[09:54 Sun,1.December 2024 by blip] |
The German Cinema Association HDF is sounding the alarm - by the middle of the year, only around ;) The main reason for the decline is likely to be the high ticket prices, albeit in combination with a number of other factors. For example, many blockbuster premieres are still lagging behind after last year&s major strikes in Hollywood - in light of this, the FFA described the decline in ticket sales in August as expected and moderate. Among other things, three Marvel films were postponed to 2025, while “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning” and Avatar 3 will not be released until next year, unlike originally planned. At the same time, the anticipated crowd-puller “Joker: Folie à Deux” by Todd Phillips was torn apart by critics and flopped. And let&s not forget that the European Football Championship was also held in the summer.
A frequently heard argument for decreasing cinema attendance is also the competition from streaming portals such as Netflix, Disney and co - according to the motto, why go to the cinema when you can watch your favorite series at home on the sofa. After only a short wait, the same films that can be seen on the big screen often appear on video-on-demand for a fraction of the price of admission. However,  a study recently confirmed that it is not primarily the streaming competition that is giving the big screens a hard time, as those who watch a lot of video at home still go to the movies relatively often. In a British survey last year, most participants cited high ticket prices and an unconvincing range of films as the main reasons for rarely going to the cinema. Which reminds us directly of a study from 2019, which established a clear link between the price of admission and the number of cinema tickets sold - in Mexico, for example, cinema tickets were the cheapest and attendance the highest, while in Scandinavian countries, where admission prices are high, the attendance rate was among the lowest. In terms of film selection, it was recently reported that the 12 currently most successful films worldwide are exclusively sequels - only in 13th place is a “standalone” film (It Ends with Us): 1. Inside Out 2 2. Deadpool & Wolverine 3. Despicable Me 4 4 Dune: Part Two 5 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 6 Kung Fu Panda 4 7 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 8. Venom: The Last Dance 9th Bad Boys: Ride or Die 10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 11th Twisters 12th Alien: Romulus It seems that it is not without reason that the major studios rely on sequels to established stories in order to make as much money as possible. However, such films are usually more expensive to produce - which ultimately drives up the price of admission.  more infos at bei www.zdf.dedeutsche Version dieser Seite: Kein Happy End in Sicht für das Kinojahr 2024 |
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