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Historical UK box office late September - Another 48 Hrs, Everest, Shaft

Another 48 Hrs
Our weekly rundown of the weekend UK box office headlines on this week over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

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

The top new film of the week was Ad Astra directed by James Gray and starring Brad Pitt and Liv Tyler which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 29 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £74.3 Million after 10 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Everest starring Jason Clarke and Ang Phula Sherpa and directed by Baltasar Kormakur

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 38 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £46.3 Million after 12 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was The Other Guys starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell and directed by Adam Mckay

The film with the longest run was Inception which had been on the box office for 10 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was The Expendables which had taken £9.6 Million after 5 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Talulah Riley and directed by Joe Wright

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which had taken £36.4 Million over 8 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

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

The top new film of the week was Shaft directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Vanessa Williams which entered the box office at number 3.

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

The top total grossing film of the week was Chicken Run which had taken £28.1 Million after 12 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

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

The top new film of the week was The Bridges of Madison County directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep which entered the box office at number 2.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Batman Forever which had taken £19.2 Million over 10 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Another 48 Hrs starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte and directed by Walter Hill

The film with the longest run was Gremlins 2: The New Batch which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Days of Thunder which had taken £8.2 Million after 9 Weeks of release.

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