GREECE: 'Gladiator II' conquers quiet weekend box office a second time, but the emperor has no clothes.

[Quigley]

Hey guys, I have found consistent sources that report weekend box office and total box office admissions for Greece. I shall post the results every week once the charts are published (between Monday and Wednesday usually). Grosses are harder to find (there may not even be a source).

I will also post some yearly charts and other data that I have compiled from weekend box office data and yearly reports.

Sources: filmboy.gr, flix.gr, grandmagazine.gr, myfilm.gr, freecinema.gr, cine.gr

Edited November 25 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Yearly admissions chart (1989-2022)

Some data, as you can see, are missing from the source. Before 2005, all data are estimates.

 

Year	Admissions (millions)	Gross (million euros)	Average ticket price (euros)
1989	17,5	42,5	2,43
1990	13,0	38,5	2,96
1991	10,0	38,4	3,84
1992	10,0	25,0	2,50
1993	12,0	30,2	2,52
1994	–	29,9	–
1995	8,2	34,3	4,19
1996	9,0	–	–
1997	11,6	59,9	5,16
1998	12,4	61,4	4,95
1999	12,0	64,8	5,40
2000	12,7	69,0	5,43
2001	13,2	73,6	5,58
2002	12,6	–	–
2003	11,0	–	–
2004	12,0	–	–
2005	12,04	84,1	6,99
2006	13,36	95,0	7,11
2007	13,76	101,3	7,36
2008	11,81	91,2	7,72
2009	12,29	96,1	7,82
2010	11,66	94,6	8,11
2011	10,84	89,2	8,23
2012	10,12	70,2	6,94
2013	9,01	59,3	6,58
2014	8,97	58,0	6,46
2015	9,81	63,4	6,46
2016	10,02	64,4	6,43
2017	10,08	65,0	6,45
2018	9,36	60,0	6,41
2019	9,57	61,0	6,37
2020	3,13	19,9	6,36
2021	3,18	–	–
2022	5,40	–	–

Sources: http://www.mediasalles.it/

https://www.obs.coe.int/en/web/observatoire/

https://flix.gr/

 

• Greek productions are marked with [GR]

 

ALL-TIME CHARTS

 

MOST ATTENDED FILMS OF ALL TIME

(as of July 2024)

Ranking	Title	Admissions	Year
1	Titanic	1,900,000	1997
2	Πολίτικη Κουζίνα (A Touch of Spice) [GR]	1,277,902	2003
3	Λούφα και Παραλλαγή: Σειρήνες στο Αιγαίο (Loufa kai Parallagi: Seirines sto Aigaio) [GR]	1,230,512	2005
4	300	1,210,022	2007
5	Safe Sex [GR]	1,200,000	1999
6	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	955,000	2003
7	Gladiator	950,000	2000
8	Avatar	939,804	2009
9	Troy	916,170	2004
10	Joker	905,122	2019
11	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	905,000	2002
12	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	830,000	2002
13	My Big Fat Greek Wedding	810,000	2001
14	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	777,366	2001
15	El Greco [GR]	767,179	2007

 

NOTES:

1. FreeCinema puts 'Titanic's' total at 1,208,373 admissions, which sounds outrageous to me. It the real number isn't 1.9 million, it should still be above 1.5 million admissions. Other sources put it at 1.85 million admissions.
2. For positions 2-5, FreeCinema has slightly lower estimates for all four films, but the order remains the same.
   • 'A Touch of Spice' – Other reports put it at 1.6, 1.5 or 1.3 million admissions. Cine.gr, which has weekly data, stopped tracking 'Politiki Kouzina' when it had earned 1,255,000 admissions.
   • 'Safe Sex' – Other reports put it at 1.5 million or 1.4 million admissions.
3. Cine.gr says that 'Troy' reached 950,000 admissions, but FreeCinema's number (916K) seems more plausible.
4. 'Gladiator' and 'LOTR2' are nowhere to be found on FreeCinema's Top 10 list.
5. 'Big Fat Greek Wedding's' number has been reported by at least two reliable sources (ethnos.gr and CINEMA magazine). FreeCinema puts it at 857,926 admissions.
6. The number for 'LOTR1' comes from the CINEMA magazine. FreeCinema says 'LOTR1' sold 782,709 admissions.
7. I feel that this is the best I could do to get numbers that are closest to the truth. This chart will never be perfect, but if there are any glaring omissions or mistakes, let me know what you think.

 

 

BIGGEST OPENING WEEKENDS OF ALL TIME

(as of July 2024)

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	Comments	Release date
1	300	317,000–325,000	(all-time record)	Thu 8 Mar 07
2	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	219,696	(then all-time record)	Thu 24 Aug 06
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	213,490		Thu 24 May 07
4	Troy	200,000	(3-day weekend, then all-time record)	Fri 14 May 04
5	2012	184,475		Thu 12 Nov 09
6	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	178,200		Thu 24 Nov 05
7	The Da Vinci Code	177,811		Thu 18 May 06
8	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	170,392		Thu 19 Nov 09
9	Loufa kai Parallagi: Seirines sto Aigaio [GR]	169,000		Thu 8 Dec 05
10	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	166,211		Thu 18 Nov 10
11	Spectre	166,068		Thu 12 Nov 15
12	Skyfall	165,301		Thu 1 Nov 12
13	Spider-Man 3	159,000		Thu 3 May 07
14	300: Rise of an Empire	158,399		Thu 6 Mar 14
15	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	155,000	(3-day weekend, then all-time record)	Wed 17 Dec 03

 

Notes: Before August 2005, films were traditionally released on a Friday, hence the 3-day figures above, whereas after that date, the official opening day was moved to Thursday, hence the 4-day figures above. This obviously creates some valid questions:

1. In order to make it a fair comparison, should we remove the Thursday gross for films released after August 2005? ANSWER: For most films we don't have daily grosses anyway since distributors just report the 4-day figure usually. So we will stick with the 4-day figure.
2. What should we do with films released before August 2005 that opened on a Thursday or a Wednesday? Should we include the Thrusday gross in the opening weekend figure? ANSWER: There are three ways to look at this: You can either (a) define the opening weekend as all admissions sold up to the film's first Sunday, which is what Box Office Mojo does for "overseas opening weekends" OR (b) you can just stick to the official 3-day weekend for films released before August 2005 OR (c) add solely the Thursday gross to the weekend figure, but not Wednesday or any earlier days. This is an issue for few films, such as 'The Matrix Reloaded', 'Harry Potter the Prisoner of Azkaban', 'Spider-Man 2' and 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy, which all opened on a Wednesday before August 2005. Every option is a compromise. If you do option (a), you obviously have to do that with all films, regardless of whether they were released before or after August 2005, but it just creates a complete mess, since comparisons become unfair and inconsistent. Few films actually were released earlier than the official weekend starting day, so this is a method that attempts to "satisfy" a minority of films at the expense of the majority. If you go with option (c), i.e. include the Thursday gross in the weekend figure, you can make a more fair comparison with films released after August 2005, but you make it less fair for films released on a Friday before August 2005. Since the above films were released before August 2005, I think it is better to be able to make fair comparisons with films released around the same time, rather than with films released much later. This leaves us with option (b).

 

Yearly charts (2003-2024)

• They contain the Top 10 films and any additional films that have earned above 200,000 admissions.
• 2007, 2008 and 2009 yearly charts were offered by Joel M (according to him, from the same sources)

 

2003
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Πολίτικη Κουζίνα (Politiki Kouzina; aka Touch of Spice) [GR]	1,300,000
2	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King*	955,000
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	585,000
4	The Matrix Reloaded	520,000
5	Bruce Almighty	517,000
6	Die Another Day	414,000
7	Finding Nemo	340,731
8	Matrix Revolutions	300,000
9	Gangs of New York	289,500
10	Terminator 3	283,000
11	Catch Me If You Can	275,000
12	Chicago	272,000
13	Two Weeks Notice	254,000
14	Love Actually	234,000
15	The Hours	222,000

 

*The number of admissions that it had sold up to the point when it fell below the Top 10.

 

2004
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Troy	950,000
2	Νύφες (Nyfes; aka Brides) [GR]*	680,000
3	The Last Samurai	501,000
4	Alexander	447,000
5	Ocean's Twelve	441,000
6	The Passion of the Christ	398,000
7	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	396,000
8	Spider-Man 2	385,700
9	Day After Tomorrow	382,000
10	King Arthur	350,600
11	The Village	306,300
12	Mystic River	306,000
13	Intolerable Cruelty	260,000
14	Something's Gotta Give	250,000

 

*It was at 656,000 admissions when it left the Top 10. Another report puts its total at 702,852 admissions.

 

2005
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Λούφα και Παραλλαγή: Σειρήνες στο Αιγαίο (Loufa kai Parallagi: Seirines sto Aigaio) [GR]*	1,230,512
2	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire	443,200
3	Meet the Fockers	332,000
4	National Treasure	295,000
5	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	290,000
6	War of the Worlds	275,000
7	The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	272,700
8	King Kong	227,000
9	The Interpreter	225,000
10	Monster in Law	224,300
11	Mr. & Mrs. Smith**	218,500
12	Madagascar	210,000
13	Million Dollar Baby**	172,000

 

*The number of tickets it sold up the point that it fell below the Top 10 was 1,207,700.

 

**Admissions for these two films are from Athens only. The nationwide admissions are roughly double the Athens admissions. In dollar gross, they rank 3rd and 5th for 2005, so my estimate is that their admission totals are both in the range 300,000-350,000.

 

This is all I've managed to gather for 2006's Top 10

1. The Da Vinci Code – 662,652 (another report puts it at 650,000 admissions)

2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest – 655,639 (two other reports put the total at around 675,000–680,000)

3. Casino Royale – 415,860

4. Straigt Story [GR] – 370,000-400,000

5. Πέντε λεπτά ακόμα [GR] – 340,000-380,000

6. Ice Age: Meltdown – 340,000-355,000

7. Devil Wears Prada – ?

8. The Departed – 315,000-320,000

9. Happy Feet – 295,500

 

2007
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	300	1,210,022
2	El Greco [GR]	767,179
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	539,622
4	Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix	394,301
5	Spider-Man 3	366,987
6	Ratatouille	312,019
7	Μια Μέλισσα τον Αύγουστο (Mia Melissa ton Avgousto; aka A Bee in August) [GR]	302,412
8	The Golden Compass	300,210
9	I Am Legend	299,303
10	Mr. Bean's Holiday	298,500
11	Ocean's Thirteen	266,034
12	Το Φιλί της... Ζωής (To Fili tis... Zois; aka Kiss of Life) [GR]	260,400
13	Blood Diamond	232,403
14	American Gangster	206,300
15	Πρώτη Φορά Νονός (Proti Fora Nonos; aka First Time Godfather) [GR]	201,580
2008
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Mamma Mia!	622,200
2	Asterix aux Jeux Olympiques	442,561
3	Μόλις Χώρισα (Molis Horisa; aka Just Broke Up) [GR]	419,153
4	Λούφα και Απαλλαγή I4 (Loufa kai Apallagi I4) [GR]	391,295
5	Quantum of Solace	391,030
6	Bank Bang [GR]	382,300
7	The Dark Knight	339,520
8	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	323,607
9	O Ηλίας του 16ου (O Ilias tou 16ou) [GR]	269,287
10	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	256,500
11	Vicky Christina Barcelona	246,548
12	Sex and the City	239,412
13	Το Γαμήλιο Πάρτι (Το Gamilio Party; aka Bang-Bang Wedding) [GR]	211,919
14	Atonement	201,600
15	Kung Fu Panda	200,600

 

2009
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Avatar	939,804
2	Νήσος (Nisos; aka The Island) [GR]	548,733
3	2012	477,857
4	Illuminati (Angels & Demons)	414,067
5	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	384,829
6	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	377,500
7	Slumdog Millionaire	374,488
8	The Twilight Saga: New Moon	353,805
9	Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince	312,800
10	Η κληρονόμος (I Klironomos; aka The Heiress) [GR]	310,138
11	Twilight	262,573
12	The Hangover	244,054
13	Fast & Furious	230,007
14	Σούλα έλα ξανά (Soula Ela Xana; aka S.E.X.) [GR]	212,964
15	Up	211,570
16	Inglourious Basterds	201,000
17	Ψυχή βαθιά (Psyhi Vathia; aka With Heart & Soul [GR]	200,046

 

2010
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Inception	421,897
2	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1	381,400
3	Clash of the Titans	378,167
4	I Love Καρδίτσα (I Love Karditsa) [GR]	354,619
5	Shutter Island	312,230
6	The Twilight Saga: Eclipse	307,763
7	Sex and the City 2	304,161
8	Sherlock Holmes	283,443
9	Alice in Wonderland	243,710
10	The King's Speech	225,080
11	Shrek Forever After	210,550
12	Toy Story 3	202,242

 

2011
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides	395,955
2	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2	350,717
3	Νήσος 2 (Nisos 2; The Island 2) [GR]	299,295
4	The Smurfs	283,010
5	The Tourist	266,977
6	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1	272,030
7	Hangover Part II	245,770
8	Immortals	239,512
9	Tangled	232,381
10	Puss in Boots	231,102
11	Fast Five	222,232
12	Midnight in Paris	212,915
13	Black Swan	212,083
14	Το τανγκό των Χριστουγέννων (To tango ton Hristougennon; aka The Christmas Tango) [GR]	210,985

 

 

2012
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Skyfall	579,681
2	Αν… (An...; aka What If...) [GR]	531,447
3	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey	427,784
4	The Dark Knight Rises	346,619
5	Ο Θεός αγαπάει το χαβιάρι (O Theos Agapaei to Haviari; aka God Loves Caviar) [GR]	317,735
6	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2	314,511
7	Ice Age: Continental Drift	305,445
8	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	305,310
9	Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted	256,200
10	Marvel's the Avengers	242,565
11	Life of Pi	224,898
2013
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug	399,344
2	Μικρά Αγγλία (Mikra Agglia; aka Little England) [GR]	366,630
3	Frozen	249,028
4	Gravity	218,000
5	The Hangover Part III	217,092
6	Despicable Me 2	216,137
7	Wolf of Wall Street	209,681
8	Iron Man 3	206,006
9	The Smurfs 2	185,410
10	Argo	182,040

 

2014
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies	428,707
2	300: Rise of an Empire	408,000
3	Gone Girl	276,932
4	Interstellar	229,253
5	Noah	187,392
6	Maleficent	164,394
7	Lucy	141,512
8	Annabelle	138,674
9	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	137,490
10	Dracula Untold	135,888
2015
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Ένας Άλλος Κόσμος (Enas Allos Kosmos; aka Worlds Apart) [GR]	668,892
2	Spectre	487,347
3	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	446,258
4	Furious 7	370,599
5	Fifty Shades of Grey	370,020
6	Inside Out	310,104
7	Minions	290,513
8	Avengers: Age of Ultron	224,334
9	The Good Dinosaur	195,289
10	The Imitation Game	185,827

 

2016
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Ρόζα της Σμύρνης (Roza tis Smirnis; aka Roza of Smyrna) [GR]	356,908
2	The Revenant	332,286
3	Finding Dory	295,338
4	Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice	277,245
5	Inferno	246,017
6	Deadpool	217,832
7	Captain America: Civil War	215,155
8	Ice Age: Collision Course	214,994
9	Suicide Squad	207,982
10	The Secret Life of Pets	207,601
11	La La Land	206,497

 

2017
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Murder on the Orient Express	354,609
2	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales	310,092
3	Despicable Me 3	308,997
4	The Fate of the Furious	304,891
5	Star Wars: The Last Jedi	298,770
6	It	261,565
7	Fifty Shades Darker	259,975
8	Bachelor 2 [GR]	237,559
9	Καζαντάκης (Kazantzakis) [GR]	232,695
10	Το τελευταίο σημείωμα (To teleftaio simeioma; aka The Last Note) [GR]	203,615
11	Dunkirk	200,824

 

2018
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Avengers: Infinity War	363,487
2	The Nun	239,595
3	The Bach3lor [GR]	235,553
4	Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation	228,382
5	Αιγαίο SOS (Aegean S.O.S.) [GR]	223,756
6	Deadpool 2	221,697
7	Fifty Shades Freed	215,280
8	Aquaman	212,539
9	Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch	207,490
10	Venom	206,763

 

2019
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Joker	906,160
2	Ευτυχία (Eftyhia) [GR]	668,385
3	Avengers: Endgame	538,330
4	Frozen II	323,084
5	The Lion King	295,316
6	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	237,726
7	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood	232,159
8	The Favourite	225,203
9	Captain Marvel	202,622
10	Spider-Man: Far from Home	189,621

 

2020
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	1917	260,475
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	76,528
7	Dolittle	71,444
8	The Gentlemen	61,769
9	After We Collided	56,156
10	El robo del siglo [Argentinian]	51,996

 

2021
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Spider-Man: No Way Home	465,892
2	No Time to Die	311,675
3	Άνθρωπος του Θεού (Man of God) [GR]	283,073
4	Σμύρνη μου αγαπημένη (My Beloved Smyrna) [GR]	231,146
5	Luca	139,999
6	Sing 2	116,533
7	Dune	114,644
8	Encanto	100,039
9	House of Gucci	95,899
10	Venom: Let There Be Carnage	88,989

 

2022
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Avatar: The Way of the Water	422,811
2	Minions: The Rise of Gru	345,671
3	Top Gun: Maverick	282,985
4	The Batman	263,333
5	Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness	233,539
6	Smile	187,705
7	Thor: Love and Thunder	172,633
8	Puss in Boots: The Last Wish	145,654
9	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever	129,240
10	Ticket to Paradise	116,047

 

2023
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Barbie	465,887
2	Oppenheimer	439,516
3	Φόνισσα (Murderess) [GR]	436,961
4	Poor Things	424,134
5	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	203,266
6	The Nun II	181,261
7	John Wick: Chapter 4	174,635
8	Fast X	169,248
9	Κουραμπιέδες από χιόνι (Shortbread Made of Snow) [GR]	168,264
10	A Haunting in Venice	166,491

 

2024
Ranking	Title	Admissions
1	Inside Out 2	654,216
2	Deadpool & Wolverine	322,163
3	Despicable Me 4	306,426
4	Dune: Part Two	170,803
5	Kung Fu Panda 4	156,478
6	It Ends With Us	147,284
7	Μην ανοίγεις την πόρτα [GR]	142,397
8	The Holdovers	89,544
9	The Garfield Movie	83,639
10	Migration	73,572

 

*Films in bold are still in theaters as of September 22, 2024.

 

Yearly box office – CYPRUS

For lack of weekly data that would justify a separate thread, I have added info for the cumulative yearly box office of Cyprus here.

 

Year	Admissions (millions)	Gross (million euros)	Average ticket price (euros)
1995	0,778	3,00	3,85
1996	0,879	3,51	3,99
1997	0,931	4,50	4,83
1998	1,013	5,11	5,04
1999	0,842	4,48	5,33
2000	1,012	5,79	5,72
2001	0,858	5,55	6,47
2002	0,854	5,55	6,49
2003	1,034	6,52	6,31
2004	0,971	4,66	4,79
2005	0,822	5,46	6,64
2006	0,813	5,23	6,44
2007	0,853	5,97	7,00
2008	0,842	5,77	6,85
2009	0,884	6,33	7,16
2010	0,853	7,02	8,23
2011	0,886	6,55	7,39
2012	0,853	6,27	7,35
2013	0,681	5,01	7,36
2014	0,650	4,77	7,34
2015	0,688	4,99	7,25
2016	0,737	5,47	7,42
2017	0,742	5,94	8,00
2018	0,791	–	–
2019	0,860	6,8	7,91
2020	0,177	1,4	7,91

Edited September 24 by Quigley

[Quigley]

Inside Out dominated the top of the charts for 3 weeks, followed by 3 weeks of Minions domination. Minions had a bigger opening weekend, but Inside Out had better weekly % holds. It is unlikely that Minions will surpass Inside Out in total admissions.

They've made more than $2 million.

Weekly charts will published soon...

Edited October 26, 2015 by quigquag33

[peludo]

Great to see information about another market. Thank you!

[Joel M]

 

	2007
1	300	1.210.022
2	El Greco (greek self serious historical bullshit)	767.179
3	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	539.622
4	Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix	394.301
5	Spider-Man 3	366.987
6	Ratatouille	312.019
7	Μια Μέλισσα τον Αύγουστο (greek comedy)	302.412
8	The Golden Compass	300.210
9	I am Legend	299.303
10	Mr Bean's Holiday	298.500
11	Ocean's 13	266.034
12	Το Φιλί της... Ζωής (greek comedy)	260.400
13	Blood Diamond	232.403
14	American Gangster	206.300
15	Πρώτη Φορά Νονός (greek comedy)	201.580

 

	2008
1	Mamma Mia!	622.200
2	Asterix aux jeux Olympiques	442.561
3	Μόλις Χώρισα (greek comedy)	419.153
4	Λούφα και Απαλλαγή  I4 (greek comedy)	391.295
5	Quantum of Solace	391.030
6	Bank Bang (greek comedy)	382.300
7	The Dark Knight	339.520
8	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	323.607
9	O Ηλίας του 16ου (greek comedy)	269.287
10	Indiana Jones & Kingdom of Crystal Skull	256.500
11	Το Gamilio Party (greek comedy)	211.919
12	Atonement	201.600
13	Sex and the City	239.412
14	Kung Fu Panda	200.600
15	Vicky Christina Barcelona	246.548

 

	2009
1	Avatar	939.804
2	Νήσος (greek comedy)	548.733
3	2012	477.857
4	Illuminati	414.067
5	Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs	381.097
6	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	377.500
7	Slumdog Millionaire	374.488
8	New Moon	353.805
9	Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince	312.800
10	Η Κληρονόμος (greek comedy)	310.138
11	Twilight	262.573
12	Σούλα Έλα Ξανά (greek comedy)	212.964
13	Fast and Furious	230.007
14	The Hangover	244.054
15	Up	211.570

 

[Joel M]

Hello fellow greek friend. I had compiled data from pretty much the same sources over the years, but didn't post them here because the market was always small and now it has collapsed due to the economic crisis.

[Quigley]

Hello fellow greek friend. I had compiled data from pretty much the same sources over the years, but didn't post them here because the market was always small and now it has collapsed due to the economic crisis.

Hi Joel M. Crisis or no crisis, I still find interest in this kind of information. Whether or not I am the only one or not, we shall find out soon. Thank you though for contributing. Do you mind if incorporate your data into my original post?

[Quigley]

Weekend 22-25/10/2015
Title	Weekend admissions	Total admissions
Hotel Transylvania 2	45,815	56,824
Crimson Peak	26,102	26,102
Pan	17,185	17,185
Ο Κλέαρχος, η Μαρίνα και ο Κοντός (O Klearhos, i Marina kai o Kontos) [GR]	13,755	13,755
Black Mass	12,264	52,103
The Lobster	11,005	11,005
Burnt	8,807	8,807
Minions	8,564	262,698
Youth	7,489	20,430
The Intern	7,108	60,873

*Blue=New releases

http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/2747/to-box-office-tou-4imerou-22-25-10-15

Minions will not surpass Inside Out. Everest will stay well ahead of Martian. The Lobster did very well in a limited release (it played in only 8 theaters, whereas as usual wide release is around 100 theaters). Hotel Transylvania 2 started well and with mid-week holidays (27th and 28th of October, and even the 26th in the second biggest city), this film will enjoy a significant boost. The question remains about whether Inside Out can cross 300,000 admissions but the holidays will certainly help it.

Edited October 31, 2015 by quigquag33

[Joel M]

Hi Joel M. Crisis or no crisis, I still find interest in this kind of information. Whether or not I am the only one or not, we shall find out soon. Thank you though for contributing. Do you mind if incorporate your data into my original post?

Of course you can use them. I just don't have a specific source for any of the numbers, but they are mostly from the same places (cine.gr,grandmagazine, myfilm.gr etc)

Edited October 27, 2015 by Joel M

[Quigley]

Of course you can use them. I just don't have a specific source for any of the numbers, but they are mostly from the same places (cine.gr,grandmagazine, myfilm.gr etc)

Are the rankings for 2008 and 2009 wrong, or are the admissions wrong?

[Joel M]

the rankings are wrong

[Quigley]

This weekend's new releases:

• Μαριονέτες (Marionetes - AKA Muppets) [GR]
• The Last Witch Hunter
• Antigang
• No Escape

[Quigley]

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Hotel Transylvania 2	26,531	-42.1%	107,764	2
2	Crimson Peak	14,435	-44.7%	60,002	2
3	The Last Witch Hunter	14,361	n/a	14,361	1
4	No Escape	11,022	n/a	11,022	1
5	Pan	10,003	-41.8%	38,205	2
6	Ο Αστακός (O Astakos or The Lobster) [GR]	8,968	-18.5%	28,104	2
7	Youth	6,791	-9.3%	32,206	3
8	Ο Κλέαρχος, η Μαρίνα και ο Κοντός (O Klearhos, i Marina kai o Kontos) [GR]	6,614	-51.9%	29,842	2
9	Burnt	5,959	-32.3%	22,118	2
10	Minions	5,766	-32.7%	273,777	6

 

Source: http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/2761/ena-polu-halloween-box-office-gia-to-4hmero-29-10-01-11-15

 

The mid-week holidays really boosted the box office. Newcomers failed to attract viewers, leaving holdovers 'Hotel Transylvania 2' and 'Crimson Peak' to reign. Italian film 'Youth' and Greek film 'The Lobster' have been doing great business in limited release (17 and 9 theaters respectively). 'Inside Out' had a 13% drop and is now at 293,749 admissions. 300,000 is very likely to be reached. Both that film and 'Minions' have performed exceptionally: 'Inside Out' is the most successful Pixar film since 'Ratatouille' by a large margin. 'Minions' outgrossed 'Despicable Me 2' by more than 40%.

 

By next week, 'Inside Out', 'Minions' and 'Transylvania' will be 3 out of the 4 highest-grossing films of the past 2 months. This is just a point made to demonstrate that kids are one of the main driving forces in the cinema market and that competition is not as important a factor as we think. All three of these films have been quite successful which means that making a good or attractive film is at least as important as competition, if not more important.

 

Several films come out next week, including 'The Peanuts Movie', but none of them are expected to do significant business, especially since 'Spectre' is being released on November 12. Let me remind you that 'Skyfall' was the highest-grossing film of 2012 with 580,000 admissions, the biggest amount since 'Avatar'...

Edited November 3, 2015 by quigquag33

[Quigley]

This weekend's new releases:

• Miss You Already
• The Peanuts Movie
• Legend

[Quigley]

*Sorry for the late report. Another for this past weekend coming soon.*

Weekend of November 5-8, 2015

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	The Peanuts Movie	18,672	N/A	18,672	1
2	Hotel Transylvania 2	14,323	-46.0%	125,745	3
3	Legend	11,371	N/A	18,672	1
4	The Last Witch Hunter	10,247	-28.6%	34,087	2
5	Ο Αστακός (O Astakos or The Lobster) [GR]	9,183	2.4%	41,539	3
6	Crimson Peak	8,228	-43.0%	78,556	3
7	No Escape	6,849	-37.9%	25,055	2
8	Pan	4,414	-55.9%	44,669	3
9	Minions	4,156	-27.9%	278,600	7
10	Inside Out	3,765	-15.4%	298,008	10

Source: http://flix.gr/news/box-office-05112015.html

 

For a fourth time in the past three months, an animated feature film opened in first place. This time there was definitely a nostalgia factor although some older fans may have chosen not to watch the dubbed version of 'The Peanuts Movie'. The original English version was not offered in all venues. The weekend saw some impressive holds for many films. Most notably, 'O Astakos' expanded to 24 venues and stayed about flat from last weekend. The hype around this movie in Athens was definitely expected to fuel its grosses elsewhere however the admissions increase was not as big as some were hoping for. It remains to be seen whether word-of-mouth is good enough to propel it to above 100,000 admissions. 'The Last Witch Hunter' and 'No Escape', both in their sophomore frame, had impressive holds, whereas films in their third weekend dropped slightly more ('Hotel Transylvania 2', 'Crimson Peak' and 'Pan'). The most impressive results were posted by 'Minions' and 'Inside Out', the latter which re-entered the Top 10, despite the competition from other animated entries. Most hurt from 'The Peanuts Movie''s launch were family/kid-oriented films 'Hotel Transylvania 2' and 'Pan'. The weekend was generally quiet since adult and teenage moviegoers are anticipating 'Spectre', which comes out next weekend.

Edited November 18, 2015 by quigquag33

[Quigley]

Weekend of November 12-15, 2015

Ranking	Title	Weekend admissions	% Change from last weekend	Total admissions	Week
1	Spectre	166,068	N/A	166,068	1
2	The Peanuts Movie	14,838	-20.5%	36,669	2
3	Hotel Transylvania 2	10,124	-29.3%	137,929	4
4	Saul Fia (Son of Saul)	5,352	N/A	5,352	1
5	Ο Αστακός (O Astakos or The Lobster) [GR]	5,128	-44.2%	51,902	4
6	The Last Witch Hunter	4,437	-56.7%	45,487	3
7	Legend	3,894	-65.8%	23,223	2
8	Love the Coopers	3,708	N/A	3,708	1
9	Minions	2,780	-33.1%	281,918	8
10	Youth	2,248	no accurate data available	42,856	5

 

Sources:

• http://www.grandmagazine.gr/ngine/article/2788/to-box-office-tou-4hmerou-12-15-11-15
• http://www.flix.gr/news/box-office-05112015.html

 

'Spectre' managed to surpass 'Skyfall''s opening weekend (165,301 admissions) but only by a bit, which means it remains to be seen whether 'Spectre' will surpass its predecessor in total gross. It nevertheless posted the biggest opening weekend of the year, pushing 'Fifty Shades of Grey' (140,443) and 'Fast and Furious 7' (137,711) to second and third place respectively. With the lurking threat of 'Star Wars 7', 'Spectre' may or may not finish in first place for the year but it will almost certainly be in 2015's Top 2 [update: it's been suggested that 'Star Wars 7' isn't actually much of a threat, based on the performance of the prequels]. None of the above was unexpected but the ongoing financial crisis always raises worries when it comes to moviegoing behaviour. Clearly playing as an adult and teen film, 'Spectre' annihilated all copmetition with no other major release opening above 10,000 admissions and most other non-kid films dropping by more than 50%. Only 'O Astakos' managed to drop less than that, although not much less. The latter has now reached 50,000 admissions, playing in only 20 venues last weekend, but seems to be losing steam. It remains a significant achievement for the director, George Lanthimos, whose films often enjoy critical appraisal (one of his films even receieved an Oscar nomination for foreign films).

 

Animated films seemed to be the only genre immune to 'Spectre''s onslaught, since 'The Peanuts Movie', 'Hotel Transylvania 2' and 'Minions' all dropped less than 35%. 'Inside Out', which dropped out of the Top 10, reached 300,000 admissions, becoming the first Pixar film to do so since 2007's 'Ratatouille'. Unless 'The Good Dinosaur' becomes a major hit, 'Inside Out' will be the highest-grossing animated film of the year. On another note, Hungarian film and foreign-Oscar contender 'Saul Fia' scored a higher per-theater average (1,338) than 'Spectre' and earned much more than 'Love the Coopers', despite playing in only 4 theaters (compared to 19 for the latter). Furthermore, Italian film 'Youth' re-entered the Top 10 and has now earned more than 40,000 admissions, which is nothing to frown upon, since it never played in more than 20 venues and played in only 12 last weekend.

 

Next weekend will see the release of 8 (!) new films, including Greek film 'The Republic', although none of them are expected to stand a chance against the second weekend of 'Spectre'.

Edited November 18, 2015 by quigquag33

[Joel M]

Spectre has already won the year. Star Wars is iconic even in Greece but the movies were never that big. The prequels if I remember correctly were in the 200.000 admissions territory, and that number pre-crisis couldn't even get you in the yearly top10.

 

 

[Quigley]

2 hours ago, Joel M said:

Spectre has already won the year. Star Wars is iconic even in Greece but the movies were never that big. The prequels if I remember correctly were in the 200.000 admissions territory, and that number pre-crisis couldn't even get you in the yearly top10.

 

 

 

Thanks for the input. Had you ever compiled a list with the biggest opening weekends of all time?

[Joel M]

No I was always checking what admissions this or that movie did since the late 90s but not Opening weekends, or second weekends. Also the data that was released to magazines and movie sites were scattered before the mid 00s.

[Quigley]

This weekend's major releases:

• The Republic [GR]
• Tale of Tales
• Minuscule - La Vallée des Fourmis Perdues [French-Belgian]
• Σύμπτωμα (Symptom) [GR]
• The End of the Tour
• Dheepan [French]