Cinema admissions dropped 4.4% across Europe to 873.2 million in 2025, according to a new report published by the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC).
UNIC’s report also states that box office revenues across Europe dropped slightly by 1.2% to €6.9 billion.
The box office figures collected by UNIC vary drastically from territory to territory, with some markets clocking increases. The disparity is due to what UNIC described as an “uneven slate of US studio releases” and “the shortage of strong local productions in some markets.”
UNIC reports box office increases in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the UK and Ukraine.
The UK box office reached £990.5 million in 2025, marking a 1.2% increase year-on-year. Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy was the top local production, generating £43.3 million and ranking as the second highest-grossing title of the year overall. A Minecraft Movie was the year’s top-grossing title with £52.3 million.
France recorded 156.2 million admissions, a hefty 13.9% drop from 2024. The biggest French title of 2025 was God Save the Tuche, which sold 3 million tickets. Spain registered 65 million admissions and box office takings of €453 million, a 5% drop. While revenues saw a 3% increase in the first half of the year, they decreased by 16% in the second half of 2025.
U.S. studio titles continue to represent the bulk of the European market. The most-watched films across Europe included Disney’s Zootopia 2, Avatar: Fire and Ash and Lilo & Stitch, Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie and The Conjuring: Last Rites, Universal’s Jurassic World: Rebirth, Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and Sony’s 28 Years Later.
