- Distributor = Momentum Pictures
- Two years ago, Slumdog Millionaire was a huge hit with the Film Industry (opening grose of £1.83 million)
- The top six sites were all in London, led by Odeon Leicester Square (£106,000), Vue Westfield (£51,000) and Vue Islington (£45,000). Top regional site was Odeon Guildford, with £28,000 - suburban place, not very likely to make many box office hits, however the demographic audience could live in this location.
- UK FILM COUNCIL HAS BEEN AXED
- As from next year, the Government is not going to fund the UK Film Council
- However, BBC Films and Film4 didn't want to back The Kings Speech, UK Film Council backed it - would not have been made if the Film Council was not present
- How to get a film to be successful? Strong critical support, bold positioning by distributor, deciding on release date and marathon publicity efforts.
- Slumdog grosses rose on its second and third weekend, contributing to a £32m cumulative total in Britain.
- This column has often had cause to quote the "10% rule", which suggests that the UK gross of a film in sterling will usually be around a 10th of the US figure in dollars.
- Kings Speech funded by six different independent bodies
Five Facts:
- The production costs – £9m
- The film has already grossed $236m worldwide
- Its nominations at the Oscars are expected to take that total to over $300m; the industry usually expects worldwide DVD and TV sales to match the box office total again.
- Much of that cash is shared with the cinemas and international distributors, such as the highly visible Bob and Harvey Weinstein in the United States. But a substantial proportion – $100m to $150m – is expected to make its way back to the UK.
- The soon to be disbanded UK Film Council provided £1m of lottery money for the film's production budget, while the Aegis Film Fund – whose cash comes from wealthy private individuals
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