‘We Live In Time’, ‘The Salt Path’ lead UK independent titles at local box office 2025 halfway point

UK-Ireland’s market share of independent British films at the box office fell in the first half of 2025 compared to comparable periods in 2024. We live in time An independent British title that performs best.

The time hopping romantic drama directed by John Crowley, starring Florence Pew and Andrew Garfield, which won £8.8 million after its release on January 1, was produced by Sunny Marco. The UK’s Independent Title for Best Performance in the First Half of 2024 was one under study Back to black, It brought £12.3 million.

In the first half of 2025, the UK’s independent film market share was 8.4%, almost 3% lower than the equivalent period in 2024 (11.2%), according to statistics on the title of BFI cover released between January and June 2024.

Black bear Salt Pass – Raynor Winn, author of the novel, which is the film’s base, was the second-best independent British title, earning £7.9 million after its release on May 30th. Marianne Elliott is the director, and the film No. 9 leads the production.

both Salt Pass and We live in time It premiered in Toronto.

Venice Silver Lion Winner A brutal person After its release on January 24th, it won £3.8 million for Universal. The Hungarian Shot feature of American filmmaker Brady Corbett has been hit with independent British films produced solely through the British derivative of American producer Brook Street, the intake film and now shy Lipsync.

The total of the UK’s top ten independent films in the first half of 2025 fell 22% to £34 million, £43.6 million in the same period in 2024, and 52% to a 2019 high of £70.5 million.

In the first half of 2025, six UK independent releases won over £2 million compared to 50 in 2024 and 11 in 2019.

Only one documentary created the top 10 UK independent titles in the first half of 2025 – Sony’s Become a Led Zeppelin, It will bring in £1.1 million after the IMAX release on February 5th, and continue with the public release on February 7th, landing in eighth place in the top 10. Directed by Bernard McMahon, and producer of the UK Allison McGurty.

UK – Ireland Top 10 British Independence Titles from January to June

Overall, including event titles, UK-Ireland box office revenue in 2025 exceeded £500 million, up 18% in the same points last year.

During this period, there were 61 million movie admissions (including event releases at UK cinemas only), 12% higher than in the first half of 2024 and 27% lower than in the first half of 2019.

Although the market share for independent British films was declining, the UK-Ireland market share was 44.7% for all UK-qualified features at the box office revenue, 26.3% in 2024, the highest since 2020 (46.1%). Universal Bridget Jones: I’m angry about the boy It won £46.4 million from its release on February 13th, followed by Paramount’s, a British-qualified film that performed at its best. Mission: Impossible – Final calculationat £26.1 million after its release on May 21st.

UK – Ireland Top 10 UK Qualified Titles from January to June

British eligible films are defined as such by the BFI Research and Statistical Unit, one of the official UK co-production agreements or one of the European treaties on the joint production of cinematography, or if the film is clearly UK based on its content, producer, finances, talent, or if it is BFI certified through a cultural test. Warner Bros. South Korea Bong Jun will collaborate Mickey 17for example, he is eligible for British qualifying by shooting Leavesden using VFX handled by British companies including Framestore and DNEG.