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BBC News Mamma Mia! and Quantum of Solace have helped the UK box office to a record- breaking year. Cinema-goers spent nearly £950m last year, the highest box office receipts since records began in 1989. New figures released by the UK Film Council show the Abba-inspired musical was the biggest earner of 2008, making some £69.1m. But overseas investment in British film productions is down almost a quarter, falling from £753m to £578.2m. The 23% dip has been partly blamed on factors like the US writers' strike. The new figures paint a picture of mixed fortunes for British films. Spending on films financed and shot wholly in the UK is up more than 20% on 2007. More than 60 feature films were produced, with the total spending reaching £192m. Titles included the forthcoming Richard Curtis comedy The Boat That Rocked and Dorian Gray, starring Colin Firth and Ben Barnes. Inward investment British films financed outside of the UK, mainly from the US. suffered a fall of 35%. This includes films like Quantum of Solace, which has taken more than £50m at the UK box office and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time , currently shooting with Jake Gyllenhaal. Added to the crippling effects of the writers strike, US productions were being encouraged to spend closer to home because of tax incentives. UK BOX OFFICE IN 2008 1. Mamma Mia! - £69.1m 2. Quantum of Solace - £50.8m 3. The Dark Knight - £48.6m 4. Indiana Jones - £40.1m 5. Sex and The City - £26.4m Source: UK Film Council UK Film Council chief executive John Woodward said: "It has undoubtedly been a tougher year for inward investment because of the exchange rate plus increased fiscal incentives now offered in more than 30 US states. "While these effects were felt the world over, the UK tax credit has remained absolutely vital in keeping us competitive and helping to bring more than £330 million in foreign investment into our economy." Major movies being shot in the UK this year include Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Ridley Scott's Nottingham, starring Oscar-winner Russell Crowe. But British independent film producers are expected to find it even harder to raise funds in 2009, especially through bank loans.

Wasn't Madonna number 1 and number 2 in the single charts in 1985 with Into the Groove and Holiday?

Yea often went in on my breaks, but never had any good thing, they should have moved into a bigger store and would have made alot of money with 100% of the market in the outlet lol. But got Alien vs Pred Requim for £2.99 last week which is pretty good. :rolleyes:

True but was still normally busy alot of the time, it was way to small though.

Is it just coincidence that all of the Zavvis in all the Desinger outlets are closing? Maybe McArthur Glen were charging to much rent?

Went in Selby store at 3pm was manic, everything 90%. Nothing much left, plenty of Portishead and awful tackly looking compliations. Lee Mead was 50p so I had to buy it lol. Although there was plenty of 60w light bulbs that people bought baskets and baskets of!

Selby store is same, tons of that and Lee M too! :unsure:

Mamma mia! Sales!

Maybe, but on on my i-tunes, if you add all his popularity bars together, he catches up with Alex,

If you add all the seperate versions of Jeff Buckley he is ahead of alex I think,

BBC NEWS Musical film Mamma Mia! has become the highest grossing movie cinema release in the UK, beating 1997 film Titanic. Mamma Mia! has now taken just over £69m at the box office, narrowly passing Titantic's record. The record was broken just a few days after the film picked up two Golden Globe nominations including best actress for star Meryl Streep. Now in its 23rd week of release, the movie has become the number one film in 15 countries. 'Delighted audiences' David Kosse, president of Universal Pictures International, said breaking the record set nearly 10 years ago was "truly phenomenal". He added: "This film has exceeded our expectations and delighted audiences around the world since it opened in July." Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio, had taken£69,025,646 by the time it had finished its cinema run in 1998. Mamma Mia! has slightly exceeded that with takings of £69,066,035, while Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is in third place with £66,096,060. Last week it was announced Mamma Mia! was up for two Golden Globes. The movie was nominated for best film (musical or comedy) and best actress (musical or comedy). Streep leads the all-star cast in the feature-film adaptation of the musical based on Abba's hits, which also features Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Dominic Cooper.

Rank Title Country of Origin Weekend Gross Distributor % change on last week Weeks on release Number of cinemas Site average Total Gross to date 1 Four Christmases USA/Ger £2,275,585 Entertainment 1 434 £5,243 £2,275,585 2 Quantum of Solace UK/USA £1,453,184 Sony Pictures 5 500 £2,906 £47,662,819 3 Changeling USA £1,225,548 Universal 1 351 £3,492 £1,225,548 4 Body of Lies USA £518,990 Warner Bros -48 2 393 £1,321 £2,014,151 5 My Best Friend's Girl USA £326,064 Lions Gate -64 2 352 £926 £1,614,723 6 High School Musical 3 USA £280,482 Disney -54 6 442 £635 £22,408,146 7 What Just Happened? USA £178,818 Pathé 1 239 £748 £178,818 8 Zack and Miri Make a Porno USA £178,256 Entertainment -60 3 224 £796 £2,162,577 9 Quarantine USA £160,333 Sony Pictures -59 2 243 £660 £775,079 10 Max Payne Ind/USA £132,888 20th Century Fox -70 3 249 £534 £2,268,901 11 Ghost Town USA £131,356 Paramount -67 6 273 £481 £6,370,608 12 Dostana Ind/USA £95,254 Yash Raj -47 3 43 £2,215 £842,424 13 Waltz with Bashir Isr/Ger/Fra £92,300 Artificial Eye -18 2 55 £1,678 £288,660 14 Burn After Reading USA/UK £55,112 Universal -52 7 63 £875 £7,595,968 15 The Baader-Meinhof Complex Ger £30,918 Momentum -42 3 32 £966 £307,013 Total £7,135,088 3,893 £1,833 £97,991,020 Other UK films 21 The Dark Knight UK/USA £21,707 Warner Bros -3 19 4 £5,427 £48,655,747 24 Hunger UK/Ire £18,796 Pathé -57 5 46 £409 £723,069 25 Mamma Mia! UK/USA £18,264 Universal -79 21 122 £150 £68,664,524 27 Flawless UK/Lux £14,709 Metrodome 1 42 £350 £14,70 Well according to 25th frame.co.uk Mamma Mia is now the highest grossing film in the uk ever!!! ( When it is fully updated) Here

Source BBC News Musical film Mamma Mia! has become the fastest-selling DVD of all time in the UK, according to Official UK Charts Company figures. It sold 1,669,084 copies on Monday's release date, breaking the previous record held by Titanic - based on DVD and video sales - by 560,000 copies. Mamma Mia!, which was released in cinemas in July, has taken more than £66m at the UK box office. James Bond film Quantum of Solace remains at the top for a fourth week. Espionage thriller Universal's managing director, Ian Foster, said the success of Mamma Mia! was a "testament to the fun-loving spirit of the British public and the universal appeal of this wonderful film". A spokesman for supermarket Asda said 300,000 copies had been sold in its stores with, 15% of shoppers buying a copy on Monday. UK BOX OFFICE TOP 10 1. Quantum Of Solace - £2,879,816 2. Body Of Lies - £991,979 3. My Best Friend's Girl - £911,355 4. High School Musical 3: Senior Year - £605,704 5. Zack And Miri Make A Porno - £447,485 6. Max Payne - £434,992 7. Ghost Town - £392,965 8. Quarantine - £387,994 9. Igor - £178,717 10. Dostana - £178,663 Source: Screen International Last month, Mamma Mia! became the highest-grossing British film at the UK box office, beating the previous holder of the record, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. It is now the second highest-grossing film in UK box office history behind Titanic. Meanwhile, this weekend, chart-topper Quantum of Solace took £2.9 milllion and has now taken £45.1 million in the UK so far. It beat competition from espionage thriller Body of Lies - starring Leonardo DiCaprio - which made its debut at number two with takings of £991,979. Love-triangle comedy My Best Friend's Girl, starring Kate Hudson, Jason Biggs and Dane Cook, opened in third place with £911,355. High School Musical 3: Senior Year dropped a place to number four, with £605,704, and US comedy Zack And Miri Make A Porno also slipped to number five, taking £447,485.

UK top 15 Nov 14-16 Weeks on release Screens Weekend total Gross to date 1 3 Quantum of Solace 549 £5,164,182 £40,280,807 2 new Max Payne 373 1,004,995 £1,004,995 3 4 High School Musical 3: Senior Year 483 £975,670 £21,243,516 4 new Zack and Miri Make a Porno 340 £798,205 £798,205 5 4 Ghost Town 334 £591,605 £5,495,434 6 new Dostana 43 £310,828 £341,665 7 5 Burn After Reading 211 £252,475 £7,237,394 8 2 Easy Virtue 290 £225,772 £874,447 9 5 Igor 401 £220,643 £3,482,615 10 4 Saw V 286 £219,929 £6,123,282 11 2 Pride and Glory 254 £219,671 £874,031 12 2 W 200 £183,065 £764,411 13 19 Mamma Mia! 310 £150,510 £67,879,439 14 new The Baader Meinhof Complex 57 £108,791 £108,791 15 3 Hunger 73 £93,330 £561,134 Other openers Vaaranam Aayiram 9 £45,172 A Streetcar Named Desire 1 £5,890 Choking Man 1 £1,885 Fine, Totally Fine 1 £826 I.O.U.S.A. 3 £234* * only 1 showing per venue

Nope,

UK top 15: Nov 7-9 Weeks on release Screens Weekend total Gross to date 1 2 Quantum of Solace 541 £9,221,744 £31,450,623 2 3 High School Musical 3: Senior Year 470 1,518,469 £19,957,468 3 3 Ghost Town 339 £714,965 £4,539,265 4 3 Saw V 352 £493,123 £5,617,718 5 new Pride and Glory 258 £396,691 £396,691 6 new W 235 £356,667 £367,512 7 4 Burn After Reading 275 £358,830 £6,753,013 8 new Easy Virtue 301 £341,099 £341,099 9 4 Igor 415 £244,962 £3,241,465 10 2 Hunger 62 £122,725 £370,535 11 18 Mamma Mia! 183 £97,722 £67,616,085 12 new Scar 3D 51 £62,527 £74,371 13 4 Eagle Eye 107 £65,596 £3,235,343 14 2 Golmaal Returns 41 £59,499 £307,382 15 9 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 90 £43,210 £4,263,644 Other openers Let's Talk About the Rain 18 £41,961 Emi-Liya Hai To Chukana Padega 21 £23,620

Link UK top 15: Oct 31-Nov 2 Weeks on release Screens Weekend total Gross to date 1 new Quantum Of Solace 540 £15,384,217 £15,384,217 2 2 High School Musical 3: Senior Year 474 £2,742,682 £17,782,423 3 2 Saw V 367 £953,397 £4,631,644 4 2 Ghost Town 345 £786,690 £3,433,517 5 3 Burn After Reading 350 £549,277 £6,067,137 6 3 Igor 416 £347,656 £3,246,642 7 new Golmaal Returns 42 £192,842 £192,842 8 3 Eagle Eye 287 £163,022 £3,073,407 9 17 Mamma Mia! 189 £142,664 £67,379,780 10 new Hunger 68 £136,413 £136,413 11 4 The House Bunny 196 £69,132 £2,931,090 12 new Of Time and the City 25 £57,195 £57,195 13 6 Taken 112 £54,499 £6,277,639 14 4 Mirrors 121 £48,609 £2,620,025 15 8 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 83 £47,704 £4,175,750 Other openers Fashion 14 £20,984 Midnight Meat Train 48 £20,444 Scar 3D (Halloween previews) 47 £11,844 Ring (rerelease) 1 £867

Is there any list, that lists the top grossing films based on how much they cost and how much they made back? Eg Mamma Mia has made about $500m and cost about $50m, where as dark knight has made almost $1billion and but cost $185m. If anyone gets what I mean!

Well its the 1st single from the re-release of 'spirit' in November, so def top 3, and send the album back into the top 10 for christmas.

Could you just post the top 10 on the same thread as the top 75 singles/albums instead of its own thread ?

according to Madonnatribe: MadonnaTribe News has just heard from reliable sources that it's 200% confirmed at this moment that Miles Away is going to be the third single off the Hard Candy album even though we don't have any info on the video at this point. Stay tuned!

This song would be great for eurovision, think UK would have done well if the Saturdays had entered,

I love this song, seen vid on box today, hope it does well,

CHART DATE: 06/23/2008 LAST UPDATE: 06/23/2008 12:53:00 NOW IN: 42.99% LW TW artist / album label power index -- 1 COLDPLAY CAPITOL 472,247 VIVA LA VIDA 1 2 LIL WAYNE UNIVERSAL MOTOWN 136,452 THA CARTER III -- 3 CAMP ROCK WALT DISNEY RECORDS 90,133 SOUNDTRACK 3 4 NOW 28 CAPITOL 50,942 VARIOUS ARTISTS 4 5 USHER LAFACE/ZLG 35,984 HERE I STAND -- 6 RIHANNA DEF JAM/IDJMG 34,473 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD 6 7 JOURNEY FRONTIERS 32,514 REVELATION -- 8 KATY PERRY CAPITOL 31,518 ONE OF THE BOYS 5 9 DISTURBED REPRISE 29,293 INDESTRUCTIBLE -- 10 OFFSPRING COLUMBIA 28,095 RISE & FALL, RAGE & GRACE 36 48 MADONNA WARNER BROS. 5,268 HARD CANDY

I loved this, weird but great!