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Historical UK Box Office Late September - Apollo 13 (1995), Downton Abbey (2019) and Everest (2015)

Apollo 13
With Tom hanks starring as an astronaut in a rocket that goes drastically wrong, the ITV drama about a big stately home goes to the big screen and some people try to climb the biggest mountain in the world, what were some of the highlights over the last 30 years at the UK box office?

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: - Downton Abbey which had been at the top for 3 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Ready Or Not directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and starring Samara Weaving and Adam Brody which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 30 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - The Lion King which had taken £74.9 Million after 11 Weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

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

Highest debut: - Miss You Already directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Drew Barrymore and Toni Collette which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 39 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Minions which had taken £46.3 Million after 13 Weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No.1 movie: - The Other Guys which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Eat Pray Love directed by Ryan Murphy and starring Julia Roberts and I. Gusti Ayu Puspawati which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Inception which had been on the box office for 11 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Toy Story 3 which had taken £72.4 Million after 10 Weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No.1 movie: - Pride and Prejudice which had been at the top for 2 Weeks.

Highest debut: - Revolver directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jason Statham and Ray Liotta which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which had been on the box office for 9 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Green Street Hooligans which had taken £1.2 Million after 3 Weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Me, Myself & Irene starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger and directed by Bobby Farrelly

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Gladiator which had taken £30.9 Million over 19 Weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Apollo 13 starring Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton and directed by Ron Howard

Longest run: - Judge Dredd which had been on the box office for 10 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Waterworld which had taken £10.2 Million after 7 Weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Presumed Innocent starring Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy and directed by Alan J. Pakula

Longest run: - Gremlins 2: The New Batch which had been on the box office for 10 Weeks.

Top total grossing: - Days of Thunder which had taken £8.3 Million after 10 Weeks of release.

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