User blog:Ceauntay/iCarly: The Sequel defeats The Dark Knight Rises to debut at No. 1 at UK box office

The new entry made nearly than £8 million, which easily retain its position at number one, beating The Dark Knight Rises while entering its second weekend, which made more than £7 million.

New entry The Lorax was relegated to third place while Ice Age 4: Continental Drift dropped from three to four.

The Amazing Spider-Man slipped from three to four while Magic Mike drops to number five. Shadow the Hedgehog, The Five-Year Engagement, Searching for Sugar Man, The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists, Carry on Jatta and Men in Black 3 make up the rest of the top ten. The Dark Knight Rises has now become the fasting-grossing film of 2012 in the UK after box office takings of over £30 million in 10 days.

Rival superhero film Avengers Assemble achieved the same figure in 12 days.

UK box office top ten:


 * 1) (-) iCarly: The Sequel - £7,895,292
 * 2) (1) The Dark Knight Rises - £7,275,558
 * 3) (-) The Lorax - £1,853,294
 * 4) (3) Ice Age 4: Continental Drift - £1,544,322
 * 5) (5) Shadow the Hedgehog - £888,747
 * 6) (3) The Amazing Spider-Man - £686,952
 * 7) (4) Magic Mike - £536,749
 * 8) (5) The Five-Year Engagement - £75,134
 * 9) (-) Searching for Sugar Man - £68,857
 * 10) (24) The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists - £44,389