Advanced Warfare tops chart again despite 77% drop in sales

November 17th, 2014

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has topped the all-format gaming chart for a second successive week.

Activision’s shooter maintains its position at the top of the chart, despite a 77% drop in weekly sales.

It charts above Assassin’s Creed Unity, which misses out on the top spot by only 16,000 sales.

Despite a number of performance issues, this year’s Assassin’s Creed still manages to outsell its predecessor at launch, and also charts above Halo: The Master Chief Collection in third.

The PS4 version of Assassin’s Creed Unity accounts for 52% of sales, followed by 46% for the Xbox One and 2% for PC.

With Assassin’s Creed Rogue charting at six for Xbox 360 and PS3, the series would have placed above Call of Duty in combined new-gen and last-gen sales.

Despite charting in third, Halo: The Master Chief Collection enjoys the biggest launch for a Microsoft-published Xbox One game, and the seventh biggest Xbox One launch overall.

Elsewhere, LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham debuts at five, PES 2015 charts at eight and World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor enters at nine.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
2. (-) Assassin’s Creed Unity (Ubisoft)
3. (-) Halo: The Master Chief Collection (Microsoft)
4. (2) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
5. (-) LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham (Warner Bros)
6. (-) Assassin’s Creed Rogue (Ubisoft)
7. (6) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
8. (-) PES 2015 (Konami)
9. (-) World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor (Blizzard)
10. (5) Destiny (Activision)
11. (7) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
12. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
13. (12) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
14. (3) Football Manager 2015 (Sega)
15. (4) Alien Isolation (Sega)
16. (16) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
17. (11) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
18. (8) Sunset Overdrive (Microsoft)
19. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
20. (13) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)

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

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Gareth Malone’s All Star Choir score No.1 single

November 16th, 2014

Gareth Malone and his All Star Choir have debuted at number one with their official Children in Need track ‘Wake Me Up’.

The Avicii cover, which features celebrities including Jo Brand, Craig Revel Horwood, Linda Robson and Mel Giedroyc, has sold over 120,000 units in the last seven days and is also the most physically purchased single of the week.

Ed Sheeran holds on to the number two spot with ‘Thinking Out Loud’, which has set a record for the most ever audio streams in a week.

One Direction jump six places up the charts to number three with ‘Steal My Girl’ after performing the track on The X Factor last week and on Children in Need on Friday.

Cheryl drops from the number one spot to number four with her latest single ‘I Don’t Care’, while Meghan Trainor falls two places to number five with ‘All About That Bass’.

Australian duo The Veronicas enter the Official Singles Chart for the first time in five years with ‘You Ruin Me’, which debuts at number eight. Sam Smith’s new single ‘Like I Can’ enters the chart at number nine.

Taylor Swift climbs 98 places up to number 11 with ‘Blank Space’ following the release of its official video this week, while Kendrick Lamar wins his first UK Top 40 hit with ‘I’, which enters at number 20.

Idina Menzel’s ‘Let It Go’, the smash hit Frozen single, re-enters the Top 40 at number 28.

BBC Music’s track ‘God Only Knows’, which features a number of celebrities, climbs 131 places to number 39.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Interstellar tops UK box office

November 11th, 2014

Interstellar has topped the UK box office on its debut weekend on release.

The Christopher Nolan-directed sci-fi epic earned £5.3 million to secure first place ahead of Mike Leigh’s Mr Turner, which pulled in an impressive £1 million on its second weekend on release.

Interstellar‘s haul is the fourth-highest UK opening in Nolan’s career, behind The Dark Knight Rises, The Dark Knight and Inception.

The second placed Mr Turner has now earned £2.6 million from UK cinemas, beating Vera Drake to become the most successful film of acclaimed director Leigh’s career.

Last week’s number one movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles slips to number three, while Gone Girl and Fury complete the top five.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Interstellar – £5,378,220
2. (7) Mr Turner – £1,014,433
3. (1) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – £738,766
4. (4) Gone Girl – £696,874
5. (3) Fury – £674,430
6. (5) The Book of Life – £655,010
7. (2) Ouija – £653,678
8. (6) Nightcrawler – £545,221
9. (8) The Maze Runner – £396,286
10. (9) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – £318,647

Source: Rentrak

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Call of Duty ends FIFA 15’s six-week chart reign

November 10th, 2014

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has ended FIFA 15‘s six-week chart reign.

Activision’s latest shooter “convincingly” beats the week one sales total of last year’s Call of Duty: Ghosts and has sold 14% more week one units than Titanfall, Wolfenstein and Destiny combined.

It is the fifth biggest-selling Call of Duty at launch, behind the likes of Black Ops 2, Modern Warfare 2 and Modern Warfare 3.

FIFA 15 drops to second, “way ahead” of Sega’s Football Manager 2015 and Alien Isolation in third and fourth, according to Chart-Track.

After a 61% drop in sales, Sunset Overdrive falls from two to eight, above The Evil Within and Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. Lords of the Fallen drops out of the top 20 after one week.

Re-entries include Assassin’s Creed 4 at 16, Lego: The Hobbit at 18, Tomodachi Life at 19 and Frozen: Olaf’s Quest at 20.

The top 20 in full:
1. (-) Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision)
2. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
3. (-) Football Manager 2015 (Sega)
4. (13) Alien Isolation (Sega)
5. (6) Destiny (Activision)
6. (3) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
7. (9) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
8. (2) Sunset Overdrive (Microsoft)
9. (4) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
10. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
11. (7) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
12. (12) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
13. (5) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
14. (8) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros Interactive)
15. (14) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
16. (-) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
17. (17) Super Smash Bros for 3DS (Nintendo)
18. (-) Lego: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
19. (-) Tomodachi Life (Nintendo)
20. (-) Frozen: Olaf’s Quest (Avanquest)

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Cheryl Cole claims record-breaking fifth UK number one

November 9th, 2014

Cheryl Cole has scored her fifth UK number one single with ‘I Don’t Care’.

The X Factor judge now holds the record for the most UK number ones for a British female artist.

Cheryl previously topped the chart with ‘Fight for This Love’ in 2009, ‘Promise This’ in 2010, ‘Call My Name’ in 2012 and ‘Crazy Stupid Love’ earlier this year.

She overtakes previous record holders Geri Halliwell and Rita Ora, who each have four number one singles.

Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ moves down to second place, although the song breaks the record for the most audio streams in a single week with 1,638,000 listens.

All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor moves to number three, while John Legend’s ‘All of Me’ jumps from number 26 to four following his appearance on last week’s X Factor.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ rounds off the top five.

Calvin Harris enters the chart at number six with ‘Outside’, as Tom Odell’s cover of ‘Real Love’ debuts at number 21 after featuring on this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert.

The Script’s ‘No Good in Goodbye’ enters at 26, while Nicki Minaj debuts at 35 with ‘Only’, featuring Drake, Lil Wayne and Chris Brown.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Ninja Turtles return to box-office No.1

November 4th, 2014

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has reclaimed the top spot of the UK box office chart.

The Michael Bay-produced blockbuster climbed back to the summit with takings of £1.42 million at the weekend.

Horror movie Ouija enters at two with £1.37m, while Brad Pitt’s Fury drops two places to three with £1.25m.

Gone Girl slips one to four with £1.06m, and The Book of Life completes the top five with £1.05m.

Jake Gyllenhaal’s Nightcrawler opens in sixth place with £1.03m, while Timothy Spall’s Mr Turner is new at seven with £905,000.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (2) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – £1,429,159
2. (-) Ouija – £1,373,907
3. (1) Fury – £1,246,990
4. (3) Gone Girl – £1,061,282
5. (4) The Book of Life – £1,056,274
6. (-) Nightcrawler – £1,003,822
7. (-) Mr Turner – £904,947
8. (5) The Maze Runner – £664,766
9. (7) Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – £524,109
10. (6) Annabelle – £457,026

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Sunset Overdrive debuts in second place behind FIFA 15

November 4th, 2014

FIFA 15 has extended its reign at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

EA’s football simulation has managed six consecutive weeks at the top of the chart, the most for any game this year.

It outperforms Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive, which is this week’s highest new entry in second.

Insomniac’s shooter is one of eight new entries in the top 40, including WWE 2K15 at five and Lords of the Fallen at 11.

Other new entries include The Walking Dead: Season Two at 23, Farming Simulator 15 at 25 and The Walking Dead: Game of the Year Edition at 36.

MX vs ATV: Supercross and PlayStation Vita RPG Freedom Wars debut at 38 and 39, respectively.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
2. (-) Sunset Overdrive (Microsoft)
3. (2) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
4. (3) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
5. (-) WWE 2K15 (Take-Two)
6. (4) Destiny (Activision)
7. (8) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
8. (5) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros Interactive)
9. (10) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
10. (12) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
11. (-) Lords of the Fallen (Square Enix)
12. (13) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
13. (9) Alien Isolation (Sega)
14. (17) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
15. (6) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2K Games)
16. (11) Driveclub (Sony)
17. (14) Super Smash Bros for 3DS (Nintendo)
18. (20) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)
19. (19) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
20. (-) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros)

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Ed Sheeran claims No.1 single

November 2nd, 2014

Ed Sheeran has claimed the record for the longest ever climb to a UK number one single.

‘Thinking Out Loud’ first entered the Top 40 chart 19 weeks ago, before being crowned the number one single this week (November 2).

This is Sheeran’s second number one in six months, and the single takes over from Celine Dion’s ‘Think Twice’, which took 13 weeks to reach number one in 1994.

“I’m not used to having number one singles and this is my favourite song on the album, my favourite song I’ve written, so I’m really proud it’s getting this recognition,” Sheeran said.

Last week’s number one, ‘All About That Bass’ by Meghan Trainor, moves down to number two, while Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off’ moves from fifth position to third.

‘Bang Bang’ by Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Ariana Grande stays at number four, as Jeremih’s ‘Don’t Tell ‘Em’ rounds off the Top 5 tracks of the week.

Parra for Cuva claims this week’s highest new entry with ‘Wicked Games’, featuring Anna Naklab, at number 6. The song is a reworking of Chris Isaak’s 1990 hit ‘Wicked Game’.

Calvin Harris enters the chart at 23 with ‘Open Wide’ featuring Big Sean, while OneRepublic have two songs in the chart, ‘I Lived’ at 29 and the re-entering ‘Love Runs Out’ at 38.

Idina Menzel’s ‘Let It Go’ also re-enters the chart at number 36, following Lauren Platt’s rendition on last week’s X Factor.

Source: Official Charts Company

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

October 28th, 2014

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

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FIFA 15 tops UK chart for fifth week

October 27th, 2014

FIFA 15 is the best-selling game in the UK for a fifth week running.

The game has been top of the chart more than any other game releasing this year. EA games, meanwhile, have been number one for 18 weeks in 2014, compared to the 10 in 2013.

The launch of the PS4 edition of Minecraft: PlayStation Edition sees sales jump 82%, moving the game to second place.

For new entries, Wii U exclusive Bayonetta 2 debuts in seventh place, while both Civilization: Beyond Earth and Just Dance 2015 appear outside the chart in 18th and 19th respectively.

PS4 and PS3’s Singstar: Ultimate Party, meanwhile, debuts in 32nd place.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) FIFA 15 (EA Sports)
2. (13) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Sony)
3. (2) The Evil Within (Bethesda)
4. (7) Destiny (Activision)
5. (4) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Warner Bros Interactive)
6. (3) Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel (2K Games)
7. (-) Bayonetta 2 (Nintendo)
8. (5) Forza Horizon 2 (Microsoft)
9. (6) Alien Isolation (Sega)
10. (11) Skylanders Trap Team (Activision)
11. (8) Driveclub (Sony)
12. (16) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
13. (14) Disney Infinity 2.0 (Disney Interactive Studios)
14. (11) Super Smash Bros for 3DS (Nintendo)
15. (9) F1 2014 (Codemasters)
16. (25) The Borderlands Collection (1&2) (2K Games)
17. (24) Watch Dogs (Ubisoft)
18. (-) Civilzation: Beyond Earth (2K Games)
19. (-) Just Dance 2015 (Ubisoft)
20. (17) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (EA Games)

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