31 January 2012 Last updated at 17:02 GMT
UK cinema box office takes £1bn in 2011
UK cinema box office takings passed the £1bn mark for the first time last year, according to the British Film Institute (BFI).
Figures show earnings increased by 5% to £1.04bn, helped by the success of films including The King's Speech and The Inbetweeners.
The highest grossing movie of the year was Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 taking £73m.
Total admissions were also up 1.4% from 2010 with 171.6m tickets sold.
The figures also show that independent British film recorded its best year in terms of market share with 13.5%.
Market share for all British films at the UK box office, including independents and those shot in the UK but financed from abroad, reached 36.2%, up from 24.0% in 2010.