Sites and screens – 2009-2020

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
cinema screens 3696 3741 3824 3858 3897 3947 4115 4194 4309 4399 4564 4596
cinema sites 766 763 761 750 747 743 771 788 801 811 840 843
cinema seats n/a n/a 802614 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 937161 n/a
change in cinema screens/% 1 1.2 2.2 0.9 1 1.3 4.3 1.9 2.7 2.1 3.8 0.7
change in cinema sites/% -0.8 -0.4 -0.2 -1.5 -0.4 -0.5 3.7 2.2 1.6 1.2 3.6 0.3
change in cinema seats/% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
average seats per screen n/a n/a 209.9 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 205.3 n/a
average screens per site 4.8 4.9 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5
Source: IHS, CAA