Good start to 2020 wiped out by Covid lockdowns and delays to Hollywood blockbusters

The UK box office plunged by more than three-quarters in 2020 as pandemic lockdowns and a lack of Hollywood blockbusters resulted in the worst year in cinema history.

Cinema ticket sales fell 76% to £323m last year, after five consecutive years of box office revenues above £1.3bn, according to Comscore’s annual report.

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Good start to 2020 wiped out by Covid lockdowns and delays to Hollywood blockbusters

The UK box office plunged by more than three-quarters in 2020 as pandemic lockdowns and a lack of Hollywood blockbusters resulted in the worst year in cinema history.

Cinema ticket sales fell 76% to £323m last year, after five consecutive years of box office revenues above £1.3bn, according to Comscore’s annual report.

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