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Historical UK Box Office - The Karate Kid (2010), Fast And Furious Presents Hobbs And Shaw (2019), Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

The Karate Kid
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) -

Making its debut at the top was Fast and Furious Presents Hobbs and Shaw starring Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham and directed by David Leitch

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 22 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £55.5 Million after 7 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Mission:Impossible - Rogue Nation starring Tom Cruise and Jeremy Renner and directed by Christopher Mcquarrie

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 31 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £62.7 Million after 8 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

The number one film was Toy Story 3 which had been at the top for 2 Weeks and with a total gross of £39.8 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was The Karate Kid directed by Harald Zwart and starring Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Tooth Fairy which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Johnny Depp and Freddie Highmore and directed by Tim Burton

The film with the longest run was The Pacifier which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was War of the Worlds which had taken £27.6 Million after 5 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

Making its debut at the top was The Perfect Storm starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg and directed by Wolfgang Petersen

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £29 Million over 12 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Casper starring Christina Ricci and Bill Pullman and directed by Brad Silberling

The film with the longest run was Man of the House which had been on the box office for 8 Weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £11.2 Million after 3 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

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

The top new film of the week was Wild Orchid directed by Zalman King and starring Mickey Rourke and Jacqueline Bisset which entered the box office at number 4.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million over 10 Weeks of release.

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