Historical UK Box Office - Home (2015), Us (2019), Robots (2005)

A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Captain Marvel which had been at the top for 3 Weeks and with a total gross of £29.5 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Us directed by Jordan Peele and starring Lupita Nyong'o and Winston Duke which entered the box office at number 2.

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

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Home starring Jim Parsons and Rihanna and directed by Tim Johnson.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £37.5 Million over 16 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Alice In Wonderland which had been at the top for 3 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Bounty Hunter directed by Andy Tennant and starring Gerard Butler and Jennifer Aniston which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £90.6 Million over 14 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Robots starring Ewan McGregor and Halle Berry and directed by Chris Wedge and Carlos Saldanha.

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

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet the Fockers which had taken £28.2 Million after 8 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 6 Weeks and with a total gross of £40.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was A Clockwork Orange directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Magee which entered the box office at number 4.

The film with the longest run was The Sixth Sense which had been on the box office for 20 Weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Little Women starring Winona Ryder and Gabriel Byrne and directed by Gillian Armstrong.

The film with the longest run was Leon which had been on the box office for 7 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Star Trek: Generations which had taken £7.3 Million after 6 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Tango & Cash starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell and directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy and Albert Magnoli.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back to the Future Part II which had taken £10.4 Million over 18 Weeks of release.