Box office impressions: the film with Zendaya and Pattinson became the best novelty in cinema

The teen melodrama "Your Heart will be Broken" based on the novel by Anna Jane has lost its leadership at the Russian box office. Last weekend, she lost the top spot in the box office to a new audience hit, "What a Drama!" starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. The film was twice ranked in the top — in the Russian dubbed version and in the original with subtitles. The best domestic novelty was a painting inspired by the story of Belka and Strelka, "My Dog is an astronaut." For more information about the results of the film distribution, see the Izvestia article.

"What a drama!" topped the box office

The best release of last weekend, according to the EAIS, was the sensational comedy "What a Drama!" starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. They are playing a couple who got engaged and are preparing for a celebration. Their staged wedding photo shoots were especially interesting against the background of news about the real wedding of Zendaya and her beloved "Spider-Man" Tom Holland. As a result, "What a drama!" earned about 150 million rubles. Moreover, she got into the rating twice. The dubbed version took the first place in the box office, and the subtitled version took the tenth place. Curiously, in the second case, the average number of viewers per session turned out to be a record 43 people (16 for the translated version).

— The attention was attracted by two bright actors in the cast, Zendaya and Robert Patinson. They are very popular in Russia," Olga Zinyakova, president of the KARO cinema chain, explained in an interview with Izvestia. — Plus, the genre is not trivial for rental, and A24 has already become a forward in this niche. Expectations from the launch were at the same level as "The Materialist", as a result, the film was almost twice as fast as its predecessor in the first weekend.,

According to her, the sundress will increase the box office of the film at least twice. It was directed by Kristoffer Borgley, known for "The Hero of Our Dreams" starring Nicolas Cage and the black comedy "Sick of Myself." In his new work, he moves away from the classical understanding of the romcom and adds thriller elements. The wedding of his characters is threatened when the bride tells the groom something about herself that he would prefer not to know.

"What a drama!" has shifted to the second line of the rating of the leader of the last two weeks — the film adaptation of Anna Jane's novel "Your Heart will be broken." The film earned 106 million rubles over the weekend, which is two times less than the previous weekend. The total fees of the teen hit exceeded 700 million rubles.

Space novelties in movies

The film "My dog is an astronaut" became the best domestic novelty in cinema. He earned 74 million rubles and took the third place in the box office. The premiere of the film took place as part of the cultural program of the first Space Week in Russia, and the story itself is inspired by the flight of Belka and Strelka.

— This is a good start, provided that the box office has to be shared with the sequel "The Housekeeper of Kuzi", which continues to earn a month later and bring viewers to the cinema, — said Olga Zinyakova.

In the fourth place of the box office is just "Domovenok Kuzya 2". Over the weekend, the picture earned another 44 million rubles. Last weekend she had 140 million and the second place. Completing the top five is Marius Vaisberg's Russian-Indian feature film "The King of My Love" starring Mikhail Galustyan and Demis Karibidis. The musical comedy lost ground and dropped from third place to fifth, collecting 38 million rubles. His box office is partly made by the generation that once saw a wave of Bollywood popularity, Olga Zinyakova noted in an interview with Izvestia.

— They don't go to the cinema that often and actively — they are mostly people 50+. In its niche, this is an absolute hit and a very vivid and funny experiment that clearly deserves more attention," said the expert.

The black comedy "The Heir" and the cartoon "Cinderella" are also in the top ten of the box office. The Secret of three desires", each of which earned about 13 million rubles. In addition, short films with which unofficial Hollywood is shown as part of the pre-screening service took a place in the rating. One of such high—profile projects that is currently in the cinema is the "End of the World Project" with Ryan Gosling. In the story, astronaut Ryeland Grace finds himself alone far beyond Earth, where he went in search of saving his planet from disaster. Soon he meets a representative of another species, with whom they have to walk the path together.

Despite the presence of big names on the billboard, cinema attendance decreased last weekend — from 1.6 million to 1.2 million people.

This week, the family comedies "Petrushka" with Nikita Kologrivy and "Operation Panda" will compete for the audience. Wild Mission" with Jackie Chan. The psychological thriller "Guru" starring Pierre Ninet as a coach for personal growth and relationships will also be released.