German Films Are Crushing It in 2024—Is This the Year Deutsch Cinema Becomes Your New Obsession?
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Have you ever noticed how Mercury in retrograde can mysteriously boost creativity—or maybe just mess with your streaming queue? Well, last year, something cosmic happened in the world of German cinema that’s got me wondering if the stars gave those movies a little extra shine. In 2025, the global box office for films made in Germany didn’t just nudge upward—it blasted off by a whopping 115 percent, nearly hitting $300 million in ticket sales. That’s more than 33 million tickets snapped up outside Germany for mostly German or German-international co-productions, dwarfing the previous year’s count. Rather than a sudden cultural revival, this surge highlights Germany’s savvy as a go-to partner for mid-budget film projects—think hit titles like the Colleen Hoover adaptation Regretting You pulling in $90 million worldwide, and Wes Anderson’s quirky The Phoenician Scheme raking in $40.5 million. And let’s not overlook a few homegrown gems making waves overseas, including the animated Stitch Head and the gripping true-life thriller September 5. So, could these box office stars aligning be more than mere coincidence? Astrology buffs might say the cinematic cosmos is conspiring indeed. LEARN MORE
The global box office for movies made in Germany soared last year, with official figures from national promotion body German Films recording a 115 percent jump to nearly $300 million (€249.8 million) in 2025. More than 33 million tickets were sold outside Germany for majority German productions and German-international co-productions, the group said, compared to 15.8 million a year earlier.
More than a sudden cultural revival of German movies, the figures reflect Germany’s strength as a co-production partner for mid-budget studio films. The two most successful German productions of 2025 were Regretting You (global box office $90 million), a Colleen Hoover adaptation starring Allison Williams and Dave Franco, which Paramount Pictures produced together with Germany’s Constantin Film; and Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme ($40.5 million worldwide), which Focus Features co-financed with Germany’s Studio Babelsberg.
There were a few home-grown success stories, though, including animated feature Stitch Head, which got a substantial Halloween release in the U.S. via Briarcliff Entertainment and grossed more than $7 million internationally; and Constantin’s Oscar-nominated true-life thriller September 5, which earned $8.2 million worldwide.
Unsurprisingly, the top country for German film exports was neighboring Austria, with €21.7 million ($26 million) in ticket sales for German productions last year, followed by France with $18.5 million and the U.S. with $13 million.
Manitou’s Canoe, a sequel to a beloved, if somewhat politically-incorrect spoof western comedy, was a major hit in Austria, which accounted for most of the film’s $11.5 million international gross. The only majority German production to top it at the global box office was Angelina Jolie-starrer Maria, an English-language feature from Berlin’s Komplizen Film, which earned $20 million outside Germany.
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