Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.
No.1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.
Highest debut: - Abominable directed by Jill Culton and Todd Wilderman and starring Chloë Bennet and Albert Tsai which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Toy Story 4 which had been on the box office for 17 Weeks.
Top total grossing: - The Lion King which had taken £75.5 Million after 13 Weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - The Martian which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.
Highest debut: - Sicario directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro which entered the box office at number 2.
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Inside Out which had taken £38.4 Million over 12 Weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps starring Michael Douglas and Shia LaBeouf and directed by Oliver Stone
Longest run: - Back to the Future which had been on the box office for 18 Weeks.
Top total grossing: - Toy Story 3 which had taken £73.3 Million after 12 Weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Serenity starring Nathan Fillion and Gina Torres and directed by Joss Whedon
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which had taken £37.2 Million over 11 Weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Nutty Professor II: The Klumps starring Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson and directed by Peter Segal
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Chicken Run which had taken £28.7 Million over 15 Weeks of release.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Pocahontas starring Irene Bedard and Mel Gibson and directed by Mike Gabriel and Eric Goldberg
Longest run: - Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 12 Weeks.
Top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20 Million after 12 Weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: Ghost which had been at the top for 2 Weeks and with a total gross of £15.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: The Little Mermaid directed by Ron Clements and John Musker and starring Rene Auberjonois and Christopher Daniel Barnes which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Total Recall which had been on the box office for 12 Weeks.
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