What were the big movies hitting 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) -

The number one film was Toy Story 4 which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Yesterday directed by Danny Boyle and starring Himesh Patel and Lily James which entered the box office at number 2.

The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 17 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Avengers: Endgame which had taken £88.3 Million after 10 weeks of release.

Five years ago (2015) -

Also making its debut at the top was Minions starring Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm and directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin

The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 26 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Jurassic World which had taken £48.9 Million after 3 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

Another film making its debut at the top was Get Him To The Greek starring Russell Brand and Rose Byrne and directed by Nicholas Stoller

The film with the longest run was Robin Hood which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Sex And The City 2 which had taken £20.4 Million after 5 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

The number one film was Batman Begins which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Kung Fu Hustle directed by Stephen Chow and starring Stephen Chow and Feng Xiao Gang which entered the box office at number 4.

The film with the longest run was Monster-in-Law which had been on the box office for 7 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith which had taken £37.9 Million after 6 weeks of release.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

The number one film was Gladiator which had been at the top for 7 weeks and with a total gross of £24.4 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

The top new film of the week was Big Mommas House directed by Raja Gosnell and starring Martin Lawrence and Nia Long which entered the box office at number 2.

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

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

The number one film was Bad Boys which had been at the top for 2 weeks.

The top new film of the week was Guarding Tess directed by Hugh Wilson and starring Nicolas Cage and Shirley MacLaine which entered the box office at number 3.

The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Muriels Wedding which had taken £7.4 Million over 11 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

Making its debut at the top was Tremors starring Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward and directed by Ron Underwood

The film with the longest run was Uncle Buck which had been on the box office for 10 weeks.

The top total grossing film of the week was Pretty Woman which had taken £11.7 Million after 5 weeks of release.