Cinema admissions for December stood at 14.6m, down 5% year on year.

•  The average weekly admissions figure for December was 3.29m.

•  Q4 admissions are 36.3m, down 18.1% year on year.

•  Admissions for 2007 stand at 162.4m, 3.7% up year on year, the average weekly figure for the year was 3.12m.

•  Drawing the kids to the cinema in December was The Golden Compass starring Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig. It took a whopping £20.9m making it the biggest film during December.

•  Also performing particularly well was the much awaited I Am Legend from Warner Brothers featuring Will Smith. Released on 26 th December it took a massive £11.6m in its first 6 days.

•  Another great performer for the month taking £10.8m was Enchanted , released on 14 th December it went on to become the 3 rd biggest film of the month with £10.8m.

•  Attracting the Christmas crowd Vince Vaughan stars in the film Fred Claus which became the fourth biggest film of the month with £6.4m.

•  The kids movie Bee Movie was the fifth biggest film taking £5.9m.