'Monsters University' holds off 'The World's End' at UK box office

Monsters University has topped the UK box office for the second consecutive weekend.

The Pixar prequel held off competition from Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright's Cornetto Trilogy finale The World's End to secure the number one spot with a ?2.7 million haul.

The World's End earned ?2.1 million from its 530 locations nationwide, beating the ?1.6 million opening from Shaun of the Dead in 2004 but falling behind Hot Fuzz's ?5.9 million haul.

Last week's runner-up Despicable Me 2 drops to third place, while Pacific Rim and Now You See Me round out the top five.

Elsewhere, Nicolas Cage and Vanessa Hudgens's serial killer drama The Frozen Ground is the only other new release to make the top ten, landing at number nine with ?89,515 from its 126 screening venues.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (1) Monsters University - ?2,791,078
2. (-) The World's End - ?2,123,576
3. (2) Despicable Me 2 - ?1,850,549
4. (3) Pacific Rim - ?1,332,877
5. (4) Now You See Me - ?922,669
6. (6) World War Z - ?242,057
7. (5) The Internship - ?226,680
8. (7) Man of Steel - ?134,325
9. (-) The Frozen Ground - ?89,515
10. (8) This Is The End - ?74,270

Source: Rentrak

Watch Digital Spy's Monsters University interview with Helen Mirren below:

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