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Historical UK box office end of October - Paranormal Activity 2 hit UK cinemas in 2010 at number 1

Paranormal Activity 2
What were the big movies hitting the UK box office over the last 30 year?

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) -

No. 1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 4 Weeks and with a total gross of £46.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Terminator: Dark Fate directed by Tim Miller and starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger which entered the box office at number 2.

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

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - Hotel Transylvania 2 which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Chris J. Murray and Brit Shaw which entered the box office at number 3.

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Minions which had taken £46.7 Million over 15 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity 2 starring David Bierend and Brian Boland and directed by Tod Williams

No. 1 and top total grossing: - The Other Guys which had taken £8 Million over 6 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 movie: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit which had been at the top for 2 Weeks and with a total gross of £16.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Nanny Mcphee directed by Kirk Jones and starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Pride and Prejudice which had been on the box office for 6 Weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - What Lies Beneath starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Katharine Towne and directed by Robert Zemeckis

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Snatch which had taken £12.1 Million over 8 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Nine Months starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore and directed by Chris Columbus

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20.7 Million over 14 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Ghost which had been at the top for 4 Weeks and with a total gross of £21.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 11 Weeks.

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