More than half of these releases made less than £50,000 at box office.
The Film Distributors’ Association has published its annual yearbook, revealing a series of statistics around the UK cinema market in 2018.
A total of 916 films were released in UK cinemas in 2018 – equating to almost 18 new releases per week. That’s a new record, topping the watermark of 900 posted in 2016. In 2017, the number fell slightly to 874. The number has increased significantly over the last decade, growing from 503 in 2009.
However, many of the titles released in 2018 did not return significant grosses. Of the 916, 484 (53%) grossed between £1 and £50,000, with 282 (31%) of those grossing less than £10,000.
Overall,...
The Film Distributors’ Association has published its annual yearbook, revealing a series of statistics around the UK cinema market in 2018.
A total of 916 films were released in UK cinemas in 2018 – equating to almost 18 new releases per week. That’s a new record, topping the watermark of 900 posted in 2016. In 2017, the number fell slightly to 874. The number has increased significantly over the last decade, growing from 503 in 2009.
However, many of the titles released in 2018 did not return significant grosses. Of the 916, 484 (53%) grossed between £1 and £50,000, with 282 (31%) of those grossing less than £10,000.
Overall,...
- 2/21/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
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