BFI RESEARCH AND STATISTICS PUBLISHED JUNE 2016

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UK actors, directors and writers consistently win acclaim at the global box office and international awards ceremonies. In 2015, UK talent and story material continued to reach enthusiastic audiences and showcase our culture and identity to the world.

FACTS IN FOCUS Of the top 200 global box office successes of 2001-2015, 36 films are based on stories and characters created by UK writers. Together they have earned $30 billion (£20 billion) at the worldwide box office.

Five of the top 20 global box office successes of the last 15 years are based on novels by UK writers.

British acting talent has played lead or supporting roles in 81% of live action titles in the top 200 films of the last 15 years.

UK directors were behind 31 of the 200 highest earning films of the last 15 years with director, , topping the box office league.

UK films and talent won 26 major film awards in 2015/16, including six Oscars® and 11 BAFTAs. UK TALENT AND AWARDS BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 3

(writer) Novel by Novel by Novel by Novel by material novels by Based on UK story JK Rowling Ian Fleming JRR Tolkien JRR Tolkien Lewis Carroll Universal Universal Universal New Line Paramount Paramount Walt Disney Walt Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Buena Vista Warner Bros Warner Warner Bros Warner Warner Bros Warner US distributor US 20th Century Fox MGM/Colombia/Sony

1,026 1,021 1,109 1,046 1,159 1,124 1,120 1,104 1,066 1,063 1,085 1,277 1,215 1,670 1,520 1,516 1,405 1,342 2,066 2,788 Gross box officebox (US$ million) USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA origin USA/NZ USA/NZ UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA USA/Fra USA/China USA/China Country of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Alice in Wonderland Transformers: Dark of the Moon Transformers: Extinction Age of Transformers: Chest Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Story 3 Toy Minions of the Rings: The Return The Lord of the King The Dark Knight Rises Iron Man 3 Iron Frozen Jurassic World Assemble Marvel Avengers Fast & Furious 7 Age of Ultron Avengers: Part 2 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Star Wars: The Force Awakens The Force Star Wars: Avatar Title 9 8 3 4 5 6 7 2 1 20 18 19 11 13 14 16 17 10 12 15 Rank Source: BFI RSU Source: 2001-2015 films worldwide, 20 grossing 1 Top Table Novels by British writers provided have the source material five for the of grossing 20 top films since 2001worldwide 1).(Table Also appearing which Knight Rises in features the Dark the is 20 top The character Batman created by American the Bob but Kane, story this for film was written by British writer/director Nolan. Christopher The globalThe box office performance UKof films andforeign productions which draw UK on source material is the a good of international indicator and exposure impact British of culture. Of the 200 top grossing films between released worldwide 2001 48 and 2015, are UK qualifying films, and UK-originated story material providedthe inspiration36 films, for bettered a feat only by story US material. Collectively these 36 films earned have $30 billion (£19.6 billion the exchange average the2015 rate) at at global box office. UK STORY MATERIAL UK STORY 4 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 UK TALENT AND AWARDS Table 2Top 20grossing filmsworldwidebasedonstoriesandcharacters created byUKwriters,2001-2015 screenplays. original from are authors two and UK by novels Table adaptations in of are 2. Eighteen listed are period the during writers UK by created characters or adapted stories from films top 20 grossing the material, story on UK based just at films Looking Source: BFIRSU Rank 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Part 2 Harry PotterandtheDeathlyHallows: The Hobbit:BattleoftheFiveArmies The Hobbit:DesolationofSmaug Part 1 Harry PotterandtheDeathlyHallows: Harry PotterandthePhilosopher’s Stone The Hobbit:AnUnexpectedJourney Alice inWonderland Skyfall oftheKing The Return The Lord oftheRings: Interstellar andtheWardrobethe Witch The ChroniclesLion, ofNarnia: Harry PotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban Inception of theRing The Lord oftheRings:TheFellowship Harry PotterandtheChamberofSecrets SPECTRE Harry PotterandtheGobletofFire The Lord oftheRings:TheTwo Towers Harry PotterandtheHalf-BloodPrince Harry PotterandtheOrder ofthePhoenix Title

of origin Country Country UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA USA/NZ USA/NZ USA/NZ USA/NZ USA/NZ USA/NZ USA/NZ USA USA

(US$ million)(US$ box office box office Gross Gross 1,342 1,021 1,026 1,109 1,120 956 959 960 975 745 797 826 872 879 881 897 926 934 940 675

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Novel byLewisCarroll Original screenplay by Original screenplay by by ChristopherNolan Novel byJRRTolkien Novel byJRRTolkien Novel byJRRTolkien Novel byJRRTolkien Novel byJRRTolkien Novel byJRRTolkien Novel byJKRowling Novel byJKRowling Novel byJKRowling Novel byJKRowling Novel byJKRowling Novel byJKRowling Novel byJKRowling Novel byJKRowling Novel byCSLewis Original screenplay Original screenplay Based on novels Based onnovels Based on novels Based onnovels by IanFleming by IanFleming Jonathan and Jonathan and UK story story UK material material (writer)

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3 8 % 89 Musical Novel Original screenplay

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5 3 2 1 1 44 16 909 139 1,120 Number of directors ceremonies which took place in ceremonies which took place 2016. ® 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 Number of of Number directedfilms co-directedor Total However, Table 6 also Table shows the of number However, inawards won calendar years 2001 in to 2015, to provideorder a comparison with previous years. UK In films 2015, and British individuals 28 awards, representingwon 18% the of prizes was awards won of down number available. The awards were 31 won, when slightly 2014, on representing 20% those of available. (Awards specific to foreign nationals films, or example for Film Best award for Festival’s the Toronto Canadian Film, in the included are present not analysis). Of the 28 awards to British presented films and a total in ninetalent shared 2015, of or were won by British by British won or women films by made down in fromwomen, 2014. 10 Source: comScore, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: UK FILMS AND TALENT FOR AWARDS This section presents the by awards British won and UKtalent films film the major at festivals and awards ceremonies in awards the cycle. 2015/16 festivalsThe are here the included Sundance, festivals of and Toronto Berlin, Cannes, Venice and the2015 BAFTA Film and Academy Award Award of UK by directors films of 5 Numbers Table 2003-2015 release years films, independent

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