The Goldene Leinwand (Golden Screen) is an award created in 1964 by the HDF ("Hauptverband Deutscher Filmtheater e.V.", literally translated "Main Association For Movie Theatres") and the journal Filmecho/Filmwoche.
Like a Golden Record, it is a sales certification.
The Goldene Leinwand is to be bestowed upon film distributors for having provided a film of feature length which sold more than 3,000,000 tickets within 18 months.
Categories Goldene Leinwand (“Golden Screen”) for 3 million tickets within 18 months Goldene Leinwand mit Stern (“Golden Screen with Star”) for 6 million tickets within 18 months Goldene Leinwand mit 2 Sternen (“Golden Screen with Two Stars”) for 9 million tickets within 18 months Goldene Leinwand mit 3 Sternen (“Golden Screen with Three Stars”) for 12 million tickets within 18 months Goldene Leinwand Sonderausgaben (“Golden Screen Special Editions”) for 15 or 18 million tickets within 18 months Goldene Leinwand mit Stern und Brillanten (“Golden Screen with Star and Diamond”) for a series of 6 coherent films that altogether sold more than 30 million tickets Goldene Leinwand für besondere Verdienste (“Honorary Golden Screen”) Goldene Leinwand Pin (“Honorary Golden Screen as Pin”)
Titanic is the only feature film that was awarded special editions for 15 and/or 18 million tickets.
The James Bond film series (1983), Star Wars (2005) and the Harry Potter film series (2009) were awarded a "Goldene Leinwand mit Stern und Brillanten".
Awards Goldene Leinwand Year Films 1969 The Jungle Book 1970 The Love Bug 1973 The Aristocats 1976 Robin Hood 1978 Star Wars: A New Hope, The Rescuers 1979 Grease, Superman 1980 The Wild Geese 1981 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 1982 The Fox and the Hound 1983 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1984 Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1985 Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 1986 Back to the Future 1989 Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1990 Back to the Future Part II, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1991 Home Alone, The Little Mermaid 1992 The Rescuers Down Under 1993 Beauty and the Beast, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Jurassic Park 1994 Aladdin, Free Willy, The Lion King, Mrs. Doubtfire 1995 Casper 1996 Babe, Pocahontas 1997 The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Men in Black 1998 Hercules, Mulan 1999 A Bug's Life, The Mummy, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Tarzan 2001 Shrek 2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown
Goldene Leinwand mit Stern Year Films 1994 Aladdin, The Lion King 1996 Babe 1997 Men in Black 2000 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 2012 The Intouchables, Ice Age 4: Continental Drift, Skyfall 2013 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 2014 Fack ju Göhte, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2015 Head Full of Honey, Minions, Fack ju Göhte 2, Spectre, Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2018 Fack ju Göhte 3
Goldene Leinwand mit Stern (Sonderversion) Year Films 1981 The Aristocats 1984 Once Upon a Time in the West, Papillon, From Here to Eternity, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Twelve Tasks of Asterix 1988 The Jungle Book
Goldene Leinwand mit 2 Sternen Year Films 1994 Jurassic Park 1995 The Lion King 1996 Independence Day 1998 Titanic 2001 Der Schuh des Manitu, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2003 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2004 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 2010 Avatar 2012 The Intouchables 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Goldene Leinwand für besondere Verdienste Year People 1967 Walt Disney (posthumous)
See also List of highest-grossing films in Germany
References
External links Homepage HDF Homepage Filmecho