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First Knight

First Knight
1995
 134 minutes (2 hrs 14 mins)

Production Country

United States • United Kingdom

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Sean Connery · Richard Gere · Julia Ormond · Ben Cross · Liam Cunningham · Christopher Villiers

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 7th July 1995
Canada release date Canada release: 7th July 1995
United Kingdom release date United Kingdom release: 7th July 1995

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 7th Jul '95
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 4

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 21st Jul '95
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: $4.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

7 Jul, 1995
1
14 Jul, 1995
2
21 Jul, 1995
4
28 Jul, 1995
5

US box office

21 Jul, 1995
9

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG-13

12

16+

12

T

A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £3 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $37.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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What movie were big at the UK box office over the last 30 years?

Each week we present a rundown of the UK box office chart headlines on this same week from last year to 1990.

A year ago (2019) -

The number one film was Spider-Man: Far From Home which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Annabelle Comes Home directed by Gary Dauberman and starring Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson which entered the box office at number 3.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 19 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £42.6 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

The number one film was Minions which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Ted 2 directed by Seth MacFarlane and starring Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 28 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £57.2 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was The Twilight Saga: Eclipse starring Xavier Samuel and Kristen Stewart and directed by David Slade

The film with the longest run was Robin Hood which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Sex And The City 2 which had taken £21.4 Million after 7 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was War Of The Worlds which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Descent directed by Neil Marshall and starring Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Mendoza which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £38.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was Mission:Impossible 2 starring Tom Cruise and Dougray Scott and directed by John Woo

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £26.9 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was First Knight starring Sean Connery and Richard Gere and directed by Jerry Zucker

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Muriels Wedding which had taken £7.6 Million over 13 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Back To The Future Part III starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd and directed by Robert Zemeckis

The film with the longest run was Harlem Nights which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Pretty Woman which had taken £12 Million after 7 weeks of release.

This week At the UK box office the little yellow Minions held off the highest new film quite comfortably to gain a second week a the top.

With a £4.15 million weekend the Minions has brought its total gross to £27.6 million, which ahead of both of the Despicable Me film from the same series.

Rolling into second place is Ted 2, Ted was a massive surprise hit back in 2012 taking nearly £12 million on it's opening weekend, Ted 2 has taken £3.8 on it's debut and will struggle to get over £10 million in total.

Other new films this week are Love and Mercy at number 9 and Song of The Sea at number 10.

Historical Charts

A Year ago - Transformers: Age of Extinction took over at the top of the UK box office on its debut knocking down Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie to number 3.

Five years ago - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse entered the chart at the top knocking Shrek Forever After down to number 2.

Ten years ago - War of The Worlds held its own at the top while the highest new film was The Descent which enters at number 3.

Fifteen years ago - Chicken Run continued to dominate the box office at the top while this highest new entry was at number 3 in the shape of The Patriot.

Twenty years ago - The Batman franchise was still thriving and Batman Forever entered the box office at the top, First Knight fell to number 2.

Twenty Five years ago - Back to The Future Part III was entering at the top while Dick tracy fell to number 2.