List of 1993 box office number-one films in the United Kingdom explained

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekend box office in the United Kingdom during 1993.

Number one films

Weekend endingFilmBox OfficeNotesRef
1 The Bodyguard £1,286,920[1] [2]
2 £1,435,628[3] [4]
3 £1,361,441[5] [6]
4 £1,182,845[7] [8]
5 Bram Stoker's Dracula £2,640,584Bram Stoker's Dracula set an opening weekend record surpassing Batman Returns £2.5 million[9] [10] [11] [12]
6 £1,840,433[13] [14]
7 £1,123,283[15] [16]
8 £714,284[17] [18]
9 Under Siege £1,400,180[19] [20]
10 £886,062[21] [22]
11 £507,964[23] [24]
12 Scent of a Woman £359,280Scent of a Woman reached number one in its second week of release[25] [26]
13 Forever Young £1,094,789[27] [28]
14 The Jungle Book (reissue)£870,600[29] [30]
15 £1,137,727[31] [32]
16 £684,965[33] [34]
17 Sommersby £1,190,143[35] [36]
18 £880,764[37] [38]
19 Groundhog Day £748,106[39] [40]
20 Indecent Proposal £1,547,925Includes previews[41] [42]
21 £1,189,918[43] [44]
22 £987,297[45] [46]
23 Falling Down £729,563[47] [48]
24 £682,851[49] [50]
25 Indecent Proposal£449,965Indecent Proposal returned to number one in its sixth week of release[51] [52]
26 Cliffhanger £1,351,158[53]
27 £920,773[54] [55]
28 £907,342[56] [57]
29 Jurassic Park £4,875,137Jurassic Park set an opening weekend record (including £443,034 of previews) beating the record set earlier in the year by Bram Stoker's Dracula and beat s weekly record of £4.64 million with a weekly gross of £9.2 million[58] [59] [60] [61] [62]
30 £4,301,647[63] [64] [65]
31 £3,360,646Jurassic Park became the first film to gross more than £2 million for three consecutive weekends[66] [67]
32 £2,686,827Jurassic Park became the highest-grossing film of all-time in the United Kingdom[68] [69]
33 £2,151,284[70] [71]
34 £1,581,161[72] [73]
35 £1,314,569[74] [75]
36 £955,114Jurassic Park becomes the first film to top the box office for eight consecutive weekends[76] [77] [78]
37 The Firm £1,437,712The Firm had a record September opening. The gross included previews of £126,078.[79] [80] [81]
38 £1,055,425[82] [83]
39 The Fugitive £1,616,243[84] [85]
40 £1,548,427[86] [87]
41 £1,309,909[88] [89]
42 £974,357[90] [91]
43 £820,000[92] [93]
44 £736,992[94] [95]
45 £526,195[96] [97]
46 Demolition Man £1,376,106[98] [99]
47 £936,758[100] [101]
48 £603,680[102] [103]
49 Aladdin £1,668,778Aladdin set an opening record for a Disney film in the UK beating the record set by Who Framed Roger Rabbit[104] [105] [106]
50 £1,380,028[107] [108]
51 TBD Aladdin grossed £2,335,972 for the week ended 23 December [109]
52 TBDAladdin grossed £2,515,240 for the week ended 30 December[110]

Highest-grossing films

RankTitleDistributorGross (£)[111]
1. Jurassic ParkUIP46,564,080
2. The Bodyguard Warner Bros.14,665,069
3. The FugitiveWarner Bros.14,002,047
4. Indecent ProposalUIP11,885,752
5. Bram Stoker's DraculaColumbia TriStar11,548,429
6. Sleepless in Seattle Columbia TriStar9,417,608
7. CliffhangerGuild9,219,405
8. A Few Good MenColumbia TriStar8,416,625
9. AladdinBuena Vista8,167,165
10. The Jungle Book (reissue)Buena Vista7,415,989

See also

Notes and References

  1. Variety. 11 January 1993. European box office. 55. $3,815,824; £1=$1.55.
  2. Screen International. 8 January 1993. 36. UK Top 15: Jan 1-3.
  3. Variety. 71. 18 January 1993. European box office. $3,620,343; £1=$1.56.
  4. Screen International. 15 January 1993. 28. UK Top 15: Jan 8-10.
  5. Variety. 54. 25 January 1993. European box office. $3,464,414; £1=$1.57.
  6. Screen International. 22 January 1993. 52. UK Top 15: Jan 15-17.
  7. Variety. 44. 1 February 1993. European box office. $2,968,627; £1=$1.57.
  8. Screen International. 29 January 1993. 28. UK Top 15: Jan 22-24.
  9. Variety. 40. 8 February 1993. European box office. $6,609,115; £1=$1.52.
  10. Variety. 38. 8 February 1993. 'Bodyguard,' 'Beauty' blockbuster-ready. Groves. Don.
  11. Daily Variety. 26. 2 February 1993. Col Tristar U.K. high set by 'Dracula'. 25 January 2021.
  12. Screen International. 5 February 1993. 28. UK Top 15: Jan 28-31.
  13. Variety. 33. 15 February 1993. European box office. $4,242,883; £1=$1.53.
  14. Screen International. 12 February 1993. 33. UK Top 15: Feb 5-7.
  15. Variety. 46. 22 February 1993. European box office. $2,624,956; £1=$1.50.
  16. Screen International. 19 February 1993. 36. UK Top 15: Feb 12-14.
  17. Variety. 49. 1 March 1993. European box office. $1,597,374; £1=$1.48.
  18. Screen International. 26 February 1993. 41. UK Top 15: Feb 19-21.
  19. Variety. 39. 8 March 1993. European box office. $3,030,104; £1=$1.47.
  20. Screen International. 5 March 1993. 29. UK Top 15: Feb 26-28.
  21. Variety. 47. 15 March 1993. European box office. $1,831,309; £1=$1.43.
  22. Screen International. 12 March 1993. 29. UK Top 15: March 5-7.
  23. Variety. 37. 22 March 1993. European box office. $1,077,975; £1=$1.43.
  24. Screen International. 19 March 1993. 21. UK Top 15: March 12-14.
  25. Variety. 39. 29 March 1993. European box office. $851,350; £1=$1.43.
  26. Screen International. 26 March 1993. 41. UK Top 15: March 19-21.
  27. Variety. 56. 5 April 1993. European box office. $2,676,493; £1=$1.48.
  28. Screen International. 2 April 1993. 17. UK Top 15: March 26-28.
  29. Variety. 45. 12 April 1993. European box office. Forever Youn; 5-day gross $1,798,422; £1=$1.48.
  30. Screen International. 9 April 1993. 21. UK Top 15: April 2-4.
  31. Variety. 35. 19 April 1993. European box office. $3,710,706; £1=$1.49.
  32. Screen International. 16 April 1993. 34. UK Top 15: April 9-11.
  33. Variety. 39. 26 April 1993. European box office. $1,476,676; £1=$1.49.
  34. Screen International. 23 April 1993. 21. UK Top 15: April 16-18.
  35. Variety. 35. 3 May 1993. European box office. $3,022,255; £1=$1.52.
  36. Screen International. 30 April 1993. 21. UK Top 15: April 23-25.
  37. Variety. 93. 10 May 1993. European box office. $2,007,499 (6 days); £1=$1.52.
  38. Screen International. 7 May 1993. 49. UK Top 15: April 30-May 2.
  39. Variety. 59. 17 May 1993. European box office. $1,702,678; £1=$1.56.
  40. Screen International. 14 May 1993. 33. UK Top 15: May 7-9.
  41. Variety. 39. 24 May 1993. European box office. $3,979,616; £1=$1.57.
  42. Screen International. 21 May 1993. 25. UK Top 15: May 14-16.
  43. Variety. 33. 7 June 1993. European box office. $2,954,864; £1=$1.54.
  44. Screen International. 28 May 1993. 25. UK Top 15: May 21-23.
  45. Variety. 43. 14 June 1993. European box office. $2,878,720; £1=$1.54.
  46. Screen International. 4 June 1993. 25. UK Top 15: May 28-30.
  47. Variety. 37. 21 June 1993. European box office. $1,746,399; £1=$1.53.
  48. Screen International. 11 June 1993. 22. UK Top 15: June 4-6.
  49. Variety. 9. 28 June 1993. Weekly Box Office Report International. $1,503,117; £1=$1.51.
  50. Screen International. 18 June 1993. 37. UK Top 15: June 11-13.
  51. Variety. 12. 12 July 1993. Weekly Box Office Report International. $1,168,283; £1=$1.52.
  52. Screen International. 25 June 1993. 22. UK Top 15: June 18-20.
  53. Screen International. 2 July 1993. 26. UK Top 15: June 25-27.
  54. Variety. 20. 19 July 1993. International box office. Week ended July 8 $2,348,078; Total gross $5,593,471; £1=$1.49.
  55. Screen International. 9 July 1993. 26. UK Top 15: July 2-4.
  56. Variety. 12. 26 July 1993. International box office. $2,139,858; £1=$1.48.
  57. Screen International. 16 July 1993. 30. UK Top 15: July 9-11.
  58. Variety. 18. 2 August 1993. International box office. $13,982,206; £1=$1.52.
  59. Variety. 18. 2 August 1993. 'Park' keeps stomping on world B.O.. Groves. Don.
  60. Groves . Don . 'Jurassic' renders Japan B.O. record extinct . . 1. 20 July 1993 . 3 February 2021.
  61. Variety. 12. 26 July 1993. U.K. yields to the call of the dinosaurs. Groves. Don.
  62. Screen International. 23 July 1993. 22. UK Top 15: July 16-18.
  63. Variety. 13. 9 August 1993. International box office. $13,211,963; £1=$1.49.
  64. Christmas cheer at the UK box office. Screen International. 10 January 1997. 51.
  65. Screen International. 30 July 1993. 30. UK Top 15: July 23-25.
  66. Variety. 11. 16 August 1993. International box office. $10,443,377; £1=$1.49.
  67. Screen International. 6 August 1993. 22. UK Top 15: July 30-Aug 1.
  68. Variety. 10. 23 August 1993. International box office. $8,034,247; £1=$1.49.
  69. Screen International. 13 August 1993. 21. UK Top 15: Aug 6-8.
  70. Variety. 9. 30 August 1993. International box office. $5,885,048; £1=$1.49.
  71. Screen International. 20 August 1993. 22. UK Top 15: Aug 13-15.
  72. Variety. 6 September 1993. 10. International box office. $4,772,296; £1=$1.49.
  73. Screen International. 27 August 1993. 26. UK Top 15: Aug 20-22.
  74. Variety. 14. 13 September 1993. International box office. $3,728,703; £1=$1.49.
  75. Screen International. 3 September 1993. 26. UK Top 15: Aug 27-29.
  76. Variety. 13. 20 September 1993. International box office. $2,353,026; £1=$1.49.
  77. Screen International. 31 October 1997. 27. Stripped by Full Monty. Scott. Mary.
  78. Screen International. 10 September 1993. 30. UK Top 15: Sept 3-5.
  79. Variety. 16. 27 September 1993. International box office. $3,480,345; £1=$1.49.
  80. Screen International. 17 September 1993. 42. UK Top 15: Sept 10-12.
  81. Screen International. 17 September 1993. 42. Cruising to the top.
  82. Variety. 16. 4 October 1993. International box office. $2,563,840; £1=$1.49.
  83. Screen International. 24 September 1993. 22. UK Top 15: Sept 17-19.
  84. Variety. 18. 11 October 1993. International box office. $4,120,693; £1=$1.52.
  85. Screen International. 1 October 1993. 42. UK Top 15: Sept 24-26.
  86. Variety. 18 October 1993. International box office. 14. $3,703,012; £1=$1.52.
  87. Screen International. 8 October 1993. 41. UK Top 15: Oct 1-3.
  88. Variety. 25 October 1993. International box office. 40. $2,990,766; £1=$1.52.
  89. Screen International. 15 October 1993. 34. UK Top 15: Oct 8-10.
  90. Variety. 1 November 1993. International box office. 14. $2,306,747; £1=$1.52.
  91. Screen International. 22 October 1993. 30. UK Top 15: Oct 15-17.
  92. Variety. 8 November 1993. International box office. 9. $2,418,452; £1=$1.52.
  93. Screen International. 29 October 1993. 30. UK Top 15: Oct 22-24.
  94. Variety. 15 November 1993. International box office. 14. $1,712,455; £1=$1.52.
  95. Screen International. 5 November 1993. 22. UK Top 15: Oct 29-31.
  96. Variety. 22 November 1993. International box office. 16. $1,246,839; £1=$1.52.
  97. Screen International. 12 November 1993. 26. UK Top 15: Nov 5-7.
  98. Variety. 29 November 1993. International box office. 10. $3,071,946; £1=$1.52.
  99. Screen International. 19 November 1993. 22. UK Top 15: Nov 12-14.
  100. Variety. 6 December 1993. International box office. 8. $1,950,237; £1=$1.48.
  101. Screen International. 26 November 1993. 22. UK Top 15: Nov 19-21.
  102. Variety. 13 December 1993. International box office. 16. $1,301,027; £1=$1.48.
  103. Screen International. 3 December 1993. 26. UK Top 15: Nov 26-28.
  104. Variety. 20 December 1993. International box office. 16. $3,471,053; £1=$1.48.
  105. Variety. 20 December 1993. 'Aladdin' isn't sharing B.O. wealth. 16. Groves. Don.
  106. Screen International. 10 December 1993. 29. UK Top 15: Dec 3-5.
  107. Variety. 27 December 1993. International box office. 26. $3,929,139; £1=$1.48.
  108. Screen International. 17 December 1993. 30. UK Top 15: Dec 10-12.
  109. Variety. 3 January 1994. International box office. 24. Gross for week ended 23 December $3,457,239; Total gross to 23 December $10,262,748; £1=$1.48.
  110. Variety. 10 January 1994. International box office. 24. Gross for week ended 6 January 1994 $3,430,781; Total gross to 6 January 1994 $17,416,084; £1=$1.48.
  111. Web site: The Stats. British Film Institute. 61. 11 September 2022.

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