Hollywood money fuelled record £2.8bn spend on UK film production last year

2026-02-05 - 13:05

Growth expected to slow as Netflix pulls back projects to US to secure $80bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery A spending spree by Hollywood studios and streamers pushed investment in film production in the UK to a record £2.8bn last year, but growth is expected to slow this year as Netflix switches investment to the the US to secure an $80bn (£59bn) takeover. The British Film Institute, which has been publishing annual data on spend on the production of films since 2002, said 91% of the record film spend was down to “inward investment” from studios and companies based outside the UK. Continue reading...