By M&C News Nov 28, 2006, 1:17 GMT
The 20 biggest selling films based on stories or characters created by UK writers have taken almost $11 billion at the worldwide box office in the last six years, according to new figures released by the UK Film Council.
The UK Film Council’s research and statistics bulletin which provides the latest film data and market intelligence for 2006, also reveals that film production spending in the UK is up by 76% for the first six months of 2006 at £486 million compared to £276 million for the first half of 2005.
‘Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,’ ‘The Magic Flute,’ and Lottery-funded ‘Miss Potter and Atonement’ are some of the 70 films made or partly made in the UK this year.
The most popular British films in the cinema between January and August 2006 were ‘The Da Vinci Code’ which racked up £30.4 million at the box office by the end of August, and UK Film Council Lottery-funded films ‘Stormbreaker’ (£6.62 million) and ‘The Wind that Shakes the Barley’ (£3.65 million) which also picked up the top prize at this year’s Cannes film festival.
Top 20 UK films released in the UK, January-August 2006
Production Box Office Gross
1 The Da Vinci Code* £30.40 million Based/Shot at Shepperton Studios 2 Stormbreaker*†v £ 6.62 million Shot at Pinewood Studios 3 The Wind that Shakes the Barley*† £ 3.65 million Post production at Pinewood Studios 4 V for Vendetta £ 3.58 million Post production at Pinewood Studios 5 United 93* £ 2.83 million Shot at Pinewood Studios
Source: Nielsen EDI, RSU analysis Gross box office = cumulative total up to 10 September 2006.
Films with an asterisk (*) were still being exhibited on 10 September 2006.
Films with (†) have received Lottery funding from the UK Film Council for production or wider distribution in cinemas.
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