number of cinema screens in the UK decreased between 2020 and 2021.
In 2021, there were 928 cinema sites in the United Kingdom, down from 985 a year earlier. Also in 2021, multiplexes – establishments with five screens or more – accounted for 397 movie theaters in the UK. The Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type
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British Film Institute. "Number of Cinema Sites in The United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/
British Film Institute, Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Number of cinema sites in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2021, by type [Graph], British Film Institute, November 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/238850/number-of-cinema-sites-in-the-uk-by-type/