The King's Speech
The King’s Speech has held off the challenge from Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours to top the UK box office.
The movie, which is directed by Tom Hooper, sees Colin Firth return to the big screen as King George VI in a movie that is being tipped for Oscar glory later this year.
The film follows King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it.
Firth has been tipped as the favourite to walk away with the Best actor Oscar for his central performance and the movie took £3.5 million over the weekend to snatch the number one spot.
Danny Boyle made his return this week, his first movie since the success of Slumdog Millionaire, will 127 Hours, which tells the remarkable story of survival of Aron Ralston.
The movie took £2.1 million but had to settle for second place. Little Fockers fell a single place to number three while Gulliver’s Travels was down three.
The top five was rounded off by a third and final new entry in the form of The Next Three Days, which sees Russell Crowe team up with filmmaker Paul Haggis.
Love and Other Drugs, which sees Anne Hathaway reunite with Jake Gyllenhaal, was down three at six while Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 remained at number seven.
Tron: Legacy was down two but this week’s biggest faller was The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader which dropped four places from five to nine.
Season of the Witch, which sees Nicolas Cage return to the big screen, was the fourth and final new entry inside the top ten this week at number ten.
1. (-) The King's Speech - £3,523,102
2. (-) 127 Hours - £2,168,570
3. (2) Little Fockers - £1,798,677
4. (1) Gulliver's Travels - £1,554,266
5. (-) The Next Three Days - £1,046,333
6. (3) Love & Other Drugs - £807,912
7. (7) Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 - £712,728
8. (6) Tron: Legacy - £639,903
9. (5) The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader - £621,393
10. (-) Season Of The Witch - £559,769