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TOP FILMS OF ALL TIME AT THE UK BOX OFFICE Image: : The Force Awakens ©2015 Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved. TOP FILMS OF ALL TIME AT THE UK BOX OFFICE

In 2015, Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the top earning film of all time at the UK box office, while titles based on UK characters and stories continue to dominate the chart with 12 of the top 20 highest grossing films.

FACTS IN FOCUS Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the highest grossing film of all time in the UK, with box office earnings of over £122 million.

Two other films released in 2015, SPECTRE and Jurassic World, also entered the top 20 list. The box office gross of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is enough to overtake Titanic for the top spot in the inflation-adjusted box office chart.

Sequels and franchise films make 17 of the all-time top 20 chart, whilst 10 are UK/USA collaborations.

Four 2015 releases – Legend, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Shaun the Sheep the Movie and The Lady in the Van – appear in the chart of all-time top independent UK films. TOP FILMS OF ALL TIME AT THE UK BOX OFFICE BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 3 . Ten of the of . Ten , is third in , which out- andTitanic is 10th with £64 million. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Force The was overtaken Wars: by the release Star 2015 (although three to sequels this film remain in pre-production), Mamma Mia! In the admissions of individual absence on data films, films top can only be measured in terms of earnings the box office. at Inflation is key a factor affecting earnings and this needs to be borne in mind against the of figures some in this quoted report figures some (however, for are adjusted inflation). this of Most report to relates actual box office receipts from 1989 onwards (although boxcoverage office of figures high some grossing for films goes back to so 1975), can be categorised as all-time films top is since unlikely it that anything 1989 before will produced earned have more in nominal terms. RANKING ALL-TIME TOP FILMS RANKING ALL-TIME TOP grossed the successful most by outing almost to fifth date Bond James one with a take over £122 of 007 SPECTRE latest adventure, other releases the The from 20. entered top 2015 million. Two the list with earnings £95of million World and Jurassic Table 1 shows the highest 20 top Table earning films all of time the UK at box office. After three years the at the of top chart, TOP 20 FILMS AT THE UK BOX OFFICE, 1989-2015 UK BOX THE FILMS AT TOP 20 listThe is dominated by franchise movies, the Harry including of four eight Potter titles and all three theLord of Rings films. Only three theof films 20 top franchiseare nor sequels neither titles, namely top 20 films 20 top are UK/USA collaborations the and 12 of are 20 top based stories on and characters created by UK writers such as Ian JK Fleming, Rowling and JRR and the Tolkien playwright Catherine Johnson, which shows the sustained home-grown appetite for material British amongst audiences. 4 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 TOP FILMS OF ALL TIME AT THE UK BOX OFFICE

grosses from their3Dre-releases in2012. # Theboxoffice grosses forTitanic andStarWars EpisodeI:ThePhantomMenaceincludethegrosses from theiroriginalreleases plusthe * Filmstillonrelease on21February2016. Box office gross =cumulativetotalupto21 February2016. Figures havenotbeeninflationadjusted. Notes: Source: comScore, BFIRSUanalysis completed trilogies make the inflation-adjusted top 40. top inflation-adjusted the make trilogies completed Hope 1999’s Starwith Wars 1977’s and Star Episode million) now The Wars: I: re-titled Phantom ANew Menace (£80 top 20 titles are prequel and trilogies original the of both instalment first the as Wars franchise, Star the in films previous from continues atrend top 20 chart adjustment Its addition the to in. factored inflation Star by Wars: earned The million ForceThe with even £122 Awakens new its top ranking enough is retain to 1975 since UK begins). (whenthe of coverage leading titles in released films grossing top 20 highest on the based chart office box Table inflation-adjusted an 2shows INFLATION-ADJUSTED TOP20FILMSAT THEUKBOXOFFICE,1975-2015 Table 1Top 20filmsattheUKboxoffice, 1989-2015 14 13 12 11 10 20 19 18 17 16 15

5 9 4 8 3 7 2 6 1 (£76 million) in 11th and 17th places respectively. None of the subsequent instalments in the already 11th already in the None 17th and places in respectively. subsequent of the million) instalments (£76 Menace Star Wars EpisodeI:ThePhantom Lord oftheRings:TheTwo Towers Lord oftheKing oftheRings:TheReturn Ring Lord oftheRings:TheFellowship ofthe Jurassic World Titanic Harry PotterandthePhilosopher'sStone Avatar Mamma Mia! SPECTRE* The Hobbit:AnUnexpectedJourney Part 1 Harry PotterandtheDeathlyHallows: Chest Pirates oftheCaribbean:DeadMan's Harry PotterandtheChamberofSecrets Casino Royale Part 2 Harry PotterandtheDeathlyHallows: Skyfall Toy Story3 The DarkKnightRises Star Wars: TheForce Awakens* Title # #

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office total total office (£ million) UK box box UK 103.2 122.3 57.6 61.1 63.0 64.5 66.1 94.0 68.6 95.2 52.3 52.5 52.5 54.8 55.6 73.1 74.0 56.3 56.4 80.3 20th CenturyFox 20th CenturyFox 20th CenturyFox Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Warner Bros Warner Bros Warner Bros Warner Bros Warner Bros Warner Bros Walt Disney Distributor Walt Disney Walt Disney Universal Universal 1999/2012 1998/2012 release Year of of Year 2006 2012 2010 2002 2006 2002 2003 2001 2015 2001 2009 2008 2015 2011 2012 2010 2012 2015

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2015 2008 2012 2011 2009 1993 2015 2002 2001 2001 1975 2010 2003 1997 1977 2002 2006 1978 Year of release 1998/2012 1999/2012 UIP UIP UIP ) 1 (1975), the oldest Universal Walt Disney Walt Walt Disney Walt Distributor Warner Bros Warner Warner Bros Warner Warner Bros Warner is fourth with £105 million. Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment Sony Pictures 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox , seventh, with earnings £87 of (1978) is (1978) 19th with million. £70 79.7 78.9 77.7 77.5 95.2 77.1 91.1 76.4 76.0 73.6 69.6 86.8 66.7 81.7 79.9 79.8 122.3 111.2 107.2 104.5 UK box , which with is in place now second adjusted (£ million) (£ office total

USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA Czech origin which takes fifth with place £95 million. Three the of USA/NZ USA/NZ USA/NZ UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA/ Country of

is in third with place million £107 and Avatar , with £65 million, falls short just the original of whilst 20 top 1993’s is at number 14 with gross 14 annumber adjusted is at £78 million. of # # Jurassic Park Title Star Wars: The Force Awakens* The Force Star Wars: Mamma Mia! Skyfall Titanic Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Avatar Jurassic Park SPECTRE* : The Two Towers Towers of the Rings: The Two The Lord Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Star Wars: A New Hope Star Wars: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Grease The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship ofThe Lord the Ring Casino Royale Jaws 3 Toy The Lord of the Rings: The ReturnThe Lord of the King Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Star Wars Menace 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 10 11 The 2015 £ is calculated using the HMT UK GDP deflator which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-december-2015-quarterly-national-accounts. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-december-2015-quarterly-national-accounts. = cumulative total up to 21 February 2016. gross Box office on 21 February 2016. * Film still on release plus the their original releases from Episode I: The Phantom Menace include the grosses and Star Wars for Titanic grosses # The box office in 2012. their 3D re-releases from grosses 1 Source: comScore, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: Notes: Table 2 Top 20 highest grossing films at the UK box office, 1975-2015 (inflation adjusted 1975-2015 (inflation office, films at the UK box 20 highest grossing 2 Top Table earnings million. £111 of Skyfall The previousThe inflation-adjusted earning top film wasTitanic release in the list, is in eighth with place £82 million whilst Grease Jurassic World release Jurassic 2015 The Another entry new in the SPECTRE chart is 2015’s million. instalment is the Stone highest the of placed three Harry Philosopher’s the Harry Potter and Potterfilms inthe list at six,number with inflation-adjusted earnings £91 of million. All three the Lord of Rings filmsmake the Ring the of Fellowship chart The Rings: the with of Lord the The placed, top four Danielfour Craig films era Bond are in the inflation-adjusted 20. top 6 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 TOP FILMS OF ALL TIME AT THE UK BOX OFFICE

1 Notes: Source: comScore, BFIRSUanalysis Table 3Highestgrossing filmsoftheyearatUKboxoffice, 2001-2015 writers. UK by created characters and on stories based are 15 titles 10 and of collaborations the UK/USA are chart the in listed year of the films 15 top ofearning Nine the Avatar million, £73 over and Potter Harry the Deathly 2012, both in Hallows: million £103 Part 2(2011) Toy and earned 3(2010) Story Skyfall film: for atop earning takings office box however,2012 breaking record and saw high and 2008 The half-decade between series. the in film fifth the by earned million £50 the to instalment Potter Harry first the by taken million £66 the from fell when top gross 2007 and the 2001 between year of the atop film by earnings office box in trend There downward another was totals.) office year-on-year in saw which adecrease box period 2013 2014 and of the onlyfour in years (The two were 2 Me Despicable The 2013 2014 and Hobbit: in seen trend earners, whosedownward highest The Battle of the Five Armies and of 2015, Star Wars: film top earning The the generated Force by gross Awakensrecord 2001-2015. period for the The office box at UK year of the the films grossing highest the Table 3lists 2001-2015 HIGHEST GROSSINGFILMSOFTHEYEARAT THEUKBOXOFFICE, * Filmstillonrelease on21February2016. Box office gross =cumulativetotalupto21February2016. SeenotetoTable 2. 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 Year 2001 Star Wars: TheForce Awakens* The Hobbit:BattleoftheFiveArmies Despicable Me2 Skyfall Part 2 Harry PotterandtheDeathlyHallows: Toy Story3 Avatar Mamma Mia! Mia! Mamma Harry PotterandtheOrder ofthePhoenix Casino Royale Harry PotterandtheGobletofFire Shrek 2 Shrek 2 King The Lordofthe oftheRings:TheReturn Harry PotterandtheChamberofSecrets Highest grossing film Harry PotterandthePhilosopher’s Stone , had the two lowest takings for a top film of the year in the 15 years covered in the table. table. the in covered 15 years the in year of the for atop film lowest takings two , had the Mamma Mia! Mamma and million £94 grossed (2009)

UK/USA/Cze Country of of Country UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA USA/NZ USA/NZ origin USA USA USA USA (2008) took £69 million. million. £69 took (2008)

office total total office (£ million) UK box box UK 122.3 103.2 103.2 41.2 47.5 47.5 73.1 73.1 74.0 74.0 94.0 94.0 68.6 68.6 49.9 49.9 55.6 55.6 49.2 49.2 48.2 48.2 61.1 61.1 54.8 54.8 66.1 66.1 , reverses the the , reverses

(2015 £ million grossed grossed office total total office UK box box UK 122.3 122.3 106.9 106.9 104.4 104.4 41.2 41.2 48.4 48.4 77.2 77.2 79.7 79.7 77.7 77.7 58.2 58.2 66.7 66.7 60.8 60.8 61.3 61.3 79.9 79.9 73.7 73.7 91.1 91.1 1 )

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73.1 68.6 66.1 56.3 55.6 54.8 52.5 52.2 51.2 50.7 49.9 49.2 49.1 48.3 46.1 45.7 45.0 95.2 122.3 103.2 UK box (£ million) million) (£ office total UK UK Czech origin , are at numbers, are in and 20 19 at the list 4). (Table There UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA/ Country of , appears in the list at number 17. The top 20 is 20 top dominated The , appears in the 17. list number at

, is the highest ranked four. number at and Movie at number three. The addition of the most recent film three. the number Bond James of recent addition most at The means all the of films to The King’s Speech King’s The Title Star Wars: The Force Awakens* The Force Star Wars: Part 2 Skyfall SPECTRE* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Mamma Mia! Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Casino Royale Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 The Full Monty Harry Potter and the Half-Blood of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Order Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire The Dark Knight Age of Ultron Avengers: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban The King's Speech The Inbetweeners Movie SPECTRE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Source: comScore, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: Notes: have not been inflation adjusted. Figures = cumulative total up to 21 February 2016. gross Box office on 21 February 2016. * Film still on release Table 4 Top 20 UK qualifying films at the UK box office, 1989-2015 films at the UK box office, 20 UK qualifying 4 Top Table TOP 20 UK QUALIFYING FILMS AT THE UK BOX OFFICE, 1989-2015 OFFICE, UK BOX THE AT FILMS QUALIFYING 20 UK TOP list theThe of all-time UK 20 top films is dominatedby studio-backed US features two but independent films, in spot the one number Awakens were three Force The entriesnew to the Wars: list including Star in 2015, and star in appear the With 20. top takings £48 of million the third highest earning UK qualifying Ultron of Age film Avengers: 2015, of by the Harry Potter franchise with all films eight appearing in the list. final The film in the series, Harry 2 Part Hallows: Deathly the Potter and 8 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 TOP FILMS OF ALL TIME AT THE UK BOX OFFICE

# Filmmadewithindependent(non-studio)USsupportorthe armofaUSstudio. * Filmstillonrelease on21February2016. Box office gross =cumulativetotalupto21February2016. Figures havenotbeeninflationadjusted. Notes: Source: Source: comScore, BFIRSUanalysis Table 5Top 20independentUKfilmsattheboxoffice, 1988-2015 2014 from (Paddington two million, £30 of more than grosses with films The King’s Speech 2011 both releases: are 1988-2015. titles The between involvement) top two studio office box at UK the made US is, major without (that independent films UK earning highest top 20 all-time the Table 5lists TOP 20INDEPENDENTUKFILMSAT THEUKBOXOFFICE,1988-2015 The Second Movie Best Exotic the Marigold Shaun Sheep the Hotel million, 11th £16 is with of million, £18.4 takings place with ninth in Legendis list. the 2015 appear in Four from releases Millionaire) (Slumdog 2009 from £13.8 million and The and Lady in the million Van£13.8 million. £13 14th is with 1 2 8 19 17 15 12 11 9 3 13 20 18 16 10 4 14 5 6 7 Title The King'sSpeech The InbetweenersMovie The BestExoticMarigoldHotel StreetDance 3D St Trinian’s Trainspotting Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy The SecondBestExoticMarigoldHotel Legend Paddington Shaun theSheepMovie Kick-Ass A FishCalledWanda The ImitationGame The Inbetweeners2 The LadyintheVan* Four Weddings andaFuneral The Woman inBlack The Inbetweeners Movie Inbetweeners The and . each earned more than £45 million. There are three other other There three are million. £45 more than each earned UK/USA/Swe UK/Fra/USA UK/USA/Ind Country of of Country UK/Fra/Ger UK/Ger/Ita UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/Fra UK/Fra origin UK UK UK UK UK UK UK # # # # # # # # office total total office (£ million) UK box box UK 45.7 45.7 21.3 21.3 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.3 13.0 16.4 20.4 45.0 45.0 14.2 14.2 11.8 11.8 12.3 12.4 18.4 18.4 37.9 37.9 13.8 13.8 33.4 33.4 31.7 31.7 27.8 27.8 16.0

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) 2015 2002 2014 2012 2015 2012 1988 1996 2002 1980 1979 2011 2011 1989 2011 1982 1994 2014 2009 2014 1 Year of release UIP UIP UIP EMI Pathé Carlton Lionsgate PolyGram Momentum Momentum StudioCanal StudioCanal StudioCanal Distributor StudioCanal andThe Inbetweeners Sony Pictures Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox

21.2 18.4 16.6 16.4 16.0 22.2 25.6 18.6 15.5 21.7 23.9 48.3 15.0 22.8 47.5 22.3 44.3 37.9 35.2 33.4 (2009) is fifth with £35.2 million. (1989) is in ninth with place £22.8 UK box (1980) is 12th with £21.7 million. (£ million) million) (£ office total # # # # # # # UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK UK origin UK/Ind UK/Fra UK/Ger is with in place 15th £18.4 million Second and The Best UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/Fra/Ger Country of UK/USA/Ind UK/Fra/USA UK/USA/Swe is 18th with £16 million. (1982)is 10th with £22.3 million and Flash Gordon (2014) is fourth million with and Slumdog Millionaire £37.9 Gandhi Title Gosford Park Gosford The Imitation Game The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Trainspotting Flash Gordon Monty Python's Life of Brian The King's Speech Legend Spy Soldier, Tailor, Tinker, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Shirley Valentine The Inbetweeners Movie Gandhi Four Weddings and a Funeral Four Weddings The Woman in Black The Woman Paddington Slumdog Millionaire The Inbetweeners 2 A Fish Called Wanda , retain their first in places and second the inflation-adjusted chart with grosses £48.3 of million 8 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 16 17 18 14 19 12 15 20 13 10 11

The 2015 £ is calculated using the HMT UK GDP deflator which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-december-2015-quarterly-national-accounts. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/gdp-deflators-at-market-prices-and-money-gdp-december-2015-quarterly-national-accounts. studio. # Film made with independent (non-studio) US support or with arm of a US 1 Source: comScore, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: Notes: (1979) which(1979) is in eighth with place £23.9 million. Shirley Valentine million, Table 6 Top 20 highest grossing independent UK films at the UK box office, 1979-2015 (inflation adjusted office, independent UK films at the UK box 20 highest grossing 6 Top Table Movie (1994) is a Funeral in third and with place £44.3 million Weddings respectively. Four million,and £47.5 Paddington Five films (1988) the leading in pack released 1990 before Wanda in appear the with 20, top Called A Fish withseventh place Brian of an inflation-adjusted Life £25.6 million. release is Python’s Monty oldest The The two Speech The titles leading from the King’s previous releases The the table, 2011 Table 6 shows an inflation-adjustedTable box office chart based the on highest 20 top grossing independent UK films the released UK titles at leading coverage of box office (when begins). since 1979 INFLATION-ADJUSTED TOP 20 INDEPENDENT UK FILMS AT THE UK BOX UK THE AT FILMS UK INDEPENDENT 20 TOP INFLATION-ADJUSTED 1979-2015 OFFICE, Exotic Marigold Hotel Two releases from make 2015 the chart.Two Legend Research & Statistics Unit 21 Stephen Street, W1T 1LN bfi.org.uk/statistics