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Historical UK box office Second weekend in March featuring Awakenings, Kung Fu Panda 3 and The Hills Have Eyes

Awakenings
As we get closer to the re-opening of UK cinemas we take a look back at what was making headlines at the UK box office in the last 30 years.

We take a look at 1991 where Awakenings was the top movie, 2016 with Kung-Fu Panda hitting the top and 2006 where The Hills Have Eyes was the new film at number 1.

A year ago (2020)

No.1 movie: - Onward which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - The Hunt directed by Craig Zobel and starring Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run: - 1917 which had taken £43.7 Million over 10 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2016)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Kung-Fu Panda 3 starring Jack Black and Bryan Cranston and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Jennifer Yuh

Top total grossing and longest run: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had taken £122.9 Million over 13 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2011)

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Battle: Los Angeles starring Aaron Eckhart and Ram�n Rodr�guez and directed by Jonathan Liebesman

Top total grossing and longest run: - The King's Speech which had taken £43.3 Million over 10 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006)

No. 1 and highest debut: - The Hills Have Eyes starring Maxime Giffard and Michael Bailey Smith and directed by Alexandre Aja

Longest run: - Walk the Line which had been on the box office for 6 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Chicken Little which had taken £12.5 Million after 5 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001)

No. 1 movie: - Hannibal which had been at the top for 4 Weeks and with a total gross of £19.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Watcher directed by Joe Charbanic and starring James Spader and Marisa Tomei which entered the box office at number 7.

Longest run: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon which had been on the box office for 10 Weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1996)

No.1 movie: - Trainspotting which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Restoration directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Robert Downey Jr and Sam Neill which entered the box office at number 10.

Longest run: - Babe which had been on the box office for 14 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Seven which had taken £19.3 Million after 11 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1991)

No. 1 and highest debut: - Awakenings starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams and directed by Penny Marshall

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 15 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Dances With Wolves which had taken £10.1 Million after 6 Weeks of release.

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