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Congratulations to all our exhibitors for making cinema a Blockbuster year in 2012. Fuelled by titles such as The Dark Knight Rises, Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and the record breaking Skyfall. UK and Ireland Box Office ticket sales exceeded the £1 billion mark for the fourth consecutive year, which equates to admissions of over 172 million people.
In a year dominated by landmark entertainment events in the UK, such as the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics, this is an impressive feat. The exact total across UK & Ireland was £1,172,037,248.
Last year was the year of superhero franchises, with releases from the Batman series (The Dark Knight Rises £56.3m) and Marvel uniting the powers of Iron Man, The Hulk and Thor in Avengers Assemble (£51.9m). Other big box office performers of the year include Ted (£30.3m), from Family Guy creator, Seth McFarlane and The Hunger Games (£23.8m).
Digital Cinema Media Film Specialist, Tom Linay, attributes the success of this year to a remarkably strong line-up: “2012 was a landmark year for cinema in the UK, with big releases from each of the major studios and the conversion to digital, making the medium faster, more flexible and more effective. This is the fourth year in a row that the UK Box Office has passed the £1 billion mark. In 2013, we can expect to see a continuation of this success with releases of sequels such as Thor: The Dark World 3D, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Star Trek Into Darkness 3D and Monsters University 3D.”
Top 10 films in the UK & Ireland in 2012
1. Skyfall (Sony Pictures): £101.0m 2. The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros): £56.3m 3. Marvel’s Avengers Assemble (Walt Disney): £51.9m 4. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Warner Bros): £40.8m 5. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (eOne Films): £35.5m 6. Ted (Universal Pictures): £30.3m 7. Ice Age: Continental Drift (20th Century Fox): £30.1m 8. The Amazing Spider-Man (Sony Pictures): £25.9m 9. Prometheus (20th Century Fox): £24.7m 10. The Hunger Games (Lionsgate): £23.8m
The stand out performer of the year was Skyfall, the 23rd official outing of James Bond. Skyfall has now taken over £100m at the Box Office, beating the previous record, set by James Cameron’s Avatar, making it the most successful movie in UK Box Office history. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise.