Jake Gyllenhaal cop drama was the only film to deliver a gross in excess of £1m, though Woody Allen's Blue Jasmine sneaked a nifty total to become his biggest ever opener

The winner

Late September, rarely a robust time for UK cinemagoing, continues the seasonally becalmed pattern. Overall, the 27-29 September session represented the third worst weekend for box office in the past year. Given that the previous frame delivered the second worst, it's clear just how sluggish the market is right now.

The only film delivering a weekend gross in excess of £1m was Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal. Aside from the previous weekend, when Rush held on to the top spot with £1.34m, Prisoners' £1.37m tally is the lowest for a No 1 film since Dredd landedat the chart summit in September 2012.

It's the third leading role for Jackman so far this year, and his third chart topper, following Les Misérables (debut of £8.13m) and The Wolverine (£4.69m, including £939,000 in previews). Gyllenhaal was last seen in End of Watch, which kicked off with £619,000 last November.

The personal best

Plenty of smiles on faces at Warner Bros's London HQ this week, as the company reports that Blue Jasmine is Woody Allen's biggest ever opener in the UK. With £793,000 from the Friday-Sunday period, and £834,000 including previews, this compares with previous best Match Point's £752,000 debut. Other notable strong starts for Woody pictures include Midnight in Paris (£496,000) and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, (£244,000) although the latter was launched on a small platform then expanded in