The top 40 films Brits can’t wait to see in cinemas when they reopen

Brits have revealed the films they can’t wait to see on the big screen when cinemas open with James Bond’s No Time to Die, Top Gun: Maverick and Mission: Impossible 7 topping the list.

A study of 2,000 adults found three in 10 are more excited about watching long-awaited movies on the big screen now than they would have been when they were originally released, due to the wait.

While Daniel Craig’s final gig as James Bond topped the list, other titles Brits are counting down the days for include Spider-Man: No Way Home, Margot Robbie reprising her role as Harley Quinn in The Suicide Squad and John Krasinski’s follow up thriller A Quiet Place: Part II.

Other long-awaited films making up the top 40 list were nostalgic remakes and sequels including Cruella, Space Jam 2 and Peter Rabbit 2.

Hardest parts of lockdown

It also emerged more than a tenth of adults said cinemas closing had been one of the hardest parts of lockdown for them.

And Brits were left with no option but to watch films on their TV (85 per cent), laptop (16 per cent), tablets (14 per cent) and even their phones (10 per cent).

And when the big screens reopen on May 17th, 16 per cent are planning to make a trip during the first week, with the average adult hoping to go twice a month.

Watching at home

The research, commissioned by Compare the Market to celebrate cinemas reopening, found a third of adults watched a film at least once a week during lockdown to spark a sense of nostalgia.

British film critic James King said: “There is so much to look forward to with cinemas reopening – not just the films of which there are clearly lots of long-awaited blockbusters, –but the whole experience.

“Meeting with friends, family or your other half to enjoy a bucket of fresh popcorn, comfy chairs, a film on the big screen with surround sound, complete with the company of an audience, is something we took for granted pre-lockdown.

“There is something nostalgic about a trip to the cinema, whether it’s the film itself, the food, or the memories, people clearly can’t wait to get back to their local cinemas.”

The study also found 56 per cent agreed viewing a film at home doesn’t offer the same adrenaline as doing so at the cinema.

And the things people have missed about going to the cinema in the past year include the big screen (44 per cent), the surround sound (31 per cent) and watching trailers (20 per cent).

Similarly, the smell of popcorn (18 per cent), collective reactions from the audience (15 per cent) and the nostalgic feeling (23 per cent) were missed.

Recreating the experience

In order to recreate the cinema experience during lockdown 15 per cent have home-made popcorn, 20 per cent dimmed the lights and 13 per cent turned the volume up loud.

A further 65 per cent of those polled via OnePoll feel it’s important to support cinemas post lockdown.