The Slovak romantic comedy “And a Happy New Year 2,” directed by Jakub Kroner, has grossed Euros 1.11 million (1.19 million) at the local box office over five weeks of release, which is more than any Hollywood blockbuster earned in the country so far this year. Its stellar run continues the success achieved by home-grown romantic comedies in the past two years, according to online news service Film New Europe.
“And a Happy New Year 2” is a sequel to Kroner’s comedy “The New Year’s Kiss,” which was one of the first to kick-start this trend at the end of 2019, when it topped the Slovak box office over its opening weekend, with 56,555 admissions and a Euros 337,680 gross. Both films were produced by InOut Studio.
This year started with another hit Slovak romantic comedy, “Till the Summer Comes,” by Marta Ferencová, which after its premiere on Feb. 17 remained on top of the charts for the first two weeks.
“And a Happy New Year 2” is a sequel to Kroner’s comedy “The New Year’s Kiss,” which was one of the first to kick-start this trend at the end of 2019, when it topped the Slovak box office over its opening weekend, with 56,555 admissions and a Euros 337,680 gross. Both films were produced by InOut Studio.
This year started with another hit Slovak romantic comedy, “Till the Summer Comes,” by Marta Ferencová, which after its premiere on Feb. 17 remained on top of the charts for the first two weeks.
- 4/25/2022
- by Zuzana Točíková Vojteková
- Variety Film + TV
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