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Ultimate Films - the top 100

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95 Notting Hill 1999 - Estimated Admissions 8.05m
Richard Curtis served up another winning slice of British rom-com fare, ousting his previous screenwriting effort of Four Weddings And A Funeral from the top slot as The Most Profitable British Film Ever(TM). Julia Roberts is Anna Scott, the world's best-known film star; Hugh Grant a bookshop owner in Notting Hill. He spills orange juice over her and a tempestuous romance starts up. In the dinner party scene, Anna is asked how much she earned for her last film - her reply is $15m - which is how much Roberts received for her role in Notting Hill.
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94 The Lion King 1994 - Estimated Admissions 8.08m
The first animated Disney movie since Bambi to have no human characters, The Lion King is slick and fast-paced, featuring an outstanding soundtrack from Tim Rice and Elton John, (including the Oscar-winning Can You Feel The Love Tonight) and vividly voiced characters by Matthew Broderick, Whoopi Goldberg and Rowan Atkinson. Arguably the high point of the mid-90s Disney renaissance, The Lion King is one of the bestselling videos of all time, selling over 55 million copies to date and spawning a West End musical.
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93 Chicken Run 2000 - Estimated Admissions 8.12m
A group of chickens, voiced by a spot-on cast including Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha and Jane Horrocks, plot to escape their mercilessly-run farm in this wonderful homage to WWII POW movies, funded by DreamWorks but created by Britain's own Aardman Animations of Wallace and Gromit fame. The movie lost out on a nomination for the Best Picture at the Oscars, but was so popular amongst Academy members that the following year saw the inception of the Best Animated Feature (2002).
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92 The King And I 1956 - Estimated Admissions 8.2m
Rodgers and Hammerstein took a classic Victorian story, the tale of a wilful young Englishwoman sent to tutor the children of the King of Siam, added a charming score, and turned it into a hit Broadway musical. The film version, featuring powerful performances from Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr, was an international success and is still an irresistible watch, particularly the tearful ending, although even today, the movie is banned in Thailand due to perceived historical inaccuracy.
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91 The Exorcist 1974 - Estimated Admissions 8.3m
The most successful adult horror film ever, William Friedkin's truly disturbing masterpiece still has the power to shock more than three decades after it first hit cinemas. While the projectile vomiting and 360-degree head rotation have been much parodied over the years, the possession of 12-year-old Regan (Linda Blair) caused mass hysteria in 1973, with paramedics being called to movie theatres. The Catholic Church also reported significantly increased attendance after the film's release. Well, it's one way to get people going to mass.
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