In 2021, there were 928 cinema sites in the United Kingdom, down from 985 a year earlier. Also in 2021, multiplexes – establishments with five screens or more – accounted for 397 movie theaters in the UK. The number of cinema screens in the UK decreased between 2020 and 2021.
Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type
The source adds the following information: "Multiplexes are defined as any cinema with five screens or more. Traditional sites are defined as any cinema with four screens or fewer; mixed-use venues are sites that only screen films on an occasional or part-time basis."
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British Film Institute. (November 28, 2023). Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/
British Film Institute. "Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type." Chart. November 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/
British Film Institute. (2023). Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/
British Film Institute. "Number of Cinema Sites in The United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/
British Film Institute, Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type [Graph], British Film Institute, November 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/