Scene from 'The Impossible', a new film by Juan Antonio Bayona that has swept the box office.
According to provisional data released by the Rentrak consultancy on December 25, for the Federation of Audiovisual Producers Associations (FAPAE), Spanish films have achieved a market share of 17,9%, the highest figure in 27 years, a record that has led to a collection of 106 million euros in absolute terms.
The Federation of Associations of Audiovisual Producers (FAPAE) has congratulated all Spanish productions for these results, being "The Impossible", "The Adventures of" Tadeo Jones "and" I Want You "the highest grossing films of 2012, with more than a million viewers, according to Rentrak data as of December 25.
The Spanish productions released in the autumn season have been the ones that have had the most weight in these figures, even accounting for 55,6% of the collection in October. The collection has reached 106 million euros in absolute terms, a figure that is positioned as the second best in the history of cinema, only surpassed by 2009, when productions such as "Ágora" or "Planet 51" were released and a collection of 100 million was beaten.
This year the case of «Impossible«, Has been a real engine for the sector, adding 40,5 million euros and 5,8 million viewers, being the production that achieved the best premiere in the history of the Spanish box office with 1,35 million viewers.
Another of the engines has been "The Adventures of Tadeo Jones", which has remained at the top of the box office after 17 weeks on the bill, with 18 million euros in revenue and two million viewers. And following him closely, «I have desire for you», with 12 million euros of collection and 2 million viewers.
Also promising is the premiere of «El cuerpo», last week, which has accumulated almost a million euros in a few days, and other notable successful titles of this 2012 that is now ending, such as: "Snow White", "A gun in each hand", "The artist and the model" , "Rec 3", "The Pelayos" or "Group 7".
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