The story of cinemas

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After the first boom where there were a lot of cinemas everywhere, the count slowly started decreasing. Especially in the bigger cities the amount of cinemas went down. But that does not mean there are less possibility to watch the newest blockbusters…

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  • 1 Screen
  • 2-4 Screens
  • 5-7 Screens
  • Multiplex (8+ Screens)

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The singe room cinemas got displaced by the brands which host multiplex cinemas (which means 8 Screens or more). Specially in the cities, the one room cinemas started disappearing and got replaced. With that movement the appearance of cinemas got more than halved. But what does it mean for the prices?

That would be … CHF

Even though there are now way fewer parties which are able to determine the price of a ticket, the prices did not make huge jumps considering the inflation. Nonetheless the price doubled in the last 45 years looking at the average price over all of Switzerland.

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For the long expected: ...

Not every month is the same for cinemas. A lot of people only go to the cinemas for movies which are expected to be blockbusters. Due to that one can easily see, that the cinamas have a lot more traffic when these movies have their launch date.

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The Lion King
Rank: 1 (2019) | 604’329 admissions (2019)
Avengers: Endgame
Rank: 2 (2019) | 495’569 admissions (2019)
Joker
Rank: 3 (2019) | 483’666 admissions (2019)
Frozen 2
Rank: 4 (2019) | 424’353 admissions (2019)
Star Wars: The rise of Skywalker
Rank: 6 (2019) | 291’497 admissions (2019)
Allianz Tag des Kinos 2019
Corona Lockdown 1
Corona Lockdown 2
Platzspitzbaby
Rank: 1 (2020) | 330’726 admissions (2020)
Tenet
Rank: 2 (2020) | 207’499 admissions (2020)
Bad Boys For Life
Rank: 3 (2020) | 198’087 admissions (2020)
No Time To Die
Rank: 1 (2021) | 828’671 admissions (2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Rank: 2 (2021) | 292’047 admissions (2021)
Fast & Furious 9
Rank: 3 (2021) | 238’727 admissions (2021)
Top Gun: Maverick
Rank: 1 (2022) | 621’076 admissions (2022)
Minions: The Rise Of Gru
Rank: 2 (2022) | 463’064 admissions (2022)
Avatar: The Way of Water
Rank: 3 (2022) | 392’093 admissions (2022)
Barbie
Rank: 1 (2023) | 723’527 admissions (2023)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Rank: 3 (2023) | 578’510 admissions (2023)
Oppenheimer
Rank: 4 (2023) | 516’198 admissions (2023)
Inside Out 2
Rank: 1 (2024) | 521’461 admissions (2024)
Despicable Me 4
Rank: 2 (2024) | 418’993 admissions (2024)
Dune: Part Two
Rank: 3 (2024) | 402’501 admissions (2024)

Credits

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