The children's fantasy film enters at the top of the box office on its debut with £2.7 million pound which is low for both star Jack Black and director Rob Letterman.
Black has his next film Kung Fu Panda 3 about to be released in the UK which will most likely debut much higher and be a bigger hit.
British favourite Dads Army gets a big screen remake this week and enters the box office at number 2 with just over £2 million.
The World War 2 film starring Toby Jones and Catherine Zeta Jones, as well as a whole host of British talent, has maybe performed below expectations but will most likely hang around for a fair few weeks.
Last week top film, The Revenant, fall to number 3 this week after 3 weeks at the top, but with Oscar just round the corner there could be a resurgent later in February.
Highest total grossing film on the box office is Star Wars: The Force Awakens which has now taken an incredible $120 million in the UK and is at number 6 this week.
Historical Charts
A year ago - Big Hero 6 remained at the top of the box office while fellow animated feature Shaun The Sheep was new at 3.
Five years ago - Tangled stayed at the top or another week with the highest new film The Fighter entering at number 3.
Ten years ago - Zathura A Space Adventure made its debut at the top of the box office knocking Fun With Dick and Jane down to number 3.
Fifteen years ago - Mel Gibson was starring in What Women Want which right in at the top of the box office knocking Cast Away from Robert Zemeckis down to number 2.
Twenty years ago - Action super film Heat made its debut at the top of the box office knocking thriller super film Seven down to number 3.
Twenty five years ago - Arnie took his latest film Kindergarten Cop to the top of the box office knocking Rocky V down to number 2.
