TT3D: Closer to the Edge proves to be a box office hit

TT3D: Closer to the Edge has launched straight into the Top 10 at the UK Box Office.

TT3D: Closer to the Edge has launched straight into the Top 10 at the UK Box Office.

The racing documentary, about the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, is at number nine.

It follows the thrills and spills of last years TT races.

The 3D film opened with £313,000 from 79 screens. Thanks to extensive previews, it achieved the second highest screen average of any film on release behind Fast & Furious.

TT3D's opening number is the biggest for a documentary since Justin Bieber's Never Say Never in February.

It has spread to 60 more new cinemas, ranking it among the most successful big screen documentary releases ever.