Slumdog boosts Cineworld sales

BLOCKBUSTERS including Slumdog Millionaire, X-Men and Transformers drove half-year box office sales up by 17.9% at Cineworld, the group said yesterday.

The UK’s second- biggest cinema chain reported back on a “healthy” first half thanks to the strong line-up of films, including Slumdog Millionaire, which grossed more than £31m in the UK and Ireland.

Trading in its core business was ahead of forecasts, but was partially offset by a “softening” in advertising income and higher utility bills.

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