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Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot
2000

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Directed by

Starring

Jamie Bell · Jean Heywood · Jamie Draven · Gary Lewis · Stuart Wells · Mike Elliot

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Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 29th Sep '00
  • Debut position: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: £1.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 20

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 13th Oct '00
  • Debut position: 27
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: $215.7 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 22

Chart position history

UK box office

29 Sep, 2000
2
6 Oct, 2000
2
13 Oct, 2000
3
20 Oct, 2000
4
27 Oct, 2000
4
3 Nov, 2000
3
10 Nov, 2000
4
17 Nov, 2000
5
24 Nov, 2000
3
1 Dec, 2000
6
8 Dec, 2000
8
15 Dec, 2000
7
22 Dec, 2000
9
29 Dec, 2000
10
5 Jan, 2001
12

US box office

3 Nov, 2000
13
10 Nov, 2000
9
17 Nov, 2000
12
24 Nov, 2000
11
8 Dec, 2000
13

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £18.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $22 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $109.3 Million

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UK Box Office Weekend Report 28th - 30th March 2025: Snow White stays at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend Disney's Snow White~2024 stayed at the top of the UK box office for a second weekend with a 3 day gross of just over £2 Million.

The movie which has not been the success Disney was hoping for has taken £6.7 Million so far at the UK box office.

Highest new entry of the weekend is Indian movie L2: Empuraan when you combine the UK and Ireland grosses, it took £1.8 Million.

Counting previews as well Dr. Strangelove: NT Live 2025 comes in at number 3 while Working Man comes in at 4 with £658,134 but is the top new entry if we count Friday - Sunday only.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Snow White (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - L2: Empuraan (@2)
  • Longest run - Dog Man (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (£45,522,423)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Marching Powder (-2%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £8,474,148
  • Also new this weekend
    • Novocaine
    • Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
    • Imagine Dragons Live From the Hollywood Bowl
    • The Woman In the Yard
    • Sikandar
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 28th - 30th March 2025

Snow White~2024

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks UK box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the UK box office.
  • It grosses £2,015,179 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £6,781,342 over 2 weeks of release
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of March
  • The movie is the 11th top grossing film so far in 2025

L2: Empuraan

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £1,866,399 over its debut weekend

Dr. Strangelove: NT Live 2025

  • The movie is a new entry at number 3 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £679,014 over its debut weekend

A Working Man

  • The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £658,134 over its debut weekend

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £562,233 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £45,522,423 over 7 weeks of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2025
  • The movie is a sequel to Bridget Jones's Baby which took £46,171,395 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

With the pandemic ending the UK box office for the second time take a look back at what films were making the headlines over the years.

A year ago (2020) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - 1917 starring Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay and directed by Sam Mendes

Longest run: - Frozen II which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker which had taken £54.9 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2016) -

No. 1 movie: - Star Wars: The Force Awakens which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £108.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Hateful Eight directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Spectre which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

Ten years ago (2011) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - The Kings Speech starring Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter and directed by Tom Hooper

Top total grossing and longest run: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had taken £50.6 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2006) -

No.1 movie: - King Kong which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Just Friends directed by Roger Kumble and starring Ryan Reynolds and Amy Smart which entered the box office at number 3.

Longest run: - The Constant Gardener which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had taken £47.6 Million after 8 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2001) -

No.1 movie: - Unbreakable which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee and starring Yun-Fat Chow and Michelle Yeoh which entered the box office at number 4.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £17 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1996) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Seven starring Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt and directed by David Fincher

Top total grossing and longest run: - Goldeneye which had taken £17.2 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Cinema closures still effect the UK box office in 2020 so we take a look at past box office weeks over the last 30 years.

A year ago (2019) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Jumanji: The Next Level starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black and directed by Jake Kasdan

Longest run: - Home Alone which had been on the box office for 27 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Frozen II which had taken £38.3 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which had been at the top for 4 weeks.

Highest debut: - directed by and starring which entered the box office at number 5.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Spectre which had taken £92 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - TRON Legacy starring Jeff Bridges and Garrett Hedlund and directed by Joseph Kosinski

Longest run: - Due Date which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had taken £44.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - King Kong starring Naomi Watts and Jack Black and directed by Peter Jackson

Longest run: - Nanny Mcphee which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had taken £42.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Meet The Parents starring Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller and directed by Jay Roach

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £16.6 Million over 12 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Babe starring Christine Cavanaugh and Miriam Margolyes and directed by Chris Noonan

Longest run: - Crimson Tide which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Goldeneye which had taken £16 Million after 4 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Home Alone which had been at the top for 1 weeks and with a total gross of £4.3 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Miami Blues directed by George Armitage and starring Fred Ward and Alec Baldwin which entered the box office at number 3.

Longest run: - Betsys Wedding which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

With the box office still in free fall for at least another weekend we take a look at the movies doing well in the UK over the past 20 years.

A year ago (2019) -

No.1 movie: - Frozen II which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Knives Out directed by Rian Johnson and starring Daniel Craig and Chris Evans which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Joker which had taken £57.5 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No.1 movie: - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - The Good Dinosaur directed by Peter Sohn and starring Jeffrey Wright and Frances McDormand which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Pan which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Spectre which had taken £88.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 movie: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £39.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Megamind directed by Tom McGrath and starring Will Ferrell and Brad Pitt which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Despicable Me which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 movie: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £37 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Keeping Mum directed by Niall Johnson and starring Rowan Atkinson and Kristin Scott Thomas which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had been on the box office for 8 weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - How The Grinch Stole Christmas starring Jim Carrey and Taylor Momsen and directed by Ron Howard

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £16.1 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 movie: - Goldeneye which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £12.2 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Murder In The First directed by Marc Rocco and starring Christian Slater and Kevin Bacon which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Pocahontas which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No.1 movie: - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - Repossessed directed by Bob Logan and starring Linda Blair and Ned Beatty which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Ghost which had taken £23.3 Million over 9 weeks of release.

With the English box office still MIA and the UK box office relying on Scotland and Wales for a life line what movies were hitting the box office over the last 30 years?

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 and highest debut: - Last Christmas starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding and directed by Paul Feig

Top total grossing and longest run: - Joker which had taken £56.1 Million over 7 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

No. 1 movie: - Spectre which had been at the top for 3 weeks and with a total gross of £77.6 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - The Lady In The Van directed by Nicholas Hytner and starring Maggie Smith and Alex Jennings which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - The Martian which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 1 starring Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson and directed by David Yates

Longest run: - The Social Network which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Despicable Me which had taken £19.1 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire starring Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint and directed by Mike Newell

Longest run: - Kinky Boots which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had taken £31.2 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No.1 movie: - What Lies Beneath which had been at the top for 3 weeks.

Highest debut: - Little Nicky directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Patricia Arquette which entered the box office at number 3.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Billy Elliot which had taken £14.9 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No.1 movie: - To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

Highest debut: - A Walk In The Clouds directed by Alfonso Arau and starring Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sanchez-Gijon which entered the box office at number 2.

Top total grossing and longest run: - Batman Forever which had taken £21.4 Million over 18 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Darkman starring Liam Neeson and Frances McDormand and directed by Sam Raimi

Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 12 weeks.

Top total grossing: - Ghost which had taken £22.9 Million after 7 weeks of release.