Hot Fuzz is film fans' favourite
Friday November 27 2009
Simon Pegg's Hot Fuzz has been revealed as movie fans' favourite comedy film of all time.
Nearly a quarter of those who took part in the Odeon poll (24 per cent) named the police spoof their favourite comedy.
Comedy was also named as the UK's favourite film genre in the survey of 5,000 cinema-goers.
Comedy came out on top with just over a fifth of votes (21 per cent), followed by action/adventure with 15 per cent, and romantic comedies secured 12 per cent in the survey.
The survey also found regional variations, with the action adventure genre particularly popular in Oxford, Bollywood in Brighton, comedy in Cardiff, gangster in Norwich, sci-fi in Coventry, horror in Wolverhampton, musical in Worcester and rom com in York.
Luke Vetere, sales and marketing director at Odeon and UCI cinemas said: "2009 has proved to be a real treat for comedy fans with blockbuster offerings such as The Hangover and Bruno taking the nation by storm during the summer, and the heart-warming Christmas Brit flick Nativity set to wrap up the year."
The survey also found that 47 per cent of UK cinema-goers have smooched in the back row, 19 per cent have had a first kiss at the cinema, 58 per cent have cried - and 44 per cent have fallen asleep.
Press Association
