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In 1988, rumours escalated that Alan Parker was in the frame to direct the Les Miserable film. Les Mis facts (See #2)
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In 1991, the rumours were proved untrue when Bruce Beresford was assigned as the new director of the film. href='http://http://bruceberesford.org/' >Bruce Beresford</a>
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Development and abandon of the filmProducer Cameron Mackintosh cancelled the filming for the original film.
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Mandalay Entertainment release the first film of Les Mis. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119683
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Mandalay entertainment revealed that in their opening weekend they made over £118,000 at the box office
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Mackintosh announces that he was still interested in producing the film, even though he described his directors that he had hired for the previous film as "going off the boil"
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The NumbersOn its opening day, Les Mis made $18 million globally
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Les Mis breaks the record for most money made at the box office for a musical production. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/tv-film-news/les-miserables-breaks-record-after-1535249
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Hollywood reporter Les mis generates $442 Million, 66% of which from outside the United States