Welcome to the 2011 BFI Statistical Yearbook. This Yearbook is a rich source of industry data and analysis on film in the UK. This publication is one of the ways we deliver on our commitment to evidence-based film policy. We hope you enjoy this Yearbook and find it useful. ç$0"$06 Chief Executive’s foreword ............................................5 Chapter 8: Theatrical release history and comparative performance of UK films ..........64 2010 – the year in review ...............................................6 8.1 Theatrical release of UK films .............................65 Chapter 1: The box office ...............................................8 8.2 UK films defined .................................................65 1.1 Admissions ............................................................ 9 8.3 Time to first theatrical release ............................66 1.2 Box office earnings .............................................11 8.4 Release rate of UK films in the UK 1.3 Film releases and box office revenues ................12 and Republic of Ireland ...................................... 66 1.4 Country of origin of film releases .......................14 8.5 Release rate of different types of UK production in the UK and Republic of Ireland ...67 Chapter 2: Top films in 2010 ........................................16 8.6 Box office performance of different types of UK 2.1 The top 20 films ................................................. 17 production in the UK and Republic of Ireland ...68 2.2 The top 20 UK films ............................................18 8.7 International release rates of UK films 2.3 The top 20 UK independent films ......................19 (19 territories) .....................................................68 2.4 The top 3D films .................................................19 8.8 International release rates of different types 2.5 Best weekend performances of UK films ...........20 of UK productions .............................................. 69 Chapter 3: Top films of all time 8.9 International box office performance of at the UK box office ........................................22 different types of UK production .......................70 3.1 All time top 20 films at the UK box office ......... 23 8.10 Release opportunities analysis............................ 71 3.2 Inflation-adjusted top 20 films at the 8.11 Local and overseas share of box office UK box office ......................................................24 of UK films ..........................................................72 3.3 All time top 20 UK films at the UK box office ... 25 8.12 Financial success analysis ................................... 74 3.4 All time top 20 independent UK films Chapter 9: Distribution .................................................76 at the UK box office ............................................26 9.1 Distributors in 2010 ............................................77 Chapter 4: Genre and classification ............................27 9.2 Distributors 2004–2010 ..................................... 78 4.1 Genre .................................................................. 28 9.3 Weekend box office ............................................79 4.1.1 Genre of all film releases ....................................28 9.4 Release costs .......................................................80 4.1.2 Genre of UK and UK independent film releases 31 Chapter 10: Exhibition ..................................................82 4.2 BBFC classification .............................................. 34 10.1 UK cinema sites................................................... 83 4.2.1 Releases and box office by classification ........... 34 10.2 UK screens........................................................... 83 4.2.2 Top films by classification ...................................37 10.3 Screen location ................................................... 84 Chapter 5: Specialised films .........................................40 10.4 Screen density and admissions per person – 5.1 Specialised films at the UK box office in 2010 .. 41 international comparisons ................................. 85 5.2 Foreign language films .......................................44 10.5 Screen density and admissions per person 5.3 Documentaries ................................................... 47 in the UK .............................................................85 5.4 Re-releases of classic and archive films ..............48 10.6 Type of cinema screens by nation and region ... 88 10.7 Mainstream, specialised and Chapter 6: UK films internationally .............................50 South Asian programming .................................89 6.1 UK films worldwide ............................................51 10.8 Exhibitors ............................................................ 90 6.2 UK films in North America.................................. 52 10.9 Exhibitor revenues .............................................. 91 6.3 UK films in Europe ..............................................54 10.10 Digital projection ................................................91 6.4 UK films in Latin America ...................................55 10.10.1 Digital screens worldwide and in the UK ...........91 6.5 UK films in Asia ...................................................56 10.10.2 3D and alternative content programming ........ 93 6.6 UK films in Australasia ........................................56 10.11 Community cinema in the UK ............................95 Chapter 7: UK talent and awards ................................57 Chapter 11: Film on video ............................................98 7.1 UK story material ................................................58 11.1 Film in the retail video market ........................... 99 7.2 UK actors ............................................................. 59 11.2 Film in the video rental market ........................103 7.3 UK directors ........................................................ 60 11.3 Hardware ..........................................................104 7.4 Awards for UK films and talent ..........................62 Chapter 12: Film on UK television .............................105 12.1 Programming on the terrestrial channels ........106 12.2 Peak time on terrestrial television ....................107 12.3 Audiences for film on terrestrial television ......108 12.4 Top films on terrestrial television ......................108 12.5 Films on multi-channel television .....................110 12.6 The audience for film on all television channels, 2000–2010 .......................113 12.7 The value of feature film to broadcasters ........114 2 – BFI Statistical Yearbook 2011 Chapter 13: Video on Demand ..................................115 Chapter 18: Public investment in film in the UK ......157 13.1 The television-based VoD and nVoD market ...116 18.1 Public funding for film in the UK by source .....158 13.2 Online VoD ........................................................116 18.2 Film spend by organisation ..............................161 13.3 Future prospects for the VoD market ..............117 18.3 Activities supported by public spend on film ..162 18.4 Large film production awards by agency Chapter 14: The UK film market as a whole .............119 2009/10.............................................................162 14.1 The UK filmed entertainment market 18.5 Leading public investors in British film as a whole .........................................................120 production, 2008–2010 ...................................163 14.2 The UK market in the global context ...............121 14.3 The evolution of UK film revenues, Chapter 19: Film education ........................................165 1998–2010 .......................................................123 19.1 Introduction ......................................................166 19.2 Film education in formal education settings ...166 Chapter 15: Audiences ...............................................125 19.3 National and regional film 15.1 Cinema audience by gender ............................126 education providers ..........................................168 15.2 Film preferences by gender ..............................126 19.4 Public investment in film education.................170 15.3 Cinema audience by age ..................................127 19.5 Moving image education providers in the UK ..171 15.4 Film preferences by age....................................129 15.5 Cinema audience by social group ....................130 Chapter 20: Film industry companies .......................175 15.6 Film preferences by social group......................131 20.1 Number of companies in the film and 15.7 Film audiences by ethnicity ..............................132 video industries .................................................176 15.8 Film audiences by disability ..............................133 20.2 Size distribution of film companies .................177 15.9 Comparative profiles of cinema audiences 20.3 National/regional distribution of film and audiences for film on television ................133 companies in the UK ........................................179 15.10 How films are consumed by age .....................134 20.4 Leading film companies in the UK 15.11 Total size of the UK film audience ....................135 and Europe .......................................................181 20.5 Leading film production companies in the UK Chapter 16: Films certified as British 1998–2010 .....136 and Europe .......................................................182