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Historical UK Weekend Box Office, Toy Story 2 (2000), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) and Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015)

Historical UK Weekend Box Office, Toy Story 2 (2000), The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) and Fifty Shades Of Grey (2015)

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

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Instant Family directed by Sean Anders and starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £53.3 Million over 17 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Fifty Shades of Grey starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan and directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £36.1 Million over 12 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Valentines Day starring Taylor Lautner and Bradley Cooper and directed by Garry Marshall.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £77.1 Million over 9 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Meet the Fockers which had been at the top for 3 Weeks and with a total gross of £20.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Magic Roundabout directed by Dave Borthwick and Jean Duval and starring Tom Baker and Jim Broadbent which entered the box office at number 3.

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

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was Toy Story 2 starring Tom Hanks and Tim Allen and directed by John Lasseter and Ash Brannon.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 15 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The World Is Not Enough which had taken £28.4 Million after 12 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Star Trek Generations starring Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes and directed by David Carson.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Lion King which had taken £23.2 Million over 19 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Honey I Shrunk the Kids which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Sea of Love directed by Harold Becker and starring Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Shirley Valentine which had taken £11.7 Million over 17 Weeks of release.

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