Family-friendly films are driving a cinema spike this summer

Nathan Jolly

January 8, 2025 9:02

Moana 2 and Wicked are fighting to become the biggest movie of the summer, as family-friendly films ruled the cinema this festive season.

According to data from CineTAM, over 13.36 million cinema tickets were sold between October and the end of December, a 13% leap from the same period in 2023.

Family-friendly films like Moana 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, and Wicked saw both the 18 to 39 and the 25 to 54 demographics enjoy audience spikes of close to 20%, compared to the same period in 2023, when the box office was ruled by DC tentpole Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, and rom-com Anyone But You.

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Nathan Jolly

Nathan Jolly is the Features Editor at Mumbrella. He joined the team in July, 2023.