before they tide the windsor knot. reporter: from the stammering king to the mad king. wish me, wish me, you wish me death. reporter: a young queen. sign this order. i will not! reporter: to another queen. it is believed they will at any moment reject this mood. reporter: the film industry s love affair with the royals has truly stood the test of time. until 2006, the queen was seen as the benchmark for uk independent film success. the movie that portrayed a royal family struggling to respond to princess diana s death was an international hit, grossing $139 million worldwide. but last year, another small independent film was released and to date, the king s speech has grossed about $430 million. jack and jill went up the hill. went up the hill. reporter: it was an oscar
hit, too, earning a best actor for colin firth but initially produced a struggle to raise money, making a film about the royals is no guarantee of box office success. from shakespeare up until now, people have been using the royal family as a brackdrop for storytelling. it s about whether the story deserves the investment. royalty in general is always a big canvas to tell a story. reporter: it s a chance, too, for oscar success. cate blanchett was twice nominated for elizabeth. helen mirren and judi dench won for playing different queens. kate middleton isn t even a royal yet but already there s a made for tv movie. maybe this one isn t oscar worthy but it s a safe bet there will be more royal movies coming to a theater near you. emily reuben, cnn, london. what we see on the movie screen is one thing. then there s real life. the truth is that not everyone
sounding the alarm on japan s rising debt, estimates on the price of reconstruction rockets. the oil giant cleans up the disaster in the gulf of mexico. and sony waits an entire week to tell playstation users their credit cards may have been compromised. also ahead on the show, inside the mandarin ore yen tall s $50,000 royal suite. is it worth paying a king s ransom for? and from the queen to the king s speech, we ll be taking a look at the film s love affair with the royal family. let s take a look at what s happening in the markets this day. starting in london, ftse down by about 0.3%.