The Lego Movie has spent its third weekend at the top of the UK box office, holding off competition from new releases Non-Stop and Ride Along.
The 3D animated movie earned £3.2 million to secure first place, easily beating out Liam Neeson’s airborne thriller – which took £2.6 million, significantly less than his last action outing Taken 2 (£7.3 million in 2012).
The Book Thief, Brian Percival’s adaptation of Markus Zusak’s acclaimed novel, debuted at number four with animation Mr Peabody & Sherman completing the top five.
Elsewhere, Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy is still performing well post-half-term, earning £658,312 on its third week on release.
This Friday sees high-profile releases in the form of 300: Rise of an Empire and The Grand Budapest Hotel – both are expected to make a dent in the chart.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Lego Movie – £3,266,594
2. (-) Non-Stop – £2,652,364
3. (-) Ride Along – £1,420,992
4. (-) The Book Thief – £1,370,649
5. (2) Mr Peabody & Sherman – £795,797
6. (3) Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy – £658,312
7. (4) The Monuments Men – £533,264
8. (6) The Wolf of Wall Street – £466,697
9. (7) 12 Years a Slave – £354,612
10. (5) RoboCop – £344,943
Source: Rentrak