Nordic Box Office in 2021: ‘No Time to Die” Keeps Screens Alive

2021 was another annus horribilis for cinemagoing in the Nordics, due to on-going and strict Covid restrictions that halved admissions compared to pre-pandemic levels.Released late September/early October when cinemas for once ran at full capacity, “No Time to Die” literally saved the film year, and even ranked No.

1 among all James Bond movies ever released in Denmark.Aside from Sweden, strong homegrown offers such as “Checkered Ninja 2” in Denmark, “Class Reunion 3” in Finland, “Cop Secret” in Iceland, “Three Wishes for Cinderella” in Norway enabled the Nordic nations to secure bullish market shares.DenmarkIn 2021, “No Time to Die” smashed all B.O.

records for a James Bond movie in Denmark.

That, however, didn’t prevent overall ticket sales from plummeting 45% from 2019, due to the pandemic.The Danish film year opened and ended with closed cinemas, and faced a record 138 days of full cinema lockdown, according to the cinema association Danske biografer.

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