Why Cinema
Cinema Market
Cinema
European cinemas in good health!
Across Europe and since the beginning of the year 2006, cinema theatres have recorded a marked increase in audience figures. Blockbuster hits such Ice Age II, Mission Impossible III, the Da Vinci Code have contributed to bringing more viewers to theatres and maintaining the good health of the cinema industry.
For example, in France, according to the French Cinematography Center (CNC), cinemas across France observed similar trends with 52,03 million spectators in the first quarter of 2006, 15 % more than in the same period in 2005.
The European cinema industry in particular has experienced marked success in drawing spectators to screens. In Spain for instance, Pedro Almodovar’s Volver, Vicente Aranda’s Tirante el Blanco and David Trueba’s Bienvenido a casa figure in the country’s top 5 2006 blockbuster list, totalling over 1 million cinema spectators.
Cinema market expects admissions to continue to increase with the upcoming release of international blockbuster hits such as X-Men 3, Cars and Pirates of the Caribbean 2.
A growing market
In global Europe
- Number of Screens : over 33 000
- Number of Admissions per year: close to 1billion
- + 35% of admissions in the last 10 years
Focus on Screenvision Network's countries
Boom of multiplexes
Since the last 10 years, Cinema has benefited from the spectacular development of Multiplexes. They offer more services (parking, entertainment areas, snack, loyalty cards, etc...) and propose a large choice of films.
- +29.7% vs 2000 of these are Multiplex Screens
- 39% of total screens
- 55% of the total admissions
Movies' Production
678 feature films were produced in the European Union (15) in 2003 (a large majority of films are produced by SME’s).
The most prolific producers in Europe are based in France (183), followed by Italy (117), Spain (110), UK (88) and Germany (80).
