{"id":22261,"date":"2025-07-25T07:53:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/22261\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T07:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T07:53:20","slug":"minecraft-proves-major-mareel-blockbuster-as-ticket-sales-rise-by-30-per-cent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/22261\/","title":{"rendered":"Minecraft proves major Mareel blockbuster as ticket sales rise by 30 per cent"},"content":{"rendered":"

MAREEL has seen an upturn in cinema sales this year as films like Minecraft drew people to the flicks.<\/p>\n

The Lerwick venue has reflected a national trend of better box office takings, buoyed by popular blockbusters.<\/p>\n

While UK and Irish cinemas reported a 18 per cent increase between January and June compared to the year before, Mareel has enjoyed a 30 per cent rise in comparison to 2024.<\/p>\n

Sales and marketing manager Tessa Huntley said the biggest film so far this year for Mareel \u2013 \u201cby a mile\u201d \u2013 has been Minecraft.<\/p>\n

The film, which featured Jason Momoa and Jack Black, was inspired by the children\u2019s computer game of the same name.<\/p>\n

Other popular movies have included Lilo & Stitch and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great news for cinema and plenty more highly anticipated titles coming up for the second half of the year with Frankenstein, Wicked: For Good, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Avatar: Fire and Ash and Zootopia 2,\u201d Huntley added.<\/p>\n

Across the country the box office takings for January to June were the best since the Covid pandemic.<\/p>\n

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