No. 1 films from 10, 20 and 30 years ago

Welcome to the Movies Now box office time machine. With “The Perfect Guy� edging out M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Visit� to top this weekend’s box office, we look at the No. 1 films from 10, 20 and 30 years ago. Click a film’s title to read The Times’ review:

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2005 – Despite a mediocre critical reception (56% at Rotten Tomatoes), the romantic comedy “Just Like Heaven� and its Cure-inspired title ascended to No. 1, unseating reigning champion “The Exorcism of Emily Rose� with $16.3 million ($21.5 million in 2015 dollars). “Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride� opened on five screens and registered the weekend’s highest per-screen average.

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1995 – “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar,� with Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo, dressed for success for a second straight week with $6.5 million ($12.6 million in 2015 dollars), finishing ahead of the debut of Spike Lee’s “Clockers.� “To Wong Foo� was not a hit with critics (41% at Rotten Tomatoes), and its depiction of drag queens stirred up some controversy. “Unstrung Heroes,� a nostalgic comedy of eccentrics, directed by Diane Keaton, had the highest per-screen average.

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1985 – “Back to the Future,� with $4.1 million ($9.8 million in 2015 dollars), raced to No. 1 for the 10th time in 11 weeks, the lone exception being a third week detour behind “European Vacation.� The Robert Zemeckis-directed “Back to the Future� was by far the top grosser of the year and a critical favorite (96% at Rotten Tomatoes). For the fourth straight week, star Michael J. Fox also had the second-biggest film with “Teen Wolf.� No new movies cracked the top 10, but Martin Scorsese’s “After Hours,� with Griffin Dunne, topped the per-screen average.

All figures from boxofficemojo.com

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