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UK box office forecast to top £1bn in 2025 after year-on-year fall
Research firm Omdia says dip to £931m due to Hollywood strikes but wave of blockbusters likely to renew recovery
The festive season schedule of releases has provided hope that the broken habit of regular cinemagoing might be on the mend, with films such as Gladiator II, Wicked, Paddington in Peru, and Moana 2 promising a very merry Christmas for the industry. As part of an international restructuring, the company, which had operated about 110 sites in the UK and Ireland, closed five, with 20 more in limbo amid acrimonious discussions with landlords about a reduction in rents. Movies scheduled for release include Avengers: Doomsday, Robert Pattinson’s return as the caped crusader in The Batman Part II, and the family-friendly Shrek 5, Toy Story 5, Jumanji 3 and a live-action version of Moana.
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