'Amy' To Become Highest-Grossing British-Made Doco In The UK

Though the late Amy Winehouse's father Mitch Winehouse was upset with the documentary about his daughter, first threatening legal action then claiming he'd make an alternate film, Amy is set to break records in the UK and become the highest-grossing British-made documentary ever.

As NME reports, when the documentary premiered in cinemas back in July, it earned £519,000 in its opening weekend, the best opening weekend for a British documentary and the second best opening weekend for a documentary ever, second only to Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.

Already Asif Kapadia-directed Amy has grossed £3.16 million, second to Kapadia's Senna, the top grossing British documentary in the UK which has earned £3.17m since 2010.

Altitude Film Distribution's Hamish Moseley said, "Amy is an extraordinary film that we always felt had the potential to be an unusual success."

When The Music interviewed Asif Kapadia back in July, Kapadia admitted, "I really enjoy doing docs — they’re tough, but you hope you can make a difference."

He also explained that, "It may not be comfortable for everyone, but we’re not pointing a finger at any single person — it’s much more complicated than that. But this is what was going on around her life."