All ‘Rings’ in top 20

All three movies in Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings trilogy have made it into the top 30 in the Ultimate Film Chart, compiled by the British Film Institute (BFI), which lists the top 100 films based on estimated cinema admissions in Britain.

Estimated admissions rather than the box office takings were used to compile the list, as the BFI thinks this is a more consistent indicator of popularity.

Gone with the Wind (1939) came in at No 1 with an estimated audience of 35 million. The Sound of Music (1965) was second (30 million). The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring appears on the list at number 16, ahead of The Return of The King at 19 and The Two Towers at 22.

The top 20: 1 Gone with the Wind, 2 The Sound of Music, 3 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 4 Star Wars, 5 Spring in Park Lane, 6 The Best Years of Our Lives, 7 The Jungle Book, 8 Titanic, 9 The Wicked Lady, 10 The Seventh Veil, 11 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 12 Grease, 13 South Pacific, 14 Jaws, 15 Jurassic Park, 16 The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 17 The Courtneys of Curzon Street, 18 Thunderball, 19 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 20 The Bells of St Mary's.