Top Films

This weekend C4 ran a top 100 chart (yep another one). But this one is good. Not the usual "as voted for by ..." drivel but a real objective chart based not on the ever inflating box-office receipts but a real solid statistic - bums on seats (not to be confused with take a hobo to the cinema day). Here's the results.

10 The Seventh Veil 1945 - Estimated Admissions 17.9m
9 The Wicked Lady 1946 - Estimated Admissions 18.4m
8 Titanic 1998 - Estimated Admissions 18.91m
7 The Jungle Book 1968 - Estimated Admissions 19.8m
6 The Best Years Of Our Lives 1947 - Estimated Admissions 20.4m
5 Spring In Park Lane 1948 - Estimated Admissions 20.5m
4 Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 1978 - Estimated Admissions 20.76m
3 Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs 1938 - Estimated Admissions 28m
2 The Sound Of Music 1965 - Estimated Admissions 30m
1 Gone with The Wind 1940 - Estimated Admissions 35m

There is a story that Margaret Mitchell wanted her favourite screen star for the part of Rhett Butler. What a different film that would have been. Try and imagine Groucho Marx as Rhett Butler. Go on. Just try.