Archive for October, 2014

Brad Pitt’s Fury defeats Ninja Turtles at UK box-office

Tuesday, October 28th, 2014

Brad Pitt’s Fury has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The World War II tank thriller, directed by End of Watch‘s David Ayer, earned £2.6 million to knock the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot off the chart summit.

Fury is one of six new entries in this week’s chart, with the Guillermo del Toro-produced Book of Life the second-highest new release at number four.

The Maze Runner, which has now earned £5.8 million from UK cinemas, rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, the Steve Carell-led Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is at number seven (expanded nationwide after opening on October 10 in Scotland) followed by Bollywood film Happy New Year, rom-com Love, Rosie and horror The Babadook.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Fury – £2,692,786
2. (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – £1,927,733
3. (2) Gone Girl – £1,597,962
4. (-) The Book of Life – £981,432
5. (4) The Maze Runner – £905,314
6. (3) Annabelle – £749,621
7. (-) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – £571,581
8. (-) Happy New Year – £568,203
9. (-) Love, Rosie – £482,535
10. (-) The Babadook – £347,512

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FIFA 15 tops UK chart for fifth week

Monday, October 27th, 2014

FIFA 15 is the best-selling game in the UK for a fifth week running.

The game has been top of the chart more than any other game releasing this year. EA games, meanwhile, have been number one for 18 weeks in 2014, compared to the 10 in 2013.

The launch of the PS4 edition of Minecraft: PlayStation Edition sees sales jump 82%, moving the game to second place.

For new entries, Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 debuts in seventh place, while both Civilization: Beyond Earth and Just Dance 2015 appear outside the chart in 18th and 19th respectively.

PS4 and PS3’s Singstar: Ultimate Party, meanwhile, debuts in 32nd place.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
2. (13) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
3. (2) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
4. (7) Destiny (Activision)
5. (4) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros Interactive)
6. (3) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2K Games)
7. (-) Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo)
8. (5) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
9. (6) Alien Isolation (Sega)
10. (11) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
11. (8) Driveclub (Sony)
12. (16) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
13. (14) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
14. (11) Super Smash Bros for 3DS (Nintendo)
15. (9) F1 2014 (Codemasters)
16. (25) The Borderlands Collection (1&2) (2K Games)
17. (24) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
18. (-) Civilzation: Beyond Earth (2K Games)
19. (-) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
20. (17) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)

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

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Meghan Trainor holds on to number one UK single

Sunday, October 26th, 2014

Meghan Trainor has claimed the joint-longest UK number one single of 2014 so far.

‘All About That Bass’, which is spending its fourth week running in the top spot, ties with Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’ as the longest number one of the year.

Ed Sheeran takes the second best-selling single of the week with ‘Thinking Out Loud’, which now also has over 1.2 million streams online.

‘Bump and Grind 2014’ by Waze & Odyssey debuts at number three, while Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj’s ‘Bang Bang’ is at number four.

Taylor Swift completes this week’s top five, with ‘Shake It Off’.

Fuse ODG’s ‘Tina’ debuts at number nine, as Sam Smith climbs two places to number ten with ‘I’m Not the Only One’.

Smith’s former number one ‘Stay with Me’ also stays in the chart at 15.

Maroon 5’s ‘Animals’ moves from number 60 to 32, as Taylor Swift’s ‘Welcome to New York’ scrapes into the top forty and debuts at number 39.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles triumphs at UK box office

Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has topped the UK box office with takings over £4 million.

The Michael Bay-produced adaptation starring Megan Fox brought in a weekend gross of £4.78m.

Gone Girl drops to second place after two weeks at the top, with £2.36m. Annabelle stays at three with £1.46m, while The Maze Runner drops two to four with £1.45m.

The latest Nicholas Sparks film The Best of Me opens in fifth place with takings of over £636,000.

Robert Downey Jr’s The Judge enters at nine with £420,720, followed by Steve Coogan film Northern Soul at ten with £278,829.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – £4,785,448
2. (1) Gone Girl – £2,361,051
3. (3) Annabelle – £1,465,919
4. (2) The Maze Runner – £1,458,300
5. (-) The Best of Me – £636,842
6. (7) The Boxtrolls – £464,345
7. (5) Dracula Untold – £438,345
8. (6) The Equalizer – £429,406
9. (-) The Judge – £420,720
10. (-) Northern Soul – £278,829

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FIFA 15 tops chart for fourth week

Monday, October 20th, 2014

FIFA 15 has made it four weeks at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

Despite a 35% drop in weekly sales, EA’s football simulation equals the four consecutive weeks at the top achieved by FIFA 13.

It charts above two new releases, the highest-placed of which is The Evil Within in second.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel debuts at three, above Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Forza Horizon 2.

F1 2014 is this week’s final new entry, charting below Destiny and Driveclub at nine.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
2. (-) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
3. (-) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2K Games)
4. (3) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros Interactive)
5. (4) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
6. (2) Alien Isolation (Sega)
7. (6) Destiny (Activision)
8. (5) Driveclub (Sony)
9. (-) F1 2014 (Codemasters)
10. (7) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
11. (9) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
12. (8) NBA 2K15 (2K Sports)
13. (10) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
14. (12) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
15. (14) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
16. (11) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
17. (16) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (15) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
19. (13) Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (Square Enix)
20. (-) Wolfenstein: The New Order (Bethesda)

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

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Meghan Trainor holds on to UK No.1 single

Sunday, October 19th, 2014

Meghan Trainor has claimed the UK’s longest-running female number one single of 2014.

‘All About That Bass’ is spending its third week at the top of the singles chart, which also makes the debut single the second longest-running number one of the entire year.

Only Clean Bandit’s ‘Rather Be’ has enjoyed a longer run at number one, topping the chart for four consecutive weeks at the beginning of the year.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ climbs two places to number two, while One Direction claim this week’s highest new entry with ‘Steal My Girl’ at number three.

‘Thinking Out Loud’ by Ed Sheeran takes number four, as Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj round off the top five with ‘Bang Bang’.

The Vamps’ ‘Oh Cecilia’, featuring Shawn Mendes, enters the chart at number nine, while Eminem and Sia’s ‘Guts Over Fear’ debuts at ten.

‘Bullit’ by Watermat is new at 15, as Wilkinson’s ‘Dirty Love’ featuring Talay Riley enters at 20.

Krishane claims his first top 40 single with ‘Drunk and Incapable’, featuring Melissa Steel, at number 27.

Charli XCX’s ‘Break the Rules’ gives the singer her fourth top 40 track at number 35.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Gone Girl holds off The Maze Runner at UK box office

Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

Gone Girl has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The David Fincher-directed thriller, starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike, earned £3 million to secure first place ahead of YA adaptation The Maze Runner.

Gone Girl has now earned more than £9 million from UK cinemas alone, adding to the $130 million the movie has earned from cinemas worldwide.

Annabelle and One Direction concert film Where We Are are both new entries in the UK chart at numbers three and four respectively.

Dracula Untold rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, Hugh Grant’s new romantic comedy The Rewrite is the only other new release to enter the chart. The film earned £324,889 to come in at number nine.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Gone Girl – £3,064,545
2. (-) The Maze Runner – £2,041,229
3. (-) Annabelle – £1,939,963
4. (-) One Direction: Where We Are – £1,012,527
5. (2) Dracula Untold – £847,958
6. (3) The Equalizer – £620,025
7. (4) The Boxtrolls – £576,772
8. (5) What We Did On Our Holiday – £342,594
9. (-) The Rewrite – £324,889
10. (7) Dolphin Tale 2 – £292,472

Source: Rentrak

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FIFA 15 wins chart battle with Alien Isolation

Monday, October 13th, 2014

FIFA 15 remains the all-format number one for a third week, seeing off the likes of Alien Isolation in the process.

Despite a 60% drop in weekly sales, EA’s football simulation manages to once again top the charts, selling the majority of its copies (33%) on Xbox 360.

Alien Isolation enters the chart in second, shifting Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Forza Horizon 2 down to third and fourth.

Despite its online issues, the retail edition of Driveclub makes its PS4 debut in fifth.

A new release double-header of Skylanders Trap Team and NBA 2K15 enter at seven and eight, above Super Smash Bros and Minecraft: PlayStation Edition.

Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition is this week’s final new entry at 13, charting between Disney Infinity 2.0 and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
2. (-) Alien Isolation (Sega)
3. (2) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros Interactive)
4. (3) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
5. (-) Driveclub (Sony)
6. (5) Destiny (Activision)
7. (-) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
8. (-) NBA 2K15 (2K Sports)
9. (4) Super Smash Bros (Nintendo)
10. (6) Minecraft: PlayStation 3 Edition (Sony)
11. (8) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
12. (7) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
13. (-) Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (Square Enix)
14. (13) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
15. (9) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
16. (12) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (10) The Sims 4 (Electronic Arts)
18. (14) Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar)
19. (18) Terraria (505 Games)
20. (20) Frozen: Olaf’s Quest (Avanquest)

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

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Meghan Trainor remains number one in UK singles chart

Sunday, October 12th, 2014

Meghan Trainor has claimed the UK’s number one single for the second week running.

‘All About That Bass’ remains in the top spot, while Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Ariana Grande’s ‘Bang Bang’ stays at number two.

Nicki Minaj’s ‘Anaconda’ also debuts in the chart in third place, as Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ comes fourth and is this week’s most-streamed track.

‘Don’t Tell ‘Em’ by Jeremih is another new entry at number five, while Ella Henderson’s ‘Glow’ places at number seven.

LuvBug enter the chart at number 13 with ‘Resonance’, and Usher’s ‘She Came To Give It To You’ debuts at 16.

BBC Music’s cover of The Beach Boys’ ‘God Only Knows’ completes this week’s new entries, debuting at number 20 after just four days on sale.

Featuring artists such as Elton John and One Direction, all proceeds of the track will go to Children in Need.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Gone Girl beats Dracula Untold to top UK box office

Tuesday, October 7th, 2014

Gone Girl has debuted in at number one in the UK box office.

The mystery thriller took £4.1 million in its first weekend, beating Dracula Untold to the top spot.

Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer claims the third spot, while The Boxtrolls falls one place to four.

Rosamund Pike and David Tennant’s What We Did On Our Holiday rounds off the top five.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Gone Girl – £4,109,628
2. (-) Dracula Untold – £1,713,283
3. (2) The Equalizer – £1,207,129
4. (3) The Boxtrolls – £983,015
5. (4) What We Did On Our Holiday – £728,228
6. (-) Bang Bang – £602,193
7. (-) Dolphin Tale 2 – £536,766
8. (5) A Walk Among The Tombstones – £310,261
9. (8) Guardians Of The Galaxy – £277,419
10. (6) Pride – £248,654

Source: Rentrak

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