British horror film is highest new box office entry

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Image caption, Harris is a professor who conducts experiments on a young woman, uncovering dark forces in the process

British horror film The Quiet Ones is the highest new entry at the UK box office in a week dominated by older releases.

The film, starring Jared Harris and Bates Motel actress Olivia Cooke, took 拢681,000 and charted at number five.

Black comedy Calvary and Indonesian martial arts movie The Raid 2 finished the weekend at numbers seven and eight.

The chart was topped by Captain America: The Winter Soldier with a total haul of 拢14.6m in its third week.

CGI-heavy Biblical epic Noah, starring Russell Crowe, finished in second place with takings of 拢1.59m, narrowly edging past last week's number one, Rio 2, which was in third with a box office of 拢1.55m.

Dystopian teen thriller Divergent completed the top four.

Calvary, which stars Brendan Gleeson as a good-natured priest who is threatened during a confession, earned 拢571,489, while The Raid 2, directed by Welshman Gareth Evans, attracted 拢454,150 worth of business.