The global box office has so far failed to sizzle this summer, with ticket sales down 6% in the first half of 2019 as misfiring Hollywood sequels give cinemagoers a case of franchise fatigue.
The UK box office has fared better than the US but revenues were still 6% lower than last year at £613.5m, according to Comscore.
In the UK, optimists are hoping the box office take may even end up surpassing 2018’s £1.28bn.
The slump has been most keenly felt in the US box office, the world’s largest movie market, with ticket revenuesdropping by 9.4% to $5.6bn in the first six months of the year.