‘Barbenheimer’ Powered 2023 U.K., Ireland Box Office to $1.3 Billion, 24% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
variety.comNaman Ramachandran The U.K. and Ireland box office revenue improved 8.3% from £980.5 million ($1.25 billion) in 2022 to £1.06 billion ($1.35 billion) in 2023, according to numbers released by Comscore.
However, the number was 23.5% below the 2019 pre-pandemic total of £1.35 billion ($1.72 billion). 2023, the first full year since 2019 without any COVID-19 restrictions, marked the first post-pandemic year to achieve over £1 billion.
Prior to the pandemic, annual box office had exceeded £1.3 billion in each of the five years through 2019. Of the five nations and regions making up the U.K.
and Ireland territory, the Republic of Ireland had the strongest year-on-year growth, with box office 13% higher than 2022. Box office in Wales rose by 10%, with Northern Ireland up 9% and England and Scotland both rising by 8%.
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