The Kings Speech 

• momentum pictures distributed the kings speech 
• 3.25 million on the open weekend
• Slumdog millionaire was a massive british film industry hit had an opening gross of £1.83 million
• Odeon Leicester Square £106 million 
• Odeon Guildford, must be the target audience/demographic. 
• Was the UK film council that financial backed the kings speech
• Another successfully British film is Danny Boyle's 127 hours 
• Can have a marathon publicity effort, Strong Critical Support and bold positioning by distributors are needed in order for a film to become successful
• Slumdog grosses rose on its second and third weekend, contributing to a £32m 
• Quote the "10% rule", which suggests that the UK gross of a film in sterling will usually be around a 10th of the US figure in dollars.
• The kings speech was funded by 6 independent bodies

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