Taking in £4.2m from 572 cinemas, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part has knocked How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World off the top of the UK box office after a single week’s reign.
The Warner Animation title debuted significantly below the UK opening numbers achieved five years ago by The Lego Movie (£8.5m including £2.16m in previews).
Although Warner Bros waited five years to present the sequel to The Lego Movie, the studio also served up The Lego Batman Movie in February 2017 and The Lego Ninjago Movie seven months later.
The number was also below the £5.32m debut for How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World last week.