Latin America: box office results 2019-2020

In the first half of 2020, box office revenue generated in movie theaters in Latin America amounted to 445 million U.S. dollars, compared to 1.22 billon dollars generated in the first half of 2019. The number of tickets sold decreased from 352 million to 132 million, whereas the number of movie theaters increase from 2,713 to 2,815. The difference is mainly attributed to lockdown measures introduced because the Covid-19 outbreak.

Domestic flicks

Out of a total of over 450 movies released in Mexico in 2019, just over one hundred were produced in the North American country, accounting for a nine percent of the box office revenue in the country. Colombia’s movie theaters featured 48 domestic productions, out of over 350 films shown in total. In Argentina, on the other hand, the share is significantly higher. Out of 550 new movies shown in theaters, as many as 238 were local productions.

Awards and admiration

Between 1956 and 2020, Argentina has produced two wins and seven nominations for an Academy Award in the category of “Best International Feature Film,” while Mexican films have been awarded one win and nine nominations. As for the annual Platino Awards, Argentina won the “Best Ibero-American Film” twice since 2014, while Mexico has been awarded this prize once. The Argentine film ‘Wild Tales’ won this title in 2015 and has collected over 30.6 million U.S. dollars in box office revenue as of mid 2020, making it the second most successful movie at box offices among the Platino Award winners of this category.