Media Swiss films recorded more admissions in 2024
Swiss films did particularly well in cinemas in 2024. They recorded over 907,000 admissions, as reported by the Federal Statistical Office on Friday. This corresponds to a market share of almost 9 percent.
17.01.2025, 09:56
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According to the Federal Statistical Office (FSO), the film that contributed the most to this market share was "Bon Schuur Ticino". The comedy by Peter Luisi was released in cinemas at the end of 2023. It was followed by "Tschugger - Der lätscht Fall" and "Wisdom of Happiness - A Heart-to-Haert with the Dalai Lama", which were released in fall 2024. These three films accounted for almost half (45%) of admissions to Swiss cinemas.
According to provisional figures from the FSO, "Bon Schuur Ticino" was one of the ten most popular cinema films in German-speaking Switzerland last year. Over 220,000 people saw it there. The children's animated film "Inside Out 2" was the most popular, with over 290,000 admissions. "Bon Schuur Ticino" even made it into the top list of the most popular Swiss films of all time. It is in eighth place, topped by "Die Schweizermacher" from 1978 with around 940,000 admissions.
Swiss films attracted more people to the cinema in 2024 than in the previous year. However, the industry recorded fewer admissions overall: More than 10.2 million, according to the FSO. This is two percent less than in 2023, when the cinema still seemed to be recovering slightly from the pandemic. The number of movie admissions was therefore 18% below the pre-pandemic level.
However, the statistics are still provisional. The FSO will publish definitive figures on March 17.
