Box office analysis: UK
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All aboard the Paddington express to UK box office supremacyCharles Gant: Plucky ursine hero draws in a family audience to nudge Hunger Games: Mockingjay off the top spot
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Hunger Games: Mockingjay shoots straight to the top at the UK box officePart 1 of the latest sequel matches predecessor Catching Fire – and can expect a clear run until the Hobbit franchise returns, writes Charles Gant
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The Imitation Game cracks UK box office, Interstellar keeps high orbitSecond world war thriller starring Benedict Cumberbatch as codebreaker Alan Turing finds the perfect combination for success
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Interstellar goes into orbit at UK box office with Mr Turner rising fastCharles Gant: Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi film tops the UK chart with an epic weekend gross, while Mike Leigh’s art biopic makes its mark
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Mr Turner makes a big impression at the UK box officeA huge draw at arthouse and multiplex alike, Mike Leigh’s acclaimed biopic, starring Timothy Spall as the great 19th-century painter, exceeds expectations, writes Charles Gant
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Choppy waters for Serena as Fury storms UK box officeBrad Pitt’s second world war tank drama obliterates the competition, including Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper reunion and This Is Where I Leave You
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Northern Soul is a surprise top 10 hit at the UK box office as the Turtles roll inPhotographer Elaine Constantine’s feature debut lands inside the top 10 despite a release on just 83 screens; while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sends Gone Girl packing
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Gone Girl remains UK No 1 as The Maze Runner gallops to second placeCharles Gant: Ben Affleck drama falls just 15% despite restrictive 18 certificate, indicating wider appeal beyond fans of the novel, and teen adventure The Maze Runner makes respectable numbers
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Gone Girl finds gold and Dracula Untold sucks bucks at the UK box officeCharles Gant: David Fincher’s film about a woman’s disappearance shows there’s still life in contemporary fiction adaptations, while dark horse Dracula Untold claims second place in the rankings
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Billy Elliot Live skips past The Equalizer to top UK box officeCharles Gant: A single performance of the hit stage musical beamed to cinemas across the country edges out Denzel Washington’s action thriller
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Could The Riot Club be too posh to push at the UK box office?Charles Gant: Film adaptation of Laura Wade’s play Posh makes an unimpressive debut, while stop-frame animation The Boxtrolls retains the UK crown for a second week
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Apes swing past Inbetweeners to grab top spot at the UK's summer box office
Charles Gant: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rakes in 50% more than its predecessor, but The Inbetweeners' £31m take is phenomenal for a TV sitcom spinoff
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Scarlett Johansson's Lucy hands the Inbetweeners a UK box-office bashing
A muscular opening from Luc Besson's heroine bodes well for action women, ending the laddish TV quartet's run at top spot, writes Charles Gant
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Carry on in Oz: Inbetweeners 2 still at the top of UK box office
Gap-year comedy still No 1, in spite of Expendables 3's craggy army, while Simon Pegg's Hector comedy disappoints, leaving the apes in charge this summer, writes Charles Gant
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Down under on top: Inbetweeners 2 is No 1 at the UK box office
The hapless quartet's adventures in Australia steam into the top spot, shoving Guardians of the Galaxy into second, writes Charles Gant
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Guardians of the Galaxy rockets to top spot in UK box office debut
Marvel's latest offering overtakes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, while Secret Cinema's Back to the Future experience proves it was well worth the wait, writes Charles Gant
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Hercules outmuscled by Apes as Dawn stays strong at the UK box office
Even with a drop in audience, Dawn conquers the Dwayne Johnson togafest in the UK, with a potential boost from summer holiday viewers, writes Charles Gant
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes climbs to top of tree at UK box office
Apes franchise makes solid opening while new Transformers slides fast – but Boyhood shows staying power in the arthouse, writes Charles Gant
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The World Cup is dead. Long live Transformers 4 at the UK box office
Charles Gant: Age of Extinction gives cinemas a blockbuster boost after the football frenzy; while Boyhood and Begin Again offer strong alternatives to mainstream Hollywood fare
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Sneaky previews for Transformers 4 and How To Train Your Dragon 2 lead to a flat weekend at the UK box office
Charles Gant: Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie retains the top spot, though the true picture is somewhat different
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Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie gets people off the sofa for better than expected UK box office
Charles Gant: UK sitcom's jump to the big screen surprises with strong earnings, and DreamWorks Animation's How to Train Your Dragon 2 charms Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland
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The Fault in Our Stars dazzles the UK but Jersey Boys lacks star quality
Charles Gant: Teenage love story enjoys sensational UK box-office debut, while Clint Eastwood's music biopic falls flat without big names
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22 Jump Street on lone stakeout as World Cup gridlock hits UK box office
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill hold firm at the top, but all the self-reflexive franchise banter in the world can't help them transcend an exceptionally flat weekend
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22 Jump Street triples original's first weekend take at UK box office
Charles Gant: The Channing Tatum/Jonah Hill action-comedy goes more than one better, while Angelina Jolie's wicked turn in Maleficent sustains the Disney fairy tale's magic
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Maleficent scores early at UK box office as England expects …
Charles Gant: Before World Cup fever sets in, Angelina Jolie's fairytale film makes a wicked start in UK cinemas, while the X-Men and Tom Cruise prove they are not past their prime
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X-Men: Days of Future Past finds time is now at UK box office
It's seventh time lucky for the X-Men franchise, which beats Godzilla into second place, while Rio 2 and The Lego Movie return to mop up the half-term hiatus
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Bad Neighbours loots UK box office
Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne and Zac Efron's comedy beats all other films combined, while new Arnie movie Sabotage limps in at number seven on the chart
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Spider-Man 2 is still amazing but Bad Neighbours secretly stuns UK box office
Charles Gant: Superhero sequel posts its third successive weekend at the top, as Zac Efron comedy is left out of official box-office rankings
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Will Star Wars: Episode 7 be the first $3bn movie?
The pressure is on JJ Abrams, director of the next instalment in the monumental space saga, to beat Avatar's box-office record, writes Ben Child
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Spider-Man keeps Cameron Diaz comedy off the top spot at UK box office
The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann, replicates its US success but can't overtake superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2, writes Charles Gant
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Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings to the top of UK box office
Charles Gant: Superhero sequel posts biggest opening at the UK box office of the year so far, £1m ahead of The Lego Movie's bow
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Captain America storms back to the top of the UK box office
Charles Gant: The Winter Soldier surges past the £14m mark after 19 days, while Hammer horror The Quiet Ones creeps into the frame
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Rio 2 leads the Easter charge with Captain America hot on its tail
Charles Gant: Animation sequel tops UK box office with Marvel's Winter Soldier looking strong in second; meanwhile Noah hits UK shores intact
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Captain America sequel hits UK box office with a clout
Marvel film power is underlined with strong takings and a big gap between The Winter Soldier and next-placed Muppets, writes Charles Gant
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Grand Budapest Hotel overtakes Need for Speed to cruise into top spot
Charles Gant: Wes Anderson enjoys first UK No 1 as takings look set to eclipse his Fantastic Mr Fox
Topics
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Gone Girl
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Maleficent
- Film industry
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- 22 Jump Street
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2
- The Inbetweeners 2
- Mrs Brown's Boys D'Movie
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- The Fault in Our Stars
- Mr Turner
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Edge of Tomorrow
- The Book of Life
- Interstellar
- The Maze Runner
