Cinema of Sweden
| Cinema of Sweden | |
|---|---|
| No. of screens | 874 (2024) |
| • Per capita | 9.9 per 100,000 (2011) |
| Main distributors | Walt Disney (19.7%) Nordisk Film (14.2%) Universal (UIP) (13.8%) Warner Bros. (13.0%) |
| Produced feature films (2024) | |
| Total | 53 |
| Fictional | 24 |
| Documentary | 29 |
| Number of admissions (2024) | |
| Total | 10,300,000 |
| • Per capita | 1.0 (2024) |
| National films | 2,296,000 (22.2%) |
| Gross box office (2024) | |
| Total | SEK 1.42 billion (~€124.1 million) |
| National films | SEK 288 million (~€25.1 million) (20.2%) |
Swedish cinema is known for including many acclaimed films; during the 20th century the industry was the most prominent of Scandinavia. This is largely due to the popularity and prominence of directors Victor Sjöström and especially Ingmar Bergman; and more recently Roy Andersson, Lasse Hallström, Lukas Moodysson and Ruben Östlund.
Famous Swedish film and TV stars were Anna Q. Nilsson, Victor Sjöström (also director, etc.), Lars Hanson, Warner Oland, Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Kristina Söderbaum, Zarah Leander, Anita Ekberg, Ann-Margret, Viveca Lindfors, Signe Hasso, Mai Zetterling, Max von Sydow, Erland Josephson, Ann Zacharias, Maud Adams, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Thulin, Ernst-Hugo Järegård, Agneta Eckemyr, Harriet Andersson, Bibi Andersson, Sven-Bertil Taube, Bo Brundin, Dolph Lundgren, Joel Kinnaman, Melinda Kinnaman, Pernilla August, Peter Stormare, Lena Olin, Stellan Skarsgård, Malin Åkerman, Alexander Skarsgård, Bill Skarsgård, Alicia Vikander, Izabella Scorupco, Noomi Rapace, Ola Rapace, Mikael Nyqvist, David Dencik, Helena Mattsson, Rebecca Ferguson, Fares Fares, and MyAnna Buring.