UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 5th to Sunday 7th April 2013...
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With little in the way of new competition, DreamWorks' CG-animated family adventure The Croods held on to top spot at the UK box office, pulling in £2.36 million to make it three weeks in a row. Second place was also unchanged, despite the fact that G.I. Joe: Retaliation suffered a steep drop, banking £1.06 million after a decent £2.76 million opening last weekend, while the biggest new release of the week Dark Skies was the only other film in the chart to break seven figures, with a £1,031,948 debut enough to claim third.
Moving on and Danny Boyle's Tranceand Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer both fell one spot apiece to fourth and fifth, while Sam Raimi's fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful was another non-mover in sixth. Stephenie Meyer adaptation The Host dropped two places to seventh in its second weekend (and looks to have no chance of spawning another Twilight-sized franchise), while the comedy Identity Thief slipped one place to eighth. Finally, two newcomers filled out the remaining places - Spring Breakers opening in ninth with £345,153, followed by The Odd Life of Timothy Green in tenth with £269,465.
Number one this time last year: The Hunger Games
1. The Croods - £2,364,348 weekend (3 weeks)
2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - £1,060,222 weekend (2 weeks)
3. Dark Skies - £1,031,948 weekend (New)
4. Trance - £722,027 weekend (2 weeks)
5. Jack the Giant Slayer - £705,215 weekend (3 weeks)
6. Oz the Great and Powerful - £574,318 weekend (4 weeks)
7. The Host - £520,248 weekend (2 weeks)
8. Identity Thief - £422,194 weekend (3 weeks)
9. Spring Breakers - £345,153 weekend (New)
10. The Odd Life of Timothy Green - £269,465 weekend (New)
Incoming...
The Tom Cruise sci-fi Oblivion (cert. 12A) arrived in UK cinemas today and could be a good shout for first place given two extra days of preview takings, while Friday's newcomers include spoof sequel Scary Movie 5 (cert. 15), thriller Simon Killer (cert. 18), as well as Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines (cert. 15), starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes [read our review here].
With little in the way of new competition, DreamWorks' CG-animated family adventure The Croods held on to top spot at the UK box office, pulling in £2.36 million to make it three weeks in a row. Second place was also unchanged, despite the fact that G.I. Joe: Retaliation suffered a steep drop, banking £1.06 million after a decent £2.76 million opening last weekend, while the biggest new release of the week Dark Skies was the only other film in the chart to break seven figures, with a £1,031,948 debut enough to claim third.Moving on and Danny Boyle's Tranceand Bryan Singer's Jack the Giant Slayer both fell one spot apiece to fourth and fifth, while Sam Raimi's fantasy adventure Oz the Great and Powerful was another non-mover in sixth. Stephenie Meyer adaptation The Host dropped two places to seventh in its second weekend (and looks to have no chance of spawning another Twilight-sized franchise), while the comedy Identity Thief slipped one place to eighth. Finally, two newcomers filled out the remaining places - Spring Breakers opening in ninth with £345,153, followed by The Odd Life of Timothy Green in tenth with £269,465.
Number one this time last year: The Hunger Games
1. The Croods - £2,364,348 weekend (3 weeks)
2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation - £1,060,222 weekend (2 weeks)
3. Dark Skies - £1,031,948 weekend (New)
4. Trance - £722,027 weekend (2 weeks)
5. Jack the Giant Slayer - £705,215 weekend (3 weeks)
6. Oz the Great and Powerful - £574,318 weekend (4 weeks)
7. The Host - £520,248 weekend (2 weeks)
8. Identity Thief - £422,194 weekend (3 weeks)
9. Spring Breakers - £345,153 weekend (New)
10. The Odd Life of Timothy Green - £269,465 weekend (New)
Incoming...
The Tom Cruise sci-fi Oblivion (cert. 12A) arrived in UK cinemas today and could be a good shout for first place given two extra days of preview takings, while Friday's newcomers include spoof sequel Scary Movie 5 (cert. 15), thriller Simon Killer (cert. 18), as well as Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines (cert. 15), starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes [read our review here].