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 Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson and directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £54.5 Million over 20 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Chappie directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Sharlto Copley and Dev Patel which entered the box office at number 4.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £37.2 Million over 14 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Alice In Wonderland starring Johnny Depp and Michael Sheen and directed by Tim Burton.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £88.7 Million over 12 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Boogeyman starring Barry Watson and Emily Deschanel and directed by Stephen Kay.

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

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet the Fockers which had taken £27.3 Million after 6 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 4 Weeks and with a total gross of £36.5 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Three Kings directed by David O. Russell and starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg 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 18 Weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Disclosure starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore and directed by Barry Levinson.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.4 Million over 22 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was The War of the Roses starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner and directed by Danny DeVito.

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 16 Weeks of release.