Methodological remarks and tools

After the Berlin Film Festival, MEDIA Salles has published more updated statistics on cinema-going in Europe in the European Cinema Yearbook 2016

Cinema-going in Europe in 2015

In 2015 more spectators (+5.6%) in Europe's cinemas, while digitization reaches 95% of screens

 

Comparative Tables

Western Europe

Central and Eastern Europe and Mediterranean Rim

 

Digital Cinemas Worldwide

Digital Cinemas: Focus on Europe

LATEST UPDATE:
data as at 30thJune 2016

Number of digital and 3D screens by country as at 30th June 2016
(overview)

 

Data as at 1stJanuary 2016

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2016

Number of digital sites and digital and 3D screens by country as at 1st January 2016
(overview)

Data as at 30thJune 2015

Number of digital screens and 3D screens by country as at 30th June 2015 (overview)

Data as at 1stJanuary 2015

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2015

Number of digital sites and digital and 3D screens by country as at 1st January 2015
(overview)

Data as at 30thJune 2014

Number of digital screens and 3D screens by country as at 30th June 2014
(overview)

Data as at 1stJanuary 2014

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2014

Number of digital sites and digital and 3D screens by country as at 1st January 2014 (overview)

Data as at 30 June 2013

Number of digital and 3D screens by country as at 30 June 2013
(overview)

Data as at 1st January 2013

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2013

Number of digital and 3D sites and screens by country as at 1st January 2013
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 1st January 2013
(detailed list)

Data as at 30 June 2012

Number of digital sites and screens by country, 30th June 2004 to 30th June 2012

Half-year trend in the number of digital screens in Europe
Western Europe
Eastern Europe

Number of digital sites, digital screens and 3D screens by country as at 30th June 2012
(overview)

Digital penetration rates in Europe by country (as at 30th June 2012)

Main digital players as at 30 June 2012

Major digital players: percentage of each company's digital screens out of total digital screens in Europe

 

Data as at 1st January 2012

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2012

Number of digital and 3D sites and screens by country as at 1st January 2012
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 1st January 2012
(detailed list)

Data as at 30 June 2011

"A pan-European snapshot" by Tero Koistinen, Director General, Finnish Chamber of Films

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 30 June 2004 to 30 June 2011

Half-year trend in the number of digital screens in Europe:
  Western Europe
  Eastern Europe

Number of digital sites, digital screens and 3D screens by country as at 30 June 2011
(overview)

Year end 2011 – a forecast for the tipping point

Data as at 1st January 2011

"Europe: digital screens more than double in 2010" by Paola Bensi

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2011

Number of digital sites, digital screens and 3D screens by country as at 1st January 2011
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 1st January 2011
(detailed list)

Digitalization and multiplexes in Europe as at 1st January 2011

Multiplexes and digitalised multiplexes in Europe as at 1st January 2011

Number of digital sites and screens by exhibitor as at 1st January 2011

Number of digital screens by operator, from 1st January 2006 to 1st January 2011

Number of digital sites and screens by resolution as at 1st January 2011

Data as at 30 June 2010

“19% of European screens digitalised by mid 2010” by Elisabetta Brunella

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 30 June 2004 to 30 June 2010

Number of digital sites, digital screens and 3D screens by country as at 30 June 2011
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 30 June 2010
(detailed list)

Number of digital sites and screens by exhibitor as at 30 June 2010

Data as at 1st January 2010

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2010

Number of digital sites, digital screens and 3D screens by country as at 1st January 2010
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 1st January 2010
(detailed list)

Digitalization and multiplexes in Europe as at 1st January 2010

Multiplexes and digitalised multiplexes in Europe as at 1st January 2010

Number of digital sites and screens by exhibitor as at 1st January 2010

Number of digital screens by operator, from 1st January 2006 to 1st January 2010

Number of digital sites and screens by resolution as at 1st January 2010

Data as at 30 June 2009

"Acceleration in the increase of Europe’s digital screens: they now number 2,602, with a 70% rise in the first six months of 2009” by Elisabetta Brunella

Number of digital sites and screens by country as at 30 June 2009
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 30 June 2009
(detailed list)

Number of digital sites and screens by exhibitor as at 30 June 2009

Data as at 1st January 2009

Number of digital sites and screens by country, from 1st January 2004 to 1st January 2009

Number of digital sites and screens by country as at 1st January 2009
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 1st January 2009 (detailed list)

Number of digital sites and screens by exhibitor as at 1st January 2009

Number of digital screens by operator, from 1st January 2006 to 1st January 2009

Number of digital sites and screens by resolution as at 1st January 2009

Data as at 30 June 2008

Number of digital sites and screens by country as at 30 June 2008
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 30 June 2008 (detailed list)

Number of digital sites and screens by exhibitor as at 30 June 2008

Data as at 1st January 2008

Number of digital sites and screens by country as at 1st January 2008
(overview)

Digital screens by country as at 1st January 2008 (detailed list)

Number of digital sites and screens by exhibitor as at 1st January 2008