The 10 Most Popular Films Of All-Time In Britain

We’re all told loudly when a film becomes one of the most successful ever at the box office, but does that necessarily mean it’s one of the most popular too? Well, thanks to inflation and massive hikes in ticket price over the decades, absolutely not.

In fact, the highest-grossing movie ever in the UK, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’, doesn’t come anywhere near this list, which uses data compiled by the British Film Institute and the European Audiovisual Observatory who track admissions to UK cinemas. In other words, the actual number of people who walked through the doors of the movie theatre to watch the film in question.

So which are the 10 films that brought in the biggest British crowds? The results may surprise you.