The latest installment in Fox's X-Men franchise debuts in first place at the UK box office, but a weekend haul of £5.4m has to be considered less than 'First Class' considering that the figure - which includes over £2m from two days of preview screenings - is just over half the £10.4m opening enjoyed by The Hangover Part II. Discounting previews it's the weakest opening for the franchise but nevertheless, it's good enough to put X-Men: First Class in pole position as Todd Phillips' comedy sequel slips down to second place with another £3.8m, while Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides also falls one spot to third and remains the highest earner in the top ten with a cumulative gross of £26.7m. Along with X-Men: First Class, there are another three newcomers in the chart this week, the highest of which is the 3D concert movie JLS: Eyes Wide Open, which debuts in fifth (one place behind family comedy Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules), with acclaimed racing documentary Senna and Bollywood comedy Ready opening in seventh and eighth respectively. Meanwhile, heading towards the foot of the chart is animated comedy Rio (down to places to eighth) and Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist (down four two ninth), but the biggest drop of the week is reserved for Thor, which plummets to the bottom of the chart after finishing up in fourth last time out.
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| Pos. | Film | Weekend Gross | Week | Total UK Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men: First Class | £5,438,386 | 1 | £5,438,386 |
| 2 | The Hangover Part II | £3,826,158 | 2 | £21,055,272 |
| 3 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | £2,144,179 | 3 | £26,693,930 |
| 4 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2: Rodrick Rules | £645,196 | 2 | £3,622,991 |
| 5 | JLS: Eyes Wide Open | £463,914 | 1 | £463,914 |
| 6 | Senna | £375,173 | 1 | £375,173 |
| 7 | Ready | £236,868 | 1 | £236,868 |
| 8 | Rio | £94,127 | 8 | £12,890,750 |
| 9 | Fast & Furious 5: Rio Heist | £77,874 | 7 | £18,368,657 |
| 10 | Thor | £59,994 | 6 | £13,849,095 |
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DreamWorks Animation sequel Kung Fu Panda 2 (cert. PG) will likely flying kick its way to the top of the box office this coming Friday and features an all-star voice cast including Jack Black, Seth Rogan, Angelina Jolie, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Dustin Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Michelle Yeoh and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Meanwhile other films looking to make an impact include dance flick Honey 2 (cert. PG), thriller Point Blank (cert. 15) and horror Mother's Day (cert. 18).
U.K. Box Office Archive
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