-Men: Days of Future Past and secure first place.

22 Jump Street‘s debut has trebled the opening of 21 Jump Street, which bowed to £1.56 million in 2012 and went on to gross over £10 million in the UK.

Tom Cruise’s Edge of Tomorrow and A Million Ways to Die in the West complete this week’s top five.

Elsewhere, the D-Day 70 Years On live cinema event is a new entry at number seven ahead of Nicole Kidman’s critically-panned Grace of Monaco (number nine).

The UK box office top ten in full is as follows:
1. (-) 22 Jump Street – £4,854,991
2. (1) Maleficent – £2,605,230
3. (2) X-Men: Days of Future Past – £1,764,749
4. (3) Edge of Tomorrow – £1,234,487
5. (4) A Million Ways to Die in the West – £480,118
6. (5) Godzilla – £475,387
7. (-) D-Day 70 Years On: Live from the Royal Albert Hall 2014 – £287,767
8. (7) Postman Pat: The Movie – £247,344
9. (-) Grace of Monaco – £238,862
10. (6) Bad Neighbours – £177,581

Source: Rentrak

This film news can be discussed here

Posted in Film News | Comments Closed

Watch Dogs remains top of gaming chart

Monday, June 9th, 2014

Watch Dogs has retained its place at the top of the all-format games chart.

Despite experiencing an 81% drop in sales, Ubisoft’s open-world action title is the firm’s first game since Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to top the chart for two weeks running.

It is once again followed by Mario Kart 8 in second, while Murdered: Soul Suspect debuts at three just 400 sales behind.

Fellow new entries Wildstar and Tomodachi Life both debut in the top 20, charting at 14 and 15 respectively.

As the world’s biggest football tournament prepares to kick off later this week, 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil remains sixth, below Wolfenstein: The New Order and FIFA 14.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
2. (2) Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
3. (-) Murdered: Soul Suspect (Square Enix)
4. (3) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)
5. (4) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
6. (6) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (Electronic Arts)
7. (5) Minecraft: PS3 Edition (Sony)
8. (9) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (7) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
10. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
11. (16) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
12. (13) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
13. (10) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
14. (-) Wildstar (NCSoft Europe)
15. (-) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
16. (11) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (15) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
18. (14) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
19. (12) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
20. (19) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)

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

This gaming news can be discussed here

Posted in Gaming News | Comments Closed

« Older Entries