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What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath
2000
 130 minutes (2 hrs 10 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Harrison Ford · Michelle Pfeiffer · Diana Scarwid · Katharine Towne · Miranda Otto · James Remar

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th Oct '00
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2.3 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 21st Jul '00
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $29.7 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 27

Chart position history

UK box office

20 Oct, 2000
1
27 Oct, 2000
2
3 Nov, 2000
1
10 Nov, 2000
2
17 Nov, 2000
1
24 Nov, 2000
2
1 Dec, 2000
3
8 Dec, 2000
4
15 Dec, 2000
6
22 Dec, 2000
8
29 Dec, 2000
11
5 Jan, 2001
13

US box office

21 Jul, 2000
1
28 Jul, 2000
2
4 Aug, 2000
5
11 Aug, 2000
6
18 Aug, 2000
5
25 Aug, 2000
6
1 Sep, 2000
4
8 Sep, 2000
6
15 Sep, 2000
7
22 Sep, 2000
8
29 Sep, 2000
9
6 Oct, 2000
11
13 Oct, 2000
14
22 Dec, 2000
14
12 Jan, 2001
11

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £13.4 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $155.5 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $291.4 Million

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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.

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) -

No. 1 movie: - Joker which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £46.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Terminator: Dark Fate directed by Tim Miller and starring Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger which entered the box office at number 2.

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

Five years ago (2015) -

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

Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension directed by Gregory Plotkin and starring Chris J. Murray and Brit Shaw which entered the box office at number 3.

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Minions which had taken £46.7 Million over 15 weeks of release.

Ten years ago (2010) -

No. 1 and Highest debut: - Paranormal Activity 2 starring David Bierend and Brian Boland and directed by Tod Williams

No. 1 and top total grossing: - The Other Guys which had taken £8 Million over 6 weeks of release.

Fifteen years ago (2005) -

No. 1 movie: - Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit which had been at the top for 2 weeks and with a total gross of £16.7 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Nanny Mcphee directed by Kirk Jones and starring Emma Thompson and Colin Firth which entered the box office at number 2.

Longest run: - Pride And Prejudice which had been on the box office for 6 weeks.

Twenty years ago (2000) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - What Lies Beneath starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Katharine Towne and directed by Robert Zemeckis

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Snatch which had taken £12.1 Million over 8 weeks of release.

Twenty five years ago (1995) -

No. 1 and highest debut: - Nine Months starring Hugh Grant and Julianne Moore and directed by Chris Columbus

No. 1 and top total grossing: - Batman Forever which had taken £20.7 Million over 14 weeks of release.

Thirty years ago (1990) -

No. 1 movie: - Ghost which had been at the top for 4 weeks and with a total gross of £21.1 Million it was also the top total grossing film.

Highest Debut: - Goodfellas directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta which entered the box office at number 4.

Longest run: - Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 retains its position at the top of the UK box office this week despite some strong competition entering the chart.

The last of The Hunger Games films adds £4.5 million on its second weekend of release which brings its total to £19.3 million after 10 days of release.

The film is almost mirroring the take of the second and third film in the series and will most likely end up grossing somewhere is the region of £30 million which is the same as part 1.

Highest new film of the week is The Good Dinosaur at number 2, the new film from Pixar takes a debut gross of £2.9 million, not quite but certainly one of the lowest gross from a Pixar film.

Also new this week are: Spielberg and Hanks double header Bridge of Spies is new at 4 while the new Johnny Depp film Black Mass is new at 5. New at 7 is Carol and Tamasha is new at number 8.

Highest total grossing film on the Uk box office this week is Spectre which after 5 weeks has grossed £88.3 million.

Historical charts

A year ago - Paddington was new at the top of the box office which knocked The HUnger Games Mockingjay Part 1 down to number 2.

Five years ago - Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 stayed at the top for another week while Unstoppable was the highest new film at number 2.

Ten years ago - Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire was still holsing onto the top spot while Jodie Foster was the star of Flightplan which debuted at 2.

Fifteen years ago - Charlies Angels spent its debut week at the top of the box office, it knocked off What Lies Beneath from the top spot.

Twenty years ago - The Bond film Goldeneye made its debut a the top of the box office knocking Pocahontas down to number 2.

Twenty five years ago - Home Alone stayed at the top while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the original version) entered at number 2.

This week, as predicted, the last film the in The Hunger Games series, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, flies to the top of the box office.

Catching Fire and Mockingjay Part 1 both debuted with almost the same figure around £12 million, the first film in the series debuted with £4 million while this last part enters the box office with £11 million.

Although not the lowest debut this certainly shows a demising interest in the series, the luke warm reviews haven't helped the film either.

Spectre falls to number 2 this week despite still grossing good number, this weeks £3.8 million brings the total gross in the UK to £84.6 million, this places the film at number 3 on the UK all time box office grosses.

Other new films this week has The Dressmaker making its debut at number 7 and The Perfect Guy entering at number 10.

Highest total grossing film of the box office is, no surprise, Sprectre.

Historical charts

A year ago - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 made its debut at the top of the UK box office knocking Intersteller from the top to number 3.

Five years ago - Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 1 started the end of the Harry Potter series by debuting at the top, it knocked Due Date down to number 2.

Ten years ago - Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire was the film making its debut at the top while In Her Shoes fell to number 2.

Fifteen years ago - What Lies Beneath remains at the top for another week leaving Little Nicky to enter at number 3.

Twenty years ago - A Walk In The Clouds was the highest new film knocking Crimson Tide down to number 2.

Last weekend on the UK box office the latest Bond film Spectre was far too strong during its second week of release to be knocked from the top.

Still pulling in the audiences during its second weekend Spectre scores £13 million which brings its total UK gross after 2 weekends of release to £64 million.

The film is still on track with the previous Bond movie Skyfall and could potentially give the film a run for its money as the top grossing UK film ever, despite less favourable reviews.

Although by Sunday Spectre has not quite become the top UK film of 2015 by Monday night it will have out grossed Jurassic World.

Highest new film of the week is the low budget Brooklyn which enters the UK box office at number 3 with a debut gross of £1.04 million.

Top total grossing film on the box office, after just 2 weeks of play, is Spectre.

Historical charts

A year ago - This time last year Christopher Nolan's Interstellar hit the top spot on its debut week of release knocking Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles down to number 3.

Five years ago - Due Date hot the top of the box office on its first week of release while the previous number 1, Saw 3D, fell to number 4.

Ten year ago - Nanny Mcphee went up to the top of the box office on its 3rd week of release knocking Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of The Were-Rabbit from the top.

Fifteen years ago - What Lies Beneath spent another week at the top while the highest new film was right down at number 8 in the shape of Purely Belter.

Twenty years ago - Crimson Tide made its debut at the top of the box office knocking To Die For down to number 5.

Twenty five years ago - Ghost remained at the top of the box office leaving the highest new film, Young Guns II, to enter at number 2.