The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies hit the UK box office on 12th December 2015 with a £9.7 million debut weekend.
Being hailed as the last chance to see a Middle Earth move at the cinema the film had a 7 week stay on the box office taking £40.9 million during that time.
The film did well across the globe, it took over $255 million in the US and across the globe it grossed $941.5 million.
In the UK it is the 37th highest grossing film ever while across the world it is the 27th highest grossing film ever.
Last weeks top film, Night At The Museum Secret of The Tomb, falls to number 4 this week.
Also new on the UK video chart is: Dumb and Dumber To at 2, Tinker Bell and The Legend of The Neverbeast at 3 and direct to video film Mankinds Last Stand at 9.
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