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Prisoners captures UK box office | Prisoners captures UK box office |
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Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal's new film Prisoners has repeated its US success by topping the UK box office in its opening weekend. | Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal's new film Prisoners has repeated its US success by topping the UK box office in its opening weekend. |
The kidnap drama made £1.37m, overtaking the Formula One film Rush, which took second place with £987,549. | |
Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine came third despite only opening across 188 screens, compared to Prisoners' 400 and Rush's 512 screens. | Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine came third despite only opening across 188 screens, compared to Prisoners' 400 and Rush's 512 screens. |
Filth, starring James McAvoy, enjoyed a strong start in Scotland. | Filth, starring James McAvoy, enjoyed a strong start in Scotland. |
Based on Irvine Welsh's book of the same name, the film has been praised for McAvoy's powerful performance as a hard-drinking, morally repugnant Edinburgh policeman. | Based on Irvine Welsh's book of the same name, the film has been praised for McAvoy's powerful performance as a hard-drinking, morally repugnant Edinburgh policeman. |
It took £247,860 across just 38 locations in Scotland, coming 12th overall, but ending up as the biggest movie of the week in terms of attendance. | |
The per cinema average of £6,523 was nearly double the figure achieved by Prisoners - but the film may struggle to replicate that performance in the rest of the UK, where it is released on Friday. | |
Fourth place in this week's chart went to Runner Runner, starring Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton, while Horror sequel Insidious 2 rounded out the top 5. | Fourth place in this week's chart went to Runner Runner, starring Justin Timberlake, Ben Affleck and Gemma Arterton, while Horror sequel Insidious 2 rounded out the top 5. |
Oscar rumours | Oscar rumours |
Prisoners stars Jackman as a father who takes matters into his own hands when his daughter and her friend go missing, while Gyllenhaal plays the small-town police detective working the case. | Prisoners stars Jackman as a father who takes matters into his own hands when his daughter and her friend go missing, while Gyllenhaal plays the small-town police detective working the case. |
Cate Blanchett has already been tipped for Oscar success after critics praised her performance in Blue Jasmine. | Cate Blanchett has already been tipped for Oscar success after critics praised her performance in Blue Jasmine. |
The film, Allen's 46th as a writer-director, recalls Tennessee Williams' classic play A Streetcar Named Desire, with Blanchett playing a depressed New York socialite whose wealthy husband (Alec Baldwin) ends up in jail. | The film, Allen's 46th as a writer-director, recalls Tennessee Williams' classic play A Streetcar Named Desire, with Blanchett playing a depressed New York socialite whose wealthy husband (Alec Baldwin) ends up in jail. |
Richard Curtis's time travelling romance About Time was in sixth place, with action movie White House Down in seventh. | Richard Curtis's time travelling romance About Time was in sixth place, with action movie White House Down in seventh. |
Animations Justin and the Knights of Valour and Monsters University both stayed in the top ten; while controversial biopic Diana, starring Naomi Watts, slipped to ninth place in its second week of release. | Animations Justin and the Knights of Valour and Monsters University both stayed in the top ten; while controversial biopic Diana, starring Naomi Watts, slipped to ninth place in its second week of release. |
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