08/02/2019 - The 59.7 million tickets sold generated PLN 1.123 billion, or approximately €255 million, of income

Clergy by Wojciech Smarzowski

Last year saw a string of successes for Polish cinema. Besides various films winning accolades at the Berlinale and Cannes, Polish audiences were particularly eager to watch local films in the cinemas. In total, 59.7 million tickets were sold at the box office, which is a record-breaking number in the world of theatrical distribution, with the previous record being set in 1989. But there are yet more interesting data that prove that the Polish film market is still growing: local productions took over 19 million admissions, representing 33% of all tickets sold. What’s more, 15 films racked up more than one million admissions. 

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The top four spots at the yearly box office were occupied by Polish titles: Clergy [+see also:
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The number of tickets sold in Poland has been growing for the last five years: 40.4 million admissions were sold in 2014, 44.7 million in 2015, and 52.1 million in 2016, while in 2017, the figure shot up to 56.5 million. It may be a tall order to top the 2018 result this year, but two epic films (The Messenger [+see also:
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