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UK video chart analysis 17th August: Divergent enters at the top

UK video chart analysis 17th August: Divergent enters at the top
Divergent
This week the teen film drama Divergent entered the UK video charts at the top knocking Rio 2 down to 3rd place.

Divergent was released in the UK on April 4th this year and made it's debut at number 4 with a weekend gross of £1.7 million.

It stayed at the box office for 5 weeks, it did stay at number 4 on it's second week of release, it took a total gross of £6.4 million.

In the US Divergent made $150 million dollars and did make number 1 while world wide it took $244 million.

Also hitting the Uk video chart this week - The Raid 2 Berandal at 2 - Muppets Most Wanted at 6 - Calvary at 9 - Chinese Zodiac at 17 -

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