Everest At The Peak Of U.k. Box Office

The film, which stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Jason Clarke as guides on separate climbing teams fighting for survival on the world's tallest mountain, took $5 million (£3.2 million) in its first few days on release.

Legend, the Kray twins biopic, dropped to second with $3.8 million (£2.4 million), and third was Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, which made $2.4 million (£1.5 million).

Fourth was comedy horror The Visit ($776,000/£485,000), while still clinging on to fifth in its ninth week was Disney's Inside Out ($699,000/£437,000).