Irish Odeon cinemas firm makes profit of €1.2m

Sales at the Irish arm of the Odeon cinema chain fell last year, despite movie draws that included Bridget Jones’s Baby, Finding Dory, and The Secret Life of Pets.

However, United Cinemas International (Ireland) Ltd said its market share of the 15.9m cinema attendances increased by 1.2 percentage points to 18.4%.

Cinema attendances in Ireland last year increased by 4.6% to 15.9m, according to the company directors.