The cinemas in Saxony sold fewer tickets last year. However, the decline was not as sharp as the national average. Cinemas in the Free State counted just under 4.3 million visitors. This was a decline of 1.8 percent, according to the Berlin-based German Federal Film Board (FFA). Nationwide, there was a drop of 5.8 percent.
The turnover of the local cinemas also fell accordingly. According to the figures, they took in almost 40.4 million euros (-1.4 percent). Contrary to the national trend (-0.8 percent), the average ticket price in Saxony rose slightly by 0.4 percent to 9.40 euros.
At the same time, the statistics show a slight increase in the number of cinemas in Saxony. However, the number of cinemas and screens decreased by six to 242.
