Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel stays top of UK box office

March 10th, 2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel stayed top of the UK box office chart for a second week.

The sequel – which stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Richard Gere – earned £1.9m in total.

Will Smith’s Focus climbed a spot to second place with takings of £1.3m, while Fifty Shades of Grey slipped to third with £1.1m.

Neil Blomkamp’s new film Chappie opened in fourth place, taking in a total of £1m. Big Hero 6 completes the top five with over £818,000.

Lower down the chart, Julianne Moore’s Still Alice landed in eighth with £401k, while Vince Vaughn comedy Unfinished Business entered at nine with £394k.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – £1,957,256
2. (3) Focus – £1,312,963
3. (2) Fifty Shades of Grey – £1,066,813
4. (-) Chappie – £1,015,058
5. (4) Big Hero 6 – £818,737
6. (5) Shaun the Sheep Movie – £611,005
7. (6) Kingsman: The Secret Service – £450,947
8. (-) Still Alice – £401,565
9. (-) Unfinished Business – £394,177
10. (8) It Follows – £229,927

Source: Rentrak

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Dying Light remains all format gaming No.1

March 9th, 2015

Dying Light has retained the top spot in the all-format gaming chart.

Techland’s survival horror title spends a second week at number one, placing ahead of Grand Theft Auto 5 and FIFA 15.

Call of Duty: Advance Warfare and Dragon Ball XenoVerse drop two spots each after suffering significant sales dips. They now occupy fourth and fifth place respectively.

Zombie Army Trilogy, the only new entry in this week’s top 40, debuts at eight.

Meanwhile, Saints Row 4 Re-Elected/Gat Out of Hell climbs a total of 13 places to return to the top 20 at number 18.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
2. (5) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
3. (6) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
4. (2) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
5. (3) Dragon Ball XenoVerse (Bandai Namco)
6. (9) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
7. (4) The Order 1886 (Sony)
8. (-) Zombie Army Trilogy (Rebellion)
9. (8) Evolve (2K Games)
10. (10) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
11. (7) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (11) Destiny (Activision)
13. (17) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
14. (19) Terraria (505 Games)
15. (12) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
16. (14) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo)
17. (16) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
18. (31) Saints Row 4 Re-Elected/Gat Out of Hell (Deep Silver)
19. (18) The Crew (Ubisoft)
20. (13) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2014 Ukie Ltd.

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Years & Years knock Ellie Goulding off the top spot

March 8th, 2015

Years & Years have claimed the number one spot on the UK Official Singles Chart with their electro-dance track ‘King’.

The three-piece, who won the BBC Sound Of 2015 poll earlier this year, achieved combined chart sales of 101,000 to take the top spot in this week’s chart.

Speaking to OfficialCharts.com, frontman Olly Alexander said: “I don’t think any of us thought we’d be Number 1. No one told us it would be Number 1. They said it wouldn’t get to Number 1, but it did!”

The group have knocked Ellie Goulding’s ‘Love Me Like You Do’into second place, after the Fifty Shades Of Grey track topped the chart for four weeks. However the song remained the most-streamed track of the week, with 2.15 million streams.

Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney’s ‘FourFiveSeconds’ climbs two places to reach a new high of number three, while Hozier falls two places with ‘Take Me To Church’.

The top five is completed by The Weeknd, whose Fifty Shades Of Grey track ‘Earned It’ falls one place from last week.

The second-highest new entry of the week comes from Marlon Roudette, whose UK breakthrough track ‘When The Beat Drops Out’ has already topped the charts across Europe and has now hit number 7 in the UK.

British producer Alex Adair, who has previously remixed tracks by Ella Henderson, Ed Sheeran and Jessie Ware, enters the chart at number 13 with his song ‘Make Me Feel Better’.

Kanye West enters at number 18 with ‘All Day’ following his performance of the song at last week’s BRIT Awards, while Taylor Swift , who also performed, climbs six places to number 22 with ‘Style’.

Meanwhile Imagine Dragons jump from number 60 to 33 with ‘Demons’ after it was performed on the battle rounds of The Voice UK last week.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel beats Fifty Shades of Grey

March 3rd, 2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has knocked Fifty Shades of Grey from the top of the UK box office.

The sequel – which stars Judi Dench, Maggie Smith and Richard Gere – earned £3.8m over its opening weekend.

Fifty Shades of Grey took £2.2m in second place, bringing its UK total to more than £30m in just three weeks.

Meanwhile, Will Smith’s latest release Focus earned £1.9m to finish the weekend in third place.

Big Hero 6 and Shaun the Sheep Movie are at numbers four and five respectively.

Jennifer Lopez’s erotic thriller The Boy Next Door debuts at number seven, while horror film It Follows enters the chart at eight.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – £3,771,852
2. (1) Fifty Shades of Grey – £2,248,492
3. (-) Focus– £1,910,245
4. (2) Big Hero 6 – £1,219,171
5. (3) Shaun the Sheep Movie – £1,008,452
6. (4) Kingsman: The Secret Service – £667,464
7. (-) The Boy Next Door – £406,174
8. (-) It Follows – £371,142
9. (5) The Wedding Ringer – £368,213
10. (8) The Theory of Everything – £333,039

Source: Rentrak

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Dying Light tops the gaming chart above Dragon Ball

March 2nd, 2015

Dying Light has topped the all-format gaming chart after finally launching at retail.

The game, which made its digital debut last month, is the third new gaming franchise to top the chart in the past three weeks.

It is followed by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, which remains second despite a drop in sales, and Dragon Ball Xenoverse, which enjoys its biggest UK launch to take third.

The Order 1886 drops to fourth, above GTA 5, FIFA 15 and Far Cry 4.

Evolve and a Minecraft double-header complete this week’s top ten.

At the tail-end of the chart, The Last of Us Remastered re-enters at 15, above Disney Infinity 2.0 and WWE 2K15.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Dying Light (Warner Bros)
2. (2) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
3. (-) Dragon Ball Xenoverse (Bandai Namco)
4. (1) The Order 1886 (Sony)
5. (5) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
6. (6) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
7. (4) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
8. (3) Evolve (2K Games)
9. (7) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
10. (9) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
11. (10) Destiny (Activision)
12. (19) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
13. (11) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
14. (8) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo)
15. (-) The Last of Us Remastered (Sony)
16. (17) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
17. (13) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
18. (16) The Crew (Ubisoft)
19. (15) Terraria (505 Games)
20. (20) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2014 Ukie Ltd.

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‘Love Me Like You Do’ spends fourth week at number 1

March 1st, 2015

Ellie Goulding’s ‘Love Me Like You Do’ remains the UK’s number one single for the fourth week running.

The Fifty Shades of Grey track is also named the most streamed song of the week with over 2.3 million streams.

Last week, the track broke an all-time streaming record, beating previous record holder Mark Ronson with ‘Uptown Funk’.

Hozier’s ‘Take Me to Church’ remains at number two for the third consecutive week, while ‘Uptown Funk’ by Ronson and Bruno Mars stays at number three.

‘Earned It’ by The Weeknd is still at number four, with Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney’s ‘FourFiveSeconds’ rounding off the top five.

David Guetta and Emeli Sandé’s ‘What I Did for Love’ enters the top ten at number six, and ‘Heartbeat Song’ by Kelly Clarkson debuts at seven.

‘Lay Me Down’ by Sam Smith climbs 73 places to number 15, while George Ezra’s ‘Budapest’ is at 18.

‘Something New’ by Axwell and Ingrosso is a new entry at 22, as Disciples debut at number 24 with ‘They Don’t Know’.

Madonna’s ‘Living for Love’ enters the chart at number 26 after her performance during February 25’s Brit Awards, and Paloma Faith’s ‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ re-enters the top 40 at number 32.

Ed Sheeran has three tracks currently in the top 40, with ‘Bloodstream’ at 35, ‘Sing’ at 38′ and ‘Don’t’ at 40.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Fifty Shades dominates UK box office for a second week

February 24th, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey has topped the UK box office for a second consecutive week.

The big-screen adaptation of EL James’s best-selling erotic novel pulled in nearly £4.6 million to stay ahead of Big Hero 6.

Fifty Shades, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, has now grossed more than $400 million at the worldwide box office. It is the number one movie in the US.

Shaun the Sheep Movie and Kingsman: The Secret Service remain in third and fourth spots respectively.

Kevin Hart romantic comedy The Wedding Ringer enters the chart at number five, with Michael Bay’s Project Almanac at number six.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Fifty Shades of Grey – £4,597,092
2. (2) Big Hero 6 – £2,581,806
3. (3) Shaun the Sheep Movie – £2,429,181
4. (4) Kingsman: The Secret Service – £1,216,497
5. (-) The Wedding Ringer – £990,445
6. (-) Project Almanac – £868,030
7. (6) Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots – £504,253
8. (8) The Theory of Everything – £445,461
9. (5) Jupiter Ascending – £436,526
10. (7) American Sniper – £414,648

Source: Rentrak

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The Order 1886 tops the all-format gaming chart

February 23rd, 2015

The Order 1886 tops this week’s all-format gaming chart.

Ready at Dawn’s cover-based shooter is the first Sony exclusive to top the chart since The Last of Us Remastered last August.

It is followed by Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare in second, while Evolve drops from first to third.

Far Cry 4, GTA 5 and FIFA 15 follow at four, five and six, while Minecraft for Xbox and PlayStation chart at seven and nine.

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask falls six places to eight, and Destiny rounds off this week’s top-ten at ten.

Elsewhere, Total War: Attila narrowly misses out on a top-20 spot at 21, while Dead or Alive 5: Last Round debuts at 27.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) The Order 1886 (Sony)
2. (3) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
3. (1) Evolve (2K Games)
4. (7) Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft)
5. (5) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
6. (6) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
7. (8) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
8. (2) The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo)
9. (11) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
10. (10) Destiny (Activision)
11. (9) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
12. (4) Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate (Capcom)
13. (13) WWE 2K15 (2K Sports)
14. (15) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
15. (18) Terraria (505 Games)
16. (12) The Crew (Ubisoft)
17. (16) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney)
18. (17) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros)
19. (20) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
20. (14) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)

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‘Love Me Like You Do’ spends third week as No.1 single

February 22nd, 2015

Ellie Goulding’s ‘Love Me Like You Do’ remains the UK’s number one single.

This is the third week at the top for the Fifty Shades of Grey track, which also broke a worldwide streaming record earlier this week.

In addition, the single had over 2.58 million listens in the UK during the last week, beating previous record holder Mark Ronson with ‘Uptown Funk’ (2.56 million).

Hozier’s ‘Take Me to Church’ claims the second spot, while ‘Uptown Funk’ by Ronson and Bruno Mars takes number three.

‘Earned It’ by The Weeknd climbs to number four, while ‘FourFiveSeconds’ by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney remains at number five.

LuvBug claim their second top 20 single with ‘Revive (Say Something)’ at number 17, while Taylor Swift’s ‘Style’ debuts at 36.

Florence + The Machine’s ‘What Kind of Man’ climbs 20 places to number 37, while David Guetta and Emeli Sandé’s ‘What I Did for Love’ re-enters the chart at number 24.

‘What I Did for Love’ featured in Friday’s (February 20) EastEnders live closing scene, which saw the track’s popularity boosted on iTunes.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Fifty Shades of Grey whips UK box office into a frenzy

February 17th, 2015

Fifty Shades of Grey has shattered box office records in the UK.

The big-screen adaptation of EL James’s best-selling erotic novel earned £13.5 million to take home top spot in the UK ahead of Big Hero 6 and the Shaun the Sheep Movie.

Fifty Shades is the UK and Ireland’s biggest ever 18 certificate and non-franchise/sequel opening, as well as the largest February and Valentine’s Day debut. The film also has the biggest opening weekend bow of 2015 so far.

Sam Taylor-Johnson’s movie, which stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, has so far grossed more than $260 million at the worldwide box office and is the number one movie in the US.

Elsewhere in the week’s UK chart, the only other new release to make a dent in the top ten is Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots. The family film earned £687,417 on its debut weekend on release.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Fifty Shades of Grey – £13,550,290
2. (1) Big Hero 6 – £1,841,570
3. (3) Shaun the Sheep Movie – £1,736,986
4. (2) Kingsman: The Secret Service – £1,605,942
5. (4) Jupiter Ascending – £827,604
6. (-) Peppa Pig: The Golden Boots – £687,417
7. (5) American Sniper – £641,174
8. (7) The Theory of Everything – £522,465
9. (6) Selma – £429,086
10. (11) Paddington – £208,857

Source: Rentrak

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