Second Best Marigold Hotel tops UK box office for third week

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has won the UK box office for a third consecutive week.

The comedy-drama sequel – starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy and Richard Gere – fended off competition from Run All Night and claimed £1.4m.

Liam Neeson’s latest thriller Run All Night takes £823,000 to secure second spot. Focus drops to third with £805,000.

Suite Francaise with Michelle Williams opens with £503,000, while Fifty Shades of Grey spends its fifth week in the top five, earning £487,000.

Meanwhile, Still Alice rises one place to seventh.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – £1,409,311
2. (-) Run All Night – £823,833
3. (2) Focus – £805,244
4. (-) Suite Francaise – £503,928
5. (3) Fifty Shades of Grey – £487,635
6. (4) Chappie – £448,288
7. (8) Still Alice – £419,327
8. (5) Big Hero 6 – £387,905
9. (7) Kingsman: The Secret Service – £292,368
10. (6) Shaun the Sheep Movie – £262,862

Source: Rentrak

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