Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.
The action-horror, starring Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner, earned £1.5 million from 404 locations to secure first place ahead of Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph.
Jessica Chastain horror Mama holds its place at number three, taking in more than £1 million to chart ahead of A Good Day to Die Hard and new release Safe Haven.
Les Misérables is in sixth place, Mark Wahlberg’s crime drama Broken City is at number seven, and Argo re-enters the top ten on the back of its ‘Best Picture’ Oscar win with £408,903.
Elsewhere, new releases Arbitrage and Stoker also feature in the chart.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – £1,502,782
2. (1) Wreck-It Ralph – £1,402,000
3. (3) Mama – £1,066,008
4. (2) A Good Day to Die Hard – £823,723
5. (-) Safe Haven – £812,460
6. (4) Les Misérables – £503,161
7. (-) Broken City – £499,283
8. (-) Argo – £408,903
9. (-) Arbitrage – £402,873
10. (-) Stoker – £367,509
Source: Rentrak