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UK Box Office Weekend 17th February 2017: Lego Batman still on top, John Wick 2 highest new film

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John Wick: Chapter 2
The Lego Batman Movie this week manages to hold on to the top spot at the UK box office, holding off Fifty Shades Darker, while John Wick Chapter 2 makes its debut at number 3.

With a £4.4 million weekend gross Lego Batman retains the number position in the UK for a second weekend.

The animated feature has now taken £17 million in the UK and is running just slightly behind the total gross of The Lego Movie.

Highest new film of the week is Keanu Reeves in John Wick Chapter 2 which makes its debut at 3 with £2.2 million.

Also a sequel but this time it is doing far better the its predecessor, John Wick made its debut in 2015 with just over half a million pound, so the sequel has done more than 4 times better.

Longest running film with 6 weeks and highest grossing film with £28 million is the Oscar laden film La La Land.

Historical charts

A Year Ago - Deadpool remained at the top for a second weekend while the top new film was How To Be Single at number 3.

Five Years Ago - The Woman In Black stayed at the top for a second weekend while the top new film was the sequel movie Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance at number 3.

Ten Years Ago - Highly anticipated film Hot Fuzz made its debut at the top of the UK box office while Music and Lyrics fell to number 3.

Fifteen Years Ago - Making it two weeks at the top was Monsters, Inc. while top new film was Oceans Eleven at number 2.

Twenty Years Ago - Ransom stayed a the top of the UK box office while Fierce Creatures was the top new film at number 2.

Twenty Five Years Ago - Star Trek VI The Undiscovered Country made its debut at the top of the box office while Father of The Bride fell to number 3.

This weeks top 10 UK Box Office films

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