US release: 22nd February 1998
United States release: 22nd February 1998
United Kingdom release: 24th August 2003
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$0With cinemas in the UK currently closed here is a weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines from the past 30 years.
This weekend a year ago was quite momentous with Avengers: Endgame hitting the top on its debut weekend to take the crown from Spectre (2015) as the highest grossing debut in the UK.
With a total gross of £43.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film of the week.
The movie was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans.
The film with the longest run was Captain Marvel which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
Also making its debut at the top was Avengers: Age Of Ultron starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth and directed by Joss Whedon
The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Fast & Furious 7 which had taken £34.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Date Night starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey and directed by Shawn Levy
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Alice In Wonderland which had taken £41.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.
The number one film was The Interpreter which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Wedding Date directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Hitch which had taken £16.8 Million over 7 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Kevin And Perry Go Large starring Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke and directed by Ed Bye
The film with the longest run was American Beauty which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 2 which had taken £43 Million after 11 weeks of release.
The number one film was Muriels Wedding which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Before Sunrise directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy which entered the box office at number 13.
The film with the longest run was The Shawshank Redemption which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book which had taken £7.4 Million after 10 weeks of release.
The number one film was Look Who's Talking which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £9.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was The Krays directed by Peter Medak and starring Billie Whitelaw and Tom Bell which entered the box office at number 3.
A weekly Rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
The number one film was The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Cold Pursuit directed by Hans Petter Moland and starring Liam Neeson and Laura Dern which entered the box office at number 6.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Bohemian Rhapsody which had taken £53.7 Million over 18 weeks of release.
Five years ago (2015) -The number one film was Fifty Shades Of Grey which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Wedding Ringer directed by Jeremy Garelick and starring Kevin Hart and Josh Gad which entered the box office at number 5.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Paddington which had taken £37 Million over 13 weeks of release.
Ten years ago (2010) -The number one film was Avatar which had been at the top for 8 weeks and with a total gross of £83.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was The Lovely Bones directed by Peter Jackson and starring Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz which entered the box office at number 3.
Fifteen years ago (2005) -The number one film was Meet The Fockers which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £24.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was Shall We Dance directed by Peter Chelsom and starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez which entered the box office at number 5.
The film with the longest run was The Aviator which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
Twenty years ago (2000) -The number one film was Toy Story 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Bachelor directed by Gary Sinyor and starring Chris O'Donnell and Renée Zellweger which entered the box office at number 6.
The film with the longest run was East Is East which had been on the box office for 16 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The Sixth Sense which had taken £24.7 Million after 16 weeks of release.
Twenty five years ago (1995) -Making its debut at the top was Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book starring Jason Scott Lee and Cary Elwes and directed by Stephen Sommers.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Forrest Gump which had taken £16.3 Million over 20 weeks of release.
Thirty years ago (1990) -The number one film was Honey I Shrunk The Kids which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Driving Miss Daisy directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Back To The Future Part II which had taken £10.3 Million over 14 weeks of release.
At the UK box office this weekend, Friday, 27th September 2019, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention at the local multiplex and knock Downton Abbey from the top of the UK box office chart next week.
First up at cinemas this week is Hotel Mumbai, a History movie from director Anthony Maras who is directing for the first time.
It stars Dev Patel who last starred in The Wedding Guest (2019) and Armie Hammer who last appeared in On The Basis Of Sex (2019).
Next on the new release schedule is The Goldfinch, this new Dramatic movie stars Oakes Fegley and Ansel Elgort.
The film is brought to us by John Crowley.
Next up this week is Ready Or Not which is directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett directing together.
It stars Samara Weaving and Adam Brody.
Also this week there is Poms from director Zara Hayes marking a directorial debut,
The film features Diane Keaton and Jacki Weaver in starring roles.
-Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
-Come back next week when there are 2 new releases. -
This weekend, Friday 19th July 2019, there are 3 new films released in the UK looking to hit the box office, but can it challenge Spider-Man: Far From Home for the top spot?
First up at cinemas this week is the live action version of The Lion King from Disney, a Dramatic movie directed by Jon Favreau who also directed Chef in 2014 which grossed £1.5 Million.
It stars Donald Glover who last starred in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and Seth Rogen who last appeared in Long Shot (2019).
Next on the new release schedule is Tell It To The Bees, this new Romance stars Anna Paquin and Holliday Grainger.
The film is brought to us by new director Annabel Jankel.
Next up this week is The Wedding Guest which is directed by Michael Winterbottom who directed Go Now in 1995.
It stars Dev Patel and Radhika Apte.
-Check back on Monday to see where these films end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Come back next week when there are 3 new releases hitting cinemas. -
Deadpool makes it 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office this week with yet another decent weekend gross.
£5.6 million is enough to keep it at the top of the tree which brings its total UK gross to £25 million after 10 days in cinemas.
Repeating last weeks top 2 Alving and the Chipmunks The Road Chip hangs on in the runner up spot for a second week.
Highest new film of the week is the female let comedy How To Be Single staring Dakota Johnson and Rebel Wilson.
The valentines day/date movie has an appeal for men but has a strong female appeal in direct competition to Deadpool, although that film does have a strong female appeal.
How To Be Single makes 3rd place on its debut with a fairly solid £1.8 million, although no-where near either leads last film of Fifty Shades of Grey and Pitch Perfect 2.
The only other new film on the top 10 is Triple 9 at number 6.
Highest total grossing film on the box office is still Star Wars: The Force Awakens which is at number 9 this week and has now taken £122 million.
Historical charts
A Year Ago - Fifty Shades of Grey held onto the top of the box office for a second week and with little strong competition The Wedding Ringer was the highest new film at 5.
Five years ago - Simon Pegg and Nick Frost starred in their self penned Paul which entered at number 1 knocking Gnomeo and Juliet down to 2.
Ten years ago - Chicken Little held on for another week at the top of the chart with Heath Ledger starring in Casanova the highest new film at number 5.
Fifteen years ago - Ridley Scott directed Hannibal which entered the box office at the top knocking Mel Gibson in What Women Want into second place.
Twenty years ago - Smash hot Jumanji entered the box office at the top of the chart knocking Heat down to second place.
Twenty Five Years ago - Dances With Wolves was still riding at the top of the box office after major Oscar success and Men At Work entered the chart at number 5.