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Historical Box Office - First Knight (1995), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Mission:Impossible 2 (2000)

First Knight
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.

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