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First Quarter Average Cinema Admissions Highest Since 1975.
Average weekly cinema admissions for March show an increase of 40.7% on March 1995 to 2.51 million, which in turn has contributed to a 31.4% increase for the first quarter of 1996 compared to the previous year – representing the highest quarter average since 1975.
The total monthly admissions figure for March was 11,123,531.
Top grossing films for the month were:
| Toy Story (PG) | £7.0m |
| Sense & Sensibility (U) | £6.6m |
| Trainspotting (18) | £6.3m |
| Jumanji (PG) | £4.2m |
| Get Shorty (15) | £3.5m |
With the exception of Get Shorty all of the above films have gone on to break the £10m mark, with Toy Story taking £19m in just under 6 weeks – making it number two in top films of the year so far.
Interim estimates for April indicate at least a 30% increase on the previous year, with new releases such as Twelve Monkeys expected to perform strongly.
Source: CAA