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Historical UK Box Office late November - Knives Out was the top new debut a year ago this weekend

Knives Out
With the box office still in free fall for at least another weekend we take a look at the movies doing well in the UK over the past 20 years.

A year ago (2019) -

No.1 movie: - Frozen II which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Knives Out directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig and Chris Evans which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Joker which had taken £57.5 Million over 9 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - The Good Dinosaur directed by Peter Sohn and starring Jeffrey Wright and Frances McDormand which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Pan which had been on the box office for 7 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Spectre which had taken £88.4 Million after 5 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 movie: - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had been at the top for 3 Weeks and with a total gross of £39.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Megamind directed by Tom Mcgrath and starring Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Despicable Me which had been on the box office for 8 Weeks.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 movie: - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which had been at the top for 3 Weeks and with a total gross of £37 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Keeping Mum directed by Niall Johnson and starring Rowan Atkinson and Kristin Scott Thomas which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit which had been on the box office for 8 Weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - How the Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen and directed by Ron Howard

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £16.1 Million over 10 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 movie: - Goldeneye which had been at the top for 2 Weeks and with a total gross of £12.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Murder In The first directed by Marc Rocco and starring Christian Slater and Kevin Bacon which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Pocahontas which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No.1 movie: - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Repossessed directed by Bob Logan and starring Linda Blair and Ned Beatty which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Ghost which had taken £23.3 Million over 9 Weeks of release.

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