'X-Men: First Class' beats 'Hangover' at UK box office

X-Men: First Class has topped the UK box office on its debut week on release.

The Marvel superhero prequel, starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and January Jones, pulled in £5.4 million since its opening last Wednesday to knock The Hangover Part II from the chart summit.

X-Men: First Class's total, however, falls short of the £6.6 million grossed by franchise predecessor X-Men Origins: Wolverine in 2009.

The Hangover Part II has so far netted £21 million in box office receipts in the UK, putting it level with the UK takings of the first instalment after just two weeks on release.

Elsewhere, three new movies - JLS: Eye Wide Open, Senna and Ready - all perform well on limited release as they chart at five, six and seven respectively.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (-) X-Men: First Class - £5,438,386
2. (1) The Hangover Part II - £3,826,158
3. (2) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - £2,144,179
4. (3) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules - £645,196
5. (-) JLS: Eyes Wide Open - £463,914
6. (-) Senna - £375,173
7. (-) Ready - £236,868
8. (6) Rio - £94.127
9. (5) Fast & Furious 5 - £77,874
10. (4) Thor - £59,994

Watch an exclusive clip from X-Men: First Class below:


Watch the trailer for The Hangover Part II below: