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Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
Making its debut at the top was The Lion King starring Donald Glover and Seth Rogen and directed by Jon Favreau
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale (presented here by Secret Cinema) the movie had been on the box office for 20 Weeks including its original release.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £47.3 Million after 5 Weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Ant-Man starring Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas and directed by Peyton Reed
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (also being presented by Secret Cinema) which had spent a total of 29 Weeks on the box office during all its releases.
The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £59.5 Million after 6 Weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Inception starring Leonardo Dicaprio and Joseph Gordon Levitt and directed by Christopher Nolan
The film with the longest run was Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Shrek Forever After which had taken £24.4 Million after 3 Weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Madagascar starring Ben Stiller and Chris Rock and directed by Eric Darnell and Tom Mcgrath
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 £39.1 Million over 9 Weeks of release.
The number one film was Chicken Run which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Patriot directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £27.9 Million over 10 Weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer and Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Joel Schumacher
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Muriels Wedding which had taken £7.7 Million over 14 Weeks of release.
The number one film was Back to the Future Part III which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.
The top new film of the week was Cry Baby directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp and Amy Locane which entered the box office at number 4.
The film with the longest run was Harlem Nights which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million after 8 Weeks of release.
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