| Date | |
|---|---|
| Author | DCM |
| Categories | cinemabox Officecaa admissions |
The cinema market was once again in great health in 2013 with the UK & Ireland box office achieving the second highest year ever and its fifth consecutive year of over £1bn. The final total of £1.17bn was only 1% behind the record high of 2012 and proves once again that the UK public loves going to the cinema. It remains one of the most popular social activities for people of all ages.
The final admissions total for the year was 165.5m, which is the eighth highest since 1971 and above average since 2000. This is testament to the all-round strength of the film slate throughout the whole of 2013.
2012 saw four films gross over £50m at the box office. While in 2013 no films crossed the £50m mark, the box office was shared around a greater range of titles, with more films grossing over £10m in 2013 than in 2012. Highlights include one of the most jaw-dropping blockbusters of all time, in Gravity, the second most successful musical of all time, in Les Misérables and the third most successful animation in UK history, in Despicable Me 2. The Hunger Games also reaffirmed its status as a major franchise, outperforming The Twilight Saga with its second instalment, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
In terms of advertising revenue, 2013 was also flat year-on-year, which is a terrific performance and reinforces the strength of 2013’s films listed above. With a rich and varied slate of films scheduled for 2014, including spectacular blockbusters (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1), thrilling literary adaptations (Gone Girl, The Wolf of Wall Street), hilarious comedy (22 Jump Street, The Inbetweeners Movie 2) and charming films for all the family (How To Train Your Dragon 2, Paddington), this year promises to deliver yet more strong results for cinema.