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Facts in focus • Worldwide the gross box ofďŹ ce for ďŹ lms of all countries of origin increased by 8% on 2009 to $32 billion. • The UK share of the global theatrical market was 14% ($4.5 billion), up from 7% ($2 billion) in 2009. • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 was the best performing UK qualifying ďŹ lm at the worldwide box ofďŹ ce, earning over $950 million in 2010. • UK ďŹ lms represented 9% of releases at the North American box ofďŹ ce (7% in 2009), and 14% of the market (7% in 2009), at a value of $1,437 million. • In Europe, the top UK qualifying ďŹ lm was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 with 24 million admissions, followed by Inception with 21 million.
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Global box office receipts reached $31.8 billion in 2010, up 8% on 2009 (Table 6.1). UK films had a 14% share of this market, earning $4.5 billion, compared with $2 billion in 2009. UK inward investment films (UK films wholly or partly financed and controlled by US studios but featuring UK cast, crew, locations, facilities, post-production and often UK source material) earned 12.6% of the worldwide box office while UK independent films shared 1.6% of global revenues.
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Table 6.1 UK films global market share, 2002–2010
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UK film worldwide gross (US$ billion)
Global theatrical market (US$ billion)
1.8 1.4 2.9 3.6 2.2 3.3 4.2 2.0 4.5
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US studio-backed UK films share (%)
UK independent films share (%)
9.1 6.9 11.6 15.5 8.6 12.5 15.1 6.8 14.2
7.6 5.5 10.0 13.4 7.5 10.6 13.3 4.4 12.6
1.5 1.5 1.6 2.2 1.2 1.9 1.8 2.4 1.6
Source: MPAA, Screen Digest, Rentrak EDI, RSU. * ‘Studio-backed’ means backed by one of the major US film studios.
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The highest grossing UK film of 2010 was the seventh instalment of the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, which earned $952 million worldwide (Table 6.2). This was closely followed by Christopher Nolan’s Inception which grossed $826 million and sword and sandal epic Clash of the Titans ($493 million). Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, a late December 2009 release, grossed $372 million in 2010.
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Table 6.2 Top 10 UK films worldwide, 2010 Title
1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1* 2 Inception 3 Clash of the Titans 4 Sherlock Holmes 5 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6 Robin Hood 7 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* 8 The Wolfman 9 Kick-Ass 10 Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Total top 10
Country of origin
Worldwide gross (US$ million)
UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA
952 826 493 372 336 322 266 143 105 95 3,910
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The highest grossing UK independent film was Matthew Vaughn’s Kick-Ass which earned $105 million worldwide in 2010. This was followed by The Ghost ($62 million) and Nine ($44 million). StreetDance 3D grossed $42 million while Oscar®-winning The King’s Speech earned $40 million in 2010 (by 15 April 2011 it had grossed $393 million worldwide). Table 6.3 Top 10 UK independent films worldwide, 2010 Country of origin
Title
1 Kick-Ass 2 The Ghost 3 Nine 4 StreetDance 3D 5 The King’s Speech* 6 The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus 7 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* 8 Planet 51 9 Solomon Kane 10 Tamara Drewe Total top 10
UK/USA** UK/Fra/Ger UK/USA** UK UK UK/Can UK/USA** UK/Spa/USA** UK/Fra/Cze UK
Worldwide gross (US$ million)
105 62 44 42 40 32 27 16 14 12 378
Source: RSU. * Still on international theatrical release as of 10 February 2011. By 15 April 2011 The King’s Speech had earned $393 million. ** Made with independent (non studio) US support. Note: Table based on gross box office revenue in the 2010 calendar year.
6.2 UK films in North America Table 6.4 shows the country of origin of films released in the USA and Canada in 2010. The UK share of the gross box office increased from 7% in 2009 to 14% in 2010 with UK films representing 9% of releases in the North American market (up from 7% in 2009). The total revenue from these films stood at $1,437 million, up from $705 million in 2009. Table 6.4 Country of origin of films released in the USA and Canada, 2010 Country of origin
UK independent films UK studio-backed films* UK films total USA Rest of world Total Source: Rentrak EDI, RSU analysis. * ‘Studio-backed’ means backed by one of the major US film studios. Note: Figures may not sum to totals due to rounding.
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Number of releases
% of releases
Box office (US$ million)
Box office share (%)
38 12 50 334 189 573
6.6 2.1 8.7 58.3 33.0 100.0
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1.8 12.4 14.2 83.9 1.8 100.0
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7.2 5.7 11.0 15.8 9.2 11.8 16.3 6.6 14.2
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Inception Clash of the Titans Robin Hood The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader* Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time The King’s Speech* The Wolfman Kick-Ass Gulliver’s Travels Green Zone Hereafter Nanny McPhee Returns** The Ghost Writer** Exit Through the Gift Shop You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger* Never Let Me Go Another Year* Harry Brown Nowhere Boy
Country of origin
Box office gross (US$ million)
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UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA
292.9 292.6 163.2 105.3
Warner Bros Warner Bros Warner Bros Universal
UK/USA UK/USA UK UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/Fra/Ger UK UK/USA UK/USA UK UK UK
102.7 90.8 86.4 62.0 48.1 41.7 35.1 32.7 29.0 15.5 3.3 3.2 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.5
20th Century Fox Walt Disney The Weinstein Company Universal Lions Gate 20th Century Fox Universal Warner Bros Universal Summit Abramorama Sony Classics Fox Searchlight Sony Classics IDP/Samuel Goldwyn The Weinstein Company
Source: Rentrak EDI, RSU analysis. * Still on release at 10 February 2011. ** Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang was released in the USA as Nanny McPhee Returns. The Ghost was released in the USA as The Ghost Writer. Note: Table lists the gross box office for films released in the USA and Canada in 2010 and includes 2011 earnings up to 10 February 2011.
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Outside the UK and Republic of Ireland, the market share for UK films in Europe ranged from a high of 22% in Spain (including 5.4% for UK independent films) to 12% in Italy (Table 6.7). Table 6.7 UK market share in selected European territories, 2010 Territory
Austria France Germany Italy Netherlands Portugal Spain
Box office for UK films (€ million)
20.2 31.8m (admissions) 156.6 87.4 36.0 12.2 135.5
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UK studio-backed films share* (%)
UK independent films share (%)
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The top UK qualifying film in European countries (other than the UK and Republic of Ireland) in 2010 was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 with 24 million admissions, followed by Inception with 21 million (Table 6.8). The Ghost recorded the highest admissions total for UK independent films with over 2.5 million admissions.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Inception Sherlock Holmes Robin Hood Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Clash of the Titans The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger The Ghost The Wolfman Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang Planet 51 Green Zone StreetDance 3D Kick-Ass Nine The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus Tamara Drewe Fantastic Mr. Fox Bright Star
Country of origin
European admissions
UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/USA UK/Fra/Ger UK/USA UK/USA UK/Spa UK/USA UK UK/USA UK/USA UK/Can UK UK/USA UK/Aus
24,092,095 20,837,721 11,191,864 11,166,989 10,124,628 8,861,888 7,118,629 2,740,051 2,589,546 2,478,948 2,254,860 2,144,565 2,119,853 1,836,825 1,518,297 1,284,536 1,211,617 700,144 683,839 679,541
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Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Mexico Venezuela
Box office for UK films (US$ million)
UK share (%)
39.8 112.1 15.7 24.5 152.4 34.0
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The highest grossing UK films in Japan were Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Inception, Sherlock Holmes and Kick-Ass. Inception was the clear favourite in South Korea, followed by Clash of the Titans and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. Table 6.10 UK market share in Japan and South Korea, 2010 Territory
Japan South Korea
Box office for UK films (US$ million)
UK share (%)
201.0 132.1
9.8 12.8
UK studio-backed films share* (%)
UK independent films share (%)
8.9 12.2
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Source: Rentrak EDI, RSU analysis. * ‘Studio-backed’ means backed by one of the major US film studios.
6.6 UK films in Australasia In 2010, UK films accounted for 22% of the theatrical market in Australia and 21% in New Zealand. Once again, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Inception and Clash of the Titans were the highest earning UK films and The King’s Speech, a late 2010 release in Australia, also figured in the list of top UK films. Table 6.11 UK market share in Australia and New Zealand, 2010 Territory
Australia New Zealand
Box office for UK films (US$ million)
UK share (%)
177.4 22.5
21.9 20.8
UK studio-backed films share* (%)
UK independent films share (%)
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Note: Definition of ‘UK film’ For the purposes of this chapter, a UK film is one which is certified as such by the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport under Schedule 1 of the Films Act 1985, via the Cultural Test, under one of the UK’s bilateral co-production agreements or the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production; a film which has not applied for certification but which is obviously British on the basis of its content, producers, finance and talent; or (in the case of a re-release) a film which met the official definition of a British film prevailing at the time it was made or was generally considered to be British at that time. Most UK films in the analysis (including the major studio-backed films) fall into the first group – films officially certified as British.
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