The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.
Peter Jackson’s sequel earned £5.3 million, down 43% in ticket sales from its opening haul, to see off competition from Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues at the top of the chart.
Anchorman 2 is one of five new entries in the top ten, with Walking with Dinosaurs and Bollywood release Dhoom 3 landing at numbers four and five respectively.
Elsewhere, The Harry Hill Movie landed at number seven just ahead of kids’ animation Moshi Monsters: The Movie.
Outside of the top ten, American Hustle earned £39,595 after opening at a single London location to chart at number 15. The David O Russell crime drama will expand nationwide on January 1.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – £5,358,380
2. (-) Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – £4,545,934
3. (2) Frozen – £3,919,280
4. (-) Walking with Dinosaurs – £982,023
5. (-) Dhoom 3 – £884,567
6. (3) The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – £775,379
7. (-) The Harry Hill Movie – £549,736
8. (-) Moshi Monsters: The Movie – £334,748
9. (4) Gravity – £328,292
10. (5) Saving Mr Banks – £206,965
Source: Rentrak