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Its hard to draw comparisons when there is such a gap between two parts but Blade Runner was considered a flop on release and only later was considered a classic, although not setting the box office alight as expected the sequel does manage a £6 million debut.
The reviews and the anticipation should have perhaps demanded a £10 million plus opening, but perhaps the long running time and stylised cinematography put people off.
Falling to number 2 after 2 weeks on top is Kingsman The Golden Circle which still manages a very respectable £2.1 million.
This brings the films total to date to £19.4 million, this means the film has in 3 weeks outgrossed the originals 9 week gross of £16 million.
Also new this week is The Mountain Between Us at number 4 with £0.7 million and the event feature Nora from the Met Opera (Norma Met Opera 2017) at number 7.
For the first time in 8 weeks there is a new highest total grossing movie, although it is Despicable Me 3 which is also the longest running film with 15 weeks, it has grossed £47 million.
Historical Chart's
A Year Ago - The Girl on the train starring Emily Blunt was the top film making its debut while Bridget Jones's Baby fell to number 2.
Five Years Ago - Making its debut at the top was Taken 2 starring Liam Neeson while Looper fell to number 2 after a week on top.
Ten Years Ago - Ben still starred in the Heartbreak Kid which debuted at number 1 while Run Fatboy Run fell from the top after 4 weeks at the top.
Fifteen Years Ago - Disneys Lilo and Stitch took over at the top while signs fell to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top.
Twenty Years Ago - The Full Monty spent its 6th week at the top while the top new film was Volcano starring Tommy Lee Jones at number 2.
Twenty Five Years Ago - Patriot Games spent its second weekend at the top while the return on the Carry On films after 14 years away was the top new film at 2.
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6 years of college/university studying film and Culture and he decided to take a different path, so he taught himself to develop websites.
8 years at Amazon, 3 years at eBay, a year at PayPal and 6 years running his own digital marketing agency and here we are writing and developing saltypopcorn.co.uk.
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