Cineworld total sales rise 6.5%

27th Oct 2009 07:48

Cinema operator Cineworld said total revenues rose 6.5% in the 43 weeks to 22 October 2009 and added that the final quarter has a promising film line up that includes "Sherlock Holmes" and "A Christmas Carol".The strength of the group's box office revenues, up 10.9% year on year, has underpinned Cineworld's performance which is set against the backdrop of exceptional Q3 trading last year due to the outstanding success of "Mamma Mia", the group said. Box Office sales for the 43 weeks were up 10.9% while retail added 5.0%. Other Income was down 26.9%."The final quarter has a promising film line up that includes "2012", "The Twilight Saga - New Moon", "St. Trinian's 2" which gives us confidence in delivering continued growth for the full year in line with market expectations," the group said.