UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th August 2013...
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It's all change at the top of the UK box office chart this week, with Universal's live-action / CG hybrid family sequel The Smurfs 2 fending off competition from fellow newcomers The Heat and The Conjuring to take first place with £3,220,911, including Wednesday and Thursday previews. That's just over half a million less than its predecessor, with The Smurfs debuting in second place back in 2011 with £3.8 million, which also included two days of previews.
Taking second place this week is the Sandra Bullock / Melissa McCarthy buddy cop comedy The Heat, which opened with £2,500,522 including two days of preview screenings, followed by horror The Conjuring, which conjured up a decent £2,156,124 to claim third ahead of last week's top film The Wolverine. Further down the chart, the action comedy RED 2 debuted in seventh, with the sequel amassing £1,023,349, while the latest collaboration between director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Ryan Gosling, Only God Forgives, finished up in ninth with an opening weekend of £465,917.
Number one this time last year: Ted
1. The Smurfs 2 - £3,220,911 weekend (New)
2. The Heat - £2,500,522 weekend (New)
3. The Conjuring - £2,156,124 weekend (New)
4. The Wolverine - £1,800,640 weekend (2 weeks)
5. Monsters University - £1,753,216 weekend (4 weeks)
6. Despicable Me 2 - £1,289,450 weekend (5 weeks)
7. RED 2 - £1,023,349 weekend (New)
8. The World's End - £681,301 weekend (3 weeks)
9. Only God Forgives - £465,917 weekend (New)
10. Now You See Me - £436,597 weekend (5 weeks)
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Two newcomers enter the UK marketplace today with the arrival of the fantasy sequel Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (cert. PG) and Brit comedy Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (cert. 15), while Friday sees the release of Disney's big budget Western adventure The Lone Ranger (cert. 12A), along with the comedy sequel Grown Ups 2 (cert. 12A).
Taking second place this week is the Sandra Bullock / Melissa McCarthy buddy cop comedy The Heat, which opened with £2,500,522 including two days of preview screenings, followed by horror The Conjuring, which conjured up a decent £2,156,124 to claim third ahead of last week's top film The Wolverine. Further down the chart, the action comedy RED 2 debuted in seventh, with the sequel amassing £1,023,349, while the latest collaboration between director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Ryan Gosling, Only God Forgives, finished up in ninth with an opening weekend of £465,917.
Number one this time last year: Ted
1. The Smurfs 2 - £3,220,911 weekend (New)
2. The Heat - £2,500,522 weekend (New)
3. The Conjuring - £2,156,124 weekend (New)
4. The Wolverine - £1,800,640 weekend (2 weeks)
5. Monsters University - £1,753,216 weekend (4 weeks)
6. Despicable Me 2 - £1,289,450 weekend (5 weeks)
7. RED 2 - £1,023,349 weekend (New)
8. The World's End - £681,301 weekend (3 weeks)
9. Only God Forgives - £465,917 weekend (New)
10. Now You See Me - £436,597 weekend (5 weeks)
Incoming...
Two newcomers enter the UK marketplace today with the arrival of the fantasy sequel Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (cert. PG) and Brit comedy Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (cert. 15), while Friday sees the release of Disney's big budget Western adventure The Lone Ranger (cert. 12A), along with the comedy sequel Grown Ups 2 (cert. 12A).