WIFT NZ - How do docos fare in the UK?

Stephen Follows has put up this post on the back of the doco 'Amy' - which sold out at

NZIFF and is now doing well on commercial release in NZ. It's doing good numbers

in the UK too.

So how do documentaries normally fare in UK cinemas? In summary�

Amy has already grossed more than 166% of all the documentaries released during 2010 combined
Documentaries account for over 20% of feature films made in the UK
But only 1.9% of the total spend went towards their budgets
95% of UK documentary features are made without support from a US studio
During 2001, there were only 4 documentary feature films released in UK cinemas.
By 2013, that figure had grown over twentyfold to 89
In 2010, documentaries accounted for just 0.2% of the UK box office
The average documentary release is in UK cinemas for 7 weeks
Amy has been released in more UK cinemas that the average action movie

You can read the full article here