Top grossing films at the British box office (by admissions)

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A new survey conducted by the British Film Institute for Channel 4. Compiled using the best means and sources available to assess cinema admissions before the 1970s.

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    Gone with the Wind

    1939, in 31 top lists Check
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    The Sound of Music

    1965, in 25 top lists Check
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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937, in 25 top lists Check
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    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
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    Spring in Park Lane

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
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    The Jungle Book

    1967, in 11 top lists Check
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    Titanic

    1997, in 25 top lists Check
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    The Wicked Lady

    1945, in 1 top list Check
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    The Seventh Veil

    1945, in 0 top lists Check
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    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    2001, in 5 top lists Check
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    Grease

    1978, in 12 top lists Check
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    South Pacific

    1958, in 2 top lists Check
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    Jaws

    1975, in 27 top lists Check
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    Jurassic Park

    1993, in 23 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    2001, in 31 top lists Check
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    The Courtneys of Curzon Street

    1947 — a.k.a. Kathy's Love Affair, in 0 top lists Check
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    Thunderball

    1965, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    2003, in 29 top lists Check
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    The Bells of St. Mary's

    1945, in 3 top lists Check
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    The Ten Commandments

    1956, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    2002, in 26 top lists Check
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    The Full Monty

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
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    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    2002, in 3 top lists Check
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    Mary Poppins

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
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    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
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    Goldfinger

    1964, in 15 top lists Check
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    Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

    1999, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Blue Lamp

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
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    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
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    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
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    The Greatest Show on Earth

    1952, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
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    The Spy Who Loved Me

    1977, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Great Caruso

    1951, in 0 top lists Check
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    Doctor in the House

    1954, in 0 top lists Check
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    Toy Story 2

    1999, in 12 top lists Check
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    Random Harvest

    1942, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Towering Inferno

    1974, in 5 top lists Check
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    Fanny by Gaslight

    1944 — a.k.a. Man of Evil, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Jolson Story

    1946, in 0 top lists Check
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    Piccadilly Incident

    1946, in 0 top lists Check
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    The Guns of Navarone

    1961, in 6 top lists Check
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    Doctor Zhivago

    1965, in 17 top lists Check
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    The Sting

    1973, in 17 top lists Check
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    The Godfather

    1972, in 42 top lists Check
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    Independence Day

    1996, in 8 top lists Check
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    Carry on Nurse

    1959, in 0 top lists Check
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    I Live in Grosvenor Square

    1945 — a.k.a. A Yank in London, in 0 top lists Check
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    Mrs. Miniver

    1942, in 9 top lists Check
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