Waterworld
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Released: 11th August 1995
Released: 28th July 1995
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United Kingdom
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Highest chart position: 1
Weeks on box office: 12
11th Aug 1995
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With Tom hanks starring as an astronaut in a rocket that goes drastically wrong, the ITV drama about a big stately home goes to the big screen and some people try to climb the biggest mountain in the world, what were some of the highlights over the last 30 years at the UK box office?
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:
Downton Abbey which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
Highest debut:
Ready Or Not directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving and Adam Brody which entered the box office at number 4.
Longest run:
Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 30 weeks.
Top total grossing:
The Lion King which had taken £74.9 Million after 11 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015)
No.1 movie:
Everest which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Miss You Already directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette which entered the box office at number 4.
Longest run:
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 39 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Minions which had taken £46.3 Million after 13 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010)
No.1 movie:
The Other Guys which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Eat Pray Love directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Julia Roberts and I. Gusti Ayu Puspawati which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Inception which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Toy Story 3 which had taken £72.4 Million after 10 weeks of release.
Fifteen years ago (2005)
No.1 movie:
Pride And Prejudice which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
Highest debut:
Revolver directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham and Ray Liotta which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run:
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Green Street Hooligans which had taken £1.2 Million after 3 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Me, Myself & Irene starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger and directed by Bobby Farrelly
No. 1 and top total grossing:
Gladiator which had taken £30.9 Million over 19 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton and directed by Ron Howard
Longest run:
Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Waterworld which had taken £10.2 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990)
No. 1 and highest debut:
Presumed Innocent starring Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy and directed by Alan J. Pakula
Longest run:
Gremlins 2: The New Batch which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
Top total grossing:
Days Of Thunder which had taken £8.3 Million after 10 weeks of release.
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.
A year ago (2019)
The number one film was Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Informer directed by Andrea Di Stefano and starring Ana de Armas and Rosamund Pike which entered the box office at number 10.
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 26 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £71.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015)
Also making its debut at the top was Straight Outta Compton starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and directed by F. Gary Gray
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 35 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £45.2 Million after 10 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010)
Another film making its debut at the top was Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Dennis Dugan
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £92.8 Million over 17 weeks of release.
Fifteen years ago (2005)
Making its debut at the top was The Dukes Of Hazzard starring Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
The film with the longest run was War Of The Worlds which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £33.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000)
The number one film was X-Men which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey and starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995)
The number one film was Waterworld which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was While You Were Sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £17.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990)
The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was White Hunter Black Heart directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Fahey which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £7.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.
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 Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt and directed by Quentin Tarantino
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 24 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £66 Million after 5 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015)
Also making its debut at the top was Pixels starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Chris Columbus
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 33 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £63.7 Million after 10 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010)
The number one film was Toy Story 3 which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £58.9 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was The Last Airbender directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Jackson Rathbone and Dev Patel which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was Shrek Forever After which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
Fifteen years ago (2005)
The number one film was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Island directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Batman Begins which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was War Of The Worlds which had taken £29.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Twenty years ago (2000)
The number one film was Gone In 60 Seconds which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Rules Of Engagement directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson which entered the box office at number 6.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £29.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995)
Making its debut at the top was Waterworld starring Kevin Costner and Chaim Jeraffi and directed by Kevin Reynolds
The film with the longest run was Man Of The House which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £15.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990)
Making its debut at the top was Die Hard 2: Die Harder starring Bruce Willis and Bonnie Bedelia and directed by Renny Harlin
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million over 12 weeks of release.
All change at the top of the UK box office this week with drama Paper Towns taking over at the top leaving last weeks top film to take a huge tumble.
Paper Town is from the same author as last years hit The Fault in Our Stars which topped the UK box office in June of 2014.
Paper Town hasn't debuted as impressively as the £3 million plus of The Fault in Our Stars with a £2 million debut weekend.
Last weeks top film takes a huge tumble down to 6 this week with an £800,000 second weekend which brings it's total to £4.7 million.
Although Paper Towns is the top film of the weekend once again Inside Out, at number 2, is the top film of the week with a Monday - Sunday total or £3.2 million.
Top grossing film on the box office this week is Minions with a total gross of £44 million over 9 weeks of release.
Historical box office
A year ago
Lucy was on top of the box office on it's debut weekend knocking The Inbetweeners 2 down to 2nd.
Five years ago
The Expendables is the top new film of the week making number 1 while Toy Story 3 falls from the top to number 3.
Ten years ago
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory remained at the top of the box office for another week while the top new film was Bewitched which entered at 2.
Fifteen years ago
The first X-Men movie made its debut at the top knocking Gone In 60 Seconds down to number 3.
Twenty years ago
Die Hard With A Vengeance, the third Die Hard film, was new at the top knocking Waterworld down to number 3.
Twenty five years ago
Another Die Hard film, Die Hard 2 Die Harder was at the top on its debut knocking Days of Thunder into the number 2 spot.
In a mixed up week at the UK box office, using figures including 2 days of previews Adam Sandlers Pixels takes over a the top, the true winner is Inside Out.
If you take away the 2 days of previews Pixar's Inside Out is by far the biggest film of the weekend, and indeed of the week with only a 3% drop from the previous weeks takings.
But lets not take away from the given champion and Pixels duly takes over at the top of the UK box office with a weekend gross of £2.7 million.
After a slamming from critics last weeks top film, Fantastic Four, makes a dramatic fall from the top and lands at number 6 this week with a total gross after 2 weekends of £4.8 million.
The re-image of the superhero franchise simply hasn't worked and the new film will come no-where near the 2005 version which took £12.4 million or it's sequel 4: Rise of The Silver Surfer which took almost the same amount.
Other new film this week include The Man From U.N.C.L.E. at number 4 and Trainwreck, on a limited release, at number 5, Simon Pegg's new film Absolutely Anything enters at number 9.
Historical charts
A year ago
The Inbetweeners 2 continued their run at the top of the box office while The Expendables 3 was new at 3.
Five years ago
Toy Story 3 continued to rule the box office at the top while the critically panned The Last Airbender was new at 3.
Ten years ago
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was still the top film in the UK while new at 2 was The Island with Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson
Fifteen years ago
Gone In 60 Seconds stayed at the top for another week while, no new entries inside the top 5 so Rules of Engagement entered highest at number 6.
Twenty years ago
Batman Forever gave up the top spot to the much criticised Waterworld starring Kevin Costner and directed by Kevin Reynolds.
Twenty five years ago
Tom Cruise was at the top with Days of Thunder on its debut weekend knocking Total Recall into second place.
