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BFI RESEARCH AND STATISTICS PUBLISHED JUNE 2016

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Action was the most popular genre among UK cinema-goers in 2015, with second and third. As in previous years, there were more ‘15’ releases than any other classification, but ‘12A’ generated the largest single share of the box office.

FACTS IN FOCUS  was the highest earning genre of 2015, taking 30% of the box office from 9% of releases. The top earning action title was SPECTRE.

Drama accounted for the highest proportion of releases (26%) but shared only 10% of the box office. The top earning drama was Fifty Shades of Grey.

Sci-fi took more money per cinema on average than other due mainly to the record-breaking success of the top of the year, : The Force Awakens.

Ten of the top performing films by genre were UK qualifying films, including the top biopic, top and top documentary releases.

Action was also the highest earning genre for UK qualifying films (39% of total box office from 9% of releases).

Drama was the highest earning genre for UK independent films (27% of total box office from 23% of releases). GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 3

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0.2 0.6 1.4 8.3 12.0 12.8 34.9 21.3 83.4 37.1 75.9 130.2 135.1 141.0 210.0 393.9 office 1,298.4 (£ million) million) (£ Gross box 0.4 0.3 1.4 1.2 1.6 5.8 0.1 1.3 6.9 1.6 2.4 3.8 9.5 15.4 26.5 21.9 100.0 % of all releases 3 2 9 1 11 12 44 10 52 12 18 29 72 117 201 166 759 releases Number of of Number , was third million. with £141 Drama films the had highest proportion releases (26%) of but Total Family Crime Documentary /dance Romance Horror Fantasy Biopic Drama Sci-fi Animation Genre Action Source: comScore, BBFC, IMDb, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: Notes: may not sum to totals due to rounding. Figures/percentages as at 21 February 2016. Figures Table 1 Films released in the UK and Republic of Ireland by genre, 2015 (ranked by gross box office) 2015 (ranked by gross by genre, Ireland in the UK and Republic of 1 Films released Table All six but the of performing top titles by genre illustrated in are the UK Table films, which highlights the variety story of types successful of British films. Table 1 shows the relativeTable popularity different of genres the box office at in the UK and Republicof patternIreland The box office in of 2015. by genreyear each is usually determined by a small of number high grossing releases. Action, the which biggest included second film SPECTRE the of year, earning genre with a combined gross £394 of million. Animation was the highest second earner with a combined gross £210 of million and sci-fi, mainly due to the success the film, top of year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned only 10% the of total box office gross. GENRE OF ALL FILM RELEASES GENRE OF ALL For statisticalFor purposes, the BFI Research and Statistics assigns Unit a primary genre to every film released in the UK. to be This prescriptive meant is not the gauge relative helps popularity but of different genres list basis a consistent genres The on from of year is to year. based conventions on usedcommonly withinthe industry and by published sources Collections such as the Information BFI’s theDatabase, British Film Board of Classification (BBFC), the Movie Database (IMDb) and distributors’ websites. GENRE GENRE 4 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION Figures asat21February2016. Figures maynotsumtototalsduerounding. Notes: Source: comScore, BBFC,IMDb,BFIRSU analysis of release) Table 2Filmsreleased intheUKandRepublicofIreland bygenre, 2015(rankedbyaveragewidestpoint respectively). 2015 Amy, were in WPRs Roger Waters individual highest the with releases number The of at releases, highest documentary 117 films. third 27, was genre documentary for although had the the average oppositeWPR endAt scale, the of the the 2015 releases. of all (684) WPR individual highest the Minions included titles whose animation, was average WPR by placed genre The third of 559, respectively). 565(WPRs 483 and The including on alow based number of (10), was releases Theory ofEverything, AmericanSniper Legendand this but Biopic again next of was 585). Cinderella (WPR title, promoted oneonly US -backed highly of release on the based is but this fantasy 2015 was in Table in average WPR shown 2. by The top genre is average number point of of the sites (WPR) at release by widest the ranked of genres The pattern per site is taken into account, indicating a long tail of less able performers in each genre. each genre. in of able less along into account, performers indicating taken siteper tail is number of much were releases, lower greatest placed when the average office box the with genres two year, of the SPECTRE, film earning second highest includeswhich the ForceThe Awakens. ofCinderella , second due is performance solely genre The the to fantasy of StarWars: success due the to largely list this tops of release. size Sci-fi for the controlling while market the in of indication performance agood gives which revenues sitegenre, per by Table office box 3shows Total Music/dance Horror Romance Sci-fi Action Adventure Animation Biopic Fantasy Genre Western Comedy Documentary Family Crime Drama Thriller (WPRs of 632 609, 561). and StarWars:,Home (WPRs Force InsideOutand The Awakens had at widest point of release of point widest at Average number of sites The of 432 Wall 85 and 280, Cobain:MontageofHeck (WPRs and 106 180 191 279 283 403 585 114 122 148 27 76 86 89 93 52 61 of releases is third. Drama and comedy, and Drama the third. is Number Number 759 117 201 166 18 72 12 29 10 44 12 52 11 1 2 9 3

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and All genres Thriller Comedy Drama Biopic Music/dance Animation Adventure Sci-fi Fantasy Action Genre Romance Horror Crime Western Documentary Family Table 3 Films released in the UK and Republic of Ireland by genre, 2015 (ranked by average box office gross gross box office average by 2015 (ranked by genre, of Ireland Republic UK and in the released 3 Films Table per site) Action topped the box office by genre chart all for UK qualifying films released in mainly 2015 to due the high of success a number earning of studio-backed US Age films,of Avengers: including SPECTRE, Ultron GENRE OF UK AND UK RELEASES GENRE OF UK AND UK INDEPENDENT releases,19 while sci-fi, which is in second the list, took £125 million the from releases. However, eight majority (just 98%) under the of total box office The sci-fiForce for was earned title, by one just Star Wars: Awakens. Documentary releases (54) more had than the overall of any of other genres, took 1% just box but office documentary, top receipts. Amy The Source: comScore, BBFC, IMDb, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: Notes: of sites at widest point of release. multiplied by average number = number of releases sites Total may not sum to totals due to rounding. Figures as at 21 February 2016. Figures 6 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION , accounted for 66% of this genre’s gross. Exotic MarigoldHotel,accounted of total for this 66% comedy, top earning the The while SecondBest genre, for this office box total ofaccounted the for 58% biopic, earning top the , releases. 25 from million £24 with third comedy and releases, was three from million £32 with genre earning Madding Crowd second andMacbeth.Biopic highest the was independent–Suffragette, releases UK drama year’s top three the Far by earned from was the office genre’s box drama of total the (53%) half Over independent UK for films. all office box total 27% of the represented (41 releases) films drama by earned million The £36 (87%). releases film of UK majority made which up the for independent genre films, most popular UK the was TableAs 5shows, drama Figures asat21February2016. Percentages maynotsumto100duerounding. Notes: Source: comScore, BBFC,IMDb,BFIRSU analysis office) Table 4UKqualifyingfilms released intheUKandRepublicofIreland bygenre, 2015(rankedbygross box Documentary Romance Thriller Total Crime Family Western Horror Music/dance Animation Fantasy Drama Comedy Adventure Biopic Sci-fi Action Genre Number of releases 209 54 18 11 44 25 19 4 6 1 2 4 4 1 4 4 8 releases % of all all % of 100.0 25.8 21.1 12.0 2.9 1.9 8.6 0.5 1.0 1.9 5.3 1.9 0.5 1.9 1.9 3.8 9.1 Gross box box Gross (£ million) office office 579.8 125.3 223.2 <0.1 10.3 16.7 21.3 39.1 43.6 24.3 53.5 6.0 5.8 3.8 0.1 0.6 6.0

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Action Action 38.5 30.3 2.1 9.1 3.3 9.5 Adventure Adventure 7.5 5.8 1.9 1.6 - Animation - Animation 16.2 11.8 1.9 1.6 3.8 2.9

Biopic Biopic 23.4 1.9 1.6 1.3 9.2 6.4

Comedy Comedy 10.4 17.8 12.0 13.7 21.9 4.2

Crime Crime <0.1 <0.1 Documentary Documentary 2.9 3.3 1.4 0.1 25.8 29.7 15.4 1.0 0.6 4.3

Drama Drama 21.1 22.5 26.5 10.0 26.7 6.7

Family Family <0.1 <0.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.1

Fantasy Fantasy 0.5 0.1 3.7 1.6 - -

Horror Horror Music / / dance 5.3 5.5 5.8 1.0 2.7 3.8 1.9 1.6 1.2 1.8 0.9 0.3

Romance Romance 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.0 1.0 4.2

Sci-fi Sci-fi 21.6 10.9 3.8 3.8 2.4 2.2

Thriller Thriller 8.6 9.9 6.9 0.7 2.9 2.8

Western Western <0.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 9

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Total 18 No classification 15 U PG 12A classification BBFC BBFC U (Universal) U PG (Parental Guidance) PG (Parental 12A 15 18 Table 8 shows the breakdownTable classifications of UK for films 9 shows the and Table released in 2015, films.breakdown UK for independent proportions The films of classification released by BBFC were similar all for films, UK films UK films and independent (except UK that for films and UK independent films there was a greater films proportion ‘15’ of than all for films, all and for films there was a releases with compared highercompensating proportion the ‘12A’ other two of categories), there but were differences in box office takings by classification between the three categories (Figure 3). Source: comScore, BBFC, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: Notes: have a classification for release. Some of these films ‘No classification’ means no classification issued for theatrical release. as at 21 February 2016. Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding. Percentages Table 7 All releases in the UK and Republic of Ireland by BBFC film classification, 2015 in the UK and Republic of Ireland 7 All releases Table Table 7 providesTable a picture releases 2015 were classified. how of shows that, as It in previous years, more films‘15’ (45%) the were released than but largest other any category, share box office of gross was filmsearned by 56% ‘12A’ was which, at the largest share since records our began. proportion The of films and‘12A’ both (31%) wasreleases for higher ‘15’ than (43% in and 30% 2014 respectively). Films classified 19% for the in accounted of 2015 overall as ‘15’ box office gross, down from in 27% 2014. RELEASES AND BOX OFFICE BY CLASSIFICATION RELEASES AND BOX OFFICE Source: BBFC website Source: 6 BBFC cinema film classifications Table The symbolsThe usedby the and their BBFC, meanings, are given 6. in Table BBFC CLASSIFICATION BBFC All films in the UK carry must a classification indicating their suitability exhibitionfor in premises licensed cinematic for exhibition by local authorities. British The Film Board of Classification (BBFC) provides ratings age the for majority films of aimed theatrical at although release, local authorities may grant their own classification if they decide so. to do 10 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION Table 9ReleasesofUKindependentfilmsintheandRepublic Ireland byBBFCfilmclassification,2015 Note: Figures asat21February2016. Source: comScore, BBFC,BFIRSUanalysis. Table 8ReleasesofUKfilmsintheandRepublicIreland byBBFCfilmclassification,2015 animated titles from the US majors Minions,I the including from titles animated earning number of high included rated releases ‘U’ asignificant independent UK and films. films UK compared with films for all office box of total proportion generated alarger The classification ‘U’ for ‘18’ rated releases. office box category’s total of the 73% and of The Woman grosses combined the for inBlack: ‘PG’ rated independent office films, UK Angel ofDeath box total of the 80% The releases. SecondBestExoticMarigoldHotel earned grossing number of high small a by determined usually is each year rating by of office box pattern how shows the classifications these each of in independent 2015. in films The categories UK top earning two other the than classifications ‘PG’, the from office box ‘15’ overall ‘18’ and of their proportion alarger earned independentUK films a‘12A’ The with was Lady rating inthe Van films. film grossing among year’s highest was , which top 30 the Force Awakens and year, of the StarWars: films The grossing 2015 ‘12A’ were top in two the including titles, films earning 20 highest of Eleven the 37% and independent for UK films. films for UK office box 75% total of the films, ‘12A’ forwas all office ‘15’. box followed by total of a‘12A’ generated the 56% with classification Films classification earning highest the independent UK and films, films UK films, for that 3shows all Figure Figures/percentages maynotsumtototals duetorounding. Figures asat21February2016. Notes: Source: comScore, BBFC,BFIRSUanalysis Total 18 Total 18 15 12A PG 15 12A PG U classification BBFC U classification BBFC Amy

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GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION 11 4.3 3.3 18 13.9 15 8.2 18.7 22.8 55.7 36.7 75.2 12A 6.3 6.7 PG 14.6 U 6.6 15.1 11.9 UK independent films All films   UK films 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 There has been gradualThere some changein the proportions releases by of classification over the last 10 years, as shown has in mainly Figure classification, share the releases common 4. for of most The ‘15’, been around 40%, was as but and third second high The as in classifications 45% 2015. common most over 40% together have for accounted the of most period. releases for of and ‘12A’ ‘PG’ During that time, these classifications diverged have with the decline slow in the classification ‘PG’ being compensated by a rising classifications ‘U’ and ‘18’ rating. The trend the in for the consistently have accounted ‘12A’ smallest there releases percentages since of 2006. were slightly ‘U’ films and 2014 more In 2011 released than films, ‘18’ in all but other years films ‘18’ more than ‘U’ films been have released. Source: comScore, BBFC, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: as at 21 February 2016. Figures Figure 3 Percentage of gross box office by BBFC film classification for all films, UK films and UK independent UK independent films and UK for all films, classification BBFC film by box office of gross 3 Percentage Figure films, 2015 box office % of gross 12 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 6%, was the lowest of the period, while the share for ‘12A’ films, at 56%, was the highest. the was for at ‘12A’ share 56%, the while films, period, lowest of the the was 6%, at for films, 2015, PG for share In ‘12A’ share the in trend films. compensated arising been by has films ‘PG’ place. in The decline fourth and for third films ‘U’ with in were they period of the half second the shows, in chart but the as ‘15’ place films, with for second third and vying were films these period of the half first the in ‘PG’ classification: for the share for office box trend downward overall However, an been has ‘12A’, lowest earners. being there the being earner ’18’ and ‘U’ typically with top the time; over constant fairly remained has classifications of the ranking However, office box the 5. Figure demonstrated in as year to year from vary classification film by ofThe office box shares Source: comScore, BBFC,BFIRSUanalysis % Figure 4Percentage ofreleases intheUKandRepublicofIreland byfilmclassification,2006-2015 0 5 18 15 12A PG  U 2006 38.8 27.5 14.9 9.1 5.7 2007 40.1 25.4 15.9 9.1 5.2 2008 36.6 28.5 14.6 9.7 5.9 2009 44.3 24.3 14.3 9.7 4.8 2010 37.3 26.4 14.4 10.6 6.8 2011 38.0 30.1 13.1 8.1 8.8 2012 42.8 28.7 13.3 7.4 5.4 2013 38.4 32.2 11.3 10.5 6.4 2014 42.7 29.5 13.3 7.0 6.3 2015 44.8 31.1 10.7 5.3 6.9 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016

GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION 13 6.3 4.3 15.1 55.7 18.7 2015 4.7 11.8 11.9 44.3 27.2 2014 3.0 16.3 10.7 45.5 24.4 2013 1.9 10.3 13.7 51.8 22.3 2012 1.8 15.4 10.3 44.7 27.8 2011 3.4 17.8 18.3 37.7 22.7 2010 6.5 11.6 18.1 41.6 22.1 2009 20 8.4 5.4 21.4 44.8 2008 5.5 11.8 24.2 34.7 23.7 2007 5.7 13.9 15.2 43.9 21.2 2006 U  PG 12A 15 18 0 5 Figure 5 Percentage of gross box office of releases in the UK and Republic of Ireland by film classification, classification, by film Ireland of and Republic in the UK releases of box office of gross 5 Percentage Figure 2006-2015 box office % of gross Source: comScore, BBFC, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: Notes 4. See note to Figure as at 21 February 2016. Figures 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 14 BFI Statistical Yearbook 2016 GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION from 3D screenings. Five UK qualifying films appear in the list, up from three in 2014. in three up from list, the appear in films qualifying UK Five 3D screenings. from gross The Walk office at box percentage of 3D total its screenings. highest earned generated the , at 45%, was films for these 3D 2D, and office box 15% and both of in the shown were list the in Four films of the four releases. with genre (Table most 11). popular the includes Comedy genres four was other list the but feature, animated another 2015 was in films top 10 the ‘PG’ classified in release earning The highest * Filmstillonrelease on21February2016. Figures asat21February2016. Notes: Source: comScore, BBFC,IMDb,BFIRSU analysis Table 10Top 10‘U’classifiedfilms,2015 2014. in two up from list, the in films qualifying UK three are year. of the There films performing of top 20 best list the in feature also titles classified ‘U’ The top five 3D screenings. from earned was films for these office box total 15% and of 3D 2D and the both in released were of the Six top 10 of the titles. nine with list the in genre most at popular , youngest the the is aimed traditionally is which Animation, 2015. in of Republic and Ireland UK the in at office box the films Table 10 top 10 the shows classified ‘U’ TOP FILMSBYCLASSIFICATION 10 1 2 4 3 5 6 8 7 9 Title Minions* Inside Out* Cinderella Home Hotel Transylvania 2 Shaun theSheepMovie out ofWater The SpongeBobMovie:Sponge The PeanutsMovie Snoopy andCharlieBrown: Two byTwo Legend oftheLostTreasure Thomas &Friends:Sodor’s

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GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION 15 Sci-fi Biopic Action Action Action Action Action Thriller Drama Drama Genre Genre Comedy Comedy Comedy Comedy Animation Animation Adventure Adventure Adventure Music/dance Vertigo Universal Universal Universal Lionsgate Paramount eOne Films Walt Disney Walt Walt Disney Walt Walt Disney Walt Walt Disney Walt Disney Walt Distributor Distributor Warner Bros Warner Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Sony Pictures 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox UTV Pictures

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GENRE AND CLASSIFICATION 17 Biopic Thriller Thriller Drama Drama Drama Drama Drama Genre Comedy Documentary Vertigo Universal Universal Lionsgate Park Circus StudioCanal Distributor StudioCanal Entertainment Curzon Artificial Eye Curzon Artificial Eye

0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 35.1 18.4 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 Gross (£ million) (£ box officebox

Ire UK UK Fra USA USA USA USA UK/Fra UK/Hun Country of origin of Fifty Shades of Grey Knock Knock Legend Title The Diary of a Teenage Girl The Diary of a Teenage Kill Your Friends Kill Your The Queen Of Ireland The Duke of Burgundy Love Good People True Romance True 1 3 2 4 5 7 6 8 9 10 Source: comScore, BBFC, IMDb, BFI RSU analysis comScore, Source: as at 21 February 2016. Note: Figures Table 14 Top 10 ‘18’ classified films, 2015 films, ‘18’ classified 10 14 Top Table Research & Statistics Unit 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN bfi.org.uk/statistics