Breakdown of moviegoers in France 2019-2021, by age group

Since 2019, it appears that moviegoers over 60 years old were the most represented age group, reaching 26.6 percent in 2020. That changed the following year as moviegoers aged 15 to 24 years old accounted for almost one quarter of the total number of moviegoers. In 2019, France was the second leading European country in terms of cinema admissions per capita.

Who are the moviegoers in France?

The French appear to love cinema. Compared to other European countries, French people are massive moviegoers. In 2018, there were three cinema admissions per inhabitant in France, compared to 1.3 in Germany and 2.1 in Spain. Most of them were males, but almost everybody goes to the cinema in France, regardless of gender or socio-professional category. Some of the moviegoers are even particularly assiduous. In May 2021, almost 22 percent of French people going to the movies admitted doing so once every week.

The habits of the French when going to the movies

France had more than 6.1 thousand screens in 2018, the highest number among all the countries in Europe. Even though France has an important cinema industry and produces a large amount of films every year, it seems that the public prefer American movies. The French enjoy their movies (French or not), usually at the end of the day, between 8 and 9 pm. Studies have also shown that during the months of the end of the year, like November and December, attendance in movie theaters increases. This might be explained by family time and holidays during Christmas, as well as bad weather which causes people to favor indoor activities compared to outdoor ones.