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Highlander

Highlander
1986
 116 minutes (1 hrs 56 mins)

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Directed by

Starring

Christopher Lambert · Roxanne Hart · Clancy Brown · Sean Connery · Beatie Edney · Alan North

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 7th March 1986
France release date France release: 1st January 1986
Italy release date Italy release: 1st May 1986

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 29th Aug '86
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1.1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

Chart position history

UK box office

29 Aug, 1986
1
5 Sep, 1986
2
12 Sep, 1986
2
19 Sep, 1986
6
26 Sep, 1986
6
3 Oct, 1986
7
10 Oct, 1986
8
17 Oct, 1986
10

US box office

Global box office

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Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £4.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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This weeks UK box office has the same top as last weekend as The Devil Wears Prada 2 stays at the top with Michael~2025 remains in the runner up spot, top new movie of the weekend is The Sheep Detectives at 3.

UK box office QuickView

  • Number 1 - The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - The Sheep Detectives (@3)
  • Longest run - Project Hail Mary (8 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (£36,893,858)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Highlander (95%)
  • Total UK top 15 this weekend - £18,863,113
  • Also new this weekend
    • Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
    • Highlander
  • Check out the full UK box office.

UK weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th May 2026

The Devil Wears Prada 2

  • 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 £5,203,067 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £21,121,431 over 2 weeks of release
  • It is the 11th top debuting movie in the month of May
  • The movie is the 7th top grossing film so far in 2026
  • The movie is a sequel to The Devil Wears Prada which took £6,751,301 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Michael~2025

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £5,083,005 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of £33,479,568 over 3 weeks of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2026

The Sheep Detectives

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks UK box office chart.
  • It grosses £3,319,496 over its debut weekend

Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft - The Tour Live

  • The movie is a new entry at number 4 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,782,931 over its debut weekend

Mortal Kombat II

  • The movie is a new entry at number 5 on this weeks UK box office
  • It grosses £1,607,520 over its debut weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Mortal Kombat which took £319,313 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

Marvel unleash their first blockbuster of the year to the delight of fans and like every year for the last few years it smashed into the top of the UK box office.

Captain American Civil War is the biggest assemble of Marvel superhero characters outside of an Avengers movie and takes over at the top with a weekend take just shy of £20 million.

Compared to the previous Marvel films this is fairly normal but the is by far the highest grossing Captain America movie.

Projection for the movie should be high, but Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice gave a wake up call last month as to how a superhero movie can perform below average.

The Jungle Book falls down to number 2 this week on its 3rd week of release with £5.7 million, its total is £33.2 million to date.

Highest total grossing movie on the box office is Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice which has taken £36.5 million to date.

Historical charts

A year ago - The Avengers Age of Ultron remained at the top while Far From The Madding Crowd was the highest new film at number 2.

Five years ago - Thor was the top new film of the week entering at number 1 knocking Fast Five down to number 2.

Ten years ago - Ice Age: The Meltdown stayed put at the top of the box office leaving highest new film 16 Block to enter at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Bridget Jones's Diary stayed for another week at the top while The Mexican made its debut at number 2.

Twenty years ago - Comedy The Birdcage was the top new film across the country at number 1, finally shifting Top Story from the top, it slid to number 2.

Twenty five years ago - Biopic The Doors made its debut at the top of the box office while Highlander II The Quickening fell into the runner up spot.

Disney and Jon Favreau live action version of the classic Rudyard Kipling book makes in incredible showing at the box office this week.

Making it debut at the top with a £9.9 million weekend the film has become the 63rd highest opening weekend in the UK ever, in 2016 Batman V Superman and Deadpool opened higher.

With such a strong opening the film is sure to follow in the footsteps of Cinderella and Alice in Wonderland and be a massive live action film for Disney.

Falling from the top in dramatic style this week is The Huntsman: Winters War which drops to, a second weekend of £0.6 million brings the total to £4.4 million.

Highest total grossing movie on the box office this week is former number 1 film Batman V Superman Dawn of Justice which has now grossed £35.3 million after 4 weeks of play.

Historical chart

A year ago - Fast and Furious 7 retained its hold on the top and with a strong top 4 Child 44 was the top new film at 4.

Five years ago - Scream 4 took over at the top on its debut weekend leaving Rio to fall to number 2.

Ten years ago - Ice Age: The Meltdown stayed at the top for another weekend leaving Scary Movie 4 to enter the chart at number 2.

Fifteen years ago - Bridget Jones's Diary made its debut at the top while Rugrats In Paris The Movie fell to number 3.

Twenty years ago - Broken Arrow was new at the top while Toy Story fell into the runner up position after 3 weeks at the top.

Twenty five years ago - Highlander II The Quickening was the top new film of the week with Quigley Down Under falling into number 3.