An open-air cinema in Lausanne last July. Two-thirds of films watched in Switzerland were made in the US
Keystone
With a market share in Swiss cinemas of 6.6% in 2017, Swiss films had their best year since the record year of 2006, when homegrown films attracted 9.6% of all cinemagoers.
The most successful Swiss film was the Swiss-German comedy, Die göttliche Ordnung (The Divine Order), which tells of Switzerland’s belated and reluctant recognition of women’s right to vote, eventually granted in 1971.
The film, written and directed by Petra Volpe, sold 345,000 tickets and was the fourth most successful film overall (behind “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, “Despicable Me 3” and “Fast & Furious 8”).
A total of 1,917 films were shown in Switzerland’s 271 cinemas (and 581 screens), the highest number for almost 30 years, the Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday.
The number of screenings also increased, by 5%, to around 600,000. However, only around 50 films made up half of all screenings – responsible for around 60% of the total 13.5 million tickets sold.
The average Swiss went to the cinema 1.6 times in 2017, paying on average CHF15.20 ($16) a ticket.
Here is a comparison of where all of the films in Swiss cinemas last year came from – and which films cinemagoers actually watched:
External Content
External Content
Popular Stories
More
Swiss Abroad
The citizenship obstacle course facing spouses of Swiss Abroad
Swiss institute hosted informal talks between Russians, Ukrainians and Americans
This content was published on
The Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP) has hosted 10 meetings between Russian and Ukrainian interlocutors since the start of the war.
Automated driving on Swiss motorways is theoretically possible from March
This content was published on
It will be theoretically possible to hand over the steering wheel to technology but no such system has been submitted for official approval yet.
Heated atmosphere at Swiss rally against AfD politician Alice Weidel
This content was published on
Around 250 people demonstrated "against the right" and the German AfD politician Alice Weidel on Saturday afternoon in Einsiedeln.
This content was published on
The Ethos Foundation recommends that shareholders vote against all compensation-related items at the Annual General Meeting on March 7.
Top Swiss firms close to reaching gender quota in boards
This content was published on
The proportion of women on the boards of directors of the fifty largest listed companies in Switzerland currently stands at 28%.
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
Read more
More
Controversial Indian movie plays to packed halls in Switzerland
This content was published on
Swiss premieres of the Bollywood movie Padmaavat were sold out partly due to the threats and violence against the movie’s makers and actors in India.
This content was published on
International co-productions have become the norm and a significant number of young Swiss film-makers have foreign backgrounds.
Suffrage film ‘The Divine Order’ is Swiss Oscars candidate
This content was published on
The Swiss-German dialect film, Die göttliche Ordnung (The Divine Order), which hit Swiss cinemas on March 8 – International Women’s Day – was directed by Petra Volpe, who also wrote the script. The story is told by a housewife and mother who becomes active in the women’s suffrage movement in her small town. But small encounters…
You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!
If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.