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Historical UK Weekend Box Office, Vice (2019), Elektra (2005) and Interview With The Vampire (1995)

Historical UK Weekend Box Office, Vice (2019), Elektra (2005) and Interview With The Vampire (1995)
Interview With the Vampire
A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

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

The top new film of the week was Vice starring Christian Bale and Amy Adams which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £52 Million over 14 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Making its debut at the top was American Sniper starring Bradley Cooper and Kyle Gallner.

The film with the longest run was Paddington which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies which had taken £40.9 Million after 7 Weeks of release

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 5 Weeks and with a total gross of £57.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Brothers starring Carey Mulligan and Natalie Portman which entered the box office at number 9.

The film with the longest run was St. Trinian's 2: The Legend of Frittons Gold which had been on the box office for 6 Weeks.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

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

The top new film of the week was Elektra starring Jennifer Garner and Goran Visnjic which entered the box office at number 6.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Incredibles which had taken £31.6 Million over 10 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Sleepy Hollow which had been at the top for 3 Weeks.

The top new film of the week was Stigmata starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 12 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The World Is Not Enough which had taken £27.3 Million after 9 Weeks of release

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Interview With the Vampire starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was The Lion King which had taken £23.2 Million over 16 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Black Rain starring Michael Douglas and Andy Garcia.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Shirley Valentine which had taken £11.7 Million over 14 Weeks of release.

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