GERMAN FILMS ABROAD
IN THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF 2019
The first three quarters of 2019 saw 355 German films and German-international co-productions rack up close to 63 million euros at the international box office outside of Germany with more than 11 million admissions in 62 countries.
Among the top ten films were eight majority German productions with 26.5 million euros box office and 4.9 million admissions, making up nearly half of the box office totals for all German and international co-productions together.
The most internationally successful majority-produced German films from January to September 2019 were:
THE AFTERMATH (rank 1): 8.4 million euros in 29 countries
NEVER LOOK AWAY (rank 3): 4.7 million euros in 19 countries
HEIDI (rank 4): 2.8 million euros in China
MANOU – THE SWIFT (rank 5): 2.6 million euros in 29 countries
HEILSTÄTTEN (rank 6): 2.3 million euros in 16 territories
LEBERKÄSJUNKIE (rank 7): 2 million euros in Austria
HIGH LIFE (rank 8): 1.9 million euros in 22 countries
BALLON (rank 9): 1.8 million euros in 9 territories
(Source: COMSCORE/iboe, 2 October 2019)