▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁of ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Sy nd icate ▁of ▁Cinema ▁Crit ics . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁ranked ▁# 2 5 ▁on ▁the ▁B FI ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁British ▁films ▁list . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁readers ▁of ▁Total ▁Film ▁magazine ▁voted ▁The ▁Full ▁Mont y ▁the ▁ 4 9 th ▁greatest ▁comedy ▁film ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁By ▁that ▁year ▁it ▁earned ▁an ▁estimated ▁£ 1 7 0 ▁million ▁at ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁New ▁Zealand ▁play w right s ▁Anthony ▁McC arten ▁and ▁Stephen ▁S inc la ir ▁file d ▁a ▁£ 1 8 0 ▁million ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁The ▁Full ▁Mont y ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁They ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁bl at antly ▁in fr ing ed ▁on ▁their ▁play ▁Lad ies ▁Night , ▁which ▁tou red ▁both ▁Britain ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Anthony ▁McC arten ▁and ▁Stephen ▁S inc la ir ▁created ▁a ▁website ▁containing ▁their ▁play ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁statements ▁from ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁The ▁Full ▁Mont y ▁that ▁claimed ▁the ▁two ▁produ ctions ▁were ▁not ▁al ike . ▁The ▁underlying ▁rights ▁were ▁attributed ▁to ▁co - produ cer , ▁Paul ▁Buck nor , ▁and ▁the ▁law suit ▁was ▁settled ▁out ▁of ▁court ; ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁agreement , ▁the ▁website ▁containing ▁Lad ies ▁Night ▁was ▁shut ▁down . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁Anne ▁D ud