If you remove the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic from the equation, when 253,000 people went to the cinema in October 2020, the 560,000 viewers recorded in October 2025 are the lowest number for that month since the ICA began publishing records, i.e., since 2004.

The October attendance figures for this year are also the lowest since February 2022, when 518,000 entries were recorded in Portuguese cinemas.

In terms of revenue, in October of this year, cinemas grossed €3.7 million, a 24.5% drop compared to the same month in 2024 and the lowest figure since September 2021.

In the accumulated figures up to October, compared to the same period in 2024, cinemas lost 6.5% of viewers (more than 600,000 tickets) and 2.6% of revenue (more than €1.5 million).

The list of most-watched films of the month is led by "Battle After Battle" by Paul Thomas Anderson, with 88,000 viewers, followed by the animated film "Gabby's Dollhouse" by Ryan Crego, with 46,000.

The most-watched film of the year in Portugal is the latest chapter of "Lilo & Stitch," with more than 665,000 viewers, followed by the "Minecraft" film, with over 500,000 viewers.

The most-watched Portuguese film of the year is "O Pátio da Saudade" (The Courtyard of Longing), by Leonel Vieira, with 68,000 viewers.