We go to the cinema less. To be exact, about 8% less than last year. The data is published this year by cinema card auditing company Comscore in a new annual support report in Spain. In 2025, it will reach 65 million spectators and reach 453 million euros. By 2024, aid would have decreased by 5%.
The evolution of the taquilla has been irregular. The first half ended positively with an increase of 3% compared to 2024, but the second half saw a provisional decline of 16%, with October (-28%) and November (-31%) being the worst months.
Avatar: fire and cenizareleased on December 19, was the best debut of 2025 in Spain, with 6.2 million euros in its first weekend, although the first place of the year accumulated on December 29 is taken Lilo and Stitchalso from Disney and released seven months earlier. From December 26 to 28, it was the best weekend – the second for this film in theaters – with a receipt of 9.9 million euros.
In national cinema, the first place is occupied by the fifth part of the saga Father, there is not more than one, by Santiago Segura, followed by The Cautivo Yes Los Domingues. Spanish production last year with a market share of 19% (until 2024), with a total of 12 million spectators and a total of 78 million euros. Father, there is not more than one 5 It is the only Spanish film to appear in the list of the 10 most watched films in the country. More precisely, the octave.
The busiest week of the entire year took place from May 30 to June 5, with a total of 2.08 million spectators. The busiest day was July 2 with 554,244 participants.
The report also provides spectator results by province: Madrid (21.5%), Barcelona (13.7%), Valencia (6.5%), Alicante (4.1%), Seville (3.7%), Málaga (3.7%), Murcia (3.5%), Vizcaya (2.5%), Islas Baleares (2.5%) and Cádiz (2.3%).
In terms of genres, the favorite in Spain has been action, followed by drama and animation.
I don’t go to the cinema, but I only see films at home
Last October, the SGAE published a new statistical yearbook with figures for 2024, which shows that each Spaniard purchased 1.5 media entries throughout the year. This implies the lowest aid recorded in history, except during the first months of the pandemic. But people still watch movies, except they no longer do so from the doors of a movie theater. 15% of the population returns home daily and 60.7% at least once a week, according to the Survey on habits and practices of the Ministry of Culture published in September.
Culture also points to lack of time as the main reason for not going to the cinema. The second barrier is price, cited by one in four respondents. Are you still there? It supports more young people than older people: from 15 to 54 years old, reaching more than the national media; from 55 to the end, much less. Other variables mentioned in the survey are education, purchasing power or residence in larger populations. Some 11.6% say they do not watch cinemas because they prefer to watch them on platforms.
The repercussions in the bedrooms are obvious. In 2024, 39 establishments will disappear, all independent, leaving Spain with a total of 3,569 establishments, the lowest figure in the last 10 years.
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