Brad Pitt’s Fury defeats Ninja Turtles at UK box-office

Brad Pitt’s Fury has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The World War II tank thriller, directed by End of Watch‘s David Ayer, earned £2.6 million to knock the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot off the chart summit.

Fury is one of six new entries in this week’s chart, with the Guillermo del Toro-produced Book of Life the second-highest new release at number four.

The Maze Runner, which has now earned £5.8 million from UK cinemas, rounds out the top five.

Elsewhere, the Steve Carell-led Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is at number seven (expanded nationwide after opening on October 10 in Scotland) followed by Bollywood film Happy New Year, rom-com Love, Rosie and horror The Babadook.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Fury – £2,692,786
2. (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – £1,927,733
3. (2) Gone Girl – £1,597,962
4. (-) The Book of Life – £981,432
5. (4) The Maze Runner – £905,314
6. (3) Annabelle – £749,621
7. (-) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – £571,581
8. (-) Happy New Year – £568,203
9. (-) Love, Rosie – £482,535
10. (-) The Babadook – £347,512

This box-office chart can be discussed here