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Historical box office in the UK weekend 17th January

Historical box office in the UK weekend 17th January
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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 Glass starring James McAvoy and Bruce Willis.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £51,141,113 over 13 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was Tak3n which had been at the top for 2 Weeks. The top new film of the week was American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper and Kyle Gallner which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Paddington which had been on the box office for 8 Weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies which had taken £40,331,079 after 6 Weeks of release

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 4 Weeks and with a total gross of £49,374,516 it was also the top total grossing film. The top new film of the week was Up In the Air starring George Clooney and Vera Farmiga which entered the box office at number 5.

The film with the longest run was Nine which had been on the box office for 5 Weeks .

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Closer starring Natalie Portman and Jude Law.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Incredibles which had taken £31,054,826 over 9 Weeks of release

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Sleepy Hollow which had been at the top for 2 Weeks. The top new film of the week was Angelas Ashes starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 11 Weeks . The top total grossing film of the week was The World Is Not Enough which had taken £26,530,097 after 8 Weeks of release

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Stargate which had been at the top for 2 Weeks. The top new film of the week was Eat Drink Man Woman starring Sihung Lung and Yu-Wen Wang which entered the box office at number 7.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Lion King which had taken £23,168,240 over 15 Weeks of release

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Parenthood which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Shirley Valentine which had taken £11,731,728 over 13 Weeks of release

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