Omicron may have added a few more restrictions, but thankfully for cinephiles, it hasn’t halted the big screen.
Rewind the clock backs a year and the thought of going to the cinema to see the latest release felt a million miles away.
Badly hit by the pandemic, a host of highly anticipated films were pushed back for 18 months – or longer – with cinema goers unable to enter the film theatre and see the red velvet curtain open owing to Covid-19.
However, cinema has been roaring back in recent months, with a number of big hitters finally gracing the big screen and the popcorn flowing once more at cinemas across the UK.
Looking to catch some of the best movies before the year ends? Here is a list of the box office’s top 10 highest grossing movies of the year.
Badly hit by the pandemic, a host of highly anticipated films were pushed back for 18 months – or longer – with cinema goers unable to enter the film theatre and see the red velvet curtain open owing to Covid-19.
![Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh star in Black Widow, as Marvel clocked up another success. The film brought in around £18 million.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjEwMTY1YmYzLTgwMWItNDViYy05ZDNkLWZjOTU3M2QzMjdkNTo0NDhlN2Q0Ny1iOTgxLTQ3NTQtYjIwZi05MTllNWVmNmFmZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
5. Black Widow
Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh star in Black Widow, as Marvel clocked up another success. The film brought in around £18 million.Photo: Walt Disney Studios/Moviestore/Shutterstock
![The second instalment in the Venom series saw the Tom Hardy film receive solid reviews, while cinema goers also gave it the thumbs up with approximately £18 million reported to be made at the Box Office.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjNhZGM2NDg1LWI1YTMtNDM3Ni1hMWQ0LWM0Njc3ZTdmMWU5ZDo5YWM1ZWUzZS00NDFlLTRhZTYtYjJkNy03MTliZDAwYjYyZTc=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
6. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
The second instalment in the Venom series saw the Tom Hardy film receive solid reviews, while cinema goers also gave it the thumbs up with approximately £18 million reported to be made at the Box Office.Photo: Sony Pictures
![Funny guy - and chairman of Wrexham FC - Ryan Reynolds secured a top 10 box office hit with 'Free Guy', which brought in close to £17 million.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjlmMzQ3YjgyLTRlZTAtNDQ5YS1hYjg5LTkxODA4NjViNjVjMzplNmEzMjAyYi0yMTAyLTQ2YjItYWRhMi04ZDM4MTgzMjc3NzI=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
7. Free Guy
Funny guy - and chairman of Wrexham FC - Ryan Reynolds secured a top 10 box office hit with 'Free Guy', which brought in close to £17 million.Photo: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS/Moviestore/Shutterstock
![The franchise that seems to have no ending - the Fast and the Furious - saw it's ninth film released this year and, of course, it proved successful again with close to £16.5 million made at the Box Office.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmU0MWY2ODdlLWUyNTEtNGMwMi1iM2VjLTZkNTBlNTUzZWVkNjozZjEwNDlkZC1kNGNkLTQ2MjctYmFmYy1kY2NkM2JlNmRlOGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
8. Fast & Furious 9
The franchise that seems to have no ending - the Fast and the Furious - saw it's ninth film released this year and, of course, it proved successful again with close to £16.5 million made at the Box Office.Photo: Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock