The Spanish film achieves the best box office history to 123 … – levante.emv.com

EP / Madrid

The Spanish cinema has achieved in 2014 the best box office history in absolute terms, with 123 million euros compared to the 119.8 million in 2012 (which was the highest so far), according to the Confederation of Spanish Audiovisual Producers (FAPAE).

In addition, the Spanish cinema, on December 7, according to Rentrak has reached 25.5% of the box office in Spain, which is the best figure of the last 37 years. According FAPAE, these figures mean that the Spanish film has grossed 75.3% more than in 2013 and spectators increased by 89%, with 20.8 million euros in 2014.

The producers have attributed these results to several Spanish titles, four of the Spanish productions that have surpassed one million viewers in 2014. Among them are outstanding ‘eight Basque surnames’ ( Lazona Films, Kowalski Films, Snow IEA Films, Telecinco Cinema ), which reached 56 million and 9.5 million viewers.

In the ranking of most viewed Spanish films of the year, in second place is’ Child ‘(Ikiru Films, Vaca Films, El Niño IEA Movie, Maestranza Films, Telecinco Cinema, La Ferme! Productions), which has reached 16.2 million euros, while’ Torrente 5 : Operation Eurovegas ‘(Amiguetes Entertainment, Telefónica Studios) is the third Spanish film with 10.7 million euros

Fourth is.’ The minimum Island ‘(Atypical Films, Films Sacromonte, Antena 3 Films), still in poster and already exceeds 6 million euros. The fifth film is a co-production with Argentina ‘Wild Stories’ (El Deseo, K & S Films)., Also currently cinemas and has already reached 4 million euros

Other Spanish hits of the year have been ‘Mort and Phil against Jimmy the Randy’ (Zeta Cinema, J. Cohen Productions IEA), with 2.6 million euros in its second weekend of exhibition; ‘Pancho, the dog millionaire’ (Four Luck Banana, Antena 3 Films), with 2.5 million of revenue; ‘Forgive me if I call amor’ (Sorry if I call you love AIE), 2.1 million euros o ‘Carmina and amen’ (Andy Joke, Telecinco Cinema), with nearly 2 million.

‘Milestones’ in 2014
In any case, two Spanish films have been the most watched of the year: first, ‘ 8 Basque surnames ‘, which It has become “a social phenomenon that broke all records.” “ Not only is the highest grossing film of 2014 , but has become the highest grossing Spanish film of all time and the second overall, behind only ‘Avatar’” , said FAPAE.

Meanwhile, ‘El Niño’ was the second most watched film in Spain this year, since over 2014 others have been achieved “excellent” data. Thus, the Spanish film won 70% of revenue in the weekend of October 4, with three films: ‘Torrente 5′, ‘The Low Island’ and ‘El Niño’ <. / p>

The support of the tele
“Producers are happy to have gotten connect with audiences through film for the general public as well as the so-called auteur, resulting in a huge movie , in order to satisfy the different tastes of the audience, “stated the president of FAPAE, Ramon Colom.

” These figures justify the need to continue supporting our film as an example of a robust industry with many possibilities, “he underlined. The FAPAE Confederation, which brings together the producers who have achieved these successes, has also congratulated the producers and creatives who have participated in them.

In this regard, reiterated that chains television “play a fundamental role” in the success of the productions and especially the promotion they can offer. “The productions this year have had participation television have been very profitable, demonstrating that the Spanish film industry is profitable,” he concluded.