Annual admissions – 1935 onwards

The table below shows trends in UK cinema admissions (millions) since 1935.

From an historic high immediately post-war of 1.64 billion in 1946, UK cinema admissions gradually declined to an all-time low of just 54 million in 1984.

Since that time, the advent of the multiplex, and record levels of investment in improving the theatrical experience (still ongoing), have seen admissions recover such that since 2000, they have remained (sometimes significantly so) above 150 million.

 
Year Admissions (m) Year Admissions (m) Year Admissions (m) Year Admissions (m) Year Admissions (m)
1935 912.30 1951 1,365.00 1967 264.80 1983 65.70 1999 139.75
1936 917.00 1952 1,312.10 1968 237.30 1984 54.00 2000 142.50
1937 946.00 1953 1,284.50 1969 214.90 1985 72.00 2001 155.90
1938 987.00 1954 1,275.80 1970 193.00 1986 75.50 2002 175.90
1939 990.00 1955 1,181.80 1971 176.00 1987 78.50 2003 167.20
1940 1,027.00 1956 1,100.80 1972 156.60 1988 84.00 2004 171.20
1941 1,309.00 1957 915.20 1973 134.20 1989 94.50 2005 164.60
1942 1,494.00 1958 754.70 1974 138.50 1990 97.37 2006 156.60
1943 1,541.00 1959 581.00 1975 116.30 1991 100.29 2007 162.50
1944 1,575.00 1960 500.80 1976 103.90 1992 103.64 2008 164.20
1945 1,585.00 1961 449.10 1977 103.50 1993 114.36 2009 173.50
1946 1,635.00 1962 395.00 1978 126.10 1994 123.53 2010 169.20
1947 1,462.00 1963 357.20 1979 111.90 1995 114.56 2011 171.60
1948 1,514.00 1964 342.80 1980 101.00 1996 123.80 2012 172.50
1949 1,430.00 1965 326.80 1981 86.00 1997 139.30 2013 165.50
1950 1,395.80 1966 288.80 1982 64.00 1998 135.50 2014 157.50