Research and Statistics Bulletin - September 2005 - BFI
Research and Statistics Bulletin - September 2005 - BFI
Research and Statistics Bulletin - September 2005 - BFI
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Thirteen of the top 20 titles have US involvement, <strong>and</strong> four are UK productions. The top 20<br />
films collectively took £56 million at the UK box office <strong>and</strong> sold 3.8 million units on DVD.<br />
3.4 Comparison of theatrical <strong>and</strong> DVD revenues<br />
The 185 specialised films released theatrically in 2003 <strong>and</strong> 2004 that featured in rental<br />
<strong>and</strong> retail DVD charts at the time of writing generated £102.6 million in gross box office<br />
revenues. This compares with £104.9 million estimated to have been generated in DVD<br />
rentals <strong>and</strong> sales of the same titles, demonstrating the significance of this increasingly<br />
lucrative link in the value chain.<br />
<strong>Research</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>Bulletin</strong> Volume 3 (1) <strong>September</strong> <strong>2005</strong> Copyright UK Film Council <strong>2005</strong><br />
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