Last Year at the Cinema

BOX OFFICE 2015. "Klown Forever" claimed the top spot on the Danish charts in 2015 which had 14.2 million Danes visit the cinema, a 15% rise compared to 2014.

Admission figures for 2015 show that the big-screen experience remains a favourite cultural pastime for Danes.

A total of 14,176,000 tickets were sold at Danish theatres in 2015, an increase of 15% compared to 2014 and the second highest number since 1982, according to preliminary numbers. 

24 Danish feature films reached the cinemas last year, selling 4,212,500 tickets and securing a high market share of 29.7%, which is among Europe's top domestic shares and the second best result for Danish films since 1978.

The biggest local hits of 2015 were two comedies: Mikkel Nørgaard's "Klown Forever" with 512,056 tickets sold followed by Anders Thomas Jensen's "Men & Chicken" with 359,278 tickets. Top spot on the overall chart was claimed by Bond blockbuster "Spectre" selling 897,834 tickets (915,057 as per January 2016). A total of three Danish films landed on the overall Top 10.

A wide range of domestic films scored high at the box office in 2015, with a total of 10 selling more than 200,000 tickets, the highest number of films reaching this level since 1979.

Find key figures for box office, distribution and production for 2015 on dfi.dk/facts.  

Please note that these numbers are the preliminary results issued by the distributors organisation Fafid. The official numbers for 2015 will be issued end of March by Statistics Denmark.

Top 10 / All Films 2015

Title Release Tickets 2015 Tickets total
Sprectre (UK) 30.10.2015  897,834  915,057* 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (US)  16.12.2015  530,706  646,705* 
Klown Forever (DK) 24.09.2015  512,056  512,224 
Inside Out (US) 27.08.2015  495,697  495,697 
Jurassic World (US) 11.06.2015  471,294  471,294 
Minions (US) 02.07.2015  456,182  456,182 
Fifty Shades of Grey (US) 12.02.2015  387,558  387,558 
Fast & Furious 7 (US) 02.04.2015  371,828  371,828 
Men & Chicken (DK) 05.02.2015  359,278  359,278 
My Canadian Adventure (DK) 05.02.2015  324,765  324,765 

* Still in cinemas as per January 2016.

Top 10 / Danish Films 2015

Title Release Tickets 2015 Tickets total
Klown Forever 24.09.2015  512,056 512,224
Men & Chicken 05.02.2015  359,278  359,278
My Canadian Adventure 05.02.2015  324,765 324,765
Summer of '92 27.08.2015  316,938 316,938
All Inclusive 25.12.2014 307,207 412,850
Father of Four – On a Wild holiday 02.10.2015  253,175 253,175
April 9th 12.03.2015  241,011 241,011
People Get Eaten 26.02.2015  236,725 236,725
The Shamer's Daughter 26.03.2015  225,268 225,268
A Second Chance 15.01.2015  215,613 215,613

Source: Distributors Organisation (Fafid).