Battle of Warsaw 1920 falls short of box-office record
Launched in theatres on September 30 on a record 300 print-run and bolstered by a spectacular promotional campaign, the first Polish film in 3D, Jerzy Hoffman’s mega-production Battle of Warsaw 1920 is enjoying great success without however smashing audience attendance records.
Having garnered 214,900 admissions in its first three days showing in theatres, the film achieved the fifth best box-office start of the season after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 [+see also:
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After ten days on release, Battle of Warsaw 1920 has amassed over 600,000 admissions, a score greatly boosted by school screenings, but which is nonetheless far from Poland’s top audience attendance record, held since 1999 by Hoffman’s With Fire and Sword (7.15m viewers).
Featuring several Polish stars (Borys Szyc, Natasza Urbańska, Daniel Olbrychski, Boguslaw Linda), Battle of Warsaw 1920 was produced by the director’s company: Zodiak Jerzy Hoffman Film Production. The feature, which was made for a €6.7m budget including €2.25m from the Polish Film Institute (the largest amount of funding ever granted by the agency), was released in the UK on October 7 and will hit US screens on October 14.
(Translated from French)
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