Between marking assignments and fending of cough, colds, and hiccups (the last was our beloved Mr Cloud's problem of the weekend), I did manage to sneak a view of some of the C4 list "Ultimate Film".
What a refreshing change! A list that was not already selective before starting to gather votes (from a goldfish-brained amnesiac public). It was actually rather thrilling to not be able to predict the entire list. Let alone to see the power once wrought by the "genius" that was Anna Neagle... okay so on that last point even my nan would have groaned slightly (now Ronald Coleman, I know she had a thing for him!)
Just to draw a few general points from the list, its interesting to note the presence of musicals, romances and romantic dramas / comedies, family action films, and animation.
In other words, despite all pursuit of the contrary, boys aged 18-25 are not a sufficiently dedicated cinema attending demographic to really 'break the box office'.
More musings on this fascinating list through the week (subject as always to the pesky intervention of work...)
100 The Magnificent Seven 1960 - Estimated Admissions 7.7m
99 Gladiator 2000 - Estimated Admissions 7.8m
98 Cinderella 1951 - Estimated Admissions 7.9m
97 The Private Life Of Henry VIII 1934 - Estimated Admissions 7.9m
96 The Matrix Reloaded 2003 - Estimated Admissions 7.96m
95 Notting Hill 1999 - Estimated Admissions 8.05m
94 The Lion King 1994 - Estimated Admissions 8.08m
93 Chicken Run 2000 - Estimated Admissions 8.12m
92 The King And I 1956 - Estimated Admissions 8.2m
91 The Exorcist 1974 - Estimated Admissions 8.3m
90 You Only Live Twice 1967 - Estimated Admissions 8.3m
89 The Swiss Family Robinson 1960 - Estimated Admissions 8.3m
88 Mr Deeds Goes To Town 1936 - Estimated Admissions 8.3m
87 Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi 1983 - Estimated Admissions 8.35m
86 The Dambusters 1955 - Estimated Admissions 8.4m
85 Lawrence Of Arabia 1962 - Estimated Admissions 8.4m
84 A Bug's Life 1999 - Estimated Admissions 8.41m
83 Pinocchio 1940 - Estimated Admissions 8.5m
82 The Citadel 1939 - Estimated Admissions 8.5m
81 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind 1978 - Estimated Admissions 8.54m
80 Die Another Day 2002 - Estimated Admissions 8.58m
79 My Fair Lady 1965 - Estimated Admissions 8.6m
78 Reach For The Sky 1956 - Estimated Admissions 8.7m
77 Love Actually 2003 - Estimated Admissions 8.76m
76 Ghost 1990 - Estimated Admissions 8.78m
75 Four Weddings And A Funeral 1994 - Estimated Admissions 8.81m
74 Oliver! 1968 - Estimated Admissions 8.9m
73 Rebecca 1940 - Estimated Admissions 8.9m
72 Bambi 1942 - Estimated Admissions 9m
71 The Big Country 1958 - Estimated Admissions 9m
70 The Great Dictator 1941 - Estimated Admissions 9m
69 Live And Let Die 1973 - Estimated Admissions 9m
68 Saturday Night Fever 1978 - Estimated Admissions 9.02m
67 Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - Estimated Admissions 9.09m
66 One Hundred And One Dalmatians 1961 - Estimated Admissions 9.1m
65 Star Wars Episode II: Attack Of The Clones 2002 - Estimated Admissions 9.16m
64 Lost Horizon 1937 - Estimated Admissions 9.2m
63 49th Parallel 1941 - Estimated Admissions 9.3m
62 I'm All Right Jack 1959 - Estimated Admissions 9.4m
61 Moonraker 1979 - Estimated Admissions 9.41m
60 High Society 1956 - Estimated Admissions 9.6m
59 One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 1976 - Estimated Admissions 9.65m
58 For Whom The Bell Tolls 1944 - Estimated Admissions 9.7m
57 Men In Black 1997 - Estimated Admissions 9.73m
56 Finding Nemo 2003 - Estimated Admissions 9.79m
55 Crocodile Dundee 1987 - Estimated Admissions 9.8m
54 A Clockwork Orange 1972 - Estimated Admissions 9.9m
53 Monsters, Inc. 2002 - Estimated Admissions 9.93m
52 Bridget Jones's Diary 2001 - Estimated Admissions 10.15m
51 Superman The Movie 1979 - Estimated Admissions 10.19m
50 Mrs Miniver 1942 - Estimated Admissions 10.2m
49 I Live In Grosvenor Square 1945 - Estimated Admissions 10.3m
48 Carry on Nurse 1959 - Estimated Admissions 10.4m
47 Independence Day 1996 - Estimated Admissions 10.79m
46 The Godfather 1972 - Estimated Admissions 11m
45 The Sting 1974 - Estimated Admissions 11.08m
44 Doctor Zhivago 1967 - Estimated Admissions 11.2m
43 The Guns Of Navarone 1961 - Estimated Admissions 11.4m
42 Piccadilly Incident 1946 - Estimated Admissions 11.5m
41 The Jolson Story 1947 - Estimated Admissions 11.6m
40 Fanny By Gaslight 1944 - Estimated Admissions 11.7m
39 The Towering Inferno 1975 - Estimated Admissions 11.78m
38 Random Harvest 1943 - Estimated Admissions 12m
37 Toy Story 2 2000 - Estimated Admissions 12.18m
36 Doctor In The House 1954 - Estimated Admissions 12.2m
35 The Great Caruso 1951 - Estimated Admissions 12.4m
34 The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 - Estimated Admissions 12.46m
33 The Bridge On The River Kwai 1957 - Estimated Admissions 12.6m
32 The Greatest Show On Earth 1952 - Estimated Admissions 13m
31 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1983 - Estimated Admissions 13.13m
30 Ben Hur 1959 - Estimated Admissions 13.2m
29 The Blue Lamp 1950 - Estimated Admissions 13.3m
28 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999 - Estimated Admissions 13.59m
27 Goldfinger 1964 - Estimated Admissions 13.9m
26 The Third Man 1949 - Estimated Admissions 14m
25 Mary Poppins 1964 - Estimated Admissions 14m
24 Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 2002 - Estimated Admissions 14.18m
23 The Full Monty 1997 - Estimated Admissions 14.19m
22 Lord Of The Rings The Two Towers 2002 - Estimated Admissions 14.4m
21 The Ten Commandments 1957 - Estimated Admissions 15m
20 The Bells Of St.Mary's 1946 - Estimated Admissions 15.2m
19 The Lord Of The Rings The Return Of The King 2003 - Estimated Admissions 15.22m
18 Thunderball 1966 - Estimated Admissions 15.6m
17 The Courtneys Of Curzon Street 1947 - Estimated Admissions 15.9m
16 Lord Of The Rings The Fellowship Of The Ring 2001 - Estimated Admissions 15.98m
15 Jurassic Park 1993 - Estimated Admissions 16.17m
14 Jaws 1976 - Estimated Admissions 16.2m
13 South Pacific 1958 - Estimated Admissions 16.5m
12 Grease 1978 - Estimated Admissions 17.2m
11 Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone 2001 - Estimated Admissions 17.56m
10 The Seventh Veil 1945 - Estimated Admissions 17.9m
9 The Wicked Lady 1946 - Estimated Admissions 18.4m
8 Titanic 1998 - Estimated Admissions 18.91m
7 The Jungle Book 1968 - Estimated Admissions 19.8m
6 The Best Years Of Our Lives 1947 - Estimated Admissions 20.4m
5 Spring In Park Lane 1948 - Estimated Admissions 20.5m
4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 1978 - Estimated Admissions 20.76m
3 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs 1938 - Estimated Admissions 28m
2 The Sound Of Music 1965 - Estimated Admissions 30m
1 Gone with The Wind 1940 - Estimated Admissions 35m
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