Country Focus: Latvia
Country profile: Latvia
General data for 2022
Population
1,875,757
GDP
€34,426,319
Cinema-going
Annual total admissions
1,715,494 (Incl. data from online platforms operated by 2 cinemas)
Average admission per inhabitant
1.10
Total box office revenue
€11,171,867
Number of screens/cinemas
80 screens, 32 sites (rate of 2.5 screens per site)
Number of inhabitants per screen
23,447
Number of multiplexes
4
Average ticket price
€6.51
Production data (all for the year 2022, sourced from NFC)
Domestic films produced
40
Among them co-productions
14 (delegate – 9, minority – 5)
Average spend per production
N/A
High-end TV series produced
1 (Crime Solving for Beginners, total budget > €800,000)
Distribution
Total films released (only first run)
224
Local films market share
18.3%
Most successful Latvian film
January – €152,620 box office gross
Most successful international film
Minions: the Rise of Gru – €912,661 box office gross
(source: National Film Centre of Latvia, Official Statistics Portal, Official Statistics of Latvia)
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