Blockbuster titles help cinema group boost profits

Blockbusters including Jurassic World, The Avengers, and Inside Out helped one of the Ward family movie firms to increase its profits by over €750,000 last year.

Newly filed accounts for Irish Multiplex Cinemas Ltd, show accumulated profits increased from €7.23m to €7.99m in the 12 months to the end of last October.

The company is one of a number of cinema firms operated by the Ward family, who own the Savoy Cinema in Dublin, which plays host to many movie premieres.