Film industry: Despite increase in sales - Studio Babelsberg posts losses
Studio Babelsberg sees itself as a flagship of German film culture. Despite an increase in sales, the company is again in the red.
Potsdam - Despite a revenue increase, Studio Babelsberg disclosed a loss in its 2025 financial year. The studio's total sales rose to 68.1 million Euros from 68.1 million Euros in the previous fiscal year, marking an 11.6 million Euro increase. However, the studio recorded a loss of 321,000 Euros. This was after a sluggish start to the year, which turned positive for key activities like studio rentals, production services, and set construction by the second half of the fiscal year.
The film "The Hunger Games" significantly contributed to this turnaround. In 2024, the total sales were 56.5 million Euros. In 2022, the figure was even higher, nearly reaching 109 million Euros. The decline in sales in recent years is attributable to factors such as writer and actor strikes in the US during 2023, and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Despite these challenges, the studio managed to record a loss of 87,000 Euros in 2024, which is an increase from the 87,000 Euros loss in 2023. Notably, in 2022, the studio generated a profit of around 2.8 million Euros. Studio Babelsberg, according to its own statements, is the oldest major studio in the world of film.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
