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Historical UK box office, Alice In Wonderland (2010), Captain Marvel (2019), Hitch (2005)

Historical UK box office, Alice In Wonderland (2010), Captain Marvel (2019), Hitch (2005)
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A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A Year Ago (2019)

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The number one film was Captain Marvel which had been at the top for 2 Weeks and with a total gross of £23.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Fisherman's Friends directed by Chris Foggin and starring Tuppence Middleton and James Purefoy which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Green Book which had been on the box office for 7 Weeks.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel which had been at the top for 3 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Run All Night directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson and Ed Harris which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was The Theory of Everything which had been on the box office for 11 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Fifty Shades of Grey which had taken £33.8 Million after 5 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Alice In Wonderland which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Shutter Island directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £89.9 Million over 13 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Hitch starring Will Smith and Eva Mendes and directed by Andy Tennant.

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

The top total grossing film of the week was Meet the Fockers which had taken £27.9 Million after 7 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 5 Weeks and with a total gross of £38.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Insider directed by Michael Mann and starring Al Pacino and Russell Crowe which entered the box office at number 7.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 19 Weeks.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

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

The top new film of the week was Nell directed by Michael Apted and starring Jodie Foster and Liam Neeson which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.4 Million over 23 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was The War of the Roses which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Weekend At Bernies directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman which entered the box office at number 3.

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 17 Weeks of release.

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