UK box office revenue rises but admissions slide in Q1 2025

The figure for the first quarter UK box office gross figure 2025 depicts the record market share of the UK-qualified film led by Universal’s, with revenues rising slightly and entry dropping slightly. Bridget Jones: Angry about the boy, And the struggle for an independent title in the UK.

According to the BFI Research and Statistics Unit, there was a 28.3m British film admission from January to March this year (Q1). It was 2% lower than the 2024 quarter and 24% lower in the first quarter of 2019.

Box office revenue over the same period increased 4% in the first quarter of 2024 (£221.9 million) and 4% in the first quarter of 2019 (£264 million).

The UK-qualified film recorded its highest first quarter market share of this year at 54.2%. This was boosted by the performance of Bridget Jones: I’m angry about the boywas the highest of all films in the first quarter at £46.2 million.

British Independent Films recorded a market share of 10.7% Q1 from 13.5% in 2024. Studykan’s We live in time The top performer of this bracket, Universal’s Focus Feature release, at £8.8 million and more than twice the £3.8 million for the next title A brutal person. The numbers are provided by CAA and comScore.

Enrollment

For most of March, first quarter entry was mainly reduced, with January and February increasing by 8% (10.4m) and 12% (11.2m) in 2024, respectively. I was angry about the boycosting £31.3 million that month at 33% of UK box office revenue.

Hospitalizations in March fell 27% the previous year to 6.7m, a decrease of just 60% of February’s total and 41% at 11.4m in March 2019. This is due to the lack of strong new releases; I was angry about the boy The second consecutive month of top gross title at £11.5 million. And Disney snow white It was released as a top release in March for just £6.5 million by the end of the month.

January and February recorded the highest post-pandemic admission numbers of the month. March had the lowest post-pandemic month admission, except for September 2021 and 2022 (both 6.5m). This shows that audiences are happy to be back in the cinema, but only because of the strong release slate.

Box office revenue

Total box offices rose 4% for the first quarter of 2025, but this was boosted by the presence of several strong 2024 holdover releases. evil, Moana 2 and Mufasa: The Lion King.

In the 2025 film release reported by 242 COMSCORE, UK-Ireland box office revenue was £187.3 million, down 14% from £242 in the first quarter of 2024 to £2216.8 million, down 25% from £250 million from £188 in the first quarter of 2019.

Five of the top 10 releases in 2025 included sequels, remakes, or existing franchise titles. Captain America: A brave new world (18 million pounds), Dog man (£13.5 million) and Nosfer (£13 million), numbers from 2-4 people on the chart.

These were supplemented by non-order, remakes, or existing franchise titles The complete unknown (12.3 million pounds), Mickey 17 (7 million pounds) babygirl (4.5 million pounds).

The top 10 titles contributed £1.362 million in revenue for the first quarter of this year. It was 72% and nearly 72% since last year, but has risen at 68% in 2019, showing slight movement towards a higher-earning movie, leaving it away from smaller fares.

British Qualifications

UK Qualified Films – Films that pass the applicable cultural test or qualify as a UK co-production have won a strong quarter with a market share of 54.2%.

Side by I was angry about the boyUniversal Kids Animation Dog man (An animation with photos of British jellyfish) snow white (Photographed in the UK) and Universal Black bag (This was also photographed in the UK) They are all registered as UK qualifications under the relevant metrics. The UK’s top 10 eligible titles have resulted in £98 million, comparable to both 2024 and 2019.

The market share of all UK-qualified films has increased, but for independent UK titles it has dropped by 21% from 13.5% last year to 10.7% this year. This is a 57% decrease from 24.8% in 2019.

The independent UK title has donated £19.2 million over this period. One life (£10 million) was the top independent title. A 68% decrease from £59.7 million in 2019 favorite (£16.9 million) Leading the way. Six of the top 10 British independent films in the first quarter of 2025 were international co-productions. A brutal personSony Documentary It’s going to be Led Zeppelinand Studiocanal’s Mike Leigh drama The difficult truth.