Below is a complete archive of the statistics that we have been publishing on the site, for weekend nationwide box office grosses for films released in UK cinemas sorted, latest first. Click the links for details.
The box office grosses are in £ sterling and cover the three day weekend, Friday to Sunday. The statistics show the % increase or decrease in the box office for each film compared to its previous week on release and the cumulative figure represents a film's total cinema box office gross in the UK to date.
Statistics are provided to the UK FILM COUNCIL's Research and Statistics Unit by Nielsen EDI.
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UK Film Box Office Feb 16-Feb 18, 2007
UK Film Box Office Feb 09-Feb 11,2007
UK Film Box Office Feb 02-Feb 04, 2007
UK Film Box Office Jan 26-Jan 28, 2007
UK Film Box Office Jan 19-Jan 21, 2007
UK Film Box Office Jan 12-Jan 14, 2007
UK Film Box Office Jan 05-Jan 07, 2007
UK Film Box Office Dec 29-Dec 31, 2006
UK Film Box Office Dec 22-Dec 24, 2006
UK Film Box Office Dec 15-Dec 17, 2006
UK Film Box Office Dec 08-Dec 10, 2006
UK Film Box Office Dec 01-Dec 03, 2006
UK Film Box Office Nov 24-Nov 26, 2006
UK Film Box Office Nov 17-Nov 19, 2006
UK Film Box Office Nov 10-Nov 12, 2006
UK Film Box Office Nov 03-Nov 05, 2006
UK Film Box Office Oct 27-Oct 29, 2006
UK Film Box Office Oct 20-Oct 22, 2006
UK Film Box Office Oct 13-Oct 15, 2006
UK Film Box Office Oct 06-Oct 08, 2006
UK Film Box Office Sep 29-Oct 01, 2006
UK Film Box Office Sep 22-Sep 24, 2006
UK Film Box Office Sep 15-Sep 17, 2006
UK Film Box Office Sep 08-Sep 10, 2006
UK Film Box Office Sep 01-Sep 03, 2006
UK Film Box Office Aug 25-Aug 27, 2006
UK Film Box Office Aug 18-Aug 20, 2006
UK Film Box Office Aug 11-Aug 13, 2006
UK Film Box Office Aug 04-Aug 06, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jul 28-Jul 30, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jul 21-Jul 23, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jul 14-Jul 16, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jul 07-Jul 09, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jun 30-Jul 02, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jun 23-Jun 25, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jun 16-Jun 18, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jun 09-Jun 11, 2006
UK Film Box Office Jun 02-Jun 04, 2006
UK Film Box Office May 26-May 28, 2006
UK Film Box Office May 19-May 21, 2006
UK Film Box Office May 12-May 14, 2006
UK Film Box Office May 05-May 07, 2006
UK Film Box Office Apr 28-Apr 30, 2006
UK Film Box Office Apr 21-Apr 23, 2006
UK Film Box Office Apr 14-Apr 16, 2006
UK Film Box Office Apr 07-Apr 09, 2006
UK Film Box Office Mar 31-Apr 02, 2006
UK Film Box Office Mar 24-Mar 26, 2006
UK Film Box Office Mar 17-Mar 19, 2006
UK Film Box Office Mar 10-Mar 12, 2006
UK Film Box Office Mar 03-Mar 05, 2006
UK Film Box Office Feb 24-Feb 26, 2006
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Monday 26 February 2007
YouTube: The talk of Tinseltown
The video upload company is on everyone's lips at a gathering of entertainment and media companies.
By Greg Sandoval Staff Writer, CNET News.com -->
Published: March 30, 2006, 1:53 PM PST
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--More than just teenagers and 20-somethings have begun flocking to YouTube, the fast-growing video-sharing site. The 13-month-old company has begun winning fans from within some of the country's largest media outfits.
Executives from heavyweights such as Yahoo, America Online and Turner Broadcasting were buzzing about YouTube's sudden success at the Digital Hollywood conference here this week. Even though it's not clear exactly how YouTube will make money, no company generated as much excitement at the gathering of Hollywood studios, electronics manufacturers and Internet media companies.
High Impact
What's new:
Video upload company YouTube, the latest Net buzz generator, is on the minds of media executives at the Digital Hollywood conference in Santa Monica, Calif.
Bottom line:
YouTube has sped past a host of competitors by tapping the public's thirst for reality programming. But some executives wonder how it plans to fend off the likes of Google, iFilms and Atom Entertainment--and nobody knows how it plans to make money.
During one conference panel discussion, Oren Katzeff, a business development manager at Yahoo, was asked to identify a company that he believed was successfully exploiting broadband technology.
"YouTube is the company that has definitely caught my attention in the last six to eight months," Katzeff told about 60 conference attendees Wednesday. "It's the site my younger sisters just seem to spend hours on."
YouTube has sped past a host of competitors by tapping the public's thirst for reality programming. By mixing some professionally made clips, including music videos and movie trailers, with homemade content, YouTube has seen the number of viewings on the site shoot up from 3 million a day to 30 million since the Web site's December launch, according to YouTube spokeswoman Julie Supan.
Not everyone at the conference was impressed, however. Plenty of executives wondered how the San Mateo, Calif., company plans to fend off the likes of Google, iFilms and Atom Entertainment, all of which possess far more resources. And nobody knows how YouTube, which has 20 employees, plans to make money.
There is still no advertising on YouTube; it doesn't charge to view or upload videos; and its executives so far have been mum on their business plan.
Trevor Kaufman, CEO of Schematic, an interactive services firm, also noted skeptically that other Internet companies have temporarily caught fire with the teenage market before flaming out.
"I remember Bolt.com was once the place where all the kids used to go," said Kaufman, referring to the once high-flying community site that has fallen far behind MySpace.com and others. "I just don't know whether the company's brand is going to be able to stand up to others in this space."
Nonetheless, YouTube is proving its popularity. According to numbers provided by traffic-tracking company ComScore Networks, YouTube received 4.2 million unique visitors in February. Those numbers are good enough to outpace Apple Computer's iTunes (3.5 million) and put it within spitting distance of eBaumsworld.com (4.4 million) and AOL Video (4.7 million), both of which have been in business longer.
YouTube received a huge public-relations boost from a minor controversy after two skits from NBC Universal's "Saturday Night Live" appeared on the site. Both clips drew a lot of traffic before YouTube took them down at NBC's request. For the record, YouTube officially denounced piracy and said it has a strict user agreement that prohibits the posting of copyright content.
So, how does the company plan on cashing in on all this popularity?
Supan said that hasn't been decided yet.
"We're experimenting with different business models," she said. "It's not going to be a traditional model, that is for sure. Right now, we don't want to disrupt the user experience. But eventually, we're going to introduce extremely relevant ads that will benefit users and won't disrupt the service."
Lately, the company has indicated that it might attempt to charge entertainment companies to promote content on the site. YouTube announced on Tuesday that it is hosting clips from the E Entertainment channel's satire show "Cybersmack."
"We've been meeting with almost every TV network, record label and movie studio to talk about ways to partner and help them reach a broader demographic," Supan said.
What about Kaufman's suggestion that YouTube could be a flash in the pan?
Katzeff isn't buying it.
"It's scary because those 13- and 15-year-olds watching YouTube today are going to be the 20-year-olds in five years," he said. "I think somehow, you're going to see (YouTube) lasting."
By Greg Sandoval Staff Writer, CNET News.com -->
Published: March 30, 2006, 1:53 PM PST
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--More than just teenagers and 20-somethings have begun flocking to YouTube, the fast-growing video-sharing site. The 13-month-old company has begun winning fans from within some of the country's largest media outfits.
Executives from heavyweights such as Yahoo, America Online and Turner Broadcasting were buzzing about YouTube's sudden success at the Digital Hollywood conference here this week. Even though it's not clear exactly how YouTube will make money, no company generated as much excitement at the gathering of Hollywood studios, electronics manufacturers and Internet media companies.
High Impact
What's new:
Video upload company YouTube, the latest Net buzz generator, is on the minds of media executives at the Digital Hollywood conference in Santa Monica, Calif.
Bottom line:
YouTube has sped past a host of competitors by tapping the public's thirst for reality programming. But some executives wonder how it plans to fend off the likes of Google, iFilms and Atom Entertainment--and nobody knows how it plans to make money.
During one conference panel discussion, Oren Katzeff, a business development manager at Yahoo, was asked to identify a company that he believed was successfully exploiting broadband technology.
"YouTube is the company that has definitely caught my attention in the last six to eight months," Katzeff told about 60 conference attendees Wednesday. "It's the site my younger sisters just seem to spend hours on."
YouTube has sped past a host of competitors by tapping the public's thirst for reality programming. By mixing some professionally made clips, including music videos and movie trailers, with homemade content, YouTube has seen the number of viewings on the site shoot up from 3 million a day to 30 million since the Web site's December launch, according to YouTube spokeswoman Julie Supan.
Not everyone at the conference was impressed, however. Plenty of executives wondered how the San Mateo, Calif., company plans to fend off the likes of Google, iFilms and Atom Entertainment, all of which possess far more resources. And nobody knows how YouTube, which has 20 employees, plans to make money.
There is still no advertising on YouTube; it doesn't charge to view or upload videos; and its executives so far have been mum on their business plan.
Trevor Kaufman, CEO of Schematic, an interactive services firm, also noted skeptically that other Internet companies have temporarily caught fire with the teenage market before flaming out.
"I remember Bolt.com was once the place where all the kids used to go," said Kaufman, referring to the once high-flying community site that has fallen far behind MySpace.com and others. "I just don't know whether the company's brand is going to be able to stand up to others in this space."
Nonetheless, YouTube is proving its popularity. According to numbers provided by traffic-tracking company ComScore Networks, YouTube received 4.2 million unique visitors in February. Those numbers are good enough to outpace Apple Computer's iTunes (3.5 million) and put it within spitting distance of eBaumsworld.com (4.4 million) and AOL Video (4.7 million), both of which have been in business longer.
YouTube received a huge public-relations boost from a minor controversy after two skits from NBC Universal's "Saturday Night Live" appeared on the site. Both clips drew a lot of traffic before YouTube took them down at NBC's request. For the record, YouTube officially denounced piracy and said it has a strict user agreement that prohibits the posting of copyright content.
So, how does the company plan on cashing in on all this popularity?
Supan said that hasn't been decided yet.
"We're experimenting with different business models," she said. "It's not going to be a traditional model, that is for sure. Right now, we don't want to disrupt the user experience. But eventually, we're going to introduce extremely relevant ads that will benefit users and won't disrupt the service."
Lately, the company has indicated that it might attempt to charge entertainment companies to promote content on the site. YouTube announced on Tuesday that it is hosting clips from the E Entertainment channel's satire show "Cybersmack."
"We've been meeting with almost every TV network, record label and movie studio to talk about ways to partner and help them reach a broader demographic," Supan said.
What about Kaufman's suggestion that YouTube could be a flash in the pan?
Katzeff isn't buying it.
"It's scary because those 13- and 15-year-olds watching YouTube today are going to be the 20-year-olds in five years," he said. "I think somehow, you're going to see (YouTube) lasting."
The Future...
By way of introducing this blog I have been asked by my friends at WARP Films to come up with some answers. Lot's of answers. The initial questions have really got me thinking so I think it's time to open this debate and it's various parts to a wider audience.
"The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed yet" - The technology exists now to make it possible for people to receive all kinds of media from every which where and every which when.
My initial questions are:
If you have anything to contribute in terms of discussion, content, articles,m statistics, web-links or indeed anything else constructive then get in touch.
"The future is here, it's just not evenly distributed yet" - The technology exists now to make it possible for people to receive all kinds of media from every which where and every which when.
My initial questions are:
- What is the status of the current media market?
- What's selling?
- What's stopped selling?
- What's the future hold for feature films, short films, media streams, web-blogs, dvd's, the cinema...?
- How will culture change media and how in turn will that new media then change culture?
This is by no means and exhaustive list, so start thinking now!
If you have anything to contribute in terms of discussion, content, articles,m statistics, web-links or indeed anything else constructive then get in touch.
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