Star Wars 'is top film obsession'

A new Star Wars exhibition in London is attracting film fanatics

Star Wars and Dirty Dancing are the films people most love to watch over and over again, according to a poll.

The Star Wars trilogy topped the list of most-watched movies for male film fans and came second on the list for women, the Sky Movies survey said.

Fantasies and thrillers dominated the male top 10, with The Terminator, Aliens and Blade Runner highly placed.

On the female list, Grease, The Sound of Music and Pretty Woman completed the top five.

MEN'S MOST-WATCHED FILMS 1. Star Wars trilogy 2. Aliens 3. The Terminator 4. Blade Runner 5. The Godfather Source: Sky Movies

The survey was carried out by the Sky Movies Sci-fi & Horror Channel to tie in with the Sci-Fi London film festival.

Star Wars, The Terminator, Jaws and The Lord of the Rings trilogy were in the top 10 lists for both sexes - with 50% of respondents saying they had watched the Star Wars films more than 20 times.

WOMEN'S MOST-WATCHED FILMS 1. Dirty Dancing 2. Star Wars trilogy 3. Grease 4. The Sound of Music 5. Pretty Woman

Men also liked to repeatedly watch The Godfather, Alien, Die Hard and Terminator 2, while women picked It's A Wonderful Life and The Matrix, the poll suggested.

A Sky spokeswoman was unavailable to say how many people took part in the survey.

Star Wars fans have been flocking to a new exhibition of props, costumes and other memorabilia, which opened on Friday in London.