Buzz on King Arthur: Legend of the Sword may have been pretty flat following its weak performance in the US and other territories the previous weekend, but Guy Ritchie’s Middle Ages actioner nevertheless managed to nab the top spot at the UK box office, dethroning Alien: Covenant.
In truth, the news isn’t even as good as that, as King Arthur made it to the top spot courtesy of preview takings totalling £578,000.
Due to the weak contributions of the new releases King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, Snatched and Colossal, box office slumped, falling 26% from the previous session.
The film landed with a just-OK £842,000 – marginally down on the £932,000 UK debut of Schumer’s Trainwreck, in August 2015.