The annual balance of the Argentine film industry left a mixed scenario: while some milestones broke records, The overall box office experienced a drop of 19% regarding 2023.

The animated sequel “Inside Out 2” comfortably led the ranking of most viewed films, and Disney reaffirmed its place as the most successful distributor. In contrast, national cinema recorded one of its lowest market shares since 1997.

Between 1 January 31 from December, they sold 34.850.390 tickets in the country's cinemas, as detailed by Carina Rodríguez on the Ultracine site. This represented a significant decrease compared to the previous year., that had marked a milestone by surpassing the 40 million tickets, the first to achieve it after the pandemic. Likewise, 2024 was positioned in the position 15 of the last 28 years in terms of number of tickets sold, matching the levels of 2022.

Although most months were below the levels of 2023, There were notable peaks that rewrote the history of the Argentine box office. June was an exceptional month with 6.524.678 tickets sold, driven by the overwhelming success of “Inside Out 2”, that represented the 65% of tickets sold. The 21 June became the highest billing day since 1997, with 578.194 people in the rooms, while the long weekend of 20 al 23 June accumulated more than two million viewers, an unprecedented record.

El podio de 2024

“Inside Out 2” was not only the most viewed film of the year, with 6.470.026 tickets, but it was ranked as the second highest-grossing film in Argentina since 1997, behind “Toy Story 4”. Other hits of the year included “Despicable Me 4” (more of 3 million entries) y “Deadpool & Wolverine”, which was close to that figure. “Moana 2” and “Kung Fu Panda 4” stood out above one million viewers., while titles like “Planet of the Apes: New Kingdom” and “Break the Circle” achieved figures close to the 750.000.

On the other hand and in a worrying panorama, national productions barely reached the 3,18% from the market, the second lowest figure since 1997, surpassing only the 2,06% of 2021. “The jockey”, the most watched national title of the year, he barely managed to summon 119.162 viewers, and no film surpassed 200.000 tickets sold. Total, they were projected 334 argentine movies, of which 241 corresponded to premieres of 2024.

Disney leads distribution

Disney closed the year as the most successful distributor, with 14.907.830 tickets and the 42,7% of market share. Much of its success was due to “Intensely 2”, “Deadpool & Wolverine” y “Moana 2”. With 14 leaderships in recent 28 years, Disney establishes itself as the most important distributor in the history of Argentine cinema. UIP, in second place, accumulated the 35,45% of the market thanks to titles like “Despicable Me 4”, “Breaking the Circle” and “Gladiator 2”.