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Historical UK Box Office Early Mid November - Harry Potter made its debut at the top

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
With the English box office still MIA and the UK box office relying on Scotland and Wales for a life line what movies were hitting the 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) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding and directed by Paul Feig

Top total grossing and longest run: - Joker which had taken £56.1 Million over 7 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No. 1 movie: - Spectre which had been at the top for 3 Weeks and with a total gross of £77.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Lady In the Van directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - The Martian which had been on the box office for 7 Weeks.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson and directed by David Yates

Longest run: - The Social Network which had been on the box office for 6 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Despicable Me which had taken £19.1 Million after 6 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and directed by Mike Newell

Longest run: - Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 6 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit which had taken £31.2 Million after 6 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No.1 movie: - What Lies Beneath which had been at the top for 3 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Little Nicky directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £14.9 Million over 8 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No.1 movie: - To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - A Walk In the Clouds directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Batman Forever which had taken £21.4 Million over 18 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Darkman starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand and directed by Sam Raimi

Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 12 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Ghost which had taken £22.9 Million after 7 Weeks of release.

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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.

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