
France release: 1st May 1990
Denmark release: 25th May 1990
Finland release: 25th May 1990
£1.5 Million
$165.5 Thousand
$0 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.
The number one film was Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was The Informer directed by Andrea Di Stefano and starring Ana de Armas and Rosamund Pike which entered the box office at number 10.
The film with the longest run was Casino Royale which had been on the box office for 26 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was The Lion King which had taken £71.7 Million after 7 weeks of release.
Also making its debut at the top was Straight Outta Compton starring O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Corey Hawkins and directed by F. Gary Gray
The film with the longest run was Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back which had been on the box office for 35 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Minions which had taken £45.2 Million after 10 weeks of release.
Another film making its debut at the top was Grown Ups starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James and directed by Dennis Dugan
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Avatar which had taken £92.8 Million over 17 weeks of release.
Making its debut at the top was The Dukes Of Hazzard starring Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott and directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
The film with the longest run was War Of The Worlds which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Charlie And The Chocolate Factory which had taken £33.3 Million after 5 weeks of release.
The number one film was X-Men which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was Shanghai Noon directed by Tom Dey and starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson which entered the box office at number 2.
The longerst run on the box office and the top total grossing film was Gladiator which had taken £30.3 Million over 16 weeks of release.
The number one film was Waterworld which had been at the top for 2 weeks.
The top new film of the week was While You Were Sleeping directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Sandra Bullock and Bill Pullman which entered the box office at number 3.
The film with the longest run was Bad Boys which had been on the box office for 11 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Batman Forever which had taken £17.5 Million after 7 weeks of release.
The number one film was Die Hard 2: Die Harder which had been at the top for 3 weeks.
The top new film of the week was White Hunter Black Heart directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Clint Eastwood and Jeff Fahey which entered the box office at number 2.
The film with the longest run was Dick Tracy which had been on the box office for 9 weeks.
The top total grossing film of the week was Days Of Thunder which had taken £7.6 Million after 5 weeks of release.
Last week saw 1917 at the top of the UK box office, can any of this weeks new releases do enough to top the chart this weekend?
First up at cinemas this week is A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, a Dramatic movie directed by Marielle Heller who also directed The Diary Of A Teenage Girl in 2015 which grossed £81.2 Thousand in the UK.
It stars Tom Hanks who last starred in Toy Story 4 (2019).
The film also stars Matthew Rhys who last appeared in The Report (2019).
Next on this weeks new release schedule is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
This new movie stars Adam Driver who's last film was Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker (2019)
It also stars Jonathan Pryce who appeared in The Wife (2018).
The film is brought to us by veteran director Terry Gilliam.
Next up this week is The Lighthouse which is directed by Robert Eggers who directed The Witch in 2016.
It stars Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe.
Also this week there is The Rhythm Section from director Reed Morano who also directed Meadowland in 2015.
The film features Blake Lively and Jude Law in starring roles.
The long list of new releases continues with Queen And Slim which is directed by Melina Matsoukas which is a directorial debut.
It stars Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith.
Finally there is Richard Jewell from director Clint Eastwood who also directed White Hunter Black Heart in 1990, the film stars Sam Rockwell and Kathy Bates.
Check back on Monday to see where these cinema releases end up on the Weekend Box Office Chart.
Come back next week when there are 4 new releases. -