Germany’s box office has experienced a notable downturn in 2024, with ticket sales and revenue falling significantly compared to last year. Preliminary figures from Comscore show the box office for the first nine months of 2024 are down by 16% year-on-year, totaling EUR €559 million. Approximately 57 million cinema tickets were sold between January 2 and October 2, a 14.5% drop from the same period in 2023, making it unlikely that the target of 90 million admissions for the full year will be met.

Disney is the top distributor in the market 2024, overtaking Warner Bros, with a total box office revenue of EUR €117 million and 11.85 million admissions. “Inside Out 2,” released in mid-June, has been the top-performing film of the year, grossing over EUR €51 million with 5 million admissions. Warner Bros’ “Dune: Part Two,” which had led earlier in the year, now trails with EUR €38 million in earnings. Remarkably, “Inside Out 2” remained in the top 10 in late September, still showing at 640 locations after 14 weeks.

Among local German titles, Constantin Film’s comedy “Chantal in Fairyland” has been the most successful domestic release, grossing EUR €27.4 million. Close behind is “School of Magical Animals 3,” which earned EUR €10.2 million in just two weeks and has passed the one-million admissions mark. The family film franchise, based on Margit Auer’s book series, continues its winning streak after its first two installments were the top-grossing local films of 2022 and 2023.