Statistics on film and television
New reports
- British film certification, calendar year 2011 (61KB, PDF), 31 January 2012
- The UK box office in 2011 (115KB, PDF), 31 January 2012
- Film production in the UK - full year 2011 report (78KB, PDF), 31 January 2012
- BFI statistics release calendar 2012 (18KB, PDF), 19 January 2012
- Film production in the UK - Jan to Sept 2011 (1.1MB, PDF), 3 November 2011
- British film certification - Jan to Sept 2011 (1.3MB, PDF), 3 November 2011
- BFI Statistical Yearbook 2011 (13.4MB, PDF), 1 August 2011
- BFI Statistical Yearbook 2011 (13.4MB, PDF), 1 August 2011
- The UK box office, first half year (H1) 2011 (1MB, PDF), 1 August 2011
- Film production in the UK, first half year (H1) 2011 (1.1MB, PDF), 1 August 2011
- British film certification, first half year (H1) 2011 (1.2MB, PDF), 1 August 2011
Historical data from BFI Information Services
BFI Information Services collated annual statistics on the film, television and home entertainment industries until 2003. This unique archive of data is now available free to download in a single volume.
Analysis and further statistical data - looking at the industry from the 1920s through to the 2000s - can also be found within our set of free to download Information Reports.
Subsequent data on the UK film industry (from 2002 to date) is compiled by the UK Film Council. The UKFC's annual Statistical Yearbooks can be accessed via the UKFC website.
The BFI National Library holds a range of resources to assist statistical research on film production, distribution and exhibition, television and home entertainment. Researchers can visit the Library, whilst BFI Information Services are able to undertake statistical and other research on request.
Related BFI research projects
The Ultimate Film - the top 100 films in the UK based on cinema admissions estimates.
Britain's Most Watched TV - the programmes with the highest viewing figures, from the 1950s to 2004.
Academy Awards - British nominations and successes at the Oscars.
Other sources for statistical information
Free online sources:
- UK Film Council - UK weekend box office charts, Statistical Yearbooks from 2002/3 to date.
- The European Audiovisual Observatory's Lumiere database - film admissions in Europe by territory from 1996 to date.
Journals and subscription sources:
- Screen International (pub. 1975 to date) - box office news and data for the UK and Ireland. See also www.screendaily.com.
- Broadcast (pub. 1973 to date) - TV audience ratings for the UK. See also www.broadcastnow.co.uk.
- Screen Digest (pub. 1971 to date) - box office data and analysis. See also www.screendigest.com.
- Screen Finance (pub. 1988 - 2009) - box office data and analysis.
