Cinema Admissions – October

October saw a leap in the popularity of cinema, with admission figures the highest this year apart from August, the traditionally peak month for cinema. October’s total admissions figure was 14,070,296, just behind August’s total of 15,062,074.

Average weekly admissions for October were 3.18 million; this represents an increase of 41.2% on October last year. Three big films were released in October; Disney’s The Lion King, Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks and Speed, with Keanu Reeves.