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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies holds on to top spot at the UK box office for the third weekend

January 2, 2015 by Gary Collinson

UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th December 2014…

Peter Jackson’s final voyage to Middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, closed out the UK box office chart of 2014 by retaining the crown for the third consecutive week, pulling in £4.25 million to push its UK haul to £28 million and counting.

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In terms of the new releases, Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings was the best of the bunch, debuting in second place with £2,607,453, followed by musical remake Annie in fourth with £2,310,453 and the Angelina Jolie-directed Unbroken in seventh with £656,991.

Number one this time last year: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

1. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – £4,249,226 weekend (3 weeks)
2. Exodus: Gods & Kings – £2,607,453 weekend (New)
3. Paddington – £2,558,263 weekend (5 weeks)
4. Annie – £2,310,453 weekend (New)
5. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb – £1,580,395 weekend (2 weeks)
6. Dumber and Dumber To – £1,035,587 weekend (2 weeks)
7. Unbroken – £656,991 weekend (New)
8. Penguins of Madagascar – £513,030 weekend (4 weeks)
9. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – £449,632 weekend (6 weeks)
10. PK – £421,407 weekend (2 weeks)

Incoming…

Yesterday saw several new releases entering the UK marketplace in The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (cert. 15) [read our review here], The Theory of Everything (cert. 12A) [read our review here] and Birdman (cert. 15) [read our review here], while today’s newcomers include Enemy (cert. 15) [read our review here], The Green Ray (cert. 12A) [read our review here] and Dying of the Light (cert. 18).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UjZ2TF1kEjE&list=PL18yMRIfoszH_jfuJoo8HCG1-lGjvfH2F

Originally published January 2, 2015. Updated November 29, 2022.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Annie, Dumb and Dumber To., Exodus: Gods and Kings, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Paddington, Penguins of Madagascar, PK, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, Unbroken

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, and the founder and editor-in-chief of the pop culture media brand Flickering Myth. As a producer, his work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and suspense thriller Death Among the Pines, and he is also the author of the book Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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