The mystery of the "Ninth Planet": how the premiere with Yura Borisov overtook "Twilight"

The best new movie of the past weekend was the fantastic action movie "The Ninth Planet" starring Yura Borisov and Irina Starshenbaum. From September 24 to September 27, according to the EAIS, the painting earned 133 million rubles. On the second line of the box office is the foreign thriller "Tower 2". The former rental leader, the first part of the "Twilight" vampire saga, which reappeared on big screens 18 years after the premiere, has moved to fourth place in the rating. For more information about the results of last weekend's cinema— see the "Izvestia" article.

A rare beast

The vampire saga "Twilight" has triumphantly returned to Russian cinemas. Her first part was re-released and topped the box office — she earned 164 million rubles over the weekend from September 17 to September 20.

However, a week later, the new film starring Yura Borisov and Irina Starshenbaum — the fantastic action film "The Ninth Planet" — made adjustments to the box office. In the opening weekend, the film earned more than 133 million rubles. In the story, after the clinical death of an auto mechanic, Dima is tormented by dreams of serving on the mysterious Ninth Planet and fighting aliens. Soon he begins to doubt that these are just dreams. The average number of viewers per session was 12 people. For comparison, "Twilight" scored a more notable result in this indicator: 22 people a week earlier and 16 now.

— This is a powerful, serious, technological film with a wonderful cast. Among the factors reducing fees is the strangeness of the genre for the Russian audience. Space fiction is a very rare beast for our film industry," Roman Isaev, a member of the Board of the Association of Cinema Owners (AVK), explained to "Izvestia". — I hope word of mouth will allow the film to hold up well in the coming weekends. """"I would like the film to follow the dynamics of fees, similar to the indicators of "Kommersant", "The Heir" and "The Maid" in the future.

The film has one more weekend before Yura Borisov competes with himself at the Russian box office.

— The film "The Ninth Planet" has a good track record and has the potential to stay in the top for several weekends. ""The closest competitor is the Battle of Motors," where Yura Borisov will appear as an automobile designer," said Olga Zinyakova, general director of the KARO cinema chain.

The second line of the box office, with a noticeable backlog in fees, was occupied by the foreign thriller "Tower 2". The creators use the same formula as in the first part, but they change the location. Two friends decide to walk the most dangerous trail in Thailand on Mount Kwan. There they fall under a rockfall and find themselves in a death trap. In its debut weekend, the novelty earned 94 million rubles.

— "HSE 2" made a great start — the first part of the thriller earned three times less in its premiere weekend. Nevertheless, "HSE" gained popularity among fans of survival films after the digital release, so the sequel was warmly welcomed during the premiere weekend," explained Olga Zinyakova.

Among the family paintings, Alexey Nuzhny's film "How Ivan got into a Fairy Tale" again showed the best results. Over the weekend, he added 92 million rubles to his box office, and the total fees exceeded 280 million rubles.

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What to watch at the cinema this weekend

Is "Twilight" nearing sunset?

The fees for the "Twilight" movie have dropped by about half. Over the weekend, the film earned 77 million rubles and took the fourth place in the rating.

— The most loyal and active viewers always come to the cinemas on the first weekend. "Twilight" is a re—release, not some new picture. This is where the audience worked, who are willing to pay for the autumn twilight vibe and review the film once again for the money. At the start of the rental, we got an amazing, enchanting result. It feels like the second part is unlikely to raise a similar amount. She is not as iconic among fans. Perhaps the last part will be able to repeat the results of the first film," Roman Isaev believes.

The total fees of the first part of "Twilight" exceeded 300 million rubles. The next ones will be re-released until February 2027.

The historical drama "The Romanovs: Devotion and Betrayal" closes the top 5. In the premiere weekend, she earned more than 33 million rubles. In the film about the last years of the reign of Nicholas II, a bright acting ensemble: the emperor was played by Vitaly Kischenko, the Empress Alexandra Feodorovna by Ksenia Kutepova, Grigory Rasputin by Dmitry Dyuzhev.

— The historical drama about the last years of the reign of Nicholas II, "The Romanovs: Devotion and Betrayal," could have claimed a large box office in its first weekend, but strong competitors prevented it, which was marked by larger-scale marketing and PR campaigns, explained Olga Zinyakova.

Below is "Luntik. The Other side of the Moon" and the action movie "Courier", which recorded 9 million rubles each. The top 10 is rounded out by "Sly Coyote", who brought back the Looney Tunes characters to the screen. He earned 6 million rubles over the weekend.