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Greek cinemas are back in business! Admittedly, I'm a bit late with my reporting. Cinemas have been open since Friday, May 22, but I have been extremely busy as of late and haven't had time to catch up. Plus, the first few weekends were quite boring, since not much was happening. Seven weekends have come and passed since then and I will split the reporting into two: the first four and then the last three will be available in my next post – hopefully, if not today, at some point over the weekend, so that next week I can resume my weekly posts. Let's go! Weekend: 21st–23rd of May 2021 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Nomadland 7,795 – 31 – 7,795 1 2 Soul 4,080 – 24 – 4,080 1 3 Πρόστιμο (Amercement) [GR] 2,293 – 8 – 2,293 1 4 Six Minutes to Midnight 1,087 – 5 – 1,087 1 5 È per il tuo bene [Italian] 594 – 4 – 594 1 6 For Sama 328 – 1 – 328 1 7 Wonder Woman 1984 271 – 3 – 271 1 8 Let Him Go 172 – 2 – 172 1 9 The Witches 169 – 2 – 169 1 10 Cats & Dogs 3 107 -88.7% 1 -69 1,128 2 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5954/box-office-elpidofora-enarxi-me-nomadland https://flix.gr/news/box-office-20-may-2021.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-nomadland-and-prostimo-attracted-the-adult-audience/ Plase note that this was a three-day weekend, instead of the usual four-day weekend, since cinemas first opened on a Friday. Furthermore, only outdoor cinemas have been given permission to open. Multiplexes remain shut until further notice. This may explain some of the numbers we'll be seeing. Total admissions reached 16,930, which is better than last year's first post-lockdown weekend (12,070). A trio of not unusual options dominated the top of the charts: an American drama film, an animated film and a Greek film. None of them of course performed especially well, but nothing more was expected anyway. 'Soul' scored the worst Pixar opening ever – even lower than 'Onward's' 9,042-admission opening from March 2020. Weekend: 27th–30th of May 2021 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Nomadland 9,970 +27.9% 47 +16 25,140 2 2 Soul 6,589 +61.5% 36 +12 11,140 2 3 Honest Thief 1,958 – 20 – 1,958 1 4 Πρόστιμο (Amercement) [GR] 1,838 -19.8% 9 +1 6,205 2 5 Supernova 1,479 – 10 – 1,479 1 6 Martin Eden [Italian–French] 1,359 – 4 – 1,359 1 7 My Salinger Year 1,320 – 4 – 1,320 1 8 I vitelloni [Italian] 793 – 2 – 793 1 9 È per il tuo bene [Italian] 354 -40.4% 2 -2 1,356 2 10 Six Minutes to Midnight 172 -84.2% 1 -4 1,991 2 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-27-may-2021.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-audience-looks-positive-movies-lack-of-interest/ Total admissions for the weekend reached 25,963 – numbers not seen since last September. Last weekend's top three all saw a screen expansion, but not all of them capitalised on it equally. 'Nomadland' remained in first place and almost managed to reach 10K admissions this weekend, while 'Soul' saw the biggest % increase of the Top 10 and has now almost achieved a 3x mulitplier. The fact that this film has been available on Disney+ since last December of course doesn't make things easier. 'Amercement' did not drop too hard, but hasn't really achieved a noteworthy performence either. No new films were of note. Weekend: 3rd–6th of June 2021 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 The Croods: A New Age 7,143 – 25 – 7,143 1 2 Cruella 5,793 – 22 – 5,793 1 3 A Quiet Place Part II 5,753 – 25 – 5,753 1 4 Nomadland 5,213 -47.7% 22 -25 34,536 3 5 Ράφτης (Tailor) [GR] 4,616 – 23 – 4,616 1 6 Soul 4,011 -39.1% 21 -15 15,671 3 7 Μήλα (Apples) [GR] 2,839 – 7 – 2,839 1 8 Vivre sa vie [French] (1962 re-release) 1,260 – 3 – 1,260 1 9 Πρόστιμο (Amercement) [GR] 1,137 -38.1% 9 0 8,828 3 10 Le Jeune Ahmed [Belgian] 978 – 6 – 978 1 Sources: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-3-june-2021.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-not-that-quiet-at-last/ https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5962/box-office-oloi-oi-kaloi-xorane The weekend's total admissions amounted to 42,752 as we are seeing a slow but steady increase in box office traffic. The long-delayed 'Croods 2' opened with a third of its predecessor's opening weekend admissions, which had scored 21,987 admissions back in April 2013. 'Croods 2' notably achieved a better opening than Pixar's recent film 'Soul', which dropped hard but its third weekend is actually on par with its opening weekend. 'Croods 2' was not however the lowest opening for a DreamWorks animated film. These are the lowest five: DreamWorks Animation (since 2003) Title Opening weekend Release date Total admissions Multiplier Turbo 7,681 Thu 18 Jul 13 42,935 5.59 The Croods: A New Age 7,143 Thu 3 Jun 21 – – How to Train Your Dragon 6,770** Thu 1 Apr 10 131,130 19.37 Megamind 6,460 Thu 16 Dec 10 44,094 6.83 Rise of the Guardians 4,485 Thu 29 Nov 12 24,065 5.37 **Opened on Easter weekend, during which most cinemas are closed. 'Cruella' scored the worst opening as of yet for a Disney fantasy live-action film. It even fared worse than 'Saving Mr. Banks' (5,998-admission opening in January 2014). 'Quiet Place 2' did not do far worse than its predecessor, which opened with 7,989 admissions in April 2018. That being said, it was an Easter weekend back then and the film actually increased on its second weekend – a fate not expected for its sequel. As a result, the original's 73,791-admission lifetime tally is completely out of reach for the sequel. Last week's #1 film, 'Nomadland' fell a steep 48%, but has achieved a sizeable 34K admisisons. Could it reach 50K admissions? Interestingly, two new Greek films have joined the mix, althouth they've failed to make any ripples. Weekend: 10th–13th of June 2021 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Cruella 2,796 -51.7% 17 -5 10,582 2 2 The Croods: A New Age 2,566 -64.1% 16 -9 10,204 2 3 Tom & Jerry 2,546 – 21 – 2,546 1 4 Raya and the Last Dragon 2,355 – 17 – 2,355 1 5 Nomadland 2,030 -61.1% 19 -3 38,292 4 6 Μήλα (Apples) [GR] 1,767 -37.8% 15 +8 5,886 2 7 A Quiet Place Part II 1,758 -69.4% 20 -5 9,658 2 8 Seules les bêtes [French–German] 1,395 – 9 – 1,395 1 9 Soul 1,314 -67.2% 13 -8 17,120 4 10 Those Who Wish Me Dead 1,123 – 19 – 1,123 1 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5983/box-office-o-astatos-kairos-mouskepse-tis-eispraxeis https://flix.gr/news/box-office-10-06-2021.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-its-raining-in-our-little-neighborhood/ Only outdoor cinemas are allowed to be open, thus the rainy weekend crippled box office admissions to 23,188 (a 46% drop). The competition for the limited number of screens has resulted in a bloodbath. It is probably the first time ever that the difference between the highest and lowest screen count in the Top 10 is only 12. In an unexpected turn of events, 'Cruella' managed to scrape past 'Croods 2' for first place. Both of them just about surpassed the 10K-admission milestone. In the meantime, the all-time classic animated franchise 'Tom & Jerry' scored a win against Disney's latest princess 'Raya', although both of them were pretty disappointing. The latter scored the worst opening for a Walt Disney Animation Studios film, with the exception –maybe– of 'Winnie the Pooh', which opened on Easter Weekend 2011 (its opening-weekend tally is unknown). With 'Nomadland' also dropping precipitously, the Top 5 were all within 800 admissions of each other. Stay tuned for more...

Here is the long overdue list of biggest films in 2020. 2020 Rank Title Admissions 1 1917 260,434 2 Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR] 223,962 3 ...Για πάντα (...Forever) [GR] 142,467 4 Tenet 108,986 5 Jumanji: The Next Level 93,213 6 Little Women 76,044 7 Dolittle 71,444 8 The Gentlemen 61,655 9 After We Collided 56,098 10 El robo del siglo [Argentinian] 51,996 The top three films were all released prior to the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The most successful film of the pandemic period so far has been 'Tenet' with 109K admissions. Total admissions in Greek cinemas during 2020 fell by a whopping 67.3% to 3.1 million, compared to 9.6 million in 2019. This was a slightly smaller drop than the EU average of 69.2%. There was an identical drop (67.3%) in total ticket sales, with the yearly gross reaching 19.9 million euros, down from 61.0 million euros the year before. The only interesting development is that the market share of domestic films rose from 5.3% to 28.2%. Cyprus saw an even worse drop (79.4%), with admissions falling to an abysmal 177K. I have now updated the first page with all this information and some more.

I think BW should make about 4.5M on OW given Euro 2020 and rising covid positive numbers

What happened? Where are the most recent daily updates?

*England and Scotland

Weekend of 8th–11th October 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Scoob! 1,832 -27.8% 44 -15 17,607 4 2 The Peanut Butter Falcon 1,431 – 44 – 1,431 1 3 It Must Be Heaven 1,229 – 10 – 1,229 1 4 Mulan 1,029 -16.1% 34 -7 36,088 5 5 Le belle époque [French–Belgian] 902 NK 9 NK 12,383 33 6 Greenland 848 -24.4% 13 -12 16,197 4 7 Tenet 633 -21.5% 15 -2 107,905 7 8 The War with Grandpa 535 -39.8% 14 -10 6,503 3 9 Andrey Tarkovsky. A Cinema Prayer 469 – 3 – 469 1 10 Trolls World Tour 466 +206.6% 14 -8 45,567 9 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5466/box-office-ta-8erina-feugoun-ta-epipeda-erxontai https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-attica-expecting-the-30-per-cent-capacity-concequenses/ Weekend of 15th–18th October 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Unhinged 3,288 – 76 – 3,288 1 2 The Donkey King [Pakistani] 1,939 – 69 – 1,939 1 3 Scoob! 1,381 -24.6% 40 -4 19,248 5 4 Greenland 1,016 +19.8% 17 +4 18,221 5 5 Antebellum 764 – 34 – 764 1 6 Mulan 743 -27.8% 22 -12 37,206 6 7 Yakari, le film [French–Belgian–German] 635 – 43 – 635 1 8 It Must Be Heaven 500 -59.3% 10 0 2,095 2 9 The War with Grandpa 466 -12.9% 19 +5 7,145 4 10 The Peanut Butter Falcon 452 -68.4% 21 -23 2,242 2 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5483/box-office-ekrixi-8umou-stin-korufh-boubh-amixania-stin-agora https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-as-if-they-didnt-open-at-all/ Weekend of 22nd–25th October 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Unhinged 1,228 -62.7% 44 -32 6,069 2 2 The Nest 1,174 – 23 – – 1 3 The Donkey King [Pakistani] 1,135 -41.5% 54 -15 3,345 2 4 The Secrets We Keep 1,046 – 44 – – 1 5 The Secret Garden 876 – 64 – – 1 6 Scoob! 819 -40.7% 42 +2 20,225 6 7 Greenland 500 -50.8% 7 -10 19,428 6 8 Mulan 434 -41.6% 20 -2 37,878 7 9 Antebellum 379 -50.4% 19 -15 1,786 2 10 Yakari, le film [French–Belgian–German] 337 -46.9% 25 -18 1,021 2 Sources: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-on-the-verge-of-a-state-of-emergency/ Weekend of 29th October–1st November 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Come Play 2,263 – 46 – 2,263 1 2 Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! 948 – 70 – 948 1 3 Greenland 531 +6.2% 8 +1 20,419 7 4 Scoob! 528 -35.5% 24 -18 21,160 7 5 The Nest 524 -55.4% 15 -8 2127 2 6 Unhinged 519 -57.7% 30 -14 7,358 3 7 The Donkey King [Pakistani] 470 -58.6% 29 -25 4,260 3 8 Gloria Mundi [French] 427 – 12 – 427 1 9 Der Fall Collini [German] 405 – 6 – 405 1 10 After We Collided 298 NK 5 NK 56,098 9 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5518/box-office-apo-tin-katolis8isi-sto-lockdown https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-we-re-not-playing-anymore/ During the above four weekends, the cumulative admissions sold were: 12,401 13,886 9,655 (new record-low) 7,833 (new record-low) These were the last four weekends before cinemas closed. At the time the plan was to re-open on January 7. Yet, tomorrow is May 7 and cinemas are still closed. Greece is slowly and steadily descending into authoritarianism and totalitarianism. For obvious reasons, I was not interested in reporting on the box office at all during October and there has been no box-office news since. However, for completeness, I have decided to add the last four weekends before lockdown, since I had missed them in October. There is nothing really to comment on about individual movies. 'Scoob!' managed four first-place finishes in a row – whether that's an achievement in these times is for you to judge. The race between 'Scoob!' and 'Greenland' was mildly interesting to observe since they closely followed each other. This post will be followed with another featuring 2020's Top 10 list – the most depressing Top 10 list you'll ever see, for sure...

How on Earth did this happen in Japan when everywhere else things are abysmally horrible?

Weekend: 1st–4th October 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Scoob! 2,536 -47.3% 59 -23 15,508 3 2 Mulan 1,226 -38.2% 41 -13 34,674 4 3 Greenland 1,122 -57.3% 25 -21 14,679 3 4 The War with Grandpa 888 -76.1% 24 -24 5,630 2 5 Tenet 806 -29.3% 17 -29 106,664 6 6 Vivarium 628 – 14 – 628 1 7 Il traditore [Italian] 475 -76.3% 8 -21 10,400 4 8 After We Collided 395 -71.8% 15 -9 53,976 5 9 El robo del siglo [Argentine] 357 NK 9 NK 51,498 13 10 Kaptein Sabeltann og Den Magiske Diamant [Nowegian] 316 NK 8 NK 31,467 13 Sources: https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5324/box-office-stin-korufh-ton-eispraxeon-ena-kolpo-argentino https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-come-december/ https://flix.gr/news/box-office-1-10-2020.html Cumulative admissions fell to an abysmal tally of 9,815. These are numbers no one has ever seen before and by far the worst since the end of lockdown (since ever!). There is little hope that anything will improve since, on top of all this, many major blockbusters are being pushed further back into the distant future. 'Scoob!' has now threepeated on top, 'Mulan' is back in second place and 'Tenet' achieved the smallest drop of the Top 10. Most films plummeted by more than 55% while the only new opener, 'Vivarium' couldn't have performed worse.

Weekend: 24th–27th September 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Scoob! 4,808 -30.4% 82 -53 12,732 2 2 The War with Grandpa 3,710 – 48 – 3,710 1 3 Greenland 2,630 -56.6% 46 -38 12,241 2 4 Il traditore [Italian] 2,000 25.0% 29 -8 9,432 3 5 Mulan 1,984 -58.2% 54 -59 32,921 3 6 After We Collided 1,400 -51.1% 24 -19 53,024 4 7 Tenet 1,140 -60.2% 19 -23 105,256 5 8 热带雨 (aka Wet Season) [Singaporean] 1,103 – 6 – 1,103 1 9 Trolls World Tour 521 -11.8% 18 -7 44,595 7 10 The Roads Not Taken 410 -79.3% 10 -22 3,235 2 Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-24-9-2020.html https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-we-are-exhausted/ This was the third worst weekend since the end of the lockdown period, with 20,669 admissions. The only weekends with fewer admissions were the two first post-lockdown weekends in early June, with 12,070 admissions. 'Scoob' dominated for a second weekend with a decent hold. Another animated film, 'Trolls 2', also achieved a decent hold, as is common with kid flicks. Most other holdovers plummeted, with the exception of Italian film 'Il traditore' and 1974 re-release 'Chinatown'. Only two new films made it into the Top 10, 'The War with Grandpa' and 'Wet Season'. The second one was relatively more successfull, since its 184-admission per-screen average was the only one in the Top 10 above 100 admissions. Things look grim for the next few weeks (if not months), with another lockdown looming...

Weekend: 17th-20th September 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Scoob! 6,912 – 135 – 6,912 1 2 Greenland 6,057 – 84 – 7,491 1 3 Mulan 4,752 -74.2% 113 -99 29,841 2 4 Tenet 2,863 -70.0% 42 -58 102,899 4 5 After We Collided 2,863 -65.1% 43 -27 50,806 3 6 The Roads Not Taken 1,980 – 32 – 1,980 1 7 Il traditore [Italian] 1,600 -56.9% 37 +26 6,520 2 8 Trolls World Tour 591 -75.7% 25 -19 44,098 6 9 Άγνωστοι Αθηναίοι [GR] 386 – 15 – 386 1 10 The New Mutants 375 -70.8% 13 -12 7,496 3 Source: https://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-on-the-verge-of-another-lockdown/ https://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5444/box-office-scooby-doo-stin-korufh-kai-sto-ba8os-mellon-skoteino Weekend admissions were 29,382 – the lowest since the start of the new season – thanks to a storm that caused severe damage and floods in many parts of the country and thanks to a coordinated campaign of terror by the government and the mainstream media regarding the "second wave" of the pandemic. 'Mulan' and 'Tenet' fell by 70%+ as did 'Trolls 2'. Even 'Il traditore' plummeted, despite tripling its screen count. 'Scoob!' and 'Greenland' were in a close race for first place. The formal 4-day weekend was won by the prior, but the latter won when taking into account previews. 'Tenet' reached 100K admissions and 'After 2' reached 50K admissions. Don't expect them to reach any other milestones. If the cinema crisis continues in the longer term, the financial viability of studios and exhibitors is gonna be in big trouble.

Welcome back to the Greek box office thread! It's been six whole months since I last posted here. The Wuhan coronavirus pandemic has truly devastated us all. I have an unpleasant feeling that the box office will take years and years to fully recover. I'm worried we might even see some studios go bankrupt. Life will never be the same unfortunately, thanks to this manufactured crisis (no, I'm not saying the virus is manufactured, I'm saying the crisis is). Nevertheless, after six months, and with major releases starting to re-appear, it's worth having a go at returning to normality and hoping that we manage to put the whole thing behind us. Cinemas re-opened in Greece on the 4th of June. From then and up to the 27th of August, no film managed to score a single weekend above 10,000 admissions. Weekly reporting will resume with the weekend of August 27-30, which is when 'Tenet' was released. Weekend of 27th–30th August 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Tenet 28,442 – 162 – 40,230 1 2 Trolls World Tour 4,740 -48.0% 79 -23 31,633 3 3 The Apartment (re-release) 3,979 – 17 – 3,979 1 4 Figli 2,365 0% 15 +6 5,999 2 5 Radioactive 2,091 -49.5% 13 -4 8,383 2 6 La odisea delos giles [Argentine] 1,274 -36.4% 11 -5 17,682 4 7 Guest of Honour 1,250 – 9 – 1,250 1 8 El robo del siglo 877 +182.3% 7 +1 49,374 8 9 Capone 650 -85.9% 28 -36 7,455 2 10 Jungle Beat 610 +117.1% 10 -6 9,716 4 Weekend cumulative admissions: 48,496. 'Tenet' was the first high-profile flick to be released since March. Christopher Nolan doesn't deliver the mega-hits that he used to anymore. Perhaps its the choice of actors or its the lack of an intriguing storyline. Of course, this pic would've done better in normal times but it still opened far lower than 'Dunkirk' which was released exactly 3 years ago. In other news, 'Trolls 2' is lagging far behind its predecessor, which opened back in Novermber 2016 with 24,056 admissions and ended up with 99,384 admissions in total. Weekend of 3rd–6th September 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Tenet 17,990 -36.7% 129 -33 76,032 2 2 After We Collided 16,657 – 87 – 24,205 1 3 Trolls World Tour 3,836 -19.1% 55 -24 38,554 4 4 Sabrina (re-release) 3,468 – 13 – 3,468 1 5 The New Mutants 2,751 – 52 – 2,751 1 6 The Apartment (re-release) 2,021 -49.2% 12 -5 7,904 2 7 À bout de souffle (re-release) [French] 2,007 – 4 – 2,007 1 8 Si yo fuera rico 1,646 – 8 – 1,646 1 9 La odisea delos giles [Argentine] 887 -30.4% 6 -5 18,988 5 10 Figli 686 -71.0% 5 -10 7,677 3 Weekend cumulative admissions: 55,253. Five new release entered the Top 10, while the top holdovers performed relatively well. 'Tenet's' drop was good thanks to a Wednesday start last week. The film will definitely surpass 100K admissions. 'After 2' opened to less than half of its predecessor, which finished its run with 100,956 admissions after an April 2019 debut. 'Trolls 2' is in a similar situation, with a predecessor near 100K admissions and itself struggling to make half of that. Oh dear... Weekend of 10th–13th September 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Mulan 18,417 – 212 – 18,417 1 2 Tenet 9,539 -47.0% 100 -29 95,384 3 3 After We Collided 8,200 -50.8% 70 -17 44,694 2 4 Il traditore [Italian] 3,712 – 11 – 3,712 1 5 Trolls World Tour 2,431 -36.6% 44 -11 43,168 5 6 The New Mutants 1,284 -53.3% 25 -27 6,406 2 7 Sabrina (re-release) 989 -71.5% 10 -3 5,804 2 8 Le Mépris 771 – 2 – 771 1 9 Άλυτη [GR] 609 – 3 – 609 1 10 The Apartment (re-release) 603 -70.2% 6 -6 9,295 3 Weekend cumulative admissions: 50,364. 'Mulan' scored one of the lowest openings of all time for a live-action Disney film, on par with 'The Jungle Book' (20,488 admission), 'Tron: Legacy' (19,262 admissions) and slightly better than 'Alice 2' (13,083 admissions). Of course, it got nowhere near 'Beauty and the Beast' (57,900 admissions) or 'Cinderella' (44,917 admissions). This was despite an ultra-wide opening. Meanwhile, the 100K-admission milestone is guaranteed for 'Tenet', although it seems unable to get much further than that. 'After 2' will barely earn more than half of its predecessor's total, a fate that is yet uncertain for equally troubled 'Trolls 2'. The performance of every other film has been so dismal I can't be bothered to talk about it.

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Weekend: 27th February – 1st March 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions (by Sunday) Monday admissions Week 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 8,388 -47.7% 100 11 27,631 1,302 2 2 Brahms: The Boy II 8,199 – 68 – 8,199 1,518 1 3 The Call of the Wild 6,468 -46.1% 75 +12 23,763 1,327 2 4 Parasite [South Korean] 4,342 -61.1% 54 -11 132,166 834 20 5 Just Mercy 4,267 – 47 – 4,267 974 1 6 Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR] 3,087 -61.8% 31 -19 220,040 784 5 7 Little Women 3,032 -65.9% 45 -19 73,099 499 4 8 Emma. 2,894 – 43 – 2,894 666 1 9 1917 2,632 -49.4% 27 -5 258,627 374 8 10 Die Heinzels - Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen [German] 2,345 -65.9% 60 -10 22,032 499 3 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5111/box-office-sarakosth-sok-kai-deos-sta-tameia http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-now-that-is-scary/ Weekend 5th–8th March 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Invisible Man 12,029 – 85 – 12,029 1 2 Onward 9,042 – 119 – 9,042 1 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 5,381 -35.8% 77 -23 35,418 3 4 Brahms: The Boy II 3,533 -56.9% 28 -40 18,136 2 5 The Way Back 3,463 – 54 – 3,463 1 6 The Call of the Wild 3,027 -53.2% 43 -32 30,115 3 7 Η Μπαλάντα της Τρύπιας Καρδιάς [GR] 2,208 – 1 – 2,208 1 8 Just Mercy 1,867 -56.2% 47 0 9,459 2 9 After the Wedding 1,859 – 27 – 1,859 1 10 Dark Waters 1,474 – 22 – 1,474 1 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5118/box-office-aoratos-o-an8ropos-stin-korufh-aoratoi-oi-8eates-stis-ai8ouses http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-the-invisible-man-tops-but-the-audience-goes-invisible-too/ Coronavirus knocked on Greece's door (officially) on 26th February. This had an immediate impact on cinema attendance, since cumulative admissions for the weekend of 27th February – 1st March dropped to 57,466. The previous low for early late February-early March had been 74,192 admissions, back in March 2014. However, another factor was the Monday public holiday – in Greece the Monday at the beginning of Lent (7th week before Easter) is a public holiday called Clean Monday. Thanks to the good weather and the spectre of coronavirus, Greeks had many reasons to avoid cinemas. Admissions plummeted and all films aiming for some sort of milestone immediately lost sight of it. Notably, the weekend witnessed the 7th smallest photo finish since 2008: Photo-finishes (Top 2 within 1,000 admissions of each other, since 2008) #1 Admissions #2 Admissions Difference Weekend The White Crow 9,622 Le Grand Bain 9,606 16 13-16/06/2019 The Baby Driver 10,742 The Hitman's Bodyguard 10,677 65 17-20/08/2017 Doctor Strange 24,154 Trolls 24,056 98 03-06/11/2016 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 7,246 The Pirate Fairy 7,113 133 17-20/04/2014 Learning to Drive 4,864 Fantastic Four 4,729 135 13-16/08/2015 Olympus Has Fallen 19,266 Ακάλυπτος 19,084 182 21-24/03/2013 Sonic the Hedgehog 8,388 Brahms: The Boy II 8,199 189 27/2-1/3/2020 Scream 4 19,879 Rio 19,654 225 14-17/04/2011 Source Code 7,469 Rio 7,121 348 21-25/04/2011* Broken City 11,653 Olympus Has Fallen 11,283 370 28-31/03/2013 For a week or so, the official count of total cases remained less than 10. However, the following week they started rising by about 10 per day. Of course, I need to stress that these are official figures and, in reality, there must have been many more undetected cases. The box office took another hit, since not even two high-profile Hollywood releases could keep it afloat. Attendance dropped further to 55,559 admissions, With total cases having reached 100, the government closed schools and universities on 11th April and cinemas were closed on Saturday, 14th April, along with theaters and other businesses. No information has been published for the first two days of that weekend (12th and 13th Arpil). Cinemas of course remained closed this weekend as well and a curfew has been imposed (with certain exceptions) for 2 weeks, until Monday, 6th April. Therefore there will be another 2 weeks at least with no results. Hopefully this will all end soon.

MEDIA Salles has published annual results for 2019 throughout Europe. In Greece, 9,570,000 admissions were sold. This represents a 2.3% increase from a dismal 2018. All numbers back to 1989 can be found on the first page. Here is a graph of the last 15 years: Since the crisis broke in 2008, one can see a very clear downhill trajectory (with a small uptick in 2009). After 2015, there has been a partial recovery and a plateau. Cyprus, for which 2018 results had not been reported last year, has enjoyed two consecutive years of big increases. 791,000 admissions were sold in 2018 and 860,000 admissions were sold in 2019. Cyprus had a big dip in 2013 due to the economic crisis, which precipitated that year. It dipped further in 2014 but has now fully recovered to pre-crisis levels. For up-to-date information on individual years and individual films, visit the first page.

Weekend: 20th–23rd February 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 16,044 – 89 – 16,044 1 2 The Call of the Wild 12,004 – 63 – 12,004 1 3 Parasite [South Korean] 11,166 -14.8% 65 +16 122,910 19 4 Little Women 8,894 -49.8% 64 -20 66,256 3 5 Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR] 8,085 -60.6% 50 -26 213,466 4 6 Die Heinzels - Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen [German] 6,879 -35.0% 70 -7 19,036 2 7 1917 5,203 -45.8% 32 -4 252,751 7 8 Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR] 4,012 -46.6% 37 -6 655,439 10 9 The Gentlemen 3,703 -44.9% 23 -6 53,353 4 10 Gretel & Hansel 2,984 -67.6% 26 -26 17,862 2 Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-200220.html Openers were appalling. Not just the two embarassments at #1 and #2, but also 'The Aeronauts' and Greek film 'Apostratos', which failed spectacularly (2,835 and 2,230 admissions from 49 and 8 screens, respectively). 'Parasite' remains focused on its goal of 150,000 admissions, after another screen expansion. 'Little Women' dropped heavily coming off the Valntine's Day weekend. We could say 'Halwaii 5-0' is hemorrhaging at this point, while '1917' and 'Eftyhia' also dropped significantly despite small screen losses. 'Eftyhia' remains slightly behind 'Worlds Apart' at the same point in its run, despite a slightly bigger weekend. It would be quite disappointing if it ended its run a few thousand admissions behind the latter's total (669K admissions). Hopefully, it will move ahead, even if only for a few hundred admissions. Cumulative admissions for the weekend were slightly above 100,000. The box office is in desperate need of another hit, but next weekend seems like it's gonna be as dull as this one.

Weekend: 13th–16th February 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR] 20,546 -52.4% 76 -31 197,824 3 2 Little Women 17,702 -20.0% 84 +24 50,040 2 3 Parasite [South Korean] 13,108 +846.4% 49 +39 104,757 18 4 Die Heinzels - Rückkehr der Heinzelmännchen [German] 10,580 – 77 – 10,580 1 5 1917 9,592 -26.2% 36 -5 243,405 6 6 Gretel & Hansel 9,203 – 52 – 9,203 1 7 Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR] 7,514 -34.3% 43 -11 647,368 9 8 The Gentlemen 6,722 -29.8% 29 -18 46,274 3 9 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 5,105 -61.9% 38 -59 30,118 2 10 Dolittle 4,498 -35.7% 62 -13 68,312 5 Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-13-2-2020.html For a third weekend in a row, Greek crime parody film 'Halwaii 5-0' topped the box office and is on the verge of crossing the blockbuster milestone of 200K admissions. However, it is not clear that it can reach 250K admissions. For now, it is focused on surpassing Greek comedy sequels 'Bachelor 2' and 'Bach3lor' (236K and 238K admissions respectively). It experienced quite a sharp drop, compared to its softer sophomore drop, which is an indication that it wasn't the couples' pick for Valentine's Day. 'Little Women' and 'Parasite' managed to satisfy the demand, though, with '1917' and 'Eftyhia' also playing their part. 'Little Women' had a very good hold, but when taking into account the screen expansion and the Valnetine's Day factor, its hold is a bit underwhelming. 'Parasite' managed an impressive comeback, but it still ended up selling slightly fewer admissions than last year's Oscar Best Picture winner, 'Green Book', on its post-Oscars weekend. Overall, it is aiming for close to 150K admissions by the end of its run. '1917' may have lost the big award a week ago, but it still managed a superb drop. 250K admissions is now guaranteed and, by the looks of it, it will manage to stay safely ahead of 'Halwaii 5-0' (thankfully). Fun little piece of trivia, it has overtaken 'The Favourite' (225,203 admissions), which was also a hugely hyped Oscar Best Picture contender. In the meantime, 'Eftyhia' is now only 1,100 admissions behind 'Worlds Apart' at the same point in its run, which also happened to be a Valentine's Day weekend. The film dropped 48% on the following weekend, so next weekend is 'Eftyhia's' chance to move ahead. 647,000 admissions down, 22,000 admissions to go... As for openers, the scene was as dreadful as it was boring. In fact, I can't even be bothered to report on it. Here's a chart of all Oscar Best Picture contenders and their (non-final, in some cases) totals: Oscar Films 2019 Title Total admissions Joker 904,988 1917 243,405 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 232,159 Parasite 104,757 Little Women 50,040 Ford v Ferrari 43,358 Jojo Rabbit 31,253 The Irishman Unknown Marriage Story Unknown Authoritarian-minded Netflix refuses to report numbers for its own films. Although '1917', 'Parasite' and 'Little Women' still have some steam left, the list's rankings will not change from now on. Prediction for these three films' final totals: 270K, 150K and 90K respectively.

Weekend: 6th–9th February 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR] 43,120 -43.0% 107 -3 158,186 2 2 Little Women 22,124 – 60 – 22,124 1 3 Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 13,390 – 97 – 16,149 1 4 1917 12,990 -17.7% 41 -21 227,378 5 5 Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR] 11,429 -42.2% 54 -20 632,714 8 6 The Gentlemen 9,579 -36.5% 47 -10 33,643 2 7 Dolittle 7,000 -18.9% 75 -9 63,288 4 8 Pets United 6,891 +6.4% 54 -6 24,177 3 9 The Lighthouse 3,156 -33.2% 7 +3 10,411 2 10 Jojo Rabbit 2,942 -49.2% 22 -2 28,104 3 Source: http://www.filmboy.gr/2020/02/box-office-harley-quinn.html On another 150K-admission-plus weeekend, 'Halwaii 5-0' retained first place, mostly thanks to paltry competition. It didn't hold very well, but it also didn't drop too much. 250K admissions seem like a safe bet from now and even 300K admissions are not out of the question. As for 'Eftyhia', it is still closing in on 'Worlds Apart', as it is only 2,700 admissions behind it at the same point in its run. It had a relatively high drop, but Valentine's Day could potentially serve as a booster next weekend. It is now 36,000 admissions from its target, 'Worlds Apart's' 669K-admission total. The third main interest of the weekend, '1917', had a small drop and has again switched places with 'Eftyhia'. It achieved this despite losing a third of its screens, meaning that it increased its per-screen average compared to last weekend. Although the film didn't win Best Picture on Sunday, it is still being talked about a lot and is bound to endure for a while. Sunday night's winner, 'Parasite', sold 1,385 admissions this weekend, a boost from the 1,274 admissions of the previous weekend. With an 89,434-admission total, it now seems that the 100K-admission milestone is doable. As for openers, 'Little Women' was not as little as 'Birds of Prey', but both movies were smaller than what would qualify as success. Here is a list of films similar to 'Little Women'. I made it myself and I'm not an expert in the genre, so please point out any serious omissions. Comps for 'Little Women' Title National OW Release date Total admissions Multiple Pride and Prejudice 38,200 Wed 4 Jan 06 130,000 3.40 Mona Lisa Smile 39,000 Fri 30 Jan 04 130,000 3.33 Little Women 22,124 Thu 6 Feb 20 – – Hidden Figures 5,728 Thu 23 Feb 17 14,273 2.49 Lady Bird 5,696 Thu 1 Mar 18 11,890 2.09 Brooklyn 3,195 Thu 31 Dec 15 9,940 3.11 Testament of Youth Straight-to-DVD The totals for 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Mona Lisa Smile' are my own estimates. 'Little Women' has opened in between the duds and the successes and its total is probably headed in a simialr direction. It was otherwise a quiet weekend.

For some reason, Flix got many of last weekend's numbers wrong. Check out the chart for the weekend of 30th January – 2nd February 2020 for the correct figures.

Weekend: 30th January – 2nd February 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Χαλβάη 5-0 (Halwaii 5-0) [GR] 75,671 – 110 – 75,671 1 2 Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR] 19,762 -37.9% 74 -16 610,878 7 3 1917 15,783 -43.9% 62 -24 204,855 4 4 The Gentlemen 15,095 – 57 – 15,095 1 5 Dolittle 8,628 -47.1% 84 -28 56,457 3 6 Pets United 6,744 -23.0% 60 0 16,551 2 7 Jojo Rabbit 5,788 -47.2% 24 -10 22,665 2 8 The Lighthouse 4,722 – 4 – 4,722 1 9 The Turning 3,604 -68.8% 24 -31 22,748 2 10 Bad Boys for Life 3,128 -65.8% 18 -25 38,646 2 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5051/box-office-i-epelasi-tis-xalbais http://freecinema.gr/greek-box-office-local-comedy-halvai-5-0-explodes/ http://www.filmboy.gr/2020/02/box-office.html Discredited source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-30-01-2020.html With another 179K admissions sold this weekend, the box office remains in booming mode. 'Halwaii 5-0' confirmed my fears, as it exploded onto the scene with 688-admission per-screen average and the highest opening for a Greek film since 'Worlds Apart' (95,343 admissions). There is of course no way that it will even approach the latter's final tally (669K admissions), since that film opened on the weekend before Christmas 2015 and capitalized the holiday period. Nevertheless, 'Halwaii 5-0' is a guaranteed hit, with 200K admissions very likely to be reached. It will need to hold very well in order to cross 300K admissions, but it is not out of the question. A more detailed explanation of why this film was very likely gonna be a blockbuster can be found in the previous weekened's analysis. In the meantime, 'Eftyhia' was not decimated by 'Halwaii 5-0'. To the contrary, it had a solid hold. At the same point in its run (7th weekend), 'Worlds Apart' sold 14,633 admissions, for a total of 616,444 admissions. 'Eftyhia' is less than 6,000 admissions behind, with a 7th weekend that is bigger by more than 5,000 admissions. The odds are now in its favour and without any major surprises, 'Eftyhia' should claim the title of the Biggest Greek Film of the Decade. If 'Halwaii 5-0' didn't manage to push it off the cliff, I doubt that there is anything in the near future that can. '1917' had a sizeable drop, but has now crossed the 200K-admission milestone. If it wins Oscar Best Picture next Sunday, it should get a boost, although I don't see it going much farther than 250K admissions. Most holdovers had near-50% drops, while 'Pets United' endured as the biggest animated film on the market despite competition from Russian animated sequel 'Sheep and Wolves 2' (2,869 admissions). As for other openers, 'The Lighthouse' scored an impressive 1,181-admission per-screen average. It says a lot that people would rush to see a black-and-white horror film with a 1.19:1 aspect ratio. It may be a minority that seeks such stuff, but it's an active one. Below the Top 10, 'Frozen II' dropped 47% to 1,599 admissions and has reached 320,514. Turns out it'll barely beat 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa' (323,607 admissions) to become the 4th biggest animated film since 2000. Finally, 'Jumanji 2' dropped 65% for a 1,162-admission weekend and a 91,009-admission total. It won't reach the 100K-admission milestone and it's only beaten its predecessor's total by 14%, despite opening 59% higher. [UPDATE 5th Feb]: Unfortunately Flix got many weekend box office figures wrong. All other box office websites agree on the corrected figures. I usually take the weekend figures from Flix because it is the first to report them, but they don't tend to be the most accurate. The numbers now displayed on the chart are the correct ones.

@Joel M You should definitely watch Eftyhia. It's much better quality than previous nostalgic historical dramas.

Weekend: 23rd–26th January 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Theater count / Change Total admissions Week 1 Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR] 31,803 -23.6% 90 -18 571,159 6 2 1917 28,110 -34.1% 86 -5 173,070 3 3 Dolittle 16,311 -27.7% 112 -12 43,823 2 4 The Turning 11,569 – 55 – 11,569 1 5 Jojo Rabbit 10,957 – 34 – 10,957 1 6 Bad Boys for Life 9,141 -23.0% 43 -2 29,492 2 7 Pets United 8,759 – 60 – 8,759 1 8 ...Για πάντα (...Forever) [GR] 7,488 -36.9% 46 0 127,139 4 9 Richard Jewell 5,002 -44.9% 39 -3 18,746 2 10 Jumanji: The Next Level 3,347 -47.8% 62 0 89,134 4 Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-23-01-2020.html Overall, 154,596 admissions were sold during the weekend in Greek cinemas, a drop from last weekend but still a decent total. January 2020 has been a big success, beating all previous Januaries back to 2012. 'Eftyhia' reclaimed the weekend's top spot from '1917', totaling four weekends in first place. 'Eftyhia' continues to soar, as it surpassed Greek comedy 'The Island' (549K admissions) and is days away from overtaking 'Skyfall' (580K admissions), to become the third-biggest film of the previous decade, behind Greek film 'Worlds Apart' and 'Joker'. The prior is in big trouble, as' Eftyhia's' momentum indicates that it will surpass that film's 669K-admission total. It is now less than 100K admissions away from that goal and, with a 30K-admission-plus weekend, achieving it would be a certainty, except... this Thursday marks the release of 'Halwaii 5-0'. If this film ends up being a success (more on this later), it could potentially eat into 'Eftyhia's' audience and prevent it from topping 'Worlds Apart', which it certainly deserves to beat. '1917' had another solid drop and it remains on course for a 250K-admission finish. The film is also potentially threatened by 'Halwaii 5-0' although it's hard to quantify the risk in any meaningful way. We'll just have to wait and see. With word-of-mouth for '1917' spreading quickly and with a lucrative awards season so far, chances are its box -office run will get boosted by an Oscar Best Picture win early next month. Holdovers generally enjoyed small drops, which is in part thanks to the week's weak openers (pun intended). All three openers that got into the Top 10 were very mediocre. 'Jojo Rabbit's' Oscar noms were clearly not enough to persuade people to watch it. It's not being talked about much anyway. Neither of the three openers achieved notable per-screen averages. As for last week's openers, 'Bad Boys for Life' had the best hold of the Top 10, 'Dolittle' also held well and remains in the lead, while 'Richard Jewell' is slowly disappearing into insignificance. Greek romantic drama '...Forever' has enjoyed a decent run, which is now coming to an end, while 'Jumanji 2', which had opened higher than '...Forever', has been falling precipitously over tha past weeks. This is the first weekend that it didn't drop more than 50%, although it came quite close. It may not even reach the 100K-admission milestone. Given that it opened 59% higher than its predecessor, reaching a total only 25% higher is a big embarassment. Now, back to the big threat. 'Halwaii 5-0' is a Greek parody film starring one of the most famous contemporary Greek stand-up comedians, Markos Seferlis. The title is a portmanteau which combines the words halva and Hawaii. Halva (or halwa) is a traditional Greek sweet, but it is also used in a derogatory way to signify a person who has gone soft and chubby. Hawaii Five-0 is an American crime drama TV series. This film is a parody of Hawaii Five-0 in which the owner of a big halva factory is murdered and the protagonist, a detective played by Markos Seferlis, has to find the murderer among 5 suspects. It is yet another Greek-made rip-off with a stupid, cheesy and cringey premise, but with Markos Seferlis in the lead role, I have already heard from far too many sane people that they plan to watch the film. I can see it opening relatively big, although holding power is a totally different story. We'll be here next Monday analysing the results. Fingers crossed that 'Eftyhia' doesn't get decimated...

'Eftyhia' was #1 during the weekdays, since it sold 29,318 admissions from Monday to Wednesday. Last week, it sold 40,249 admissions over the same three days. That's a 27% drop, which is better than the weekend's drop! The total has now reached 539,304 admissions, which means it just passed 'Endgame' (538,330 admissions) to become 2019's second-biggest film, behind 'Joker'. It also surpassed 'What If...' (531,447 admissions) to become the second-biggest Greek film of the decade, behind 'Worlds Apart' (669K admissions). If it achieves another 30K-admission weekend, it will already be at 570K admissions and I think 'Worlds Apart' will be in serious trouble.... '1917' sold 21,757 admissions from Monday to Wednesday. Last week, it sold 31,367 admissions over the same three days. That's a 31% drop. Although worse than the weekend drop, still very good. It is now at 144,960 admissions. It seems that this weekend will be another battle between the two for first place. 'Cats' and 'Jojo Rabbit' will be released, although I doubt they have any chances at challenging the above duo.

Weekend: 16th–19th January 2020 Rank Title Weekend admissions % Change Screen count / Change Total admissions Week 1 1917 42,667 -13.2% 91 – 123,203 2 2 Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR] 41,654 -34.2% 108 -5 509,986 5 3 Dolittle 22,569 – 124 – 22,569 1 4 Bad Boys for Life 11,878 – 45 – 11,878 1 5 ...Για πάντα (...Forever) [GR] 11,872 -37.5% 46 -20 111,933 3 6 Richard Jewell 9,079 – 42 – 9,079 1 7 Jumanji: The Next Level 6,408 -58.3% 62 -30 84,099 3 8 Frozen II 4,968 -37.4% 57 -16 314,996 8 9 The Grudge 4,708 -57.9% 27 -13 23,313 2 10 Playmobil: The Movie 4,508 -2.4% 33 -4 61,764 5 Source: https://flix.gr/news/box-office-16-01-2020.html This was yet another superb January weekend, with about 183K admissions. The new year and the new decade could not have started better. With the coming of the new year, I have decided to make a significant upgrade to the weekend box office chart: it will now include information on the screen count for each film! The biggest twist of the weekend was that '1917' managed to beat 'Eftyhia' for a first-place finish. The WWI heroic tale clearly capitalised the stellar word-of-mouth and the news of multiple Oscar nominations. How far can it get? Well, 200K admissions seem like a foregone conclusion at this point. 250K admissions are definitely doable and I can only imagine how much better it will get if it wins Best Picture on the 9th of February (imo, it's a serious possibility). On the other hand, 'Eftyhia' has not fallen out of favour with Greek audiences, making it apparent that the market can accommodate many hits at the same time. The Greek biopic is days away from beating 'Avengers: Endgame', to become the second biggest film of 2019, only behind 'Joker's' monstrous total of 904K admissoins. Reaching 550K admissions is now a done deal for 'Eftyhia'. The big question is whether it can beat Greek film 'Worlds Apart' for the title of Biggest Greek Film of the Decade. That film had earned 33,957 admissions on its fifth weekend and 549,101 admissions in 32 days. Overall, it sold 669K admissions. Interestingly, it also fell to second place on its fifth weekend. Since 'Eftyhia' is currently ahead of that film in weekend admissions, the race is now getting into the most crucial part. It will need to maintain sub-40% drops for at least another month (and probably some sub-30% drops as well) in order to give 'Worlds Apart' a run for its money. As for openers, thanks to the sheer number of screens playing 'Dolittle', it was the biggest opener of the weekend. 'Bad Boys for Life' however achieved a better per-screen average. Greek romantic drama '...Forever' rounded out the Top 5 and has become the first Greek film of the decade to reach 100K admissions. Further down, 'Frozen II' has become the 6th biggest animated film on record. I have decided to add 'The Lion King's' admissions to the chart, even though the data are an estimate and potentially not very accurate. According to Flix.gr, it had sold 390,000 admissions back in 1994, which would make it the biggest animated film on record. The actual number should be within 20,000 admissions of this estimate. Biggest animated films (since 2003) Ranking Title Total admissions Multiple 1 The Lion King 390,000* – 2 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 384,829 4.79 3 Ice Age: The Meltdown 346,500** 3.73 4 Finding Nemo 340,731 7.47 5 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 323,607 6.43 6 Frozen II 314,996 4.46 7 Ratatouille 312,019 4.46 8 Inside Out 310,104 4.94 9 Despicable Me 3 308,997 3.75 10 Ice Age: Continental Drift 305,445 4.50 *Estimate according to Flix.gr **My own estimate (should be between 335K and 355K admissions)

Weekend: 9th–12th January 2020 Ranking Title Weekend admissions % change from last weekend Total admissions Week 1 Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR] 63,261 -31.1% 428,108 4 2 1917 49,169 – 49,169 1 3 ...Για πάντα (...Forever) [GR] 19,004 -48.9% 86,525 2 4 Jumanji: The Next Level 15,351 -60.7% 72,283 2 5 The Grudge 11,174 – 11,174 1 6 Frozen II 7,933 -67.5% 308,601 7 7 J'accuse [French–Italian] 6,882 -50.0% 27,667 2 8 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 5,065 -75.7% 234,053 4 9 Playmobil: The Movie 4,619 -58.4% 56,851 4 10 Spies in Disguise 4,614 -66.3% 46,580 3 Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/5010/box-office-eutuxia-sunexizei-na-epikratei-stin-korufh https://flix.gr/news/box-office-9-1-2020.html Last weekend the box office enjoyed another cumulative admission count above 200K admissions (204,259). This is in fact the second time that two consecutive weeknds sell more than 200K admissions during the 2019-2020 season: it also happened during the first two weekends of 'Joker's' release. Greek biopic drama 'Eftyhia' continues to soar, but it's not the only reason that the box office is enjoying a mini-boom. '1917' had a strong opening which reminds of 'Dunkirk's' opening from August 2017 (53,457 admissions). It is well positioned for a long run, with 10 Oscar noms and potentially good word-of-mouth. Back to 'Eftyhia', the film is guaranteed to reach the half-million-admission mark and 550K admissions as well. That means it will beat Greek films 'What If...' (531K admissions, 2012) and 'The Island' (549K admissions). We still can't say if it's gonna give 'Worlds Apart' a run for its money and for the title of Biggest Greek Film of the Decade. Fingers crossed... Meanwhile, last week's openers had rather sharp drops, although their high starting points meant that they're still contributing sizeable business to the tally. 'Jumanji 2' is days away from beating its predecessor's total, while '...Forever' will become the first Greek film of the new decade to reach 100K admissions. 'Frozen II' had a precipitous drop with the end of the holiday period. The all-time animated record has somewhat moved out of sight, although it will depend mostly on its staying power from now on. Animated films sell very few admissions on weekdays so it's hard to say whether it can even beat 'Finding Nemo' (341K admissions) at this point. 'Star Wars 9' is losing sight of 250K admissions and it may even finish closer to 'Rogue One' (191,209 admissions) than 'Star Wars 8' (298,770 admissions).

Could someone post week-by-week comparison of Frozen and Frozen II ?