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'Kong' returns to top of UK chart

Published Tuesday, Jan 10 2006, 19:34 GMT | By Daniel Saney
'Kong' returns to top of UK chart
King Kong enjoyed a narrow victory over The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe last weekend, making a return to the top of the UK box office chart.

Kong took £2.2m over the weekend, whilst Narnia was close behind with £2.1m. The rankings featured three new entries, the highest being comedy Just Friends in third place.

Meanwhile, the heavily-nominated and critically-lauded Brokeback Mountain debuted in fourth place, with Match Point trailing in seventh place.

The top ten in full:
1. (2) King Kong - £2.2m
2. (1) The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - £2.1m
3. (-) Just Friends - £1.8m
4. (-) Brokeback Mountain - £1m
5. (3) Just Like Heaven - £0.9m
6. (4) Cheaper by the Dozen - £0.78m
7. (-) Match Point - £0.75m
8. (5) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - £0.6m
9. (6) The Producers - £0.4m
10. (9) March of the Penguins - £0.38m

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