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The Croods was the big Easter winner, easing just 6% (when previews are removed) to £3.3m and a very healthy ten day total of £10.6m. This is ahead of the animation benchmark set by Brave 3D last year.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3D was the best performing newcomer, easily outstripping the first GI Joe film with £2.8m (including £890k from previews).
Current King of Britain, Danny Boyle, will be mildly satisfied with the performance of his new film, as Trance debuted with £1.6m (including £433k from previews). That’s Boyle’s fourth best opening.
Jack The Giant Slayer 3D continued to perform well, taking £1.2m, falling only 22% from last weekend.
Other new entries to the top 10 included, The Host, an adaption of the novel of the same name by Twilight author Stephanie Meyer (£991k) and Finding Nemo 3D, a 3D re-release of the original film from 2003 (£265k). Overall, the box office was up 12% from last weekend and a healthy 25% from the same weekend last year.
In the US, G.I. Joe Retaliation 3D was the big attraction, taking $40.5m. For its three major stars, this is a potent opening, third-highest for Channing Tatum, second-highest for The Rock, and remarkably, it's the top debut ever for a Bruce Willis movie.
The Croods fell 38.8% from the previous weekend, banking $26.7m and Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor added $26.1m to Mr. Perry’s coffers, proving how strong the niche for his releases is in the US market.