In 2021, action was the highest-grossing movie genre in Ireland and the United Kingdom, with a box office revenue of 296.7 million British pounds across the two markets. Comedy and Animation followed with 65.1 million and 58.2 million pounds, respectively.
Highest-grossing film genres in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021 (in million GBP)
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British Film Institute. (May 11, 2023). Highest-grossing film genres in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296656/film-genres-ranked-by-box-office-gross-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute. "Highest-grossing film genres in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021 (in million GBP)." Chart. May 11, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296656/film-genres-ranked-by-box-office-gross-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute. (2023). Highest-grossing film genres in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296656/film-genres-ranked-by-box-office-gross-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute. "Highest-grossing Film Genres in Ireland and The United Kingdom in 2021 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296656/film-genres-ranked-by-box-office-gross-in-the-uk/
British Film Institute, Highest-grossing film genres in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296656/film-genres-ranked-by-box-office-gross-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Highest-grossing film genres in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021 (in million GBP) [Graph], British Film Institute, May 11, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/296656/film-genres-ranked-by-box-office-gross-in-the-uk/