As far as Spanish movie theaters are concerned, the last two months have been, to say the least, disappointing. September closed with 12.25% less collection than in 2021, October fell by almost 6% compared to its counterpart last year and, unfortunately, November has continued this negative trend with a fall of 8.96% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Downhill and hopefully with brakes
During the 30 days analyzed, 3.85 million viewers visited its leading cinemas to leave a total collection of 24.7 million euros box office; Figures notably lower than those of November 2021, when 27.1 million euros were harvested through 4.3 million tickets sold.
It is surprising that the release of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ has not been able to boost a box office national that has crowned with 5.89 million euros since its debut on the 11thbeing the only one of the two premieres of the month that has slipped into the Top 5 with the most views.
The second was ‘As bestas’ by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, also premiered on Friday the 11th, which has occupied fourth place with 1.76 million euros. The second, third and fifth position have been occupied by remnants from October; specifically ‘The fourth passenger’ with 2.7 million, ‘Black Adam’ with 2.3 million and ‘The crooked lines of God’ with 1.3 million euros.
Regarding the market share by distributors, Walt Disney has taken most of the cake with 28.76% thanks to a ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ that has not prevented a 34.7% drop for the company compared to 2021. Sony and Warner Bros. They have obtained silver and bronze respectively with a 16.2 and 15.58% share, the latter being the only one that has grown by 179%.
This December may allow movie theaters to close 2022 with a smile on their faces. Although the World Cup in Qatar does not help at all, the premieres of ‘Avatar: The Sense of Water’, ‘Puss in Boots’ and ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ They could save the ballot on the horn and warm up a 2023 in which good cinema will not be missing.