In 2020, movie theaters across the Netherlands released 43 new films in Dutch, the lowest number since 2009. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of Dutch-language movie premieres declined by nearly 43 percent. The overall number of newly released movies in the Netherlands decreased by around 31 percent between 2019 and 2020.
Number of newly released Dutch-language movies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2020
From 2016 onwards, another source was used for data-analysis, hence data may differ from previous years. Up to and including 2015, only the newly released films of FDN members were included. Form 2016 onwards all releases on basis of Maccsbox were counted. In 2017:371 releases of FDN members, in 2018: 385 releses of FDN members. Dutch films: include Cinema Delicatessen from 2010 onwards. Up to and including 2015 some co-productions were included, from 2016 onwards all co-productions were exluded (17 Dutch co-productions in 2018)
The number of copies refers to the maximum number in circulation at any one time.
The figures have been taken from several publications.
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Dutch Exhibitors Association. (August 27, 2021). Number of newly released Dutch-language movies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/870633/newly-released-dutch-language-movies-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. "Number of newly released Dutch-language movies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2020." Chart. August 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870633/newly-released-dutch-language-movies-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. (2021). Number of newly released Dutch-language movies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/870633/newly-released-dutch-language-movies-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association. "Number of Newly Released Dutch-language Movies in The Netherlands from 2007 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870633/newly-released-dutch-language-movies-in-the-netherlands/
Dutch Exhibitors Association, Number of newly released Dutch-language movies in the Netherlands from 2007 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/870633/newly-released-dutch-language-movies-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited May 19, 2022)
