UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 29th - Sunday 31st March 2013...
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Despite the arrival of several big new releases, DreamWorks' animated caveman comedy The Croods managed to retain the UK box office crown with an impressive second-weekend (or third, if you're counting previews) haul of £3.3 million. The Croods has already pulled in £10.61 million, and with the Easter school holidays still to come, it looks like this one could continue to club the competition over the next couple of weeks.
Best of the newcomers was the Jon M. Chu-directed sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which opened in second place with £2.76 million ahead of Danny Boyle's mind-bending thriller Trancein third with £1.59 million. The latest Stephenie Meyer adaptation The Host failed to come anywhere close to Twilight figures, banking £991k to debut in fifth behind Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer.
In the bottom half of the chart, Oz the Great and Powerful, Identity Thief and Side Effects all dropped three spots apiece to take sixth, seventh and eighth, while Disney-Pixar's 3D rerelease of Finding Nemo earned just £265k in its opening weekend, continuing the run of diminishing returns for Pixar's 3D reissues. Finally, taking the wooden spoon in tenth was another new arrival in Francois Ozon's romantic drama In the House with a respectable £209k from limited screenings.
Number one this time last year: The Hunger Games
1. The Croods - £3.30m weekend; £10.61m total (2 weeks)
2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - £2.76m weekend (New)
3. Trance - £1.59m weekend (New)
4. Jack the Giant Slayer - £1.24m weekend; £3.79m total (2 weeks)
5. The Host - £991,000 weekend (New)
6. Oz the Great and Powerful - £976,000 weekend; £11.87m total (3 weeks)
7. Identity Thief - £768,000 weekend; £2.94m total (2 weeks)
8. Side Effects - £347,000 weekend;£4.11m total (4 weeks)
9. Finding Nemo 3D - £265,000 weekend (New)
10. In the House - £209,000 weekend (New)
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Today sees the release of the low-budget sci-fi horror Dark Skies (cert. 15), while newcomers on Friday include The Odd Life of Timothy Green (cert. U), A Late Quartet (cert. TBC), All Things to All Men (cert. 15), Thursday Till Sunday (cert. TBC) and Harmony Korine's latest Spring Breakers (cert. 18) starring James Franco, Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.
Despite the arrival of several big new releases, DreamWorks' animated caveman comedy The Croods managed to retain the UK box office crown with an impressive second-weekend (or third, if you're counting previews) haul of £3.3 million. The Croods has already pulled in £10.61 million, and with the Easter school holidays still to come, it looks like this one could continue to club the competition over the next couple of weeks.Best of the newcomers was the Jon M. Chu-directed sequel G.I. Joe: Retaliation, which opened in second place with £2.76 million ahead of Danny Boyle's mind-bending thriller Trancein third with £1.59 million. The latest Stephenie Meyer adaptation The Host failed to come anywhere close to Twilight figures, banking £991k to debut in fifth behind Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer.
In the bottom half of the chart, Oz the Great and Powerful, Identity Thief and Side Effects all dropped three spots apiece to take sixth, seventh and eighth, while Disney-Pixar's 3D rerelease of Finding Nemo earned just £265k in its opening weekend, continuing the run of diminishing returns for Pixar's 3D reissues. Finally, taking the wooden spoon in tenth was another new arrival in Francois Ozon's romantic drama In the House with a respectable £209k from limited screenings.
Number one this time last year: The Hunger Games
1. The Croods - £3.30m weekend; £10.61m total (2 weeks)
2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - £2.76m weekend (New)
3. Trance - £1.59m weekend (New)
4. Jack the Giant Slayer - £1.24m weekend; £3.79m total (2 weeks)
5. The Host - £991,000 weekend (New)
6. Oz the Great and Powerful - £976,000 weekend; £11.87m total (3 weeks)
7. Identity Thief - £768,000 weekend; £2.94m total (2 weeks)
8. Side Effects - £347,000 weekend;£4.11m total (4 weeks)
9. Finding Nemo 3D - £265,000 weekend (New)
10. In the House - £209,000 weekend (New)
Incoming...
Today sees the release of the low-budget sci-fi horror Dark Skies (cert. 15), while newcomers on Friday include The Odd Life of Timothy Green (cert. U), A Late Quartet (cert. TBC), All Things to All Men (cert. 15), Thursday Till Sunday (cert. TBC) and Harmony Korine's latest Spring Breakers (cert. 18) starring James Franco, Ashley Benson, Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.