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Cinema: Screens, audiences and takings

Cinema: Screens, audiences and takings Catalonia. 2021
Value Variation (%)
Screens 642 -3.3
Spectators 8,136,343 63.3
Takings (thousands of euros) 52,964 65.0
Catalan movies 1,876 -41.0
Movies from the rest of the Spanish State 5,263 40.8
Foreign movies 45,825 82.0
Source: Ministry of Culture.
Cinema: Screens, audiences and takings Spain. 2021
Value Variation (%)
Screens 3,625 -2.1
Spectators 41,700,000 54.4
Takings (thousands of euros) 251,900 56.5
Spanish movies 39,700 0.8
Foreign movies 212,200 74.5
Source: Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.

Last update: October 2, 2023.

Methodological note

The data on production of full-length films have been prepared on the basis of the information provided by the Catalan Institute for the Cultural Companies.

A Catalan production refers to a film production in which companies registered in Catalonia participate, and that has been qualified for display in movie theatres.

The data on exhibition refer to cinemas in regular operation with one or more screens; that is to say, those that have screened films throughout the year. These statistics have been prepared on thebasis of the administrative data compiled by the Department of Culture.

With respect to the data of Spain, the source of information is the Statistics of Cinematography: Production, Exhibition, Distribution and Promotion, by the Institute for Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts (Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport).

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