Last year the animated film Gnomeo and Juliet took the top spot in its opening weekend with £2,945,627.
Five years ago Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore were at the top in their opening weekend when Music and Lyrics which took £1,929,058.
Ten years ago it was another new film at the top as Pixar's Monsters Inc. took a very respectable £9,200,257 during its opening weekend.
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