Empire Strikes Back tops box office chart as more cinemas reopen

Staff welcome customers at the Movie House Glengormley cinema, as the reopening of Northern Ireland’s cinemas gets under way (Movie House Cinemas/PA)

A 40-year-old Star Wars film has topped the box office chart in the UK, as cinemas continue to resort to old favourites to woo back customers.

The Empire Strikes Back was the most popular release during the second weekend that screens were reopen in England after lockdown.