Global cinema attendance drops in 2024

Global cinema attendance drops in 2024

CANNES, France — Cinema ticket sales fell 8.8 percent worldwide in 2024 from the previous year. This marked the first annual drop since the Covid pandemic, the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) said in Cannes on Friday. The decline comes after years of recovery for the industry since the collapse triggered by pandemic restrictions in 2020. “In

Fewer people bought tickets to the cinema last year than the year before, according to data from the European Audiovisual Observatory, EAO. Fewer people bought tickets to the cinema last year than the year before.Örvarpið / Guðmann Thor BjargmundssonThis was reported at the Cannes Film Festival in France. According to EAO information, cinema ticket sales decreased by 8.8% percent, which corresponds to around 500 million tickets. According to EAO…

The number of revenues sold in cinemas around the world fell 8.8% in 2024, compared to 2023, the first drop since the Covid-19 pandemic, revealed the European Audiovisual (OEA), during a conference in the Cannes Film Market this Saturday (16). Read more (05/16/2025)

The attendance rate for cinemas reaches 75% of that of 2019 and the decrease in the number of tickets sold was only 1.7% in 2024.