The Boxtrolls has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.
Laika’s latest animation pulls in £1.3 million to top the chart ahead of Liam Neeson’s latest thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones.
Pride holds its position at number three, while last week’s runner-up Lucy falls to number four. Scarlett Johansson’s blockbuster has now earned more than £13 million from its impressive UK cinema run.
The Riot Club, a new release starring Sam Claflin, Max Irons and Douglas Booth, rounds out the top five.
Elsewhere, the only other new entry into the top ten is 20,000 Days on Earth, a quasi-documentary about musician Nick Cave.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Boxtrolls – £1,333,137
2. (-) A Walk Among the Tombstones – £1,317,948
3. (3) Pride – £578,794
4. (2) Lucy – £551,482
5. (-) The Riot Club – £496,647
6. (4) Sex Tape – £423,484
7. (7) Guardians of the Galaxy – £417,315
8. (-) 20,000 Days on Earth – £356,467
9. (5) A Most Wanted Man – £327,967
10. (6) Before I Go to Sleep – £306,223
Source: Rentrak
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