Average price of a movie ticket in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2023

In 2023, a movie ticket in the United Kingdom cost, on average, 7.92 British pounds – the highest value in the 21^st century.

UK's post-pandemic cinema market

In 2023, the box office revenue in the UK added up to nearly 979 million British pounds, up from about 902 million pounds a year earlier. Despite the annual growth, the 2023 figure still has not caught up to the 1.25-billion-pound box office revenue recorded in 2019, before the coronavirus outbreak. Still, the UK made it to the top five box markets worldwide in 2023, just before France.

Cinema attendance

In 2023, movie theaters across the UK sold around 124 million tickets, up from 117 million movie tickets a year earlier. But, once again, the 2023 figure remains under pre-pandemic results: over 176 million tickets. But a British co-production was the most successful film at the box office in the UK in 2023. "Barbie" grossed 1.23 million U.S. dollars, making it the highest grossing movie of the year worldwide.