Almost 6 million people have already attended theaters to watch national feature films, in the first quarter of the year alone
Press office
| 03/22/2024 at 2:13 pm
Poster for Nosso Lar 2 (Reproduction)
The year 2024 began with an excellent crop of national films, which have moved cinemas, generated income and left exhibitors hopeful. While 2023 was a year of decline, with an audience of 2.9 million people, compared to 4 million in 2022 – according to data from ANCINE – the first quarter of this year is close to the 6 million viewer mark. According to data collected by ABRAPLEX (Brazilian Association of Cinematographic Exhibition Companies Operators of Multiplex), by March 18, 5.8 million people had already watched national feature films in multiplexes, which generated an income of more than R$ 111 millions of reais.
“It’s exciting to see national cinema performing so well. Among the ten most watched films in 2024 so far, three are Brazilian and we still have great titles planned for this year. This result, without screen quota in force, certainly shows the strength of our audiovisual”, comments Marcos Barros, president of ABRAPLEX.
The spokesperson also reinforces that Brazilian cinema has the potential to balance the deficit predicted for 2024. In addition to not yet having fully recovered from the long shutdown due to the pandemic, the pause in productions due to the strike in Hollywood has further delayed plus the completion of feature films, which means that the estimate for 2024 is 5 to 7% less audience in international productions, compared to last year, due to a lack of raw material – films.
Among the great successes of this first quarter are “ Nosso Lar 2”, “Minha Irmã e Eu” and “Os Farofeiros”. Furthermore, “Mussum, the films”, “My Name is Gal”, “Mamonas Assassinas” and many others contributed to this good result. Over the next few months, premieres such as “Evidências do Amor”, “Apaixonada”, “Meu Sangue Ferve por Você” and “O Auto da Compadecida 2” are some of the titles that promise to move the market even further.
