Indonesian Cinema Admissions Increase 10% In 2024; Local Films Hit 80M Benchmark For 65% Market Share

Liz Shackleton

Mon, January 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM UTC

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Indonesian cinema admissions increased by 10% in 2024, with local films holding a 65% market share.
Local film Agak Laen was the biggest movie of 2024 with 9.13 million admissions, followed by Vina: Sebelum 7 Hari and Kang Mak.
Indonesia's box office is predicted to reach 147 million admissions in 2025, just under the pre-pandemic level of 152 million in 2019.

Indonesian cinema admissions increased by 10% to reach 126.22 million in 2024, according to figures from Bicara Box Office, with local films pulling in 80.21 million admissions for a 65% market share.

Last year, Indonesia’s local movies sailed past the all-time annual admissions record in just nine months from January to September, driven by hits such as comedy horror Agak Laen and a host of other horror films and family dramas. The previous record was set in 2022 when local productions, headed by horror KKN Di Desa Penari , racked up 58.16 million admissions by the end of the year.

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Agak Laen , produced by Imajinari Pictures, remains the biggest film of 2024 overall, with 9.13M admissions, followed by horror film Vina: Sebelum 7 Hari (5.82M admissions), comedy horror Kang Mak (4.86M), family drama Ipar Adalah Maut (4.78M), KKN prequel Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (4.02M), Joko Anwar horror Grave Torture (4M) and family drama Bila Esok Ibu Tiada (3.72M), the latter a November release starring veteran actress Christine Hakim.

Local drama 2nd Miracle In Cell No. 7 , released just before the end of 2024 on December 25, is the biggest film of 2025 so far with 1.75M admissions. The film is a sequel to a 2022 hit remake of a Korean film, Miracle In Cell No. 7 , although the original Korean film did not have a sequel.

The highest-grossing foreign title of 2024 was Thai blockbuster How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies , ranking at number eight with 3.5M admissions, while Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the top Hollywood release, ranking ninth with 3.3M, and Deadpool & Wolverine came in tenth with 3.1M.

Indonesia’s box office continues to grow year-on-year, in contrast to mainland China which suffered a 23% decline in overall box office in 2024 compared to the previous year. However, the Indonesian market has still not recovered to the pre-pandemic level of admissions of 152 million admissions in 2019.

Bicara Box Office is predicting that with an improved supply of US studio tentpoles, starting with Captain America: Brave New World , and new instalments in local franchises Satan’s Slaves and 5CM , admissions for 2025 could reach 147 million, which is just a shade under 2019.

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