This statistic displays a ranking of film genres of UK films by box office revenue generated in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in 2016. The highest grossing genre among films of this classification was comedy, with a gross box office total of 87.8 million British pounds.
Genres of UK qualifying films ranked by box office revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) and Republic of Ireland in 2016 (in million GBP)
This statistic displays a ranking of film genres of UK films by box office revenue generated in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in 2016. The highest grossing genre among films of this classification was comedy, with a gross box office total of 87.8 million British pounds.
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| Box office revenue in million GBP | |
|---|---|
| Comedy | 87.8 |
| Sci-fi | 80.1 |
| Action | 72.1 |
| Fantasy | 66.8 |
| Adventure | 65.4 |
| Biopic | 24.5 |
| Romance | 15.4 |
| Drama | 13.3 |
| Horror | 11.7 |
| Thriller | 7.6 |
| Documentary | 3.7 |
| Family | 3.2 |
| War | 0.8 |
| Animation | 0.4 |
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