Creative Scotland

The UK Film Council has launched its first fully digital Statistical Yearbook and with it, some reasons to be cheerful about the British film industry.

The figures (available on their website) show that UK cinema in 2009 bucked the recession with record box office takings of £944 million - the second highest level of admissions since 1971.

Avatar, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Ice Age III were the three most popular films in UK cinemas in 2009, with Avatar alone grossing £92 million.

In the previous year, independent UK films were at their most popular since records began, taking 2.3% of the global market share.

Compiled by the UK Film Council’s Research and Statistics Unit, the 2010 Statistical Yearbook presents the most comprehensive picture of the performance of British films. This is the first year that it is available online, making it accessible to an even wider audience.

John Woodward, Chief Executive Officer of the UK Film Council, said:
 
“The UK Film Council’s Statistical Yearbook is the definitive annual snapshot and health check on the British film sector…film has had a truly great year and is more than punching above its weight”.

To access this fanatastic UK film resource online for the first time, visit: 
http://SY10.ukfilmcouncil.ry.com