US release: 1st October 1999
United States release: 17th September 1999 United States release: 1st October 1999
£21.3 Million $130.1 Million 
$356.3 Million Director Channing Godfrey Peoples's story of American Beauty Queen pageant is given a 15 age rating in the UK by the BBFC.
The movie was released in the US during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and did reasonably well considering it was only released in a handful of drive-in movie theatres.
The movie stars Nicole Beharie and Kendrick Sampson and has been critically praised, although movies that have strong American themes often dont do well in the UK.
Here is a breakdown of the BBFC ratings decision.
The Movie was passed uncut.
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
Making its debut at the top was John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum starring Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry and directed by Chad Stahelski
The film with the longest run was Dumbo which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £84 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Pitch Perfect 2 starring Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson and directed by Elizabeth Banks
The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had taken £43.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Robin Hood starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett and directed by Ridley Scott
The film with the longest run was Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Clash Of The Titans which had taken £20.1 Million after 7 weeks of release.
The number one film was Kingdom Of Heaven which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Monster In Law directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Robots which had taken £12.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Gladiator starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix and directed by Ridley Scott
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was American Beauty which had taken £21.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Circle Of Friends starring Chris O'Donnell and Minnie Driver and directed by Pat O'Connor
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek Generations which had taken £20.2 Million over 14 weeks of release.
The number one film was The Hunt For Red October which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Shooting Stars directed by Chris Bernard and starring Helmut Griem and Sharon Duce which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was The War Of The Roses which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10.1 Million after 7 weeks of release.
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines over the last 30 years.
Making its debut at the top was Pokémon Detective Pikachu starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith and directed by Rob Letterman
The film with the longest run was Dumbo which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £80.4 Million after 3 weeks of release.
The number one film was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £40.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was [spooks] The Greater Good directed by Bharat Nalluri and starring Kit Harington and Tuppence Middleton which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
The number one film was Iron Man 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Furry Vengeance directed by Roger Kumble and starring Brendan Fraser and Brooke Shields which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Nanny Mcphee And The Big Bang which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Clash Of The Titans which had taken £19.9 Million after 6 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Kingdom Of Heaven starring Orlando Bloom and Liam Neeson and directed by Ridley Scott
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Hitch which had taken £17.3 Million over 9 weeks of release.
The number one film was Kevin And Perry Go Large which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Man On The Moon directed by Milos Forman and starring Jim Carrey and Gerry Becker which entered the box office at number 6.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was American Beauty which had taken £21.2 Million over 15 weeks of release.
The number one film was Outbreak which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Milk Money directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Melanie Griffith and Ed Harris which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Trek Generations which had taken £20.1 Million over 13 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was The Hunt For Red October starring Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin and directed by John McTiernan
The film with the longest run was Honey I Shrunk The Kids which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £10 Million after 6 weeks of release.
A weekly rundown of the UK box office chart big films over the last 30 years.
The number one film was Avengers: Endgame which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £69.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was Long Shot directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
The number one film was Avengers: Age Of Ultron which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Far From The Madding Crowd directed by Thomas Vinterberg and starring Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Big Hero 6 which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Fast & Furious 7 which had taken £36.5 Million after 5 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow and directed by Jon Favreau
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Alice In Wonderland which had taken £42.2 Million over 9 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy starring Martin Freeman and Mos Def and directed by Garth Jennings
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Hitch which had taken £17.1 Million over 8 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Scream 3 starring David Arquette and Neve Campbell and directed by Wes Craven
The film with the longest run was American Beauty which had been on the box office for 14 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 2 which had taken £43.5 Million after 12 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Outbreak starring Dustin Hoffman and Rene Russo and directed by Wolfgang Petersen
The film with the longest run was Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Dumb And Dumber which had taken £7.5 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Nuns On The Run starring Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane and directed by Jonathan Lynn
The film with the longest run was Honey I Shrunk The Kids which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Look Who's Talking which had taken £9.8 Million after 5 weeks of release.
With cinemas in the UK currently closed here is a weekly rundown of the UK box office chart headlines from the past 30 years.
This weekend a year ago was quite momentous with Avengers: Endgame hitting the top on its debut weekend to take the crown from Spectre (2015) as the highest grossing debut in the UK.
With a total gross of £43.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film of the week.
The movie was directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo and stars Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans.
The film with the longest run was Captain Marvel which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.
Also making its debut at the top was Avengers: Age Of Ultron starring Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth and directed by Joss Whedon
The film with the longest run was Home which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Fast & Furious 7 which had taken £34.8 Million after 4 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Date Night starring Steve Carell and Tina Fey and directed by Shawn Levy
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Alice In Wonderland which had taken £41.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.
The number one film was The Interpreter which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Wedding Date directed by Clare Kilner and starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney which entered the box office at number 3.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Hitch which had taken £16.8 Million over 7 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was Kevin And Perry Go Large starring Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke and directed by Ed Bye
The film with the longest run was American Beauty which had been on the box office for 13 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 2 which had taken £43 Million after 11 weeks of release.
The number one film was Muriels Wedding which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Before Sunrise directed by Richard Linklater and starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy which entered the box office at number 13.
The film with the longest run was The Shawshank Redemption which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book which had taken £7.4 Million after 10 weeks of release.
The number one film was Look Who's Talking which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £9.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.
The top new film of the week was The Krays directed by Peter Medak and starring Billie Whitelaw and Tom Bell which entered the box office at number 3.