Even film professionals would rather watch at home

The number of tickets to the cinema sold each year is on the decline. In 2024, 4.8 billion cinema tickets were sold worldwide. That’s down 500 million tickets sold in 2023. Attendance is at 68% of 2019 levels.

The reasons for that, I feel, are pretty obvious. The two key ones:

• Attendees have more options on entertainment.

• The cost of going to the cinema vs…