Avengers: Age of Ultron has topped the UK box office, delivering record-breaking figures.
The Marvel blockbuster earned more than £18 million to record the biggest ever April opening, as well as the highest ever for a superhero movie.
Fast & Furious 7 drops to second place after three consecutive weekends at the top, ahead of Cinderella and Home.
The Met Opera’s Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci is a new entry at number five, while Get Hard re-enters the top ten at number nine.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Avengers: Age of Ultron – £18,015,774
2. (1) Fast & Furious 7 – £1,607,659
3. (2) Cinderella – £757,113
4. (3) Home – £675,401
5. (-) Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci – £337,698
6. (5) Woman in Gold – £281,230
7. (6) The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – £251,199
8. (4) Child 44 – £229,653
9. (RE) Get Hard – £155,632
10. (8) The DUFF – £151,514
Source: Rentrak
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