Star Trek Into Darkness stuns UK box office chart

Zachary Quinto and Chris Pine play Spock and Kirk in the latest Star Trek film

Star Trek Into Darkness has opened at the top of the UK box office chart, knocking last week's top film Iron Man 3 down to second place.

JJ Abrams' 3D sci-fi sequel took £8.4 million between Thursday and Sunday, beating the £6m its predecessor earned in its debut weekend in 2009.

The latest instalment in Marvel's Iron Man series added £3.2m to its earnings in its third weekend in cinemas.

Its overall UK takings now stand at just over £31m.

Wreck-It Ralph continued to perform well, also for Disney, adding a further £49,000 to its UK total.

The 3D animation has now taken £23.5m after 13 weeks in cinemas in the UK and Ireland.

US comedy 21 and Over claimed third place in the chart with second weekend takings of £581,000, while dance movie All Stars added £498,000 to its first week's tally.

The Croods moved back into the top five, taking a further £384,000. The animated comedy has now grossed more than £25m in the UK and Ireland.

Action thriller Olympus Has Fallen follows it at six, while at seven new release Mud took an impressive £237,000 from just 71 locations.

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