Back To the Future
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Released: 4th December 1985
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Highest chart position: 1
Weeks on box office: 28
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It was a time when Disney was riding on the wave of success, Matt Damon could carry a movie and Joss Whedon used cinema to finish off his cancelled TV series.
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
A year ago (2019)
No.1 movie:
Joker which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Abominable directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman and starring Chloë Bennet and Albert Tsai which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Toy Story 4 which had been on the box office for 17 weeks.
Top total grossing:
The Lion King which had taken £75.5 Million after 13 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015)
No.1 movie:
The Martian which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Sicario directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro which entered the box office at number 2.
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Inside Out which had taken £38.4 Million over 12 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010)
No. 1 and Highest debut:
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps starring Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf and directed by Oliver Stone
Longest run:
Back To The Future which had been on the box office for 18 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Toy Story 3 which had taken £73.3 Million after 12 weeks of release.
Fifteen years ago (2005)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Serenity starring Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres and directed by Joss Whedon
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £37.2 Million over 11 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps starring Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson and directed by Peter Segal
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Chicken Run which had taken £28.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Pocahontas starring Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson and directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
Longest run:
Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Batman Forever which had taken £20 Million after 12 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990)
No. 1 movie: Ghost which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £15.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and starring Rene Auberjonois and Christopher Daniel Barnes which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Total Recall which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
With Tenet making a 6th week at the top of the UK box office lets take a look at what were the biggest movies on selected charts in early October over the last 30 year.
A year ago (2019)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro and directed by Todd Phillips
Longest run:
Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 31 weeks.
Top total grossing:
The Lion King which had taken £75.3 Million after 12 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015)
No. 1 and highest debut:
The Martian starring Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain and directed by Ridley Scott
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Minions which had taken £46.4 Million over 14 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010)
No.1 movie:
The Other Guys which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
Highest debut:
Buried directed by Rodrigo Cortes and starring Ryan Reynolds and Jose Luis Garcia Perez which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run:
Back To The Future which had been on the box office for 17 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Toy Story 3 which had taken £72.9 Million after 11 weeks of release.
Fifteen years ago (2005)
No.1 movie:
Pride And Prejudice which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
Highest debut:
A History Of Violence directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello which entered the box office at number 2.
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £37.1 Million over 10 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Hollow Man starring Elisabeth Shue and Kevin Bacon and directed by Paul Verhoeven
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Chicken Run which had taken £28.6 Million over 14 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995)
No.1 movie:
Apollo 13 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Species directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Ben Kingsley and Michael Madsen which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Batman Forever which had taken £19.7 Million after 11 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990)
No. 1 movie: Ghost which had been at the top for 1 weeks and with a total gross of £10.5 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: Ghost directed by Jerry Zucker and starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore which entered the box office at number 1.
Longest run:
Total Recall which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The US box office is still limping along with drive-in movie theatres making up most of the box office figures as cinemas continue to struggle to re-open in light of the continued threat of COVID-19
This week The Rental remains at the top and older catalogue titles still continue to dominate the top 5 movies.
Here are the top 5 movies in America 31st July - 2 August 2020.
The Rental
The Dave Franco directed horror movie spends another weekend at the top of the US box office with a gross of $317K over the Friday to Sunday frame.
The movie has now taken just under a million with $916K and will most likely be the third film under the cinema closures to cross the million mark.
The Goonies
The 1983 classic spends a 6th weekend on rerelease on the box office, this weekend its sits at number 2 with a gross of $150K pushing the movies total to $62.7 Million since release.
Jurassic Park
Steven Spielberg's evergreen classic spends its 7th weekend on the box office under release, this weekend at number 3 it takes $117K pushing its total since release to $403.6 Million.
Back To The Future
The ever popular time travel movie starring Michael J. Fox is at number 4 with a weekend gross of $107K wihch takes its total gross since release to $211.2 Million.
The Big Ugly
Staying at number 5 this week is director Scott Wiper's gangster movie starring Vinnie Jones which takes $105K for a $332.3K total after 2 weeks.
Everyone loves a bit of nostalgia, so what were the big movies at the UK box office over the last 30 year?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
A year ago (2019)
Making its debut at the top was The Lion King starring Donald Glover and Seth Rogen and directed by Jon Favreau
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale (presented here by Secret Cinema) the movie had been on the box office for 20 weeks including its original release.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £47.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015)
Also making its debut at the top was Ant-Man starring Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas and directed by Peyton Reed
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (also being presented by Secret Cinema) which had spent a total of 29 weeks on the box office during all its releases.
The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £59.5 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010)
Another film making its debut at the top was Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and directed by Christopher Nolan
The film with the longest run was Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Shrek Forever After which had taken £24.4 Million after 3 weeks of release.
Fifteen years ago (2005)
Making its debut at the top was Madagascar starring Ben Stiller and Chris Rock and directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £39.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000)
The number one film was Chicken Run which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Patriot directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £27.9 Million over 10 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995)
Making its debut at the top was Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer and Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Joel Schumacher
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Muriels Wedding which had taken £7.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990)
The number one film was Back To The Future Part III which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Cry Baby directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp and Amy Locane which entered the box office at number 4.
The film with the longest run was Harlem Nights which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.
What movie were big at the UK box office over the last 30 years?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
A year ago (2019)
The number one film was Spider-Man: Far From Home which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Annabelle Comes Home directed by Gary Dauberman and starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 19 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £42.6 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015)
The number one film was Minions which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Ted 2 directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 28 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £57.2 Million after 5 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010)
Another film making its debut at the top was The Twilight Saga: Eclipse starring Xavier Samuel and Kristen Stewart and directed by David Slade
The film with the longest run was Robin Hood which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Sex And The City 2 which had taken £21.4 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Fifteen years ago (2005)
The number one film was War Of The Worlds which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Descent directed by Neil Marshall and starring Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Mendoza which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £38.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000)
Making its debut at the top was Mission:Impossible 2 starring Tom Cruise and Dougray Scott and directed by John Woo
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £26.9 Million over 9 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995)
Making its debut at the top was First Knight starring Sean Connery and Richard Gere and directed by Jerry Zucker
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Muriels Wedding which had taken £7.6 Million over 13 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990)
Making its debut at the top was Back To The Future Part III starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd and directed by Robert Zemeckis
The film with the longest run was Harlem Nights which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Pretty Woman which had taken £12 Million after 7 weeks of release.
