The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 has topped the UK box office with a record-breaking £13 million opening.
The fantasy romance, starring Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, posted a Friday figure of £6.35 million, surpassing the non-3D opening record set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 last year.
Aardman’s latest animated offering Arthur Christmas is at number two with £2.3 million, outgrossing the film’s £2.1 million debut weekend takings.
The Adventures of Tintin holds its place at number three, last week’s chart-topper Immortals slips three spots to four and In Time completes the top five.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 – £13,910,877
2. (2) Arthur Christmas – £2,317,953
3. (3) The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – £988,578
4. (1) Immortals – £950,230
5. (4) In Time – £453,958
6. (5) Tower Heist – £411,888
7. (-) Justice – £276,483
8. (7) Johnny English Reborn – £256,828
9. (6) The Rum Diary – £230,740
10. (10) The Ides of March – £180,692