Arnold Schwarzenegger film The Last Stand bombs in UK

Image caption, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Sheriff Ray Owens in The Last Stand

Arnold Schwarzenegger's comeback film The Last Stand has scraped into the Top 10 at the UK and Ireland box office in its opening week of release.

The movie, which sees the actor play a sheriff chasing an escaped drug baron, took just 拢539,000 from 356 cinemas.

The Last Stand, which had an estimated budget of $30m (拢19m), averaged 拢1,514 at each screen.

Les Miserables remains the top UK film for a third successive week, raking in 拢4m for an overall total of 拢24.61m.

Tom Hooper's critically acclaimed production, based on the West End musical, opened with 拢8.13m but saw a 46% drop from last week - blamed largely on snow deterring potential cinemagoers.

Last year saw just four films - Avengers Assemble, The Dark Knight Rises, Skyfall and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - top 拢4m for three consecutive weeks. All of them went on to make more than 拢50m.

Les Miserables is now the second highest-grossing musical in UK box office history behind Mamma Mia! (拢69.2m), after overtaking Moulin Rouge (拢18.5m) and High School Musical 3 (拢22.8m).

Films nominated for best picture at next month's Oscars filled the top five places at the UK box office, with Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained at number two after taking 拢2.4m for a total of 拢7.18m.

Lincoln debuted at three with 拢1.65m, while Zero Dark Thirty opened with 拢1.05m. They were separated by Life of Pi, whose 拢1.19m took its overall UK takings to 拢25.9m.

Tsunami drama The Impossible, raunchy comedy Movie 43, the 3D re-release of Monsters, Inc. and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey complete a Top 10 rounded off by The Last Stand in 10th place.