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2020 U.K. Box Office Drops 76 Percent as '1917' Tops Beleaguered Year
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hollywoodreporter.comThe box office for the U.K. and Ireland —somewhat unsurprisingly —slumped by a record margin in 2020, down 76 percent from 2019.
Following five consecutive years of topping £1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), widespread lockdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a box office total of just £323 million ($439 million), according to Comscore's newly-released annual report.
After a promising start to 2020, which Comscore says saw revenues up 20 percent year-on-year, from March, when the first nationwide lockdown began, the number of cinemas remained below usual levels for the rest of the year.
Even when the closures were lifted and all regions were permitted to open between July and September, many cinemas opted to remain closed.
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