SLIDE 2 Cinema
- UK cinemas saw box office records increase for third consecutive year in
- 2017. 2017 offered a broad range of titles to audiences with Star Wars, Beauty
& the Beast, Despicable Me 3 and Dunkirk passing the £40 million milestone.
- ‘Novelty’ experience cinema – ranging from secret cinemas film stages
extravaganza, hot tub cinema, rooftop cinema, underground cinema, lunar cinemas, countless pop up and outdoor cinema experiences.
- Immersive motion seating (IMS) and 4d seating playing more of a pivotal
role.
- Move towards premium experience accelerated in 2017 – Odeon installing 6
Odeon Luxe together with Vue and Cineworld also investing/ installing VIP screens
- Investment in existing sites will become increasingly important with
the ‘big three’ Vue, Cineworld and Odeon leading the way by reducing number
- f seats and upgrading to VIP quality to enhance experience.
- The cinema market is evolving, and will continue to polarise between the
multiplex, boutique and neighbourhood operators.
- Boutique cinemas are now recognised by Landlords as credible alternatives
to the larger multiplexes as anchors to mixed use schemes.
- Consumers still and will enjoy attending the cinema, as long as operators
continue to improve, adapt and invest to keep ahead of the internet generation, and the growth of online streaming services such as Netflix and Screening Rooms.