‘Oz’ retains box office top spot

Oz the Great and Powerful has topped the UK box office for the second weekend running.

Disney’s fantasy blockbuster, starring James Franco and Mila Kunis, held off competition from Side Effects and new release Welcome to the Punch to secure first place.

Wreck-It Ralph falls a place to number four, while Jason Statham’s action-thriller Parker completes the top five.

Jim Carrey and Steve Carell’s The Incredible Burt Wonderstone debuts at number six ahead of Mama and the remake of ’80s action movie Red Dawn.

Elsewhere, new films The Paperboy, Ken Loach’s The Spirit of 45 and Maniac all land outside the top 10 on their first weekends on release.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Oz the Great and Powerful – £2,609,465
2. (2) Side Effects – £759,363
3. (-) Welcome to the Punch – £460,250
4. (3) Wreck-It Ralph – £426,343
5. (4) Parker – £308,335
6. (-) The Incredible Burt Wonderstone – £305,936
7. (5) Mama – £266,521
8. (-) Red Dawn – £255,448
9. (6) Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – £221,453
10. (7) The Guilt Trip – £157,016

Source: Rentrak