Film industry in the United Kingdom

Statistics report on the film and cinema industry in the United Kingdom

Film industry in the United Kingdom

This report compiles the latest data on the film industry in the United Kingdom. It provides an overview of the segment before delving into the fields of filmed entertainment and domestic movie production. The report includes information on the UK's leading production and distribution companies, as well as movie theater operations. It details viewers' behavior and features an outlook on the moviemaking sector.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global box office revenue 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Box office revenue in Europe 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Change in box office revenue in selected European countries 2023
  • Premium Statistic Number of movie tickets sold in selected countries in Europe 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Domestic films' share in cinema attendance in selected countries in Europe 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic Box office revenue in the UK 2010-2023
  • Premium Statistic British films' box office gross as a share of the global box office revenue 2002-2023

Movies

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  • Premium Statistic Gross revenue of the filmed entertainment market in the UK 1998-2021
  • Premium Statistic Gross revenue of the filmed entertainment market in the UK 2016-2021, by platform
  • Basic Statistic Global box office revenue of British films 2002-2023
  • Basic Statistic UK films as a share of UK & Ireland's box office gross 2003-2023, by production type
  • Premium Statistic Number of feature films produced in the United Kingdom 1994-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of films produced in the UK 2019-2021, by genre
  • Premium Statistic Spend on feature films made in the UK 2011-2021, by production category
  • Basic Statistic Highest-grossing British films at the global box office 2023
  • Basic Statistic Highest-grossing British films released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in 2021

Companies

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  • Premium Statistic Number of film and video production and post-production companies in the UK 1996-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of film & video distribution companies in the UK 1996-2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of films on release in Ireland and the United Kingdom 2020, by distributor
  • Basic Statistic Film distributors ranked by share of box office gross in Ireland and the UK 2020
  • Basic Statistic Film distributors ranked by box office gross in Ireland and the United Kingdom 2020
  • Premium Statistic Employment in the film industry in the UK 2007-2021, by segment

Movie theaters

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  • Premium Statistic Number of movie theaters in the United Kingdom 2004-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of cinema screens in the United Kingdom 2004-2022
  • Premium Statistic Average number of cinema screens per site in the United Kingdom 2004-2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of cinema screens in the UK 2016-2021, by cinema type
  • Basic Statistic Average price of a movie ticket in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2023
  • Basic Statistic Distribution of films released in Ireland and the UK in 2021, by country of origin
  • Basic Statistic Number of films released in Ireland and the UK 2021, by genre

Viewer behavior

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  • Premium Statistic Cinema attendance in the United Kingdom 2001-2023
  • Basic Statistic Average annual cinema spending per head population in the United Kingdom 2000-2022
  • Premium Statistic Monthly cinema admissions in the United Kingdom 2017-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of internet users downloading or streaming films illegally in the UK 2015-2022
  • Premium Statistic Sharee of internet users who watched movies online in the UK 2022, by method

Outlook

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  • Premium Statistic Forecast filmed entertainment revenue growth in selected markets worldwide 2021-2026
  • Premium Statistic Forecast filmed entertainment revenue in selected countries worldwide 2026
  • Premium Statistic Filmed entertainment revenue in the UK 2014-2025

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