James Bond beats Top Gun 2 in poll of Top 40 films Brits can't wait to see back in cinemas

Aside from a few months last year, cinemas have been forced to close due to the ongoing pandemic. But now as UK restrictions are set to ease further from May 17, seeing the latest movies on the big screen is about to become a reality once again. Now a new poll of 2000 UK adults commissioned by Comparethemarket.com, the company behind 2 for 1 Meerkat Movies tickets, have found the Top 40 films that Brits are most looking forward to seeing at cinemas when they re-open.

The most-anticipated movie for Brits to see in cinemas is Daniel Craig’s final James Bond movie No Time To Die.

This doesn’t come as a huge surprise considering it’s been almost six years since the last 007 movie came out and this one has been long delayed with an original release set for October 2019.

But just behind in both second and third place is Tom Cruise with his highly anticipated Top Gun: Maverick, arriving 35 years after the original, and Mission: Impossible 7.

As for the four Marvel movies set to hit cinemas this year, Spider-Man: No Way Home is the one Brits are most looking forward to, followed by Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Eternals.

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1. No Time to Die (September 30, 2021)
2. Top Gun: Maverick (November 19, 2021)
3. Mission: Impossible 7 (May 27, 2022)
4. Spider-Man: No Way Home (December 17, 2021)
5. Black Widow (July 9, 2021)
6. The Matrix 4 (December 24, 2021)
7. Fast & Furious 9 (July 8, 2021)
8. The Suicide Squad (July 30, 2021)
9. Ghostbusters: Afterlife (November 12, 2021)
10. A Quiet Place: Part II (June 3, 2021)
11. Venom: Let There Be Carnage (September 15, 2021)
12. The King’s Man (December 24, 2021)
13. Peter Rabbit 2 (May 17, 2021)
14. The Addams Family 2 (October 8, 2021)
15. West Side Story (December 10, 2021)
16. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (July 23, 2021)
17. Nomadland (May 17, 2021)
18. Cruella (May 28, 2021)
19. The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (June 21, 2021)
20. Candyman (August 27, 2021)

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21. Space Jam: A New Legacy (July 16, 2021)
22. Cinderella (July 16, 2021)
23. The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It (May 28, 2021)
24. Dune (September 17, 2021)
25. The Boss Baby: Family Business (October 22, 2021)
26. The Father (June 11, 2021)
27. The Croods 2: A New Age (July 16, 2021)
28. Jungle Cruise (July 30, 2021)
29. Those Who Wish Me Dead (May 17, 2021)
30. Halloween Kills (October 15, 2021)
31. The Forever Purge (July 16, 2021)
32. Last Night in Soho (October 29, 2021)
33. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (September 3, 2021)
34. In the Heights (June 18, 2021)
35. Eternals (November 5, 2021)
36. Snake Eyes (August 18, 2021)
37. Free Guy (August 13, 2021)
38. Infinite (September 10, 2021)
39. The Paw Patrol Movie (August 13, 2021)
40. Malignant (September 3, 2021)

When UK cinemas reopen next week, 16 per cent of Brits plan to take a trip within a week, while the average adult plans to go almost twice a month.

The study also discovered that during lockdown a third of adults watched a movie at least once a week.

Additionally, 44 per cent of Brits missed the big screen of the cinema, while for 31 per cent it was the surround sound and for 20 per cent the trailers.

Die-hard film fans tried to recreate the feeling of the cinematic experience at home with 20 per cent dimming the lights, 15 per cent making their own popcorn and 13 per cent turning up the volume.