The Empire Strikes Back has topped the box office chart 40 years on as reopening cinemas show classic films to lure back customers after lockdown.
The second Star Wars film, first released in 1980, has been re-released by Disney for the milestone anniversary. It took over £50,000 from 101 cinemas on the second weekend screens reopened .
Other old favourites in the top 10 included Dirty Dancing, Grease, The Shawshank Redemption and Harry Potter & The Philosopher’s Stone.
But the relatively low gross takings for each film reveal just how few screenings are still available. Dirty Dancing, at number five in the top 10, grossed £15,134 from 25 cinemas.
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