Indonesian cinema admissions rose 10% to 126.22 million in 2024, according to Bicara Box Office figures, with local films attracting 80.21 million admissions for a 65% market share.
Last year, local films in Indonesia surpassed the all-time annual admissions record in just nine months from January to September, driven by horror comedies. Ajak Lin And a host of other horror films and family dramas. The previous record was set in 2022 when local productions topped the horror film KKN di desa binariachieved 58.16 million admissions by the end of the year.
Ajak Linproduced by Imajinari Pictures, remains the biggest film of 2024 overall, with 9.13 million views, followed by horror Vina: Sibellum 7 Harry (5.82 million admissions), horror comedy Kang Mak (4.86 m), family drama Eibar is death justice (4.78 m), KKN Prequel Dancing Village: The Curse Begins (4.02pm), Joko Anwar's Terror Serious torture (4M) and family drama Bella Isoke Ibo Tiada (3.72 million), the latest November release starring veteran actress Kristin Hakim.
Local drama The second miracle is in cell number 7which was released before the end of 2024 on December 25, is the biggest movie of 2025 so far with 1.75 million views. The film is a sequel to a successful remake of a Korean film released in 2022. Miracle in Cell No. 7Although the original Korean film did not have a sequel.
The highest-grossing foreign title of 2024 was the Thai blockbuster How to make millions before grandma dieswhere it ranked eighth with 3.5 million acceptances, while Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire It is the highest-grossing Hollywood release, ranking ninth with 3.3 million, and Deadpool Wolverine It came in tenth place with 3.1 million.
Indonesia's box office continues to grow year-on-year, in contrast to mainland China which suffered a 23% decline in total box office in 2024 compared to the previous year. However, the Indonesian market has not yet recovered to the pre-pandemic level in terms of admissions of 152 million in 2019.
Bicara Box Office expects this as the supply of US studio tentpoles improves, starting with Captain America: Brave New Worldand new installments in local franchises Satan's servants and 5 cmthe number of admissions for 2025 could reach 147 million, which is very low from 2019.
