The number of cinema tickets sold in 2011 rose by 220,000 to 30 million, a figure not reached since the late 1970s, the organisations of cinema owners, film distributors and producers jointly announced on Tuesday.

Dutch films took a 22.4% share in the market, up 15.9% in 2010.
For the first time since 1986 (Flodder), a Dutch film attracted by far the largest number of visitors. Gooische Vrouwen, based on a successful tv series and rather like Desperate Housewives, took 28% of all visitors with 1.9m tickets sold, putting it ahead of previous top film Avatar.
However, cinema owners are not positive about future, says NRC. The Netherlands Film Fund will have €7m less in subsidies for Dutch productions in 2013. This will affect the number of Dutch films made and with fewer home-grown productions, cinema owners expect visitor numbers of drop again.