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A weekend take of £4.3 million easily has the film taking over at the top with no film coming anywhere near in terms of weekend take.
In comparison the first of the series took half this on its opening with £2.1 million although that film had an August debut and didn't have the British themed story.
Last weeks top film Me Before You falls to number 3 this week, a weekend take of £979,126 gives it a total gross of £6.9 million.
The Jungle Book this week is the top total grossing movie with £45.4 million and the longest stay with 10 weeks.
Historical Charts
A year ago - Jurassic World made it 2 weeks at the top while the top new film was Take That Live broadcast from the O2 arena in London.
Five years ago - The Green Lantern made its debut at the top of the list knocking Kung Fu Panda 2 down to number 2.
Ten years ago - The Fast and The Furious Tokyo Drift was the top new film at the top, it knocked X-Men The Last Stand down to number 2.
Fifteen years ago - Pearl Harbour continued its reign at the top of the box office for a third week while the top new film was right down at number 6, Dracula 2000.
Twenty years ago - Spy Hard was the top new film of the week knocking Fargo down to number 4.
Twenty five years ago - The Silence of The Lambs remained at the top for another week with A Kiss Before Dying new at number 2.
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