- For more about the top films of all time see Section 3
- For more on UK talent and awards see Section 7
- For further information about film distribution in 2009 see Section 8
- For information about weekend/weekday box office performance see Section 8, section 8.3
- For an overview of the exhibition sector in 2009 see Section 9
Statistical Yearbook 2010
- Home
- Chief Executive Officer‘s foreword
- 1.0 - The box office
- 1.0 - Facts in focus
- 1.1 - Admissions
- 1.2 - Box office
- 1.3 - Releases and box office
- 1.4 - Country of origin of releases
- 2.0 - Top films in 2009
- 2.0 - Facts in focus
- 2.1 - Top 20 films
- 2.2 - Top 20 UK films
- 2.3 - Top 20 UK independent films
- 2.4 - Top 3D films
- 2.5 - Best weekend performances of UK films
- 3.0 - Top films of all time in the UK
- 3.0 - Facts in focus
- 3.1 - All time top 20
- 3.2 - Inflation adjusted top 20 films
- 3.3 - All time top 20 UK films
- 3.4 - All time top 20 independent UK films
- 4.0 - Genre and classification
- 4.0 - Facts in focus
- 4.1 - Genre
- 4.1.1 - Genre of all films
- 4.1.2 - Genre of UK films
- 4.2 - BBFC classification
- 4.2.1 - Releases and box office
- 4.2.2 - Top films by classification
- 5.0 - Specialised films
- 5.0 - Facts in focus
- 5.1 - UK box office
- 5.2 - Foreign language films
- 5.3 - Documentaries
- 5.4 - Classic and archive re-releases
- 6.0 - UK films internationally
- 6.0 - Facts in focus
- 6.1 - Worldwide
- 6.2 - North America
- 6.3 - Europe
- 6.4 - Latin America
- 6.5 - Japan and South Korea
- 6.6 - Australasia
- 7.0 - UK talent and awards
- 8.0 - Distribution
- 8.0 - Facts in focus
- 8.1 - Distributors in 2009
- 8.2 - Distributors 2004–2009
- 8.3 - Weekend box office
- 8.4 - Release costs
- 9.0 - Exhibition
- 9.0 - Facts in focus
- 9.1 - UK cinema sites
- 9.2 - UK screens
- 9.3 - Screen location
- 9.4 - Screen density - international
- 9.5 - Screen density - UK
- 9.6 - Type of screens by nation and region
- 9.7 - Mainstream, specialised and South Asian programming
- 9.8 - Exhibitors
- 9.9 - Exhibitor revenues
- 9.10 - Digital projection
- 9.10.1 - Digital Screen Network
- 9.10.2 - Screens worldwide and in the UK
- 9.10.3 - 3D and alternative content
- 9.11 - Community cinema
- 10.0 - Film on video
- 10.0 - Facts in focus
- 10.1 - Retail video market
- 10.2 - Video sales and box office
- 10.3 - Video rental market
- 10.4 - Hardware
- 11.0 - Film on UK television
- 11.0 - Facts in focus
- 11.1 - Programming
- 11.2 - Peak-time
- 11.3 - Audiences
- 11.4 - Top films
- 11.5 - Films on multi-channel TV
- 11.6 - Audience for film on all TV channels, 2000-2009
- 11.7 - Value of film to broadcasters
- 12.0 - Video on Demand (VoD)
- 12.0 - Facts in focus
- 12.1 - Size of the UK market
- 12.2 - VoD services in the UK
- 12.3 - Future prospects for the VoD market
- 13.0 - UK film market as a whole
- 13.0 - Facts in focus
- 13.1 - Filmed entertainment market
- 13.2 - Global context
- 13.3 - Evolution of UK film revenues, 1998-2009
- 13.4 - The impact of recession
- 14.0 - Audiences
- 14.0 - Facts in focus
- 14.1 - Cinema audience by gender
- 14.2 - Film preferences by gender
- 14.3 - Cinema audience by age
- 14.4 - Film preferences by age
- 14.5 - Cinema audience by social group
- 14.6 - Film preferences by social group
- 14.7 - Film audiences by ethnicity
- 14.8 - Film audiences by disability
- 14.9 - Film preferences by nation or region
- 14.10 - Film downloads
- 14.11 - Profiles of cinema audiences and film on TV
- 14.12 - Cinema-goers‘ preferences by age for cinema, DVD and TV
- 14.13 - Total size of UK film audience
- 15.0 - Films certified as British 1998-2009
- 15.0 - Facts in focus
- 15.1 - Official British film qualification
- 15.2 - Schedule 1 cultural test certifications, 2008-2009
- 15.3 - Co-productions, 2008 and 2009
- 15.4 - Certified British films, 1998-2009
- 15.5 - Median budgets, 1998-2009
- 15.6 - Certifications by budget, 2007-2009
- 16.0 - Film production
- 16.0 - Facts in focus
- 16.1 - Value of UK production
- 16.2 - Inward, domestic and co-production, 1994-2009
- 16.3 - By genre, 2007-2009
- 16.4 - Budget trends
- 16.5 - Size distribution of budgets
- 16.6 - Big budget productions, 2007-2009
- 16.7 - UK spend - percentage of budget
- 16.8 - UK domestic productions by territory of shoot
- 16.9 - Co-productions
- 16.10 - Production companies activity levels
- 16.11 - US studios‘ film production in the UK
- 17.0 - Public investment in film in the UK
- 17.0 - Facts in focus
- 17.1 - By source
- 17.2 - By organisation
- 17.3 - Activities supported
- 17.4 - Large production awards by agency 2008/09
- 17.5 - Leading public investors, 2007-2009
- 18.0 - Film education
- 18.0 - Facts in focus
- 18.1 - Introduction
- 18.2 - Film in formal education settings
- 18.3 - National and regional providers
- 18.4 - Public investment
- 18.5 - Moving image education providers
- 19.0 - Film industry companies
- 19.0 - Facts in focus
- 19.1 - Number of film and video companies
- 19.2 - Size distribution of companies
- 19.3 - National/regional distribution of film companies
- 19.4 - Leading film companies - UK and Europe
- 19.5 - Leading production companies - UK and Europe
- 20.0 - UK film economy
- 20.0 - Facts in focus
- 20.1 - Turnover, 1995-2008
- 20.2 - Contribution to GDP, 1995-2008
- 20.3 - Economic impact of the film industry
- 20.4 - UK facilities sector
- 20.5 - Exports, 1995-2008
- 20.6 - Imports, 1995-2008
- 20.7 - Trade balance, 1995-2008
- 20.8 - Film export markets
- 20.9 - UK-global market comparisons
- 20.10 - Geographical distribution of UK film trade surplus
- 21.0 - Employment in film and video
- 21.0 - Facts in focus
- 21.1 - The workforce
- 21.1.1 - Labour Force Survey
- 21.1.2 - Skillset‘s Labour Market Intelligence and Employment Census
- 21.2 - Film production workforce survey
- 21.3 - Gender of writers and directors of UK films
- 21.4 - Workplace location
- 21.5 - Scale of the workplace
- Acknowledgements
- Sources
Image: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince © 2009 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Harry Potter Publishing Rights © J.K.R.
2.2 The top 20 UK films
The top 20 UK films, shown in Table 2.2, had a combined gross of £173 million, which was 15% of the total UK box office. This was down from £266 million in 2008 (28% of gross box office). The top three films accounted for almost two-thirds of the top 20’s combined gross, a similar proportion to that in 2008, but 2008’s top three included the record-breaking Mamma Mia!. Two of the top three were inward investment films, with Slumdog Millionaire at number two being the highest ranked independent UK film. While 54% of the top 20 films’ combined box office was from inward investment films, 15 of the 20 titles were independent films. The top 20 UK films encompassed a wide range of genres including action, animation, fantasy, comedy, crime and drama.
Table 2.2 Box office results for the top 20 UK films released in the UK and Republic of Ireland, 2009
| Title | Country of origin |
Box office gross (£ million) |
Distributor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | UK/USA | 50.72 | Warner Bros |
| 2 | Slumdog Millionaire | UK | 31.66 | Pathé |
| 3 | Sherlock Holmes* | UK/USA | 25.71 | Warner Bros |
| 4 | Fantastic Mr. Fox* | UK/USA | 9.03 | 20th Century Fox |
| 5 | St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold* | UK | 7.07 | Entertainment |
| 6 | The Boat That Rocked | UK/USA | 6.23 | Universal |
| 7 | Nativity | UK | 5.20 | E1 Films |
| 8 | The Young Victoria | UK/USA | 5.11 | Momentum |
| 9 | Planet 51* | UK/Spa | 4.91 | Entertainment |
| 10 | Harry Brown* | UK | 4.56 | Lions Gate |
| 11 | The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus* | UK/Can | 3.94 | Lions Gate |
| 12 | Nine* | UK/USA | 3.23 | Entertainment |
| 13 | Dorian Gray | UK | 2.97 | Momentum |
| 14 | The Damned United | UK/USA | 2.24 | Sony Pictures |
| 15 | An Education* | UK/USA | 2.24 | E1 Films |
| 16 | In the Loop | UK | 2.16 | Optimum |
| 17 | Last Chance Harvey | UK/USA | 2.14 | Momentum |
| 18 | Lesbian Vampire Killers | UK | 1.67 | Momentum |
| 19 | Moon | UK | 1.32 | Sony Pictures |
| 20 | Looking for Eric | UK/Fra/Bel/Ita | 1.31 | Icon |
Source: Rentrak EDI, RSU analysis.
Box office gross = cumulative total up to 21 February 2010.
Films with an asterisk (*) were still on release on 21 February 2010.