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[Pypa94]

I'm a new moderator of this thread started in 2012 by ajde  

 

If you want to know how Poland Box Office works, first you have to know that the history of box office here has 4 phases:

1) before WW2 - no numbers, no data - the country was new, just from 1918 as a sovereign nation; 

2) just after the 2nd World War (1945-1949) - data are only from local, USSR and Czechoslovakia movies (but movies from other countries were in cinemas); 

3) from 1950-1989 - time under Soviet power, cinema was one of the best entertainment here and maybe only one place when people can see what's behind Iron Curtin - movies from RFN, France or the USA were postponed about 2 years but most of them were distributed here. In TV we had only one then two channels with propaganda from the government and that's it. That is why during that time in some years adm. of the year was like over 7 times bigger than population!

4) modern era after 1989 year - 1989 year was a year of political changes, first democratic elections and change from socialism to capitalism, in that year cinemas were more empty because of strikes etc. and cinemas started to became private rather than government's, TV was free from propaganda and some new channels were added. That's why people started to spend time in homes more often. 

 

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ALL TIME CHARTS (based on INSIDEKINO and BOXOFFICEowy ZAWRÓT GŁOWY)

 

The most successful films of all time in gross (lc) since 1989
No.	PLN (lc)	Movie
1	105,261,308	Clergy (Kler)
2	105,089,063	Ogniem i mieczem
3	88,329,136	Avatar
4	82,839,843	Pan Tadeusz
5	69,045,592	Quo Vadis
6	65,204,800	Listy do M. 3
7	62,767,218	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
8	58,522,569	Pitbull: Niebezpieczne kobiety
9	54,638,129	Shrek Forever
10	54,004,780	Listy do M. 2

 

The most successful films of all time in gross ($) since 1989 [est.]
No.	USD ($)	Movie
1	$28,274,637	Clergy (Kler)
2	$26,366,071	Ogniem i mieczem
3	$26,135,805	Avatar
4	$20,879,608	Pan Tadeusz
5	$18,484,522	Lejdis
6	$18,014,551	Shrek the Third
7	$17,725,599	Listy do M. 3
8	$17,262,308	Shrek Forever
9	$16,863,883	Quo Vadis
10	$16,685,439	Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

The most successful films since in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	7,154,579	Ogniem i mieczem
2	6,168,344	Pan Tadeusz
3	5,198,730	Clergy (Kler)
4	4,302,445	Quo Vadis
5	3,766,267	Avatar
6	3,650,536	Titanic
7	3,462,021	The Passion of the Christ
8	3,395,226	Shrek 2
9	3,352,805	Shrek the Third
10	3,009,971	Listy do M. 3

 

The best OW ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	935,357	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
2	834,479	Fifty Shades of Grey
3	793,731	Shrek the Third
4	789,568	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
5	767,519	Pitbull: Niebezpieczne kobiety  (PL)
6	736,812	Listy do M. 3 (PL)
7	711,906	Botoks (PL)
8	693,563	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
9	658,746	Polityka (PL)
10	628,625	Kobiety mafii (PL)

 

The best 2nd weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	772,316	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
2	524,455	Planeta Singli (PL)
3	495,990	Shrek the Third
4	493,190	Listy do M. 3 (PL)
5	484,203	365 dni (365 Days) (PL)
6	454,488	Pitbull: Niebezpieczne kobiety (PL)
7	445,873	Miszmasz, czyli Kogel-Mogel 3 (PL)
8	434,401	Listy do M. 2 (PL)
9	433,138	Shrek 2
10	422,088	Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

 

The best 3rd weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	448,899	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
2	387,917	Frozen II
3	352,615	The Passion of the Christ
4	274,252	Lejdis (PL)
5	266,681	Listy do M. 2 (PL)
6	266,619	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
7	260,118	Avatar
8	258,637	Shrek Fovever
9	257,893	Pitbull: Niebezpieczne kobiety (PL)
10	253,963	Listy do M. 3 (PL)

 

The best 4th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	294,791	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
2	287,903	The Passion of the Christ
3	238,009	Listy do M. 2 (PL)
4	220,521	Avatar
5	220,134	Listy do M. (PL)
6	192,340	Lejdis (PL)
7	191,304	Frozen II
8	170,967	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
9	160,092	Listy do M. 3 (PL)
10	160,058	Katyń (PL)

 

The best 5th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	199,384	The Passion of the Christ
2	197,437	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
3	189,822	Listy do M. (PL)
4	185,901	Avatar
5	181,690	Listy do M. 3 (PL)
6	157,596	Listy do M. 2 (PL)
7	135,225	Pitbull: Niebezpieczne kobiety (PL)
8	129,768	Katyń (PL)
9	120,872	Lejdis (PL)
10	119,000	Joker

 

 

The best 6th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	163,662	Avatar
2	153,444	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
3	143,649	Lejdis (PL)
4	119,956	Listy do M. (PL)
5	118,598	Katyń (PL)
6	97,270	Joker
7	90,326	Frozen II
8	74,116	Bogowie (PL)
9	73,755	Shrek the Third
10	73,038	Shrek 2

 

 

The best 7th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	138,702	Avatar
2	91,199	The Passion of the Christ
3	73,674	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
4	69,960	Lejdis (PL)
5	61,296	Shrek 2
6	59,720	Listy do M. 2 (PL)
7	51,501	Zemsta (PL)
8	50,223	Shrek the Third
9	50,148	Joker
10	49,749	Bogowie (PL)

 

The best 8th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	149,004	Avatar
2	59,382	Kiler (PL)
3	56,340	Katyń (PL)
4	55,887	The Passion of the Christ
5	51,096	Shrek 2
6	50,014	Space Jam (1997)
7	49,419	Clergy (Kler) (PL)
8	43,763	Listy do M. (PL)
9	41,947	Bogowie (PL)
10	38,328	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

The best 9th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	106,233	Avatar
2	72,526	Listy do M.
3	58,412	Kiler (PL)
4	49,312	Mamma Mia!
5	36,440	Lejdis (PL)
6	35,851	Shrek 2
7	33,902	Bohemian Rapsody
8	28,980	Bogowie (PL)
9	27,616	Stara Baśń. Kiedy Słońce Było Bogiem (PL)
10	27,439	Finding Nemo

 

 

The best 10th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	90,562	Avatar
2	35,923	Listy do M. (PL)
3	23,468	Shrek 2
4	22,783	Bohemian Rapsody
5	22,165	Lejdis (PL)
6	22,103	Bogowie (PL)
7	21,690	Nigdy w życiu (PL)
8	20,708	Finding Nemo
9	18,770	Stara Baśń. Kiedy Słońce Było Bogiem (PL)
10	18,261	Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

 

The best 11th weekend ever in admission since 1989
No.	Admission	Movie
1	51,989	Avatar
2	27,502	Bohemian Rapsody
3	19,296	Nigdy w życiu (PL)
4	18,977	Luca
5	18,751	Finding Nemo
6	17,637	Inception
7	17,538	The Pianist
8	16,490	Listy do M. (PL)
9	16,299	Shrek 2
10	16,170	Stara Baśń. Kiedy Słońce Było Bogiem (PL)

 

The best 12th weekend ever in admission since 1989 No. Admission Movie 1 42,826 Avatar 2 20,362  Bogowie (PL) 3 17,476 Bohemian Rapsody  4 14,780 Encanto 5 14,200 Dangerous Minds 6 14,159 Clergy (Kler) (PL) 7 13,245 Mirror Mirror 8 12,909 Shrek 2 9 12,566 Finding Nemo 10 11,188 Nigdy w życiu (PL)

 

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Cities to tier 1-5 and tier S (supreme).

Tier S: Warszawa+Raszyn*

Tier 1: Poznań, Wrocław, Kraków

Tier 2: Łódź, Katowice, Gdańsk

Tier 3: Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Rzeszów

Tier 4: Bielsko-Biała, Białystok, Toruń, Kielce, Olsztyn, Częstochowa, Gdynia

Tier 5: Zielona-Góra, Radom, Rybnik, Gliwice, Kalisz, Opole

*Raszyn has one multiplex called Cinema City Warszawa Janki that's why I put them together

Based on this link: http://boxoffice-bozg.pl/widownia-w-polskich-kinach-wedlug-miast-w-roku-2018/ 

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HISTORICAL CHARTS (all thanks to BOXOFFICEowy ZAWRÓT GŁOWY)

1945-1950 [est.; only local, USRR and Czechoslovakian movies, no data from other countries] LINK: BOX OFFICE POLAND 1945-50

No.	Title	Country	Year of premier	Admission to 1969
1	Zakazane piosenki	Poland	1947	13 925 748
2	Skarb	Poland	1948	8 893 083
3	Ulica graniczna	Poland	1949	7 912 509
4	Czarci źleb	Poland	1950	7 821 347
5	Ostatni etap	Poland	1948	7 714 531
6	Miasto nieujarzmione	Poland	1950	4 714 555
7	Смелые люди (The Horsemen)	USRR	1950	4 591 783
8	Za wami pójdą inni	Poland	1949	4 003 027
9	Dom na pustkowiu	Poland	1950	3 567 560
10	Stalowe serce	Poland	1948	3 549 756
11	Сталинградская битва (The Battle of Stalingrad; 2 parts)	USRR	1950	3 402 147
12	Волга-Волга (Volga-Volga)	USRR	1946	3 307 296
13	Сказание о земле Сибирской (Symphony of Life)	USRR	1948	3 288 907
14	Весёлые ребята (Moscow Laughs)	USRR	1946	3 246 943
15	Падение Берлина (The Fall of Berlin)	USRR	1950	3 207 407
16	Золушка (Cinderella)	USRR	1947	3 107 409
17	Пятнадцатилетний капитан (Fifteen-Year-Old Captain)	USRR	1946	3 074 298
18	Sekretar raykoma (We Will Come Back)	USRR	1945	3 073 208
19	Подвиг разведчика (Secret Agent)	USRR	1948	2 909 864
20	Свинарка и пастух (They Met in Moscow)	USRR	1945	2 815 545

Below: number of cinemas (blue) and admission (red) between 1945-1949

 

1951-1959 LINK: BOX OFFICE POLAND 1951-1959

No.	Title	Country	Year of premier	Admission to 1969
1	Fanfan la Tulipe (Soldier of Love)	France	1953	9 676 138
2	Тихий Дон (3 parts ; And Quiet Flows the Don)	USRR	1958	9 594 743
3	Le rouge et le noir (2 parts; Scarlet and Black)	France	1957	7 323 200
4	Irena do domu	Poland	1955	7 105 545
5	Les 3 Mousquetaires (1953; The Three Musketeers)	France	1956	6 971 860
6	Les Miserables (1952; 2 parts)	France	1952	6 869 681
7	Le salaire de la peur (The Wages of Fear)	France	1955	6 321 852
8	Przygoda na Mariensztacie	Poland	1954	5 698 166
9	Awantura o Basię	Poland	1959	5 457 066
10	Застава в горах (Zastava v gorakh)	USRR	1954	5 214 068
11	Pueblerina (1949; Village Girl)	Mexico	1954	4 652 340
12	Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs (Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves)	France	1957	4 623 899
13	Premiera Warszawska	Poland	1951	4 428 827
14	Kanał	Poland	1957	4 420 869
15	Piątka z ulicy Barskiej	Poland	1954	4 390 968
16	Winchester '73	USA	1959	4 327 643
17	Soldat Bom (1948; Private Bom)	Sweden	1956	4 258 502
18	Guglielmo Tell (1949; William Tell)	Italy	1952	4 156 400
19	Zamach	Poland	1959	4 052 163
20	Анна на шее (The Anna Cross)	USRR	1954	4 031 671

 

Numbers of cinemas and admission 1951-1959

 

breakdown: kina=cinemas, stałe=normal cinemas, w miastach= in cities, na wsi=on countryside, ruchome=mobile cinemas; miejsca na widowni=total number of seats, seanse w kinah=total number of shows; widzowie w kinach=admission

Edited February 16, 2022 by Pypa94

[Bluebomb]

Welcome to the forums!Is In Darkness any good? Have you seen it?

[Ajde]

Thanksyes i have. I enjoyed it a lot, one of best movies i've seen recently.As far as i'm concerned it has 1,169,324 admissions and ~6,5 mln grossDid u watch it?

[Bluebomb]

No, I haven't but it's coming out here on April 19. Just wanted some feedback on the movie. Thanks.

[SentryTrans]

Poland will become a big film market in Europe.

[Ajde]

Poland will become a big film market in Europe.

Hopefully :PEaster means huge drops in theaters, like 50-70%. Poles don't go for enertainment this weekend. No datas available yet.Both Titanic and AR is opening on april13th. Titanic is 1/2 booked at cinemas for evening screenings, AR isn't popular though.

[stiger]

How expensiive are the tickets in Poland compared to everyday goods that you have to buy?

[Ajde]

It varies depending on where do you live.week tickets:Cracow( i'm from here ): 2D 15-24 zl (3,6-5,7 euros), 3D 21-29 zl (5,0-7 euros)Warsaw(capital): 2D 20-28 zl (4,8-6,7 euros), 3D 25-34 zl (6-8,2 euros)I think different comparision would be more accurate( because products aren't that expensive).Average month salary is around 793 euros, but mostly people earn 450-600 euros per month.

[Ajde]

Top 3 last weekend:Despite huge drops( as usual during Easter holidays in Poland), it was the best Easter wknd since 2006 i guess.....1. Wrath of the Titans 20 956 admissions/ total: 161 300.2. The Hunger Games 18 978 admissions/total: 318 900.3. Mirror Mirros 6 597 admissions/total: 200 000.Titanic and AR will be brought out tomorrow, woth mentioning that 1997blockbuster did quite well at pre-screenings. no estimates though.

[Rudolf]

Are the tastes of Polish people more similar to Russians or to Germans (or incomparible )?

[Ajde]

I'd say Germans, for example The Hangover II was pretty popular in both Poland and Germany. Whereas JC or Underworld( good results in Russia) weren't.but I bet if there was a film about some weird slavic myth or sth like that, wahatever, to be released it would certainly be huge here.

[DoctorWho]

[Ajde]

Prometheus is looking to have grossed about 1,2 mln $ during its opening weekend in Poland.According to filmweb.pl It had 171 331 admissions.

[Ajde]

5th best openig for TDKR this year (157 010 admissions).But giving the fact it's in 2D, the wknd gross won't be overwhelming.2012 best openings so far:1. Puss in Boots ~ 272 600 admissions.2. Ice Age 4 ~ 239 600 admissions.3. S. Holmes ~ 190 300 admissions.4. Prometheus ~ 171 300 admissions.5. TDKR ~ 157 010 admissions.

[Ozymandias]

You got this weekend's gross or admissions for Poland?

[Ajde]

Sorry i didn't reply, I've been very busy lately.Usually wknd numbers are given on Wednesday, except for big openers.OTOH great opening for Madagascar3- 332 148 admissions. Best result this year, 40 thousands over 2nd best Puss in Boots.With 3d boost its opening will be sth like 1,9-2 mln $ I think, maybe more, depends on exchange rate.

Edited August 6, 2012 by Ajde

[Ajde]

Poland once again has fallen in love with Woody Allen."To Rome with Love" opened with 112 264 admissions beating former opening weekend record holder among Allen's films (Midnight in Paris, 104 510 admissions).A decent result considering the weather. It's been quite humid and sunny lately.

[baumer]

When does Expendables 2 open?

[ecstasy]

When does Expendables 2 open?

It opened this past weekend. BOM has been updated somewhat.http://boxofficemojo.com/intl/poland/?yr=2012&wk=34&p=new

[Ajde]

Top 5 this weekend.

1. To Rome with Love 75 559 admissions -32% since last wknd 288 000 total admissions

2. Brave 65 985 admissions -20% since last wknd 417 800 total admissions

3. Madagascar 3 63 732 admissions -20% since last wknd 1 579 444 total admissions

4. Total Recall 42 572 admissions new

5. Expendables 2 34 308 admissions -43% since last wknd 147 200 total admissions

Madagascar 3 has surpassed Ice Age 4(1 507 090 admissions) to become the most popular film in Poland so far this year.

Might remain its "title" unless Hobbit draws big crowds in cinemas, which isn't that unlikely.