The UK and Ireland box office grew 30% from July 31 to August 2, compared to the previous weekend, as the reopening of cinemas continues to gather momentum.
Box office takings across the three-day weekend were £838,084, up from the previous weekend’s £644,338, according to Comscore. This was from 326 sites (including 44 in the Republic of Ireland and four drive-ins) up from 194 sites.
A large proportion of this leap is due to the July 31 reopening of more than 80 Cineworld sites in England and a further 24 cinemas operated by its boutique arm Picturehouse.