UK cinema seats  

Average number of seats in cinemas open during the year
thousands

1941	4,216		1961	2,649
1942			1962	2,420
1943			1963	2,222
1944			1964	2,104
1945			1965	2,013
1946			1966	1,883
1947			1967	1,757
1948			1968	1,627
1949			1969	1,538
1950	4,221		1970	1,466
1951	4,221		1971	1,381
1952	4,200		1972	1,198
1953	4,177		1973	1,097
1954	4,156		1974	973
1955	4,087		1975	879
1956	4,026		1976	627
1957	3,825		1977
1958	3,664		1978
1959	3,299		1979
1960	2,960		1980

Cinema statistics index