‘Battleship’ holds off ‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen’ at UK box office

Battleship has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

Rihanna’s movie debut experiences a 66% drop in ticket sales, but its £1.2 million haul is still enough to see it edge past Ewan McGregor’s Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.

The Hunger Games climbs a place to number three, while Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods falls a spot to number four.

The 3D re-release of Titanic completes the top five, taking in £925,740 from its 398 locations nationwide.

Elsewhere, new releases Lockout and Gone enter the chart top ten. Guy Pearce’s sci-fi action film debuts at number seven ahead of the Amanda Seyfried thriller, which bows at number 10.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Battleship – £1,282,091
2. (-) Salmon Fishing in the Yemen – £1,169,235
3. (4) The Hunger Games – £1,070,787
4. (3) The Cabin in the Woods – £1,033,533
5. (2) Titanic – £925,740
6. (5) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists – £772,887
7. (-) Lockout – £596,500
8. (6) Mirror Mirror – £535,093
9. (7) 21 Jump Street – £376,781
10. (-) Gone – £275,087

Source: Rentrak