Never heard of it. It's the opposite here. I've never gone to the cinema on Christmas Day, but I know a lot of people that go on that day, even if they don't usually go during the year.
It's like "It's Christmas Day, what can we do this afternoon/evening? Let's go to the cinema"
I've also seen some old cinema being temporarily restored just for the christmas days (richest period of the year) and then closed again.