This Week In Cinema – Week of February 28, 2025

Here are three movies that dominated the box office during this week in previous years:

1 Year Ago (Week of February 28, 2024):

1. Bob Marley: One Love – This biographical film about the legendary musician led the box office during this week.
2. Argylle – A spy thriller that captivated audiences with its intriguing plot.
3. Mean Girls – The re-release of this classic teen comedy found renewed success.

10 Years Ago (Week of February 28, 2015):

1. Focus – A crime comedy-drama starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie, which grossed approximately $7.6 million on February 28, 2015. boxofficemojo.com
2. Kingsman: The Secret Service – An action spy film that earned about $5.5 million on the same day. boxofficemojo.com
3. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – An animated adventure comedy with a daily gross of around $5.4 million. boxofficemojo.com

20 Years Ago (Week of February 28, 2005):

1. Hitch – A romantic comedy featuring Will Smith as a professional dating consultant.
2. Constantine – A supernatural action film starring Keanu Reeves as the occult detective John Constantine.
3. The Aviator – A biographical drama directed by Martin Scorsese, depicting the life of Howard Hughes.

30 Years Ago (Week of February 28, 1995):

1. The Brady Bunch Movie – A comedy that parodies the 1970s television series.
2. Just Cause – A legal thriller featuring Sean Connery as a Harvard professor investigating a murder case.
3. Billy Madison – A comedy starring Adam Sandler as a man repeating grades 1-12 to inherit his father’s company.

40 Years Ago (Week of February 28, 1985):

1. Beverly Hills Cop – An action-comedy featuring Eddie Murphy as a Detroit cop investigating a murder in Beverly Hills.
2. Witness – A crime thriller starring Harrison Ford as a detective protecting an Amish boy who witnessed a murder.
3. The Breakfast Club – A coming-of-age film about five high school students from different cliques spending a Saturday detention together.

50 Years Ago (Week of February 28, 1975):

1. The Towering Inferno – A disaster film about a fire in a skyscraper, featuring an ensemble cast including Paul Newman and Steve McQueen.
2. Young Frankenstein – A comedy directed by Mel Brooks, parodying classic horror films, starring Gene Wilder.
3. Blazing Saddles – Another Mel Brooks comedy, satirizing Western films, with Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder in lead roles.

Please note that box office data from earlier decades may be less precise due to limited archival information.