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UK Video Chart Weekending 3 July 2016: Deadpool stays How To Be Single highest new film

UK Video Chart Weekending 3 July 2016:  Deadpool stays How To Be Single highest new film
How to Be Single
Three weeks in a row at the top now for Marvels Deadpool, the most since Star Wars: The Force Awakens earlier in the year.

Highest new film of the week is the romantic comedy How to Be Single starting Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson.

How to Be Single was released at the box office on 19th February 2016 where is entered the box office at number 3.

On its debut the film took a fairly respectable £1.8 million, for Johnson this is a bit below average for her film, but for Wilson its about bang on the money.

The film hung around the box office for 5 week and during that time it took £5.7 million is grosses, fairly average for a film of this type.

Also making their video debut this week are: Triple 9 at 4 and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies at number 6.

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