Prometheus Rockets To The Top Of U.k. Box Office Chart

Alien prequel Prometheus soared to the top of the U.K box office chart in its opening weekend (01-03Jun12).
The sci-fi hit, starring Michael Fassbender, took more than $9.3 million (£6 million) in ticket sales, placing it above Kristen Stewart's Snow White and the Huntsman, which took $5.4 million (£3.5 million).
Men in Black Iii dropped from the top spot to third place, banking $4.7 million (£3 million), and The Avengers - titled Avengers Assemble in the U.K - dropped one place to fourth, with $1.3 million (£848,000).
Last week's number two, The DICtator, completes the top five with takings of $1.2 million (£754,068).