Movie Attendance Is the Highest Since the 1970s — in the UK
According to the UK Cinema Association, 2018 will end with 176 million admissions on the other side of the pond — six million more than last year, and the highest number since 1970. The reason is unsurprising: blockbusters, more than eight of which brought in more than £40 million (roughly $50 million) at the UK box office. “There has been a really strong film slate with a diversity of films performing well,” the UK Cinema Association’s Phil Clapp told Sky News.
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“Probably one of the reasons why admissions have been higher than they have been is because we’ve been pulling in audiences from a broad range of places,” said Clapp. “It’s something new in the community. We also see cinemas acting as a space for more than just films, and cinemas are catering for this with events like accessible or parent-and-baby screenings.”
Among the most successful films in the UK this year were “Black Panther,” “The Greatest Showman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and even “Peter Rabbit.” The overall box-office take is expected to be as high as £1.35 billion when all is said and done, or the equivalent of just under $1.7 billion, with an average ticket price of £7.
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The numbers are considerably higher in America, with a population nearly six times higher: “Black Panther” and “Avengers: Infinity War” combined for nearly $1.4 billion domestically, followed by “Incredibles 2” ($608 million), “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” ($416 million), and “Deadpool 2” ($318 million). According to Box Office Mojo, the current total for all movies in 2018 stands at $10.16 billion.
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