The news just in is that Mamma Mia! and Quantum of Solace have helped the UK box office to a record- breaking year. Cinema-goers spent nearly £950m in 2008 which, incidentally, is the highest box office receipts since records began in 1989.

These figures released by the UK Film Council show that Mamma Mia! – the Abba-inspired musical – was the biggest earner of 2008. It made around £69.1m. However, it was revealed tha overseas investment in British film productions is down almost a quarter, falling from £753m to £578.2m. The 23% dip has been blamed on factors such as the US writers’ strike, which caused all kinds of havoc.

So it seems that fortunes will be mixed for British films.

Well if Mamma Mia! is the top earner, it’s just as I feared. The world has gone completely insane at last.

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