The British box office enjoyed its best year since 1970 as a combination of homegrown hits and Hollywood blockbusters kept cinemas packed last year.
The top 10 films at the UK box office last year included Avengers: Infinity War, Mamma Mia!
“Services like Netflix and Amazon and Apple’s iTunes have certainly been disrupters, especially Netflix, in home entertainment,” said Tim Richards, the chief executive of Vue International.
Cinema attendance in the US also grew strongly, up 7.4% with 1.3bn tickets sold, according to Box Office Mojo.