30-05-2013

Record Cinema Attendance in Estonia

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    TALLINN: Estonia reached a 20 year high in cinema attendance in 2011, with 2.5 m tickets sold at an average price of 4.1 EUR, an increase of 100,000 tickets over 2011.

    Estonian public broadcasting ERR reported that 332 feature-length films were released in 2012, establishing another record.

    Thirteen feature films and 33 full-length documentaries were produced in Estonia in 2012. The country had a domestic hit with the adventure comedy Mushrooming (All Film), which had nearly 74,000 admissions, putting it in fourth place. The film accounted for almost 20% of admissions for Estonian films.