Transformers sequel grabs biggest UK opening of the year
Transformers sequel grabs biggest UK opening of the year
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Tuesday, 23, Jun 2009 04:31
By Lewis Bazley.
Action sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen has debuted at the top of the UK box office charts with a huge £8.35 million opening.
The Paramount Pictures film, based on the popular line of toys, achieved the biggest opening of the year in the UK as it stormed to the number one spot after its first weekend on release.
The Michael Bay movie's debut easily surpasses the previous record holder Terminator Salvation - which took £6.94 million earlier this month - but falls short of The Dark Knight's £8.6 million debut in 2008.
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Revenge of the Fallen's chart-topping success comes after director Bay labelled the US marketing campaign for the film as an "abject failure".
Last week's number one film The Hangover fell to second, but still performed well with £2.25 million in box office receipts, while Night at the Museum 2 held third place with £817,101, taking its total UK earnings to £18.3 million.
Terminator Salvation fell two places to fourth in its third week at cinemas in the UK and Ireland while Angels and Demons retained fifth place.
The top ten films in the UK are: (last week's position)
1 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - £8.25 million (-)
2 The Hangover - £2.25 million (1)
3 Night at the Museum 2 - £817,101 (3)
4 Terminator Salvation - £803,873 (2)
5 Angels and Demons - £353,872 (5)
6 Drag Me to Hell - £274,436 (4)
7 Star Trek - £239,909 (6)
8 Looking For Eric - £215,173 (8)
9 The Last House on the Left - £189,412 (7)
10 Last Chance Harvey - £159,534 (9)