Looper tops box office

Time-travel blockbuster Looper has topped the box office chart, pulling in £2.4 million in its first week.

The sci-fi action movie, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis as younger and older versions of the same character, was the top draw for audiences, pushing animated family film ParaNorman into second place with earnings of £1.1 million.

Resident Evil: Retribution was in third with a tally of £792,265, Will Ferrell's political satire The Campaign debuted in fourth while Jennifer Lawrence's horror House at the End of the Street rounds out the top five.