'Mamma Mia!' set to become UK BO’s highest grossing film

[FormerBondFan]

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By ANI on Saturday, October 25, 2008

Abba-themed musical ‘Mamma Mia!’ is all set to become the highest grossing film of all time at the British box office.

The film, set on an idyllic Greek Island, has so far taken 66.2 million pounds in the UK since its release on July 18.

"Mamma Mia! is pure escapism, providing a fun and inexpensive way to forget about the state of the economy for a couple of hours," the Telegraph quoted David Kosse, the president of Universal Pictures International, as saying.

The film, cost 28 million pounds to make, has taken 342 million pounds in box offices around the world.

While ‘Titantic’ took a total of 69 million pounds at the British box office, in its first 16 weeks, Mamma Mia! is 1 million ahead of where the 200 million pounds James Cameron blockbuster was at the same stage.

In Britain, the film has contributed to what has become the best summer for cinema attendance in 40 years.

Phil Clapp, chief executive of the Cinema Exhibitors'' Association (CEA), said the ‘Mamma Mia!’ has proved an "absolute phenomenon ... In times of economic gloom, people seek affordable and escapist entertainment."

"Even cinema industry veterans have been taken by surprise by the popularity of cinema this summer. We knew that admissions generally hold up well when the economy falters but, combined with a series of high-quality movies, that has produced a truly exceptional period for UK cinema," Clapp added.

The top 10 highest grossing film at the British box office are:

1. Titanic £ 69.026m

2. Mamma Mia! £ 66.200m

3. Harry Potter 1 £ 66.096m

4. Lord Of The Rings 1 £ 63.009m

5. Lord Of The Rings 2 £ 61.062m

6. Lord Of The Rings 3 £ 57.600m

7. Casino Royale £ 55.600m

8. Harry Potter 2 £ 54.781m

9. Pirates of the c. 2 £ 52.516m

10. Full Monty, £ 52.232m (ANI)

[Dr. No]

that actually is impressive
and a little depressing

if cr is only #7 how did it get the claims it was the biggest ever in the uk?

[FormerBondFan]

I hope MM doesn't get topped by QOS.

[Kristatos]

These are unadjusted figures, which I regard as all but worthless, since the ever increasing cost of cinema tickets affects them more than actual numbers of tickets sold.

[FormerBondFan]

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Mamma Mia declared as biggest grossing British film

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London (ANI): Mamma Mia! The Movie has been declared as the biggest grossing British flick of all time at the UK box-office. With actors like Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Colin Davis, Rachel McDowall and many more, the flick has knocked down hits like Harry Potter to be on the top spot.

The film has made 66,995,224 pounds in the UK. "Casino Royale moves down a place to number three and the top 10 is completed by the other 'Harry Potter' films, The Full Monty, Bridget Jones Diary and Love Actually," reports Guardian.Co.UK

Only the film Titanic has made more in Britain 69million pounds a figure that Mamma Mia could still pass given how widely screened it still is. Its popularity flies in the face of the film's critical reception.

The Guardian's Peter Bradshaw complained that no film had ever had a more irrelevant story, adding: "The characters are forever dancing and smiling and bursting into Abba songs like Stepford cyborgs when you flip the secret panel behind their heads and press the Life-Affirming Behaviour button."

Worldwide, the film is already one of the most profitable movies ever and recently crossed the 500million dollars box office mark.

[katied]

Rachel McDowall is also in QOS(albeit in a small role)she plays the flight attendant on Greene's plane...6 degrees of Bond separation!