A look at the top 10 performing films backed by the UKFC; and stats on UKFC funding.
Top 10 Films Backed by UKFC, in terms of worldwide box office
1 Gosford Park (2001) $87.8m
2 The Constant Gardener (2005) $82.5m
3 Bend It Like Beckham (2002) $76.6m
4 28 Weeks Later (2007) $64.2m
5 Valiant (2005) $61.7m
6 Notes On A Scandal (2006) $50m
7 The Last King Of Scotland (2006) $48.4m
8 StreetDance 3-D (2010) $42.4m
9 Becoming Jane (2007) $37.3m
10 Girl With A Pearl Earring (2003) $31.4m
UKFC by the numbers
75 – The number of people currently employed by the UKFC
900 – The number of films the UKFC has funded since its inception in 2000
$7.80 (£5) – The amount generated at the box office for every £1 invested by the UKFC
$23m (£15m) – The value of its new production fund, which was set up in April (trimmed from three separate funds)
$3m (£2m) – The amount provided by the UKFC’s p&a fund to support the distribution of films including A Prophet,Broken Embraces, Let the Right One In, and Tell No One.
$9.8m (£6.3m) – The amount invested each year by the UKFC to national and regional film bodies
$7m (£4.5 m) – the UKFC’s lottery investment into UK film festivals including the Edinburgh Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, Birds Eye View Festival and Sheffied Doc/Fest
£4.3bn — UK annual economic contribution from the core UK film industry, up by 50% since 2000 when the UKFC was created
300 – Awards won by UKFC-backed films
3.7m –visitors to the UKFC’s online search engine FindAnyFilm.com, which was set up to enable consumers to find films legally in the UK
$18.6m (£12m) – the amount invested in the UKFC’s digital screen network, which saw 240 digital screens installed in 210 cinemas
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