British consumer appetite for Home entertainment Reached new heights in 2024, the sector exceeding 5.1 billion pounds Sterling ($ 6.4 billion) for the first time, according to new data published by the British Association for Screen Entertainment (base). The milestone marks unprecedented growth through streaming, high -end digital and physical formats.
The larger UK screen industry, including cinema and paid television, increased by 4.3% to $ 15.5 billion, while the total value of the entertainment industry reached $ 37.4 billion. The figures highlight the position of the United Kingdom as a major global market for visual entertainment.
Warner Bros. Discovery dominated the graphics of the year, with “Wonka“Crown as the first title of 2024 in all formats with 821,000 units sold. The studio “Dune: second part“Followed closely with 817,000 units, also claiming first place in physical sales with 132,000 disk units worth 2.5 million dollars.
Oscar winner of Christopher Nolan “Oppenheimer“Continued his victory tour, becoming the most in the first place of the year with 487,000 VOD transactions. Disney’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” dominated digital purchases with 465,000 electronic sales units (EST), contributing to its total of 621,500 units in all formats.
The streaming landscape has experienced significant changes, with 18.6 million British houses accessing SVOD services, with an average of 2.9 household services. Netflix maintained its management position (17.3 million houses), followed by Video Prime (13.4 million houses) and Disney + (7.5 million houses). The levels supported by advertising generated additional $ 499 million in consumer value, while online video revenues subject to a premium announcement increased by $ 2.1 billion to $ 2.1 billion.
Physical formats have shown resilience, especially in the premium segment. The Blu-ray 4K UHD format increased by 21% from one year to the next, moving 1.3 million units worth $ 38 million. Catalog titles like “Aliens”, “The Terminator” and “The Lord of the Rings” have helped to stimulate this growth.
The industry experienced 1,605 new releases in home entertainment formats in 2024, completing 1,114 theatrical outings. The electronic (PVOD) and electronic sales (PEST) (PEST) and Premium sales versions increased 15% to 62 titles, with an average 40 -day digital theater window.
“Visual Entertainment is the most popular entertainment hobby in the United Kingdom and the public has made wise choices available to them home entertainment formats,” said Liz Bales, basic director general. She noted that premium digital formats are already beating records in 2025, “wicked” becoming the most popular premium title since the recordings began to follow its electronic sales (PVOD) and Premium electronic sales sale version of 3 January (Pvod) and Premium.
For the future, the basic co-president Marie-Claire Benson expressed her optimism for 2025, citing solid performance indicators from the end of 2024 and future versions. “The 2025 calendar is robust and diversified,” she noted, highlighting the upcoming titles as the action film of Mark Wahlberg “Flight Risk” and the Steve Coogan with “The Penguin Lessons”.
The digital market transformation continues with the increase in fast channels (free television television in terms of advertising), more than 750 in eight major services in the forecasts of the British industry suggest that rapid revenues could reach $ 12.1 billion by 2029, marking another important change in the way British public consume content.
Official British entertainment charts 2024
Completely format video table (including digital, Blu-ray and DVD, East, TVOD)
- “Wonka”
- “Dune: second part”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Deadpool & Wolverine”
- “Barbie”
Film Charter (all digital retail businesses, Blu-ray and DVD, East)
- “Deadpool & Wolverine”
- “Wonka”
- “Dune: second part”
- “Inside Out 2”
- “Oppenheimer”
Physical video table (all Blu-ray and DVD)
- “Dune: second part”
- “Wonka”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Deadpool & Wolverine”
- “Aquaman and the lost kingdom”
Blu-ray
- “Dune: second part”
- “Deadpool & Wolverine”
- “Alien: Romulus”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Furiosa: a mad max saga”
DVD graphic
- “Wonka”
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Barbie”
- “Dune: second part”
- “Aquaman and the lost kingdom”
Digital purchasing table (is)
- “Deadpool & Wolverine”
- “Wonka”
- “Dune: second part”
- “Inside Out 2”
- “Despicable Me 4”
Digital rental board (VOD)
- “Oppenheimer”
- “Wonka”
- “Dune: second part”
- “Barbie”
- “Anyone except you”
TV on the video graphic
- “Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon” – Season 1
- “Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon” – Season 2
- “The Last of Us” – Season 1
- “Doctor Who: The Celestial Toyaker”
- “Wednesday” – Season 1
Source: Official Graphics Company