Statistics about the British Film Industry.

Taken from the UK Film Council website.

• The core UK film industry now contributes approximately £4.3 billion per year to the UK economy – up by 50% since 2000, when the UK Film Council was created;
• In 2009 UK films took 7% of the global box office and 17% of the UK box office; Independent UK films took an 8.2% share of the UK box office, the highest figure of the last decade;
• UK film grossed $2 billion at the worldwide box office last year;
• UK box-office takings are at record-breaking levels, worth £944 million in the UK in 2009, up 62% from 2000;
• The overall territory box office gross for the UK and the Republic of Ireland exceeded £1 billion for the first time in 2009;
• UK Film Council investments in British films have been hugely successful – for every £1 we have invested, £5 has been generated at the box office;
• Over 173.5 million people went to the cinema in the UK in 2009 – up 31 million from 2000, the highest since 2002 and the second highest since 1971;
• The UK has more digital cinemas than any other European country – 365 and counting;
• Overall UK audiences had a far greater choice of films in 2009 – 503 films were released, 31% more than a decade ago;
• The UK film industry directly provides jobs for almost 44,000 people, with extended employment impact of 95,000 jobs;
• The film industry earns over £1.3 billion in export income from film rights and film production services;
• In 2009 alone, British films and talent scooped 36 awards.