Russia overtook France in 2017 to become Europe’s biggest cinema territory in terms of admissions according to provisional data on cinema attendance published by European cinema trade body UNIC. Around 213.6 million tickets were sold in the Russian Federation, compared to 209.2 million in France in 2017. This seismic shift highlights the present two-speed European cinema market, with territories in the east continuing to experience strong growth, while western EU states only recorded small growth or even de
Source: Russia Is Now Europe’s Largest Cinema Territory – Celluloid Junkie