The Theory of Everything has topped the UK box office on its first weekend on release.
The Eddie Redmayne-led Stephen Hawking biopic earned £3.7 million to secure first place ahead of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
Co-starring Felicity Jones as Hawking’s first wife Jane, the film follows Hawking’s university romance and his battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The Hobbit finale, which has now surpassed £36 million in lifetime grosses in the UK, sits in second place ahead of Paddington. The family movie has now earned more than £30 million in the UK, marking an impressive haul for the StudioCanal release.
New release The Woman in Black: Angel of Death and Exodus: Gods and Kings round out the top five.
Elsewhere, Michael Keaton’s Birdman debuts at number seven with £1.5 million.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Theory of Everything – £3,749,293
2. (1) The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – £3,246,845
3. (3) Paddington – £2,834,003
4. (-) The Woman in Black: Angel of Death – £2,431,823
5. (5) Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – £1,736,233
6. (2) Exodus: Gods and Kings – £1,575,131
7. (-) Birdman – £1,524,667
8. (4) Annie – £1,347,598
9. (6) Dumb & Dumber To – £752,738
10. (8) Penguins of Madagascar – £629,774
Source: Rentrak
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