London, UK (BBN)-Mockingjay Part 2, the final Hunger Games film, has topped the UK box office on its opening weekend, taking £11.26m.
Jennifer Lawrence’s fourth outing as Katniss Everdeen ended James Bond’s three week chart-topping run, reports BBC.
Spectre, starring Daniel Craig as Bond, took £3.82m, above The Lady in the Van in third spot with £1.61m.
Animated sequel Hotel Transylvania 2 was in fourth, while Brooklyn, starring Saoirse Ronan, was in fifth.
The latest instalment of The Hunger Games franchise took less at the box office than its predecessor.
Mockingjay Part 1 made £12.6m in the UK in its opening weekend, accounting for two out of every three tickets sold, its distributor Lionsgate said.
The first Hunger Games film, based on Suzanne Collins’ book, took a total of £24m in the UK, and nearly $700m (£433m) worldwide.
Despite dropping to second spot in this week’s chart, Spectre has overtaken Titanic to become the third highest grossing film in UK box office history, according to Rentrak.
The latest Bond film has taken a total of £84.31m to break into the all-time top three, behind Avatar with £94m and Skyfall with £103m.
UK BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE
1. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 £11.26m
2. Spectre £3.82m
3. The Lady In The Van £1.61m
4. Hotel Transylvania 2 £0.54m
5. Brooklyn £0.41m
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