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Box office revenue in Europe slipped just 1% last year to €6.6 billion ($6.86 billion), far less than in Germany, which saw a drop of 6.5% to €868.4 million due to a lack of blockbusters and major sport events competing for audiences.

Cinema attendance held firm across the continent as admissions slid only 2% to to 841 million due to the success of local productions in many markets, according to preliminary figures from the European Audiovisual Observatory published on Thursday.

The combined 27 member states that make up the European Union saw a 2% decline in box office to €5 billion as admissions fell 3% to 640 million.

Germany fared worse, however, with a 5.8% drop in admissions to 90.1 million compared to 2023, the German Federal Film Board (Ffa) reported on Wednesday.

With figures stabilizing near 2023 levels, cinema attendance in Europe “appears to have settled at around 24% below pre-pandemic levels (2017–2019), suggesting that the post-pandemic rebound has run its course and that the market may have reached a new equilibrium,...

European cinema box office and admissions fell slightly in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to figures released today by European trade group the International Union of Cinemas (Unic).

Admissions decreased by 1.4% across Unic’s 39 territories, with box office down just 0.3%. Total admissions were 975.5m, with box office just over €7.2bn.

Unic reports that the US actors and writers strikes “had a lingering impact in the first half of the year”, but that takings remained on par with 2023 “despite the tough context”.

Admissions were up in multiple Unic territories, including UK-Ireland, France, Greece, Turkey and Ukraine.

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With a knock-on delay on US releases,...