The average cinema trip in Milton Keynes costs locals £12.22, 26% more than the UK average, according to a study by TextLocal.
The overall cost of visiting the cinema has risen by 22% over the last 10 years. On average, locals in Milton Keynes will pay £12.22 for their tickets in 2020. With the added extras of refreshments, a trip to the cinema in Milton Keynes can end up costing much more than buying the film through online streaming.
Top 10 cities for ticket price (based on the average cost per ticket):
- Cheltenham £13.73
- Newbury £13.15
- Crawley £13.06
- Stevenage £12.53
- Stroud £12.52
- Epsom £12.25
- Milton Keynes £12.22
- Streatham £12.20
- Cambridge £12.09
- Andover £11.95
In 2019, Brit's visited the cinema an average of 3 times each with 176 million visits in total. But, across the country 19.1 million people are signed up to subscription video-on-demand services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Now TV. A third of households are using Netflix only and 6.6 million streaming are from their smartphone.
Platform Percentage of UK subscriptions
Netflix 33%
Prime Video 9%
NowTV 1%
Netflix & NowTV 5%
Netflix & Prime Video 37%
Prime Video & NowTV 1%
All three 14%
The introduction of Netflix and online streaming platforms saw the footfall of UK cinemas decline, and they have continued to at a steady pace. Last year Brits spent almost 2% less on watching the latest films in cinemas, meaning revenue for multiplexes has been affected.
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