The Amazing Spider-Man tops box office

The Amazing Spider-Man has swung into the top spot of the box office chart, outstripping the combined earnings of its rivals.

The film, starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, opened on 3 July and by the end of the weekend it had garnered takings of £11 million.

The blockbuster bumped animated children's movie Ice Age 4: Continental Drift into second place (£719,769), while romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement pulled in £514,702 to hang on to third place.

Katy Perry's 3D concert movie Part of Me debuted at four with £449,491, while Will Smith's Men in Black 3 dropped one place to five (£389,853).