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The Patriot

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1986

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Directed by

Frank Harris

Starring

Gregg Henry · Simone Griffeth · Michael J. Pollard · Jeff Conaway · Stack Pierce · Leslie Nielsen

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Everyone loves a bit of nostalgia, so what were the big movies at 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 The Lion King starring Donald Glover and Seth Rogen and directed by Jon Favreau

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale (presented here by Secret Cinema) the movie had been on the box office for 20 weeks including its original release.

The top total grossing film of the week was Toy Story 4 which had taken £47.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Ant-Man starring Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas and directed by Peyton Reed

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (also being presented by Secret Cinema) which had spent a total of 29 weeks on the box office during all its releases.

The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £59.5 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt and directed by Christopher Nolan

The film with the longest run was Prince Of Persia: The Sands Of Time which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Shrek Forever After which had taken £24.4 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

Making its debut at the top was Madagascar starring Ben Stiller and Chris Rock and directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £39.1 Million over 9 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Chicken Run which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was The Patriot directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £27.9 Million over 10 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

Making its debut at the top was Batman Forever starring Val Kilmer and Tommy Lee Jones and directed by Joel Schumacher

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Muriels Wedding which had taken £7.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

The number one film was Back To The Future Part III which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Cry Baby directed by John Waters and starring Johnny Depp and Amy Locane which entered the box office at number 4.

The film with the longest run was Harlem Nights which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Pretty Woman which had taken £12.1 Million after 8 weeks of release.

This week in the UK Marvel/Disney's new franchise made its mark by debuting at the top of the box office at the top.

The tiny superhero had a debut weekend gross of £4 million from 555 sites, below other Marvel superhero films but for one of the less known characters and a new franchise a good opening.

A decent run over the school summer holidays could see a total gross in the high 20's into low 30 million region.

Falling into second place are the Minions, a £2.7 million gross has extended their total to £32 million, with plenty more to go over the summer this could be one of the highest grossers of the year.

André Rieu's 2015 Maastricht Concert also makes an appearance in the top 5 this week with a followup to the 2014 concert of the same name.

Indian film Bajrangi Bhaijaan and The Gallows also make appearances in the top 10 at 7 and 9 respectively.

Historical charts

A year ago - Dawn of The Planet of The Apes made it's debut on the UK box office at the top knocking down How to Train Your Dragon 2 into the runner up spot.

Five years ago - Christoper Nolan's Inception made it's mark on the box office debuting at the top while The Twilight Saga: Eclipse fell to number 3

Ten years ago - Madagascar made its way to the top of the UK box office knocking War of The Worlds to number 2 after 2 weeks at the top.

Fifteen years ago - Chicken Run continued its run at the top while The Patriot made its debut at number 3.

This week At the UK box office the little yellow Minions held off the highest new film quite comfortably to gain a second week a the top.

With a £4.15 million weekend the Minions has brought its total gross to £27.6 million, which ahead of both of the Despicable Me film from the same series.

Rolling into second place is Ted 2, Ted was a massive surprise hit back in 2012 taking nearly £12 million on it's opening weekend, Ted 2 has taken £3.8 on it's debut and will struggle to get over £10 million in total.

Other new films this week are Love and Mercy at number 9 and Song of The Sea at number 10.

Historical Charts

A Year ago - Transformers: Age of Extinction took over at the top of the UK box office on its debut knocking down Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie to number 3.

Five years ago - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse entered the chart at the top knocking Shrek Forever After down to number 2.

Ten years ago - War of The Worlds held its own at the top while the highest new film was The Descent which enters at number 3.

Fifteen years ago - Chicken Run continued to dominate the box office at the top while this highest new entry was at number 3 in the shape of The Patriot.

Twenty years ago - The Batman franchise was still thriving and Batman Forever entered the box office at the top, First Knight fell to number 2.

Twenty Five years ago - Back to The Future Part III was entering at the top while Dick tracy fell to number 2.