The British Film Institute has compiled a list of the 100 "Ultimate Films" based on UK Cinema admissions estimates.
The first two Harry Potter films made this list.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was ranked at number 11, with an estimated attendance of 17.56 million.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets was ranked at number 24, with a estimated attendance 14.18 million.
The number one spot was given to the classic
Gone With the Wind, with an estimated attendance of 35 million.
Channel 4 aired the show that was presented by Nearly Headless Nick actor, John Cleese -- the entire list of films can be seen
here.
The
BBC also has an article about the event.
Quote:
The first instalment of Harry Potter - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - released in 2001, lies just outside the top 10 at number 11 with audience figures of 17.5m.
Blockbusters Jaws (1976), Jurassic Park (1993) and Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) all make the top 20 at 14, 15 and 16 respectively.
The Oscar-winning final instalment to Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, is the most recent film in the chart - at number 19 - with admissions of 15.22m.
So, in other words, Harry Potter beat LotR in the amount of people who went to see the films in the UK.
Thanks to
The Leaky Cauldron for the tip!
Harry Potter is in top 20 films most seen by film-goers in UK 
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