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'Terminator' tops UK box office

Published Wednesday, Jun 10 2009, 18:40 BST | By Simon Reynolds
'Terminator' tops UK box office

Rex Features

Terminator Salvation has landed in first place at the UK box office.

The sci-fi sequel, which stars Christian Bale as resistance fighter John Connor battling with Skynet robots, easily outperforms Night At The Museum 2 to secure pole position.

Star Trek is at number five on its fifth week on release. JJ Abrams's reinvention of the classic franchise has now pulled in almost £20 million in the UK.

Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson's Last Chance Harvey enters the top ten at number six on its debut weekend, while action flick 12 Rounds slips four places to nine.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (-) Terminator Salvation - £6,936,528
2. (1) Night At The Museum 2 - £2,414,588
3. (2) Drag Me To Hell - £1,286,263
4. (3) Angels & Demons - £1,072,013
5. (4) Star Trek - £853,192
6. (-) Last Chance Harvey - £640,390
7. (6) Coraline - £370,054
8. (7) Hannah Montana: The Movie - £257,785
9. (5) 12 Rounds - £146,620
10. (8) X-Men Origins: Wolverine - £132,197
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