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Following on from The Wolf of Wall Street, The LEGO Movie became the second film this year to hold on to the top spot for three straight weeks. The blockbuster animation fell 45% to £3.3m, which is a strong hold considering the previous Friday had the distinct advantage of being a school holiday day. The Phil Lord and Chris Miller helmed comedy now has a huge cume of £26.7m, which already places it above Wreck-It Ralph, which was released at the same time last year and finished on £23.8m.
The LEGO Movie
Liam Neeson thriller, Non-Stop, opened in second with a very respectable £2.7m. Neeson is a bona fide action star and that’s a big improvement over both Unknown (£1.4m) and The Grey (£1.1m). Unknown finished on £6.5m, so Non-Stop will be looking at £8m-plus. Another new entry landed in third with Kevin Hart and Ice Cube comedy Ride Along debuting with £1.4m. Hart is a huge star in the US but has so far not managed to transfer that success to UK audiences. However after some high profile press appearances last week that looks like it might finally be changing.
Non-Stop
The Book Thief opened in fourth with £1.4m, which included £373k from previews. That’s a solid start for a film that ultimately didn’t achieve the awards recognition it was probably hoping for. Mr.Peabody and Sherman rounded out the top five and continued to perform strongly, adding £796k for a cume of £11.6m. One other very notable occurrence, on its seventh week on release, The Wolf of Wall Street became the highest grossing 18-certificate film of all time in the UK, overtaking Hannibal (£21.6m). On a decent weekend, the box office was up 44% from the same weekend last year.
The Book Thief
In the US, Non-Stop opened in the top spot with $30m and Universal reported that the audience was 51% female 65% over the age of 25. Religious drama Son of God opened in second place with $26.5m. After three weeks on top, The LEGO Movie dropped to third with $21m and crossed the $200m mark in the process. The Monuments Men moved up one spot to fourth with $5m, and a decent cume of $65.7m. 3 Days to Kill completed the top five with $4.9m and a cume of $20.7m.
3 Days To Kill