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Cinema in Poland - statistics & facts

The cinema industry has been one of the most successful markets in 21st century Poland, attracting an audience of 27.5 million in 2021. Furthermore, the Polish film entertainment industry witnessed a steady development and growth in new cinema openings between 2010 and 2021. However, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, number of audiences decreased for the first time in 2020. In 2021, the country offered a total of 523 cinemas to locals and visitors, with over 21 percent of all screenings showing domestic productions.

Polish cinematography in a nutshell

The Mazowieckie (Masovian) voivodeship was the undisputed leader in terms of cinema numbers in the region. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people visiting cinemas has declined. In 2021, the number of cinema goers per 1,000 residents dropped by 885 compared to 2019. Polish cinematography is dominated by fiction films, which make up over 62 percent of all movies produced in the country.

In 2022, Multikino, Helios, and Cinema City were the most visited at the time. Cinema premieres of popular films attracted a large audience to cinemas. In 2023, movie "Avatar: The Way of Water" was seen by more than 130 thousand people

Cinema audience in Poland

The Mazowieckie’s (Masovian) leadership in terms of cinema facilities echoes in regional cinema audience numbers. In 2021, the voivodeship’s cinemas welcomed over 5.2 million movie viewers. Women constituted 61 percent of cinemagoers in the Polish cinema audience. Women were also more likely to visit a cinema with an accompanying person than men. Cinema audiences in 2022 mainly gained knowledge about movies from social media. The main factor in choosing a cinema was primarily distance and matching screening times and the leading reason for not visiting cinemas was the preference for watching films in the comfort of one’s own home.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 6, 2023

Key insights

Number of cinemas in Poland
523
Gross box office revenue in Poland
43.2m USD
Cinema audience in Poland
17.1m
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