Indonesian Cinema Admissions Increase 10% In 2024; Local Films Hit 80M Benchmark For 65% Market Share
Indonesian cinema admissions increased by 10% to reach 126.22 million in 2024, according to figures from Bicara Box Office, with local films pulling in 80.21 million admissions for a 65% market share.
Last year, Indonesia’s local movies sailed past the all-time annual admissions record in just nine months from January to September, driven by hits such as comedy horror Agak Laen and a host of other horror films and family dramas. The previous record was set in 2022 when local productions, headed by horror KKN Di Desa Penari, racked up 58.16 million admissions by the end of the year.
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Agak Laen, produced by Imajinari Pictures, remains the biggest film of 2024 overall, with 9.13M admissions, followed by horror film Vina: Sebelum 7 Hari (5.82M admissions), comedy horror Kang Mak (4.86M), family drama Ipar Adalah Maut (4.78M), KKN prequel Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (4.02M), Joko Anwar horror Grave Torture (4M) and family drama Bila Esok Ibu Tiada (3.72M), the latter a November release starring veteran actress Christine Hakim.
Local drama 2nd Miracle In Cell No. 7, released just before the end of 2024 on December 25, is the biggest film of 2025 so far with 1.75M admissions. The film is a sequel to a 2022 hit remake of a Korean film, Miracle In Cell No. 7, although the original Korean film did not have a sequel.
The highest-grossing foreign title of 2024 was Thai blockbuster How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, ranking at number eight with 3.5M admissions, while Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the top Hollywood release, ranking ninth with 3.3M, and Deadpool & Wolverine came in tenth with 3.1M.
Indonesia’s box office continues to grow year-on-year, in contrast to mainland China which suffered a 23% decline in overall box office in 2024 compared to the previous year. However, the Indonesian market has still not recovered to the pre-pandemic level of admissions of 152 million admissions in 2019.
Bicara Box Office is predicting that with an improved supply of US studio tentpoles, starting with Captain America: Brave New World, and new instalments in local franchises Satan’s Slaves and 5CM, admissions for 2025 could reach 147 million, which is just a shade under 2019.
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