Maleficent: Mistress of Evil reigns at Number 1 At Official Film Film Chart

Disney sequel Maleficent: Mistress of Evil takes its place a Number 1 on the Official Film Chart, following its release on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Shifting Over 100,000 copies this week, Angelina Jolie’s latest fantasy tale knocks last week’s chart-topper Joker down to Number 2.

This week’s highest new entry is Terminator: Dark Fate (3). The sixth instalment of the franchise – and direct sequel to Terminator 2 – sees Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger reprise their roles of Sarah Connor and the Terminator respectively. In the film, a Human Resistance soldier (Mackenzie Davis) is sent back in time to protect a young girl, whose fate is critical to the human race, and is being hunted by an advanced Terminator.

Gemini Man jumps five places to Number 4, while Downton Abbey drops two to Number 5. Animated Aardman adventure A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon lands at Number 6 this week, just ahead of Zombieland: Double Tap (7) and Abominable (8).

Finally, a pair of Disney titles with The Lion King leaping nine places back into the Top 10 at Number 9, and Toy Story 4 rebounding five to Number 10.

On this week’s Official Chart online show, see a behind the scenes clip from Roland Emmerich’s wartime epic Midway, Available to & Keep from March 2.

The Official Film Chart is unveiled each Wednesday and is the subject of a Top 10 Official Film Chart online show, published on OfficialCharts.com and available for media syndication.

The chart – the result of a partnership between the Official Charts Company, the British Association for Screen Entertainment and incorporating data from retailer of the Entertainment Retailers Association – is published on OfficialCharts.com every Wednesday at noon and counts movie s from services including Amazon, iTunes, Sky Store, Virgin Media Store, Rakuten TV, Talk Talk TV, as well as 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD disc sales from all high street and online retailers

You can buy any of the titles featured in the Top 10 via https://www.findanyfilm.com/VideoChart. Check out the full Top 40 chart can be viewed on OfficialCharts.com