22 August 2012
Last updated at 15:30 GMT
Brave, about a medieval Scottish princess, is Disney Pixar’s first animation with a female protagonist
Animated film fantasy Brave has claimed top spot in the UK and Ireland box office chart, holding off competition from The Bourne Legacy.
Disney-Pixar adventure Brave earned £5.2m from 553 screens in its first weekend on full release.
The Bourne Legacy entered in second place with £4.6m.
Comedy Ted slipped into third place, while action sequel The Expendables 2 took just under £2m to enter in a disappointing fourth place.
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UK IRELAND BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE
- Brave - £5,269,402
- The Bourne Legacy – £4,620,289
- Ted - £2,076,046
- The Expendables 2 – £1,985,082
- The Dark Knight Rises – £1,506,178
Source: Rentrak
By contrast, The Expendables 2 stormed the US box office chart to take the number one spot this week, knocking the Bourne Legacy into second place.
The full-throttle film sequel, which stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger took $28.8m (£18.3m) over the weekend in the US and Canada.
Combined takings of the top 15 films in the UK and Ireland between Friday and Sunday was £17.8m – up almost £10m on the previous weekend.
The Dark Knight Rises was in sixth place with takings of £1.5m from 440 screens. After five weeks in cinemas, Christopher Nolan’s final instalment in the Batman trilogy has now grossed just under £50m.
In Brave, the Scottish princess Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald, is the first female lead character in a Pixar film.
The voice cast also includes Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Emma Thompson and Robbie Coltrane.
Article source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19341549#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
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