What issues face exhibitors

and how are they responding?

 Cinema exhibitors operate
cinema sites – single screen and
owner-managed sites as well as
the largest circuit and multiplex
operators
Multiplex – 5 screens or more

Multiscreen – Up to 4 screens

Local – Single/ Two screens

What kinds of film do they offer?

 How many cinema sites are
there? How many screens? Who
owns them?
 At the end of 2008 there were 772
sites comprising 3661 screens – or
865,599 cinema seats in the UK.

Over 72 per cent of screens now in

multiplexes

Over 60 per cent of screens owned

by top three companies
So it’s all multiplexes then? 
How healthy is UK cinema?
UK cinema admissions 1935 - 2008
 The cinema exhibitor enters into an
agreement with the film distributor to
show their film
 Typically the agreement is for a week at
a time - negotiable
 Typically the agreement is for a share of
box office (ticket income) - negotiable
 Screen advertising
 Concessions – food and drink
 Other income streams
 What are the key issues facing UK
cinema?

 quality and diversity of product

 other leisure choices
 demographics
 technology – digitisation
 piracy
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