The source adds the following information: "Multiplexes are defined as any cinema with five screens or more. Traditional sites are defined as any cinema with four screens or fewer; mixed-use venues are sites that only screen films on an occasional or part-time basis."
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Number of cinema screens in the UK 2016-2022, by cinema type
In 2022, there were cinema screens in the United Kingdom, up from a year earlier, *** among them being traditional and mixed-use. In both years, more than three-fourths of the screens were installed in multiplex cinemas.
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British Film Institute. (December 20, 2024). Number of cinema screens in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by cinema type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/238855/number-of-cinema-screens-in-the-uk-by-cinema-type/
British Film Institute. "Number of cinema screens in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by cinema type." Chart. December 20, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/238855/number-of-cinema-screens-in-the-uk-by-cinema-type/
British Film Institute. (2024). Number of cinema screens in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by cinema type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/238855/number-of-cinema-screens-in-the-uk-by-cinema-type/
British Film Institute. "Number of Cinema Screens in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2016 to 2022, by Cinema Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 20 Dec 2024, /statistics/238855/number-of-cinema-screens-in-the-uk-by-cinema-type/
British Film Institute, Number of cinema screens in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by cinema type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/238855/number-of-cinema-screens-in-the-uk-by-cinema-type/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Number of cinema screens in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2016 to 2022, by cinema type [Graph], British Film Institute, December 20, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/238855/number-of-cinema-screens-in-the-uk-by-cinema-type/
