by Iain Blair

Got a call from my sister who works in movies in Britain -  no strike problems there. She’s busier than ever and says it’s been a “great year”for the Brit. film biz. And the UK Film Council confirms it.They report that ’07 was a very strong year for UK box office with £904 million in ticket sales - 8% up on 2006.Market share for British films hit 28% in 2007 - the third highest since records began.: The amount of money spent on making films in the UK in 2007 including “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,”“Sweeney Todd,” “Brideshead Revisited”and “How to Lose Friends and Alienate People” totalled £723 million.  No surprise that the highest grossing film of 2007 was “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” taking £49 million followed by “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” with £40 million.

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