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Facts: All Time Top 10 Films at the UK Box Office
 

Title

Year

Year of UK Release

 

Country of Origin

Box Office Gross
(£)

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Titanic

1997

1998

 

US

69,025,646

2

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

2001

 

US/GB

66,096,060

3

The Lord of the Rings; The Fellowship of the Ring

2001

2001

 

US/New Zealand

63,009,288

4

The Lord of the Rings; The Return of the King

2003

2003

Germany/New Zealand/US

60,880,923

5

The Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers

2002

2002

Germany/New Zealand/US

57,600,094

6

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

2002

US/GB/Germany

54,780,731

7

The Full Monty

1997

1997

 

US/GB

52,232,058

8

Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace

1999

1999

 

US

51,063,811

9

Shrek 2

2004

2004

 

US

48,104,138

10

Jurassic Park

1993

1993

 

US

47,886,423

 

(box office grosses as of 2/1/05).

N.B. Comprehensive box office figures for the UK prior to the mid-1980s are not readily available.

Figures are not adjusted for inflation.

Source (box office figures): Nielsen EDI

Source (filmographic information): bfi SIFT database and bfi Film & Television Handbook.