Attendance at European cinemas has rebounded by around a third year on year in 2022, but remains well below pre-pandemic levels, according to provisional figures released on Wednesday by trade organization Unic.
"
Compared with the record year 2019, estimated admissions in 2022 in Europe were down 40.3% and box office revenues down 34.4%
," noted the International Union of Cinemas in a statement. communicated.
In question: the restrictions linked to the Covid which lasted until June 2022 in certain countries, the low number of film releases and the impact of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
Compared to the nightmarish year 2021, however, admissions are up at least 36.5% and box office revenues are up 55.6%.
The rebound over the year was particularly strong in countries such as Austria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Slovenia, and major markets such as France, Germany and the United Kingdom "continue to reduce the
gap compared to pre-pandemic levels
”.
Conversely, the recovery is “
slower
” in Spain or Italy.
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If the rebound was driven by American blockbusters like "
Avatar: the way of the water
" or "
Top Gun: Maverick
", national cinema played "
a key role in the success of the year 2022
", according to the 'Unique.
This is particularly the case in France, with a French cinema which claims 40% of the market and to a lesser extent in the Czech Republic (33%), Denmark (26%) and Finland (25%).
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