In 2025, the German cinema landscape will show signs of a slight recovery, alongside structural changes in the audience. According to the latest FFA study, „Cinema-goers”“By 2025”, 31 per cent of the population living in Germany went to the cinema at least once last year – an increase of two percentage points compared with 2024. In total, this amounts to around 23.4 million cinema-goersdomestically, an increase of around eight per cent year-on-year.

Despite this growth, figures remain below the pre-crisis level of 2019, when 38 per cent of the population still went to the cinema. The frequency of cinema visits also fell slightly: on average, 3.8 tickets were purchased per cinema-goer, a very slight decrease on the previous year.

This trend is particularly evident in the area of German productions: the number of cinema admissions for German films rose by 35 per cent to 13.3 million. This means that domestic films are once again making a significant contribution to the market’s overall performance.

Structurally, the cinema-going audience continues to shift towards older age groups. Whilst ticket sales among the over-30s increased, they fell, particularly among 10- to 29-year-olds. The average age of cinema-goers rose to 40.6 years – an increase of 1.4 years compared with the previous year.

The picture is also mixed when it comes to usage: just under half of cinema-goersIn Germany, people go to the cinema only once a year, whilst around a third go two or three times. Very regular cinema-goersInpatients (seven or more visits a year) still account for around ten per cent.

Among the year’s most successful films, *Manitu’s Canoe* dominated across several target audiences. Among younger viewers, however, *A Minecraft Film* proved more popular.

Overall, the study suggests that the cinema market has stabilised but has not yet fully recovered – with older target groups becoming increasingly important and successful individual hits continuing to play a key role in its overall development.