Mandela’s biopic enters top UK, Ireland film chart

This is just as the crime drama American Hustle tops the chart in its first weekend of wide release.The film, starring Oscar winners Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence, took £3.5m including two days of previews.It had played in one London cinema for the previous two weeks, where it made £164,450.The movie has been nominated for […]

This is just as the crime drama American Hustle tops the chart in its first weekend of wide release.
The film, starring Oscar winners Christian Bale and Jennifer Lawrence, took £3.5m including two days of previews.
It had played in one London cinema for the previous two weeks, where it made £164,450.
The movie has been nominated for 10 Baftas, including best film and all four acting categories.
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, starring Idris Elba as Mandela, and featuring Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs, among others, was the only other new entry in the top 10 at seven.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug held strong at number two with £3.2m in its fourth week of release.
Disney animation Frozen was at three with £2.9m, with new entries from comedy Last Vegas and horror Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones at four and five respectively.