September Cinema Admissions Remain Stable

UK cinema admissions for September remained unchanged year on year totalling 10.6 million, according to the Cinema Advertising Association (CAA).

Mel Gibson’s blockbuster, Signs, was the highest grossing film of the month, taking £11.2 million and helping the average number of weekly cinema admissions to reach 2.4 million. The Bourne Identity staring Matt Damon was also a box office success, grossing £6.7 million in September.

The low-budget romantic comedy, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, has also been well received by UK audiences. The film, which was released on the 20 September, has already grossed over £4 million.

Compared to its European counterparts the UK cinema industry is holding up well, as the fastest growing territory. According to the CCA, the UK is now the second biggest cinema admissions market in Europe, overtaking Germany for the first time since the 1970’s.

Debbie Chalet, president of the CAA, commented: “2002 continues to perform strongly, the UK is outperforming all other European territories in terms of cinema admission growth rates. This will mean that 2002 will be a record breaking year for the cinema industry, the CAA expects end of year admissions to exceed an annual total of 174 million, which will be the biggest admissions total since 1971.”

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