Quebecers proceed to be much less prone to watch films in cinemas, with a 15 per cent drop in attendance in 2025 in comparison with the earlier 12 months, and a 39 per cent drop in comparison with 2019, the pre-pandemic reference 12 months.
In new knowledge printed Monday, the Quebec Institute of Statistics (ISQ) experiences a decline in attendance and field workplace income for cinemas, which amounted to $127.6 million, in comparison with $142.7 million in 2024.
In response to the ISQ, revenues have reached their lowest stage since 2000 for the third 12 months in a row.
Nevertheless, attendance peaks have been recorded for sure releases, notably the movies “Lilo & Sew” and “Avatar: Fireplace and Ashes.” Amongst Quebec movies, just one managed to surpass the 2024 figures throughout the identical interval: “Menteuse” by Émile Gaudreault. General, Quebec movies accounted for 9 per cent of complete attendance.
ISQ notes that past sure extra favorable intervals, significantly college holidays, “attendance stays decrease than the pre-pandemic scenario”.
And this “suggests a long-lasting transformation in cinema-going habits since 2019,” the institute provides.
Of all of the movies proven, the highest-grossing was “A Minecraft Film”, with practically $6.5 million.
Apart from the phenomenon that was “Menteuse” (Liar), Quebec movies have declined by way of screenings, viewers numbers, and field workplace receipts. Solely “Menteuse” achieved a major rating final 12 months, in comparison with three titles in 2024: “Nos Belles-Sœurs” (Our Sisters-in-Regulation), “Le Cyclone de Noël” (The Christmas Cyclone), and “1995.” In 2025, just one different movie generated revenues exceeding a million {dollars}: “Ma belle-mère est une sorcière” (My Stepmother is a Witch).
Quebec movies rank second in a market that’s closely dominated by the USA.
“The market share of Quebec movies fluctuates irregularly from 12 months to 12 months, which places into perspective the decline noticed in 2025, brought on by the lower within the provide of recent Quebec movies,” the ISQ emphasised in its report.
This decline in cinema attendance can also be accompanied by a lower within the variety of cinemas in Quebec, which fell from 98 in 2024 to 94 in 2025. It needs to be famous that this was when the Guzzo cinemas closed their doorways, though some have since reopened beneath the Ciné Starz banner.
–This report by La Presse Canadienne was translated by CityNews
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