Superheroes are super online sellers

A film about a team of comic superheroes and a compilation album of chart hits were the top-selling Christmas presents on Amazon.co.uk.

The Marvel superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy, starring Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel, was the most popular product across the UK, closely followed by NOW That’s What I Call Music! 89.

Films, video games, and music dominated the top 10 of items sold online in the run-up to Christmas from November 1 to December 19.

The Inbetweeners 2 DVD was the third bestseller, followed by the Frozen DVD and x by Ed Sheeran on CD and MP3.

The Fifa 15 video game scored a fifth place spot, coming in ahead of the X-Men: Days of Future Past DVD and III by Take That on CD and MP3.

Gillian Flynn’s book Gone Girl completed the top 10.