A dearth of major releases meant Ralph Breaks the Internet faced no serious challenge retaining the top spot at the UK box office.
Despite the lack of new releases at the weekend, takings were 75% up on the equivalent session from 2017.
Ralph is facing competition from The Grinch, up from fourth to second place and declining just 14% at the weekend with takings of £2m – which was just £445,000 below Ralph.
Families may be calculating that The Grinch, with its festive theme, has to be seen in the runup to Christmas, whereas Ralph can wait until later.