Overview

• Knitting sessions at venues such as Yorck Kino in Berlin routinely sell out by pairing crafting workshops with classic film showings.
• Cinemas from Freiburg to Mannheim and Berlin have introduced formats including low-volume screenings for parents with young children, coffee-and-cake matinees and pet-friendly film nights.
• The sector saw ticket sales dip 5.8% year-on-year in 2024 to just over 90 million, prompting operators to invest in facility upgrades and programming innovation.
• Industry bodies such as HDF Kino and AG Kino say communal events offer social interaction that streaming services cannot replicate.
• Buoyed by positive audience feedback and a lineup of anticipated new releases, cinema operators express confidence in attendance gains in 2025.