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'Thor' continues UK box office reign
Published Tuesday, May 10 2011, 12:58 BST | By Simon Reynolds | 1 comment
Despite a host of new cinema releases, the top three remains unchanged from last week. Both Thor and Fast & Furious 5 experience sharp falls in ticket sales, while horror Insidious maintains strong numbers as it drops just over £100,000 on its second weekend out in UK theatres.
Robert Pattinson's Water for Elephants is the highest new entry, landing at number four with £1.2 million. Saoirse Ronan and Joe Wright's assassin thriller Hanna completes the top five.
Elsewhere, Kate Hudson's latest romantic comedy Something Borrowed bows at number six and Priest charts at eight.
The UK box office top ten in full:
1. (1) Thor - £1,946,695
2. (2) Fast & Furious 5 - £1,608,463
3. (3) Insidious - £1,315,358
4. (-) Water for Elephants - £1,270,483
5. (-) Hanna - £1,135,782
6. (-) Something Borrowed - £707,863
7. (4) Rio - £702,493
8. (-) Priest - £396,038
9. (5) Arthur - £309,683
10. (6) Hop - £214,364
Watch the trailer for Thor below:
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