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Historical UK Box Office - Bill And Teds Excellent Adventure (1990), Fast And Furious 7 (2015) and Erin Brockovich (2000)

Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Dumbo which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Wonder Park directed by David Feiss and starring Sofia Mali and Jennifer Garner which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Captain Marvel which had taken £36.4 Million over 6 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was Fast and Furious 7 which had been at the top for 2 Weeks and with a total gross of £26.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The DUFF directed by Ari Sandel and starring Annika Gordon and Mae Whitman which entered the box office at number 4.

The film with the longest run was The Divergnt Series: Insurgent which had been on the box office for 4 Weeks.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Clash of the Titans which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore and starring Ellen Page and Marcia Gay Harden which entered the box office at number 8.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Alice In Wonderland which had taken £40.1 Million over 6 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Sahara starring Matthew McConaughey and Steve Zahn and directed by Breck Eisner

The film with the longest run was Hostage which had been on the box office for 5 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Hitch which had taken £15.6 Million after 5 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was Erin Brockovich starring Julia Roberts and David Brisbin and directed by Steven Soderbergh

The film with the longest run was American Beauty which had been on the box office for 11 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 2 which had taken £42.2 Million after 9 Weeks of release.Erin Brockovich

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels and directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Rudyard Kiplings the Jungle Book which had taken £7.3 Million over 8 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Look Who's Talking which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure directed by Stephen Herek and starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Honey I Shrunk the Kids which had taken £9.4 Million over 10 Weeks of release.

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