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 5 Weeks and with a total gross of £51.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Doctor Sleep directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Ewan McGregor and Rebecca Ferguson which entered the box office at number 4.
Longest run: - Downton Abbey which had been on the box office for 8 Weeks.
No. 1 and highest debut: - Spectre starring Daniel Craig and Christoph Waltz and directed by Sam Mendes
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Minions which had taken £47.1 Million over 16 Weeks of release.
No. 1 and Highest debut: - Saw 3D starring Tobin Bell and Costas Mandylor and directed by Kevin Greutert
Longest run: - Made In Dagenham which had been on the box office for 5 Weeks.
Top total grossing: - Despicable Me which had taken £15.1 Million after 3 Weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit which had been at the top for 3 Weeks and with a total gross of £25.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Saw II directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and starring Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run: - Pride and Prejudice which had been on the box office for 7 Weeks.
No.1 movie: - Dinosaur which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.
Highest debut: - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 directed by Joe Berlinger and starring Kim Director and Jeffrey Donovan which entered the box office at number 3.
Longest run: - Hollow Man which had been on the box office for 5 Weeks.
Top total grossing: - Billy Elliot which had taken £11.4 Million after 5 Weeks of release.
No.1 movie: - Pocahontas which had been at the top for 3 Weeks.
Highest debut: - To Die For directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Nicole Kidman and Matt Dillon which entered the box office at number 3.
No. 1 and top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £21 Million over 15 Weeks of release.
No. 1 movie: - Ghost which had been at the top for 5 Weeks and with a total gross of £21.9 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
Highest Debut: - Young Guns II directed by Geoff Murphy and starring Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland which entered the box office at number 2.
Longest run: - Hardware which had been on the box office for 5 Weeks.
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