In 2025, cinemas in Malta and Gozo projected 385 different film titles and registered a total of 513,276 admissions, the NSO said Tuesday.

In 2025, there were six cinema establishments with a total of 23 screens and a seating capacity of 3,872. Of these six cinemas, two were situated in Gozo.

A total of 385 film titles and 30,207 screenings were exhibited in 2025, amounting to an average of 78 screenings per film. Last year, cinemas registered a total of 513,276 admissions. Maltese productions many of which belonged to the short films rather than the feature films category, had 10,882 admissions with a total gross box office of €75,654 in 280 screenings. On the other hand, foreign productions, which besides the traditional feature films also included event cinema, had 502,394 admissions with a total 

gross box office of €4,133,600 in 29,927 screenings.

During 2025, cinema audiences had a choice of 385 distinct shows, the majority of which were fiction films. These films attracted 68.2 per cent of total admissions.

The most popular film titles were 'Lilo and Stitch', 'A Minecraft Movie' and 'The Conjuring:Last Rites', which accounted for 7.0 per cent, 5.6 per cent and an additional 3.5 per cent of total admissions respectively.

The majority of films shown in cinemas were rated as 'PG,  '12A' or '15' in terms of age classification. 36.4 per cent of the films projected in 2025 were rated '15', 21.3 per cent  were rated as '12A', while 19.2 per cent were rated 'PG' .

The running time of 57.4 per cent of the films projected in 2025 fell within the 76 to 120 minutes bracket. The 'Live/Encore' screenings which include operas, ballets, and theatre, had the longest running time with an average of 135 minutes. On the other hand, animation films had the shortest running time with an average of 90 minutes.

Last year cinemas employed an average of 101 persons, with the majority engaged on a part-time basis.