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Cinema: Screens, audiences and takings

Cinema: Screens, audiences and takings Catalonia. 2020
Value Variation (%)
Screens 664 -1.3
Spectators 4,982,077 -74.1
Takings (thousands of euros) 32,100 -73.5
Catalan movies 3,183 36.2
Movies from the rest of the Spanish State 3,737 -69.5
Foreign movies 25,180 -76.4
Source: Ministry of Culture.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.
Cinema: Screens, audiences and takings Spain. 2020
Value Variation (%)
Screens 3,701 0.2
Spectators 27,000,000 -74.3
Takings (thousands of euros) 161,000 -73.8
Spanish movies 39,400 -57.3
Foreign movies 121,600 -76.7
Source: Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport.
Note: Between 14 March and 21 June 2020, it is in force the Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, which declares the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by Covid-19.

Last update: July 15, 2022.

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).