Opening on Friday Warcraft took £3.6 million from the 3 days making it the top film over that period.
The Duncan Jones directed film in fact only just made it to the top as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of The Shadows was a very close debut at number 2 with £3.4 million.
Alice Through The Looking Glass which debuted at number 2 last week falls to number 4 this week with £1.3 million but over the week Monday - Sunday it grossed £4.7 million, higher than any other film.
Last weeks top film X-Men Apocalypse falls to number 5 this week with £1.2 million for the weekend and £15.8 million in total after 3 weeks.
Longest stay on this weeks chart is Zootopia which has been around for 10 week while the highest total grossing film on the chart is The Jungle Book which has taken £44.5 million over 8 weeks.
Historical charts
A year ago - Spy was the top new film of the week entering at number 1 knocking San Andreas down to number 2.
Five years ago - X-Men First Class was the top new film of the week at number 1 while The Hangover Part II fell to number 2.
Ten years ago - X-Men The Last Stand was still at the top for a second week while the top new film was Poseidon at number 3.
Fifteen years ago - Pearl Harbour entered the box office at the top knocking The mummy Returns into the runner up spot.
Twenty years ago - Toy Story went back to the top of the box office leaving From Dusk Till Dawn to enter the chart in the runner up spot.
Twenty five years ago - Problem Child remained at the top of the box office with Sibling Rivalry to enter highest at number 2.
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