Olympus Has Fallen climbs to number one on box office chart
GERARD BUTLER's action thriller OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN has shot to the top of the box office after pulling in £2.3 million in its first weekend on release.
The blockbuster, which stars Butler as a Secret Service agent protecting the White House from a terrorist threat, pushed Tom Cruise's Oblivion into second place.
The sci-fi thriller brought in weekend takings of £1.7 million, ahead of horror reboot Evil Dead, which debuted at three with ticket sales of £1.4 million.
Animated family film The Croods was in fourth with £679,000, while Ryan Gosling's crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines rounded out the top five with £581,000.