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31/03/2010
UK Film Wins Massive $2bn Global Market
UK films took a 7% ($2bn) share of the global box office in 2009, in a year when global box office receipts increased by 8% year on year (to $29.9bn).
UK inward investment films (UK films wholly or partly financed by US studios but qualifying as British through the Cultural Test – i.e. using UK cast, crew, locations, facilities, post-production and often with UK source material) earned 4.4% of the worldwide box office in 2009.
This was thanks in no small part to the success of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Sherlock Holmes, whilst UK independent films took a 2.3% share of global revenues, with Slumdog Millionaire grossing $327m alone.
Commenting on the figures, John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Film Council, said: "It's always tempting to look for trends in statistics, but this isn't really possible when we look at UK films' share of the global box office.
"That's because these figures can fluctuate quite significantly every year thanks to only one or two massive films, like Mamma Mia or the latest James Bond.
"So, whilst it's disappointing to see the share drop in 2009, we're anticipating a bounce-back next year, thanks mainly to the higher number of big event films made in the UK during 2009."
(BMcC/GK)
UK inward investment films (UK films wholly or partly financed by US studios but qualifying as British through the Cultural Test – i.e. using UK cast, crew, locations, facilities, post-production and often with UK source material) earned 4.4% of the worldwide box office in 2009.
This was thanks in no small part to the success of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Sherlock Holmes, whilst UK independent films took a 2.3% share of global revenues, with Slumdog Millionaire grossing $327m alone.
Commenting on the figures, John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Film Council, said: "It's always tempting to look for trends in statistics, but this isn't really possible when we look at UK films' share of the global box office.
"That's because these figures can fluctuate quite significantly every year thanks to only one or two massive films, like Mamma Mia or the latest James Bond.
"So, whilst it's disappointing to see the share drop in 2009, we're anticipating a bounce-back next year, thanks mainly to the higher number of big event films made in the UK during 2009."
(BMcC/GK)
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