Research and Statistics Bulletin - September 2005 - BFI

1. Theatrical market in the first half of 2005
Admissions were disappointing in the first six months of 2005, down 8.4% on the same
period in 2004, to 74.7 million. A stronger February and March, buoyed by mainstream
comedies (Meet the Fockers, Hitch) and family films over the lucrative Easter holiday period
(Valiant, Robots) was not enough to offset the weaker performance of films in April and June.
The monthly breakdown is given in Tables 1.1 to 1.3.
Table 1.1: Monthly admissions, January – June
Month 2004 (million) 2005 (million) % +/- on 2004
January 15.3 13.4 -12.4
February 13.3 14.8 +11.3
March 10.7 12.3 +15.0
April 14.5 10.6 -29.6
May 13.1 13.1 0.0
June 14.7 10.5 -28.6
Total 81.6 74.7 -8.4%
Source: CAA, Nielsen EDI
Table 1.2: Average weekly admissions, January - June
Month 2004 weekly
average (million)
Source: CAA, Nielsen EDI
2005 weekly
average (million)
January 3.5 3.0
February 3.2 3.7
March 2.4 2.8
April 3.4 2.5
May 3.0 3.0
June 3.4 2.5
Research and Statistics Bulletin Volume 3 (1) September 2005 Copyright UK Film Council 2005
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