'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' was cinemagoers' film of choice over the New Year period, taking an impressive £8.2 million since opening nationwide on Boxing Day.
The latest entry in the Tom Cruise franchise beat Rooney Mara and Daniel Craig's 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', which took £4.3 million to take second place.
'Ghost Protocol' was also boosted by its early screenings on IMAX screens on December 21.
Last week's chart-topper, animated family film 'Arthur Christmas', tumbles down to seventh place as the festive season winds up for another year.
Read the Entertainmentwise verdict of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol here.
The Top 10 in full is as follows:
1. (-) 'Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol' - £8,188,209
2. (-) 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' - £4,325,594
3. (2) 'Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows' - £2,546,529
4. (3) 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked' - £1,451,331
5. (4) 'Puss in Boots' - £1,366,975
6. (5) 'New Year's Eve' - £736,024
7. (1) 'Arthur Christmas' - £302,006
8. (7) 'Hugo' - £244,283
9. (8) 'Happy Feet Two' - £221,804
10. (6) 'Don 2' - £189,669
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