  I was looking at the BFI site to settle an argument as to whether 28 Days Later had done well in the cinema or not, when I found urlLink this page with details on the box office returns for UK films. Scroll down a bit and you will notice: Offending Angels 89 That's right, the UK film, urlLink Offending Angels , starring that guy from This Life and Teachers, took £89 in it's theatrical release.
Given that a ticket costs about £5 or more, about 17 people went to see this film. Seventeen. I get a bigger audience when I change my pants with the curtain open. So, despite people saying the British film industry is doing well, remember for every Bend It Like Beckham and Full Monty, there are about ten Offending Angels and Mad Cows. UPDATED: As pointed out by Wraggamuffin, cheery cheeky Cockney twat, Shane Ritchie of Eastenders and "Knobbing loads of girls behind one of Nolan Sisters' back" fame, has hit the news for being in a urlLink flop of his own .
While, you may say, "300 people, that's loads compared to Offending Angels", the film spiralled out of budget and Ritchie invested £500k of his own cash by re-mortgaging his home, all for a return of less than £2.5k. Quite frankly, when a film stars Dane Bowers, what can you expect? Could be worse - he could have invested in Leed Utd, I guess. 
