The Lego Movie has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.
Warner Bros animated adventure, based on the Danish-produced toy line, posted the highest box office debut of 2014 so far to see off competition from George Clooney’s The Monuments Men.
The Lego Movie‘s £8 million opening haul easily outpaces that of The Wolf of Wall Street, which earned £4.6 million in January.
RoboCop slips down to number three, while last week’s number one movie Mr Peabody & Sherman is at number four. The Wolf of Wall Street rounds out the top five.
Elsewhere, new releases Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy, Cuban Fury and Endless Love debuts at numbers six, seven and eight respectively.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Lego Movie – £8,051,140
2. (-) The Monuments Men – £1,616,625
3. (2) RoboCop – £1,509,810
4. (1) Mr Peabody & Sherman – £1,404,118
5. (3) The Wolf of Wall Street – £1,130,707
6. (-) Tinker Bell and The Pirate Fairy – £966,920
7. (-) Cuban Fury – £966,276
8. (-) Endless Love – £744,867
9. (4) Dallas Buyers Club – £716,123
10. (5) 12 Years a Slave – £536,615
Source: Rentrak