I don't go to the cinema nearly as much as I'd like. I'm a parent, so nights out are few and far between. But more to the point, with Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Sky Q and terrestrial TV at my fingertips, I'm not short of things to watch. And I'd rather take a punt on something I've already paid for than arrange a whole evening, babysitter and all, to go see something that might just be a bit meh.
I'm not the only one. While UK cinema admissions saw a slight rise last year, the figure of 126.5 million is still way down on pre-pandemic levels – from 2001 to 2019, that number was consistently above 150 million, according to the UK Cinema Association.
