The Film Council has published its first-ever yearbook, which includes comprehensive details of cinema-going in the UK.
Statistics for 2002 reveal that the number of visits to cinemas reached 176m, the highest for 30 years, and more than one in four people in the UK visited the cinema at least once a month, paying an average of £4.29 per visit. Almost 70% of cinema audiences were under 35; although 41% of those aged over 55 claimed never to attend. UK/US co-productions proved popular at the box office, with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets grossing £54.65m, second only to The Lord of the Rings. But although co-productions involving the UK make up eight of the top 20 films over the past 10 years, no wholly British film has achieved such success. For a copy of the yearbook, see the website at w: http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk
Published: 16-06-2003