Eon Production’s Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which opened on 16 April 2002 at the London Palladium, starring Michael Ball (UK), cost £6.2 million (US$8.9 million) to stage, beating the previous record set by Cats of £6 million (then $12.69 million) on 11 May 1981. The Lord of the Rings will smash this record when it opens in August 2005.

The most expensive white wine is the single bottle of Chateau d’Yquem (1811), which was sold for £75,000 ($117,000) by The Antique Wine Company, London, UK, on 18 January 2011. The bottle was bought by Christian Vanneque, owner of SIP Wine Bar in Bali, Indonesia. The bottle was inspected on 29 January 2007 at Chateau d’Yquem, Sauternes, France in the presence of Stephen Williams (Managing Director of The Antique Wine Company), John Salvi (Master of Wine) and Sandrine Garbay (Maitre de Chais).

A wall calendar featuring sketches of costume designs for characters from Alice in Wonderland was sold to an anonymous bidder for £36,000 (then US$57,848; €39,804) as part of a fundraising auction held in aid of the Muir Maxwell Trust and the Fettes Foundation (both UK). The auction took place at The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party held on The Queen’s Lawn at Fettes College, Edinburgh, UK on 3 July 2011.

The most faces painted in one hour by a team of five was 607 at The Big Moo in Campbell Park, Milton Keynes, UK, on 23 June 2007.

The record for the most faces painted in one hour by an individual was achieved by Gary Cole (USA), sponsored by Grimas, who painted a total of 217 different faces, using a minimum of three colours per face at Almondvale Shopping Centre in Livingston, West Lothian, UK on 1 September 2007.

The most fire torches lit and extinguished in one minute are 83 and were achieved by Preacher Muad’dib (Ireland) in Potters Fields, London, UK on Guinness World Records Day 18 November 2010. Craig, Louise I. and Kris adjudicated. In this record only two torches can be used during the attempt. These must be put out and lit again during the event.

The most fish gutted in one hour is 362 fish and was achieved by Julian Pryke (UK) on the set of Guinness World Records Smashed at Pinewood Studios, UK, on 9 April 2009. Julian sat in a bath tub with a chopping board in front of him. In the end, the tub was full of fish gut.

The most consecutive football rolls across the forehead was 1,810 by Daniel Cutting (UK) at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes, UK, on 26 February 2011. Cutting is a professional football freestyler and rolled the ball across his forehead non-stop for more than 30 minutes!

The most neck catches in one minute is 31 and was achieved by Billy Wingrove (UK) at White Hart Lane Stadium, London, UK, on 6 December 2008. Billy Wingrove is a professional football freestyler and performed this record at One Hotspur Day in front of 2,500 Tottenham fans.

The most goals scored in the English Premiership is 260 by Alan Shearer (UK). Shearer spent his Premiership career with Blackburn Rovers from 1992-96 before moving to Newcastle United in July 1996 for a record fee (at that time) of £15.6 million ($22.4 million), and retiring in 2006. Shearer scored an additional 24 goals for Southampton in the old First Division before it became the Premiership.