STAR TREK - SAINTLY START FOR ANGELS AND DEMONS AT UK BOX OFFICE

SAINTLY START FOR ANGELS AND DEMONS AT UK BOX OFFICE

Angels and Demons has topped the UK box office in its opening weekend, with a £6.1 million debut to knock Star Trek into second place.

The Ron Howard film, based on Dan Brown's bestselling novel, repeated its US success having made a commendable $48 million (£31.6 million) in its opening weekend on release across the Atlantic.

Starring Tom Hanks and Ewan McGregor, Angels and Demons sees symbology professor Robert Langdon (Hanks) looking to solve a mystery behind the kidnapping of five papal candidates in Vatican City.

Last week's number one, JJ Abrams' Star Trek reboot, fell to second with £3.5 million in box office receipts while punch-up movie Fighting, starring Channing Tatum, was the only other new entry in the UK top ten.

Animated favourite Coraline fell one place to third while X-Men Origins: Wolverine dropped to fourth in its third week on release.

Synecdoche, New York, Charlie Kaufman's directorial debut, opened at number 11 with an impressive £123,125 despite only opening in 30 cinemas.

The top five films in the UK are: (last week's position)

1 Angels and Demons - £6.1 million (-)
2 Star Trek - £3.5 million (1)
3 Coraline - £1.4 million (2)
4 X-Men Origins: Wolverine - £1.2 million (3)
5 Hannah Montana: The Movie - £1 million (4)