2017 gross box office goes up 10% in Romania

07 May 2018

The gross box office in Romania amounted to RON 266 million (EUR 57.2 million) in 2017, up RON 25 million (EUR 5.3 million) from 2016. This is a 10.3% year-on-year increase, according to data from the European Audiovisual Observatory.

The number of tickets sold rose to 13.9 million last year, up 6.5% from 13 million the previous year.

Overall, the gross box office in the EU member states reached an estimated EUR 7.02 billion in 2017, a slight 0.3% drop on the previous year. The box office growth was strong in Central and Eastern Europe, up 19% in the Slovak Republic, 15.2% in Lithuania, and 10.3% in Romania. A moderate growth was recorded in Germany, of 3.2%, and in the UK, of 4%.

The films made by the US studios dominated the EU box office chart, representing 19 out of the top 20 films in 2017. Despicable Me 3 took the first spot, with 32.3 million admissions. It was followed by Beauty and the Beast with 29.8 million admissions and Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi with 28.8 million admissions.

Romanian film review – Into the wild: Untamed Romania

editor@romania-insider.com

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2017 gross box office goes up 10% in Romania

07 May 2018

The gross box office in Romania amounted to RON 266 million (EUR 57.2 million) in 2017, up RON 25 million (EUR 5.3 million) from 2016. This is a 10.3% year-on-year increase, according to data from the European Audiovisual Observatory.

The number of tickets sold rose to 13.9 million last year, up 6.5% from 13 million the previous year.

Overall, the gross box office in the EU member states reached an estimated EUR 7.02 billion in 2017, a slight 0.3% drop on the previous year. The box office growth was strong in Central and Eastern Europe, up 19% in the Slovak Republic, 15.2% in Lithuania, and 10.3% in Romania. A moderate growth was recorded in Germany, of 3.2%, and in the UK, of 4%.

The films made by the US studios dominated the EU box office chart, representing 19 out of the top 20 films in 2017. Despicable Me 3 took the first spot, with 32.3 million admissions. It was followed by Beauty and the Beast with 29.8 million admissions and Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi with 28.8 million admissions.

Romanian film review – Into the wild: Untamed Romania

editor@romania-insider.com

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