2008年是英國電影業破記錄的一年。去年一年中，英國人花在電影院中的錢高達9.5億英鎊，創了1989年以來的新高。

《媽媽咪呀》和《量子危機》成為高票房的功臣。據英國電影局的最新數據，《媽媽咪呀》一片的票房就高達6910萬英鎊，是08年的票房總冠軍。

盡管如此，英國電影的海外投資還是有所下降，專家評說這是由于美國編劇的行業罷工導致的結果。

總體說來，英國電影業的整體發展還是健康的，由英國獨立投資并拍攝的電影增加了20%，英國年均出產的影片超過60部，行業投資達到1.92億英鎊。

MAMMA MIA! BOOSTS UK BOX OFFICES

Mamma Mia! and Quantum of Solace have helped the UK box office to a record- breaking year.

Cinema-goers spent nearly ￡950m last year, the highest box office receipts since records began in 1989.

New figures released by the UK Film Council show the Abba-inspired musical was the biggest earner of 2008, making some ￡69.1m.

But overseas investment in British film productions is down almost a quarter, falling from ￡753m to ￡578.2m. The 23% dip has been partly blamed on factors like the US writers' strike.

The new figures paint a picture of mixed fortunes for British films. Spending on films financed and shot wholly in the UK is up more than 20% on 2007. More than 60 feature films were produced, with the total spending reaching ￡192m.

（資料提供：英國使館文化教育處）