Movie hits such as The King’s Speech and The Inbetweeners have helped UK box office takings to exceed £1 billion for the first time, reports the Independent.

Movie hits such as The King’s Speech and The Inbetweeners have helped UK box office takings to exceed £1 billion for the first time, reports the Independent. New figures from the British Film Institute show cinema receipts have risen by 61 per cent in the past decade.