Cinema chain Everyman Media (LON:EMAN) has traded even better in 2016 than it expected when it issued a bullish statement in September.
New venues chipping in along with continued improvements in existing locations helped the results it said.
A number of new films also performed strongly and the current strong trading momentum is expected to continue into 2017.
Everyman raised £20mln in April to add more outlets to its portfolio, which now amounts to twenty cinemas or a double the number two years ago. Six more openings are in the pipeline.
Shares edged up 1% to 100p.