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Which film held the box office record in Great Britain before Star Wars broke it in 1977?
 
Cool question. I have no clue to be honest. I am thinking of a British film. Perhaps a Bond film?

The Man with the Golden Gun ?
 
SinisterMinisterX said:
It was Gone With The Wind in the US, but I doubt that movie was as big a hit in England. Maybe Bridge On The River Kwai?
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Nope, completely off.

Forostar said:
I am thinking of a British film.
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Correct.

Perhaps a Bond film?
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Not at all.

CriedWhenBrucieLeft said:
Jaws or The Godfather maybe? They were both big worldwide. Not sure about UK specifically though.
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Nope.


You guys are all thinking in the completely wrong direction. It may in fact be a film you didn't even knew existed. Maybe you can try guessing it anyway by figuring out what type of film it is.
 
Perun said:
Which film held the box office record in Great Britain before Star Wars broke it in 1977?
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And it was definitely a British film that held the UK box office record prior to Star Wars? I'm struggling to think of a huge British film pre-1977 that would have held the UK record over the various massive US films that would have been big here too...

Are you talking money or admissions?

EDIT: Incidentally, just to be picky, now that I'm reminded of some research I did (a few years back) into Star Wars on Super 8mm --it was only released in the UK in late, late December; after Christmas if I recall. Whoever it knocked off top spot, it happened in 1978! :ok:
 
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It was absolutely positively a British film, and I'd be surprised if you ever heard of it or saw it. I'm talking about admission.

CriedWhenBrucieLeft said:
Whoever it knocked off top spot, it happened in 1978!
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That's well possible. Here's a little hint: The film held the top spot not for a few years, but for several decades.
 
To my knowledge, it was only ever released in the UK during its cinematic run. It is now widely available on DVD though.
 
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