Cineworld Group plc announced Interim Management Statement for the eighteen week period from December 27, 2013 to May 1, 2014. For the period, the company announced Box office revenues have increased by 8.6% and admissions have increased by 6.8% compared to the comparative period on a pro forma basis. The Group's box office market share in the UK and Ireland has increased to 27.6% from 26.9% in the same period last year. The growth in box office Revenue was due to a rise in average ticket price of 4.8%, combined with an increase in admissions of 1.9%. The increase in retail revenue performance in the period was due to an upward trend in spend per person, which increased by 6.1%, benefitting from the positive contribution of the eleven Starbucks outlets which were open in the current period compared to two in the comparative period. The increase in Other Income is due to the comparatively stronger performance of screen advertising compared to the corresponding period last year.

The Board remains confident of delivering a performance for the year 2014 as a whole in line with current market expectations.