Taiwan Should Bet on Horror to Crack Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s Biggest Film Market, Study Finds

Horror stands out as a natural meeting ground for Taiwanese and Indonesian producers, according to a K7 Media study of the Indonesian film and TV market presented by Trang Nguyen at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei. The stakes are considerable. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy and its biggest film market, with box […] Taiwan should look to horror and remakes to break into Indonesia’s market, per a K7 Media study presented at Taiwan Creative Content Fest. Horror stands out as a natural meeting ground for Taiwanese and Indonesian producers, according to a K7 Media study of the Indonesian film and TV market presented by Trang Nguyen at Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in Taipei.

The stakes are considerable. Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s largest economy and its biggest film market, with box office revenue of $352.9 million in 2025, according to figures drawn from PwC, Box Office Mojo and CJ CGV Vietnam. That is 1.6 times the size of Vietnam’s box office and five times Thailand’s. The market’s 5.1% compound annual growth rate also beats the Asia-Pacific average of 4.3%. Local films rule the multiplexes. Indonesian titles made up 201, or 43%, of 2025 releases but took 64% of admissions, with 82.6