The Grinch Keeps His Top Billing At The Official Film Chart

He may try to steal your Christmas The Grinch has earned his right as he holds on tight to its place at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart.

The animated feature starring Benedict Cumberbatch holds off its own predecessor this week, the 2000 Jim Carrey-starring Dr Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, which sneaks up three places to a brand new peak of Number 2.

Do you need a hug? Festive favourite Elf leaps up six places to Number 3, as Santa’s yearly visit draws closer, pushing Shang-Chi & The Legend Of The Ten Rings down two spots to Number 4, and The Suicide Squad to 5.

The festive period is all about the family and Fast & Furious 9 has a focus on the family as it speeds up two places to Number 6, and Paw Patrol: The Movie drops three places to 7. Animated adventure, The Polar Express climbs three to Number 8, while Marvel’s Black Widow falls two places to 9.

Finally, Arthur Christmas climbs six places to Number 10. The animated film, released originally in 2011 has seen a new wind of popularity this year, cracking the Top 20, and now Top 10, for the very first time in 2021.

Elsewhere in the Top 20, epic historical drama The Last Duel debuts at Number 11 – featuring a star-studded cast including Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck – while Jordan Peele, Nia DeCosta and  Win Rosenfield’s terrifying sequel Candyman also makes its debut, landing at Number 13.

Now, as well as OfficialCharts.com, the Official Film Chart can also be found on FindAnyFilm.com – the ultimate site for Film and TV fans to discover all the legal ways to buy the entertainment they want on disc and digital formats.

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 members of the Entertainment Retailers Association – is published on OfficialCharts.com every Wednesday at noon and counts movie downloads 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