3.
Multiplex (278 cinemas)
Independent
Small Chains
2012 – 172.5m cinema admissions, £1.1bn BO.
2012: 769 Cinema sites in the UK (Source: BFI
Statistical Yearbook), 3,817 screens (50 more than 2011)
4.
UK box office receipts up 6%
UK Films (incl. co productions) – 25%
‘Mega-Hits’: Skyfall - £102.8m UK Box Office
(highest earning ‘UK’ film), The Dark Knight Rises,
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
For the first time since 1984 the net increase in
‘non multiplexes screens’ greater
90% all screens – Digital Projection
Average ticket price - £6-37
5. 1984 (Milton Keynes) – first multiplex.
Cinema admissions: 70 million
By 2004: 170 million
2011figures currently levelling out – similar
Box Office/DVD curve (most people watch
films on television)
Occasional film affects this curve e.g.
Avatar
12-21 most common cinema going age
Film more as ‘social activity’ – mainstream
film culture
8. Historical relationship with Hollywood
(Vue aquired 36 Warner Village Cinemas
in 2003, Odeon owned by UCI who were
Paramount and Universal)
Mainstream Films – Hollywood/British
Many Multiplex chains now owned by
Venture Capitalists/Private Equity firms
Out of town model (US) more popular
Weather can be a factor – a poor
summer can mean a good box office
9. Reduced overheads (one building)
Multiple revenue (up to 30 screens)
Mass audiences
Revenue from non ticket price sales
Blockbuster – more than one screen (350-400
screens typical release)
Can move film to smaller screen
Out of town = easy access (other interests)
Wide choice (although mainly Hollywood)
10. WRITE DOWN WHAT
YOU THINK WERE THE
TOP TEN BOX OFFICE
GROSSING FILMS OF
LAST YEAR.....
11. Skyfall
2. The Dark Knight Rises
3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
4. Marvel Avengers Ensemble
5. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
6. Ted
7. Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
8. Life of Pi
9. The Amazing Spiderman
10. Prometheus
1.
12. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part
Two
2. The King’s Speech
3. The Inbetweeners Movie
4. Pirates of the Caribbean – On Stranger Tides
5. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
6. Arthur Christmas
7. Johnny English Reborn
8. Gnomeo and Juliet
9. X Men: First Class
10. Paul
1.
13. WHAT DIFFERENCES ARE THERE IN THE
2011 and 2012 FIGURES?
WHAT DOES THIS SUGGEST ABOUT THE
STATE OF BRITISH FILM?
Next Year for UK films? Philomena,
About Time as successful UK/US
collaborations?
14.
Film as cultural experience (solitary viewing and
couples common)
Independent/Past Run/World Cinema/Cult Films
Niche, older, more educated audiences
Different atmosphere and architecture
Wine/Cappuccino/licensed bar instead of
Coca-cola, Popcorn and Nachos
Often a single screen cinema
Commonly found in cities and university towns
Often independently owned
17.
21 sites (first in 1989)
City Screen Ltd. previous Trading Name
Founded by Lyn Goleby and Tony Jones
Sites include London, Norwich, Oxford,
Southampton, Aberdeen, Liverpool
London sites – Greenwich, Ritzy, Stratford,
Notting Hill, Hackney
Dependent on area - mix a programme of
independent, art house and ‘less accessible
mainstream’
Outside events – Q & A, live Opera screenings…
But 2012: bought by Cineworld
18.
19.
20.
Explain why this film was such a box
office success at the cinema – without
American investment.