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BFI OFFICIAL 2025 STATISTICS

BFI OFFICIAL 2025 STATISTICS

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BFI OFFICIAL 2025 STATISTICS REVEAL £6.8 BILLION FILM AND HIGH-END TELEVISION (HETV) PRODUCTION SPEND IN THE UK  

PRODUCTION SPEND UP £1.2 BILLION ON 2024’S FIGURES  

SPEND ON INWARD INVESTMENT FILM AND HETV PRODUCTION REACHES £5.8 BILLION; DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND CO-PRODUCTION SPEND AT OVER £1 BILLION 

UK BOX OFFICE GENERATES £996.8 MILLION, UP 2% ON 2024 

UK CINEMA ADMISSIONS AT 123.5 MILLION  

UK-SHOT WICKED: FOR GOOD, AND BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY IN THE TOP THREE FILMS AT THE UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND BOX OFFICE, BEHIND CHART TOPPER A MINECRAFT MOVIE  

THE ROSES, WE LIVE IN TIME, THE SALT PATH AND I SWEAR LEAD UK INDEPENDENT BOX OFFICE CHART 

 

  • Film and high-end television production spend in the UK was £6.8 billion in 2025, a 22% increase on 2024 and the third highest annual spend on record.
    • Film production reaches £2.8 billion, an increase of 31% on 2024 and the highest on record 
    • High-end TV production reaches £4 billion, an increase of 17% on 2024 and third highest annual spend since tax relief was introduced in 2013
  • Inward investment films and HETV combined delivered £5.8 billion, or 85% of total UK production spend
  • UK domestic film production spend is £193 million, 7% of the total spend on film; UK domestic HETV production spend is £688 million, 17% of total HETV production spend
  • 2025 box office for films on release (including event cinema) in the UK totals £996.8 million, up 2% on 2024 but 21% behind 2019 levels
  • UK cinema admissions totalled 123.5 million in 2025, a 2% decrease on 2024; and 30% behind 2019 pre-pandemic levels 

 

LONDON – Thursday 6 February 2026. The latest official figures published today by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit show that film and high-end TV production spend in the UK was £6.8 billion in 2025, a 22% increase on 2024’s first reported figures, demonstrating the sector has regained solid momentum and continues to generate billions to the UK economy.  

 

The majority of the total £6.8 billion production spend was contributed by HETV, which accounted for £4 billion (59% of the total spend), which is up 17% on 2024 figures and the third highest since the introduction of the tax relief. Feature film production contributed £2.8 billion (41% of the total spend) which is up 31% on 2024 figures, and the highest annual spend on record.  

 

Inward investment films and HETV shows combined delivered £5.8 billion, or 85% of the combined production spend, continuing to demonstrate the UK’s global reputation as the world-leading centre for international film and TV production. Across film and HETV, the total number of productions in 2025 is lower than in recent years but the spend is higher.  

 

HETV co-productions accounted more than four times the amount first reported for 2024 (£20 million), and the highest amount of coproduction spend since the introduction of HETV Tax Relief.     

 

The UK Box Office generated £996.8 million in 2025, up 2% on 2024 and down 21% on 2019. This was from 123.5 million admissions, 2% lower than 2024. A Minecraft Movie was the highest earning release at the UK and ROI box office with £56.9 million, and UK-shot films in the top 10 were Wicked: For Good at number two (£47 million), Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy at number three (£46.4 million), Jurassic World Rebirth at six (£36.1 million), Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning at nine (£26.4 million) and The Fantastic Four: First Steps at 10 (£24 million).  

 

The top five UK independent films at the UK and ROI box office in 2025 were The Roses (£10.3 million), We Live In Time (£8.8 million), The Salt Path (£8.1 million), I Swear (£6.1 million) and The Choral (£4.2 million). The market share of UK independent films was 6.8%, compared with 6.9% in 2024.  

 

Culture Minister Ian Murray said: 

“From Wicked and Hamnet to Bridgerton and Slow Horses - some of this year’s most successful films and high-end television were made in the UK. The creative brilliance of our independent film sector shone with films like Pillion and The Ballad of Wallis Island, and the tax measures we have introduced will only strengthen this part of the industry further in the years to come.  

  

I’m delighted that audiences are continuing to return to the big screen. The economic bounceback of our film sector is fantastic to see, and is a testament to the talented workforce that exists across the country.  

  

This Government is committed to working with the industry, as part of our Creative Industries Sector Plan, to ensure that the UK remains one of the best places in the world to make and screen film and TV.” 

 

Ben Roberts, BFI Chief Executive, said:  

“Today’s figures demonstrate the UK’s film and TV industries continue to drive a huge amount of investment into the UK economy and create jobs. We attract some of the most ambitious projects and leading international names to make work in the UK, while our creativity remains one of our greatest exports. Productions led by UK talent in front or behind the camera, and those which showcase our renowned and technically skilled crews, consistently attract audiences at home and across the globe. This has seen Wicked: For Good and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy leading the UK box office, and titles such as The Roses, We Live In Time and awards-front runners including Pillion, I Swear and The Ballad of Wallis Island helping to hold our market share steady.  

  
Audiences have shown a strong appetite for cinemagoing, but our domestic industry remains under pressure. There are encouraging signs thanks in part to the Independent Film Tax Relief and the significant increase in budget for UK Global Screen Fund, but access to finance is an acute challenge. We continue to be focused on working closely with industry and Government to further advocate for investment in skills, infrastructure, creativity and innovation across the UK so we can remain attractive to international productions and strengthen our independent sector.” 

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