Titanfall beats 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil to top of charts

April 22nd, 2014

Titanfall has retained its place at the top of the all-format chart above 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

EA’s latest World Cup tie-in makes its chart debut in second, having sold the majority of its copies on Xbox 360 (66%).

LEGO: The Hobbit drops to third, FIFA 14 falls to fourth, while Call of Duty: Ghosts holds on to fifth above South Park: The Stick of Truth.

Trials Fusion is this week’s second highest new entry at seven. Sales were almost evenly split among Xbox One and PS4.

Outside of the top ten, Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn re-enters at 20, below Kinect Sports Rivals and Dark Souls 2.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (EA Sports)
3. (2) LEGO: The Hobbit (Warner Bros)
4. (3) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
5. (5) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
6. (4) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
7. (-) Trials Fusion (Ubisoft)
8. (6) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
9. (7) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
10. (8) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
11. (9) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
12. (12) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
13. (11) Thief (Square Enix)
14. (15) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
15. (13) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
16. (10) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
17. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
18. (17) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
19. (14) Kinect Sports Rivals (Microsoft)
20. (-) Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (Square Enix)

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

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Kiesza claims UK number one with debut single ‘Hideaway’

April 20th, 2014

Kiesza has topped the UK Singles Chart with her debut single ‘Hideaway’.

The Canadian singer-songwriter has knocked Sigma’s ‘Nobody To Love’ from number one, with ‘Hideaway’ becoming the third fastest-selling single of 2014 so far.

The track has sold 136,000 copies in the UK over the last seven days.

John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ is a non-mover at four, while Aloe Blacc’s recent chart-topper, ‘The Man’, drops from number three to five.

Tove Lo’s ‘Stay High’ rises from 12 to six on this week’s countdown, while Pharrell Williams is a non-mover at seven with ‘Happy’, and Duke Dumont drops two places to eight with the Jax Jones-assisted ‘I Got U’.

Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s ‘Fancy’ slips four places to nine in its second week on the chart, with Route 94 and Jess Glynne’s ‘My Love’ completing the Top 10.

Elyar Fox’s second single ‘A Billion Girls’ narrowly misses out on the Top 10, debuting at 11. Meridian Dan is a new entry at number 13 with ‘German Whip’, featuring Big H and JME.

Meanwhile, Showtek, Justin Prime and Matthew Koma’s ‘Cannonball (Earthquake)’ debuts at number 29.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Captain America 2 returns to UK box office top slot…

April 15th, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has returned to the top of the UK box office.

Marvel’s sequel earned £1.78 million to leapfrog Noah and Rio 2 on its third weekend on release.

The Winter Soldier has now pulled in £14.6 million from its UK cinema run, up on the £9.5 haul taken by predecessor The First Avenger in 2011.

Divergent held its place at number four, while The Quiet Ones is a new entry at number five.

Elsewhere, the chart saw new releases Calvary and The Raid 2 debut at numbers seven and eight respectively.

The highest-earning film in the top ten is The Lego Movie, which took its UK total to £32.5 million after adding £196,050 to its tally last weekend.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (2) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – £1,782,201
2. (3) Noah – £1,591,916
3. (1) Rio 2 – £1,559,793
4. (4) Divergent – £1,003,202
5. (-) The Quiet Ones – £681,305
6. (5) Muppets Most Wanted – £602,492
7. (-) Calvary – £571,489
8. (-) The Raid 2 – £454,150
9. (6) The Grand Budapest Hotel – £332,145
10. (9) The Lego Movie – £196,050

Source: Rentrak

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Sigma beat The Vamps to score first UK number one single

April 13th, 2014

Sigma have claimed their first UK number one single with ‘Nobody To Love’.

The track – from duo Joe Lenzie and Cameron Edwards – has sold 121,000 copies over the last seven days to beat The Vamps’ latest single ‘Last Night’ to the top spot.

‘Nobody To Love’ – a drum ‘n’ bass re-working of Kanye West’s ‘Bound 2’ – becomes the third biggest selling single of the year so far.

The Vamps have narrowly missed out on a number one single for the third time, with ‘Last Night’ becoming their second single to chart at number two.

Aloe Blacc – who topped the chart last weekend – drops to number three with ‘The Man’, while John Legend’s ‘All Of Me’ slips two places to four.

Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX are a new entry at number five on this week’s countdown with ‘Fancy’. The song becomes Azalea’s highest charting single to date as she prepares to release her debut album The New Classic tomorrow (April 14).

Meanwhile, Duke Dumont’s ‘I Got U’ drops to six, Pharrell Williams’s ‘Happy’ is down one to seven, and Route 94’s ‘My Love’ slips from four to eight.

Clean Bandit and Jess Glynne’s ‘Rather Be’ is down one place to nine, while Katy Perry re-enters the Top 10 this week with ‘Dark Horse’, rising from 11 to ten.

The Saturdays have scored their 17th UK Top 40 hit with ‘Not Giving Up’, which is a new entry at number 19.

Meanwhile, David Guetta and Showtek’s ‘Bad’, feauturing Vassy, debuts at number 22, while ‘Coming Home’ from Kaiser Chiefs make its Top 40 debut at 31.

Source: Official Charts Company

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Divergent, Noah sunk by Rio 2 at UK box office

April 8th, 2014

Rio 2 has topped the UK cinema chart on its debut weekend on release.

The Blue Sky Studios animated sequel, posting earnings of £2.8 million (up on the £1.5 million haul of its 2011 predecessor), won a highly-competitive box office battle which saw both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Noah gross more than £2 million from UK screens.

Divergent, the Shailene Woodley action film, debuted at number four with £1.7 million. The film falls short of fellow YA movies Twilight and The Hunger Games, which debuted to £2.5 million and £4.9 million respectively.

Muppets Most Wanted, down three places from last week’s runner-up spot, completes the top five.

Elsewhere, the chart saw new entries for opera broadcast La Boheme and Richard Ayoade’s The Double.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Rio 2 – £2,882,680
2. (1) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – £2,764,030
3. (-) Noah – £2,511,397
4. (-) Divergent – £1,767,295
5. (2) Muppets Most Wanted – £897,395
6. (3) The Grand Budapest Hotel – £611,999
7. (-) La Boheme – £374,522
8. (-) The Double – £281,794
9. (6) The Lego Movie – £264,574
10. (4) Non-Stop – £189,815

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Elder Scrolls Online beaten by FIFA 14 in UK games charts

April 7th, 2014

FIFA 14 has reappeared at the top of the UK all-format charts.

The EA game has seen a total of 11 weeks at the top spot, a feat only managed by four other titles previously; Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Wii Fit, Zumba Fitness and FIFA: Road to the World Cup 98.

FIFA 14 has beaten new entry The Elder Scrolls Online to the top spot, whose retail sales have seen it debut in second place.

Meanwhile, Titanfall remains in third for a third week running, while last week’s number one inFamous: Second Son drops to sixth.

Finally, Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster drops ten places from 10th to 20th position, while Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls goes from sixth to 37th.

The top 20 in full:
1. (4) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
2. (-) The Elder Scrolls Online (Bethesda)
3. (3) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
4. (8) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
5. (2) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
6. (1) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
7. (5) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
8. (7) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
9. (9) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (13) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
11. (11) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
12. (17) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
13. (14) Thief (Square Enix)
14. (18) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
15. (16) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
16. (12) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
17. (23) Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
18. (15) Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright (Capcom)
19. (20) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)
20. (10) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD (Square Enix)

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

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Aloe Blacc wins first solo UK No.1

April 6th, 2014

Aloe Blacc has claimed his first solo UK number one single with ‘The Man’.

The singer – real name Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III – knocks 5 Seconds of Summer from the top spot with his latest track.

He topped the charts as a guest vocalist on Avicii’s ‘Wake Me Up’ in 2013 and reached number two with his breakout hit ‘I Need Dollar’ in 2010.

John Legend climbs three places to number two with ‘All of Me’, which becomes his highest UK chart placing to date.

Duke Dumont and Jax Jones’s former chart-topper ‘I Got U’ is down one place to number three, while Route 94 and Jess Glynne’s ‘My Love’ is a non-mover at four.

Meanwhile, Faul & Wad Ad’s ‘Changes’ slips two places to complete this week’s top five.

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier leads UK box office

April 1st, 2014

Captain America: The Winter Soldier has topped the UK box office in its debut weekend on release.

The Marvel blockbuster saw off competition from Muppets Most Wanted to take first place with more than £6 million in ticket sales.

Captain America‘s total shows significant growth on the £2.9 million earned by predecessor The First Avenger on its opening weekend. However, the number trails behind the £15.7 million earned by The Avengers in 2012.

Last week’s number one movie The Grand Budapest Hotel slips to number three, while Non-Stop and Need for Speed – down three spots from last week – round out the top five.

Elsewhere, the only other new release to make it into the top ten is Kellan Lutz’s The Legend of Hercules, which lands at number nine with £189,881.

The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (-) Captain America: The Winter Soldier – £6,037,850
2. (-) Muppets Most Wanted – £2,214,906
3. (1) The Grand Budapest Hotel – £870,423
4. (5) Non-Stop – £360,226
5. (2) Need for Speed – £337,943
6. (3) The Lego Movie – £323,397
7. (4) 300: Rise of an Empire – £237,879
8. (6) Starred Up – £201,822
9. (-) The Legend of Hercules – £189,881
10. (7) A Long Way Down – £107,538

Source: Rentrak

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Infamous: Second Son remains on top of all-format chart

March 31st, 2014

Infamous: Second Son has held on to the all-format number one for a second week.

Sucker Punch’s open-world action game held off the challenge from Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, which is a non-mover at two.

Titanfall remains at three, just 100 units behind Metal Gear.

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is the only new entry in the top ten, entering at six. Retailer promotions see FIFA 14 rise back up to four, while The Lego Movie Videogame jumps to five.

The top 20 in full:
1. (1) Infamous: Second Son (Sony)
2. (2) Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes (Konami)
3. (3) Titanfall (Electronic Arts)
4. (6) FIFA 14 (Electronic Arts)
5. (8) The LEGO Movie Videogame (Warner Bros Interactive)
6. (-) Diablo III: Reaper of Souls (Blizzard Entertainment)
7. (5) South Park: The Stick of Truth (Ubisoft)
8. (12) Call of Duty: Ghosts (Activision)
9. (10) Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
10. (4) Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD (Square Enix)are Enix)
11. (9) Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (Electronic Arts)
12. (7) Dark Souls 2 (Namco Bandai)
13. (13) Battlefield 4 (Electronic Arts)
14. (11) Thief (Square Enix)
15. (-) Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright (Capcom)
16. (15) LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Warner Bros Interactive)
17. (14) Assassin’s Creed 4 (Ubisoft)
18. (17) (14) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar Games)
19. (-) MXGP: The Official Motocross Videogame (Milestone)
20. (19) Need for Speed: Rivals (Electronic Arts)

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

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