LOVE ME DO – BRITAIN’S MOST ROMANTIC CITY NAMED

Liverpool has been named as the most romantic city in the UK after new research revealed it is the capital of rom-coms.

The study, by Showcase Cinemas, shows that residents of the north-west city – home to The Beatles and their famous song ‘Love Me Do’ – flock to the cinema to watch more romance and rom-com movies than anywhere else in the country.

Kent and Cardiff ranked second and third in the rom-com love charts respectively, rounding off the top three cities for lovers of romantic movies in Britain.

Film experts at Showcase Cinemas analysed the sales of nine recent romantic movies across all their cinema locations, relative to their usual average attendances, to reveal which cities have the most love in the air.

The 2020 viral hit After We Collided, Wham-music inspired Last Christmas and Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’ Yesterday were the top movies that Liverpudlians looking for love headed to the city’s Showcase Cinema de Lux to watch.

Fifty Shades of Grey is the movie which most sets film fans’ temperatures rising in Bristol, Derby, Dudley and Leicester. And Book Club scored highest amongst a more mature audience in both Bluewater and Reading.

Yesterday and Last Christmas were also high in the rom-com charts – and most popular in Southampton and Reading.

Mark Barlow, UK General Manager for Showcase Cinemas, said: “Valentine’s Day is usually a traditional time for a cinema date with a loved one, it’s also a time for some romance and comedy. And it seems that Liverpool loves its romantic films more than anywhere else. It is of course already well known as a city full of passion and fun, and now ranks as the most romantic city in the UK.

“Movies can make us laugh, cry and sometimes feel a little hot under the collar, so we aren’t surprised to see Fifty Shades of Grey make it into our list of popular romance films. There’s no place quite like the big screen to watch your favourite film, or the next big blockbuster, and we can’t wait to welcome guests back. We are looking forward to reopening our doors as soon as the government allow us to, with all our cinemas operating the Be Showcase Safe programme that we successfully introduced last year.”