Level of interest in cinema films in Germany 2016-2020

30.18 million Germans were moderately interested in going to the cinema in 2020. While this figure had grown slightly the previous years, the share of those very interested was dwindling. The German cinema industry is facing similar challenges to those in other countries, among them the rapid rise of video streaming services for consumers, which can be used at home or virtually anywhere.

Mainstream and arthouse

The most successful cinema films in Germany based on revenue generated in 2019 were Avengers: Endgame, der König der Löwen and Star Wars - der Aufstieg Skywalkers. These were all mainstream international blockbusters. Meanwhile, some of the most successful arthouse films in Germany, based on visitor numbers, were Joker, der Junge muss an die frische Luft and Once upon a Time... in Hollywood. The number of German cinemagoers watching specifically German films has fluctuated dramatically in the last decade.

Going to the movies

Cinema ticket prices in Germany have increased consistently in recent years, in particular due to the equally increasing competition from online video and film streaming services that consumers can access virtually anywhere, therefore eliminating the need to go somewhere else in the first place. The number of cinema admissions has been falling, with 105.4 million cinemagoers admitted in 2018, compared to 122.3 million the year before.