Harvie and the Magic Museum (Czech: Hurvínek a kouzelné muzeum) is a 2017 Czech-Russian-Belgian 3D computer-animated comedy fantasy film[6] based on the Czech Spejbl and Hurvínek puppet comedy duo.[1][7]
| Harvie and the Magic Museum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martin Kotík |
| Written by | Jesper Møller Petr Nepovim Miki Kirschner Dan Harder[1] |
| Produced by | Sergey Zernov Vadim Sotskov Martin Kotik |
| Edited by | Karel Coma |
Production companies | |
Release date | 31 August 2017 |
Running time | 86 minutes[3] |
| Countries | Czech Republic Russia |
| Languages | Czech Russian Belgium |
| Budget | 170,000,000 CZK ($8,000,000)[4] |
| Box office | $2,079,037[5] |
Harvie, a troubled ten-year old boy, accidentally activates the legendary magic disc that brings puppets to life. However, this also brings back the mad puppeteer who wants to turn the entire city and all its inhabitants into his own puppet stage, and only Harvie can stop him.[8]
Production for the film lasted seven years.[2] With a budget of 170,000,000 CZK ($8,000,000), it was the fifth most expensive Czech film at the time of its release, and the most expensive animated Czech film.[4]
The film was released in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 31 August 2017, and had a worldwide gross of $2,079,037.[5] In the Czech Republic, it opened with $354,048 for a total gross of $1,007,954; in Slovakia, it opened with $2,265 for a total of $61,859.[5] The film was released in Russia on 7 March 2019.[9] It was boycotted by the Association of Cinema Owners and three other networks due to the lobbying of the film by the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.[10] Because of this, the film was a box office bomb, grossing $235,105 in its opening weekend for a total gross of $468,680.[5]
The film received generally negative reviews from critics.[7][11]