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In 2025, there were *** movie theaters across Spain, up from *** in 2024—an increase of just over one point. The 2025 figure was the highest since 2013, when *** cinema sites operated in the European country. Spain's leading movie theater chains by revenue in 2020 included Cinesa, Yelmo, and Multicines Atlántida Lanzarote.

Foreign versus domestic movies in Spain

Spanish cinemas have slowly recovered from the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus outbreak, but their results remained distant from the figures seen prior to COVID-19. Foreign films' box office revenue in Spain grew by around **** percent in 2023, reaching million euros, up from million a year earlier. Meanwhile, Spanish movies continued to struggle. Domestic feature films' box office gross in Spain increased slightly in 2023, totaling **** million euros. Despite the slight increase, the 2023 figure is still under what was reported in 2019, before the COVID-19 outbreak.

Spain among the world's top film industries

Despite the tepid recovery, Spain was forecast to register one of the highest growth rates in filmed entertainment revenue worldwide during the first half of the , above *** percent. If confirmed, this outstanding performance would keep the European country among the leading markets on the global stage. Spain would stand in the top 15 filmed entertainment industries by 2025, with almost *** billion U.S. dollars in revenue.