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With the English box office still MIA and the UK box office relying on Scotland and Wales for a life line what movies were hitting the 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.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding and directed by Paul Feig
Top total grossing and longest run:
Joker which had taken £56.1 Million over 7 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie:
Spectre which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £77.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
The Lady In The Van directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
The Martian which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
No. 1 and Highest debut:
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson and directed by David Yates
Longest run:
The Social Network which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Despicable Me which had taken £19.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and directed by Mike Newell
Longest run:
Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had taken £31.2 Million after 6 weeks of release.
No.1 movie:
What Lies Beneath which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
Highest debut:
Little Nicky directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette which entered the box office at number 3.
Top total grossing and longest run:
Billy Elliot which had taken £14.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.
No.1 movie:
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
A Walk In The Clouds directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon which entered the box office at number 2.
Top total grossing and longest run:
Batman Forever which had taken £21.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Darkman starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand and directed by Sam Raimi
Longest run:
Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Ghost which had taken £22.9 Million after 7 weeks of release.
With the box office collapsing due to a second COVID-19 lockdown and only 22 cinemas open last weekend in the UK what were the biggest movies hitting the 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.
No. 1 movie:
Joker which had been at the top for 6 weeks and with a total gross of £54.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
The Aeronauts directed by Tom Harper and starring Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne which entered the box office at number 2.
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Joker which had taken £54.3 Million over 6 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie:
Spectre which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £64 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Brooklyn directed by John Crowley and starring Saoirse Ronan and Matt Glynn which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run:
Inside Out which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.
No.1 movie:
Due Date which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Skyline directed by Colin Strause and Greg Strause and starring Eric Balfour and Scottie Thompson which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
The Social Network which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Despicable Me which had taken £18.2 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
In Her Shoes starring Cameron Diaz and Anson Mount and directed by Curtis Hanson
Longest run:
Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had taken £30.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Bedazzled starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley and directed by Harold Ramis
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Billy Elliot which had taken £14 Million over 7 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar starring Wesley Snipes and Patrick Swayze and directed by Beeban Kidron
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Batman Forever which had taken £21.3 Million over 17 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Flatliners starring Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts and directed by Joel Schumacher
Longest run:
Heart Condition which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Ghost which had taken £22.5 Million after 6 weeks of release.
As the UK goes back into lockdown in 2020 what were the big movies at the 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.
No. 1 movie:
Joker which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £51.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Doctor Sleep directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson which entered the box office at number 4.
Longest run:
Downton Abbey which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Spectre starring Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz and directed by Sam Mendes
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Minions which had taken £47.1 Million over 16 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut:
Saw 3D starring Tobin Bell and Costas Mandylor and directed by Kevin Greutert
Longest run:
Made In Dagenham which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Despicable Me which had taken £15.1 Million after 3 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie:
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £25.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Saw II directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run:
Pride And Prejudice which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
No.1 movie:
Dinosaur which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Book Of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 directed by Joe Berlinger and starring Kim Director and Jeffrey Donovan which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run:
Hollow Man which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Billy Elliot which had taken £11.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No.1 movie:
Pocahontas which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
Highest debut:
To Die For directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon which entered the box office at number 3.
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Batman Forever which had taken £21 Million over 15 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie:
Ghost which had been at the top for 5 weeks and with a total gross of £21.9 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Young Guns II directed by Geoff Murphy and starring Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Hardware which had been on the box office for 5 weeks.
What were the big movies hitting 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.
No. 1 movie:
Joker which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £46.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Terminator: Dark Fate directed by Tim Miller and starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Downton Abbey which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
No.1 movie:
Hotel Transylvania 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Chris J. Murray and Brit Shaw which entered the box office at number 3.
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Minions which had taken £46.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut:
Paranormal Activity 2 starring David Bierend and Brian Boland and directed by Tod Williams
No. 1 and top total grossing:
The Other Guys which had taken £8 Million over 6 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie:
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £16.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Nanny Mcphee directed by Kirk Jones and starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Pride And Prejudice which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
No. 1 and highest debut:
What Lies Beneath starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Katharine Towne and directed by Robert Zemeckis
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Snatch which had taken £12.1 Million over 8 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Nine Months starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore and directed by Chris Columbus
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Batman Forever which had taken £20.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie:
Ghost which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £21.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta which entered the box office at number 4.
Longest run:
Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to effect cinema attendance in 2020 and Tenet spends an eighth week at the top with the lowest take for a number one film almost ever what was on the box office over the last 35 years?
Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
No.1 movie:
Joker which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
Highest debut:
Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil directed by Joachim Rønning and starring Angelina Jolie and Elle Fanning which entered the box office at number 2.
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Toy Story 4 which had taken £66 Million over 18 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Hotel Transylvania 2 starring Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg and directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
Longest run:
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Legend which had taken £17.6 Million after 6 weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut:
Despicable Me starring Steve Carell and Jason Segel and directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud
Longest run:
Toy Story 3 which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
Top total grossing:
The Other Guys which had taken £7.8 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit starring Peter Sallis and Ralph Fiennes and directed by Steve Box and Nick Park
Longest run:
The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lavagirl 3D which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Pride And Prejudice which had taken £12.7 Million after 5 weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut:
Dinosaur starring D.B. Sweeney and Alfre Woodard and directed by Eric Leighton and Ralph Zondag
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Chicken Run which had taken £29.4 Million over 16 weeks of release.
No.1 movie:
Pocahontas which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
There were no new movies this week!
Longest run:
Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Batman Forever which had taken £20.4 Million after 13 weeks of release.
No. 1 movie:
Ghost which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £19.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut:
Bird On A Wire directed by John Badham and starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Days Of Thunder which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.