Country Focus: The Netherlands
Country profile: Netherlands

General data for 2019
Population
17,282,163
GDP
€798.50 billion
Cinema-going
Annual total admissions
38M
Average admission per inhabitant
2.1
Number of screens/cinemas
985 screens, 277 theatres (rate of 3.6 screens per theatre)
Number of inhabitants per screen
17,545
Number of multiplexes
157
Average ticket price
€9.14
Production (info for feature films only)
Films produced (including co-productions)
39
Co-productions
31
Average production budget
€1,504M
Feature film funding from main national film institution
€27,695M
Dutch TV investments in film financing
€8,966M
Distribution
Total films released (only first run)
492 films
Local films released (only first run)
75
Local films market share
11.8%
US films market share
71.1%
Most successful local film
Black Widow Penoza: The Final Chapter - 405,000 admissions
Most successful international film
The Lion King – 3,077M admissions
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