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Historical UK Box Office - Robin Hood (2010), John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019), Gladiator (2000)

Robin Hood
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

Making its debut at the top was John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum starring Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry and directed by Chad Stahelski

The film with the longest run was Dumbo which had been on the box office for 8 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £84 Million after 4 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Pitch Perfect 2 starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson and directed by Elizabeth Banks

The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age of Ultron which had taken £43.3 Million after 4 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett and directed by Ridley Scott

The film with the longest run was Nanny Mcphee and the Big Bang which had been on the box office for 8 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Clash of the Titans which had taken £20.1 Million after 7 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

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

The top new film of the week was Monster-in-Law directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Robots which had taken £12.1 Million over 9 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was Gladiator starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Ridley Scott

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was American Beauty which had taken £21.3 Million over 16 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Circle of Friends starring Chris O'Donnell and Minnie Driver and directed by Pat O'Connor

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek: Generations which had taken £20.2 Million over 14 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was The Hunt For Red October which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Shooting Stars directed by Chris Bernard and starring Helmut Griem and Sharon Duce which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was The War of the Roses which had been on the box office for 11 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10.1 Million after 7 Weeks of release.

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