The first is a bogatyr: "Finist" remains the leader of the Russian box office

The most successful new film at the Russian box office last weekend was the erotic drama Bad Girl starring Nicole Kidman. The tape, which reached Russia from the 81st Venice Film Festival, earned about 70 million rubles and took third place in the EAIS ranking, behind only the New Year holdovers. The films "Finist. The First Bogatyr" and "The Wizard of the Emerald City. Yellow Brick Road" continue to lead the Russian box office. These fairy tale blockbusters over the weekend collected 152.5 million and 133.7 million rubles. Domovenok Kuzya" is approaching one billion in box office receipts, while the official releases are again competing with "unofficial" Hollywood films that returned to theaters after the New Year's lull. "Izvestia" - on the results of the weekend at the domestic box office.

"Finist" holds the leadership

The festive mood of January has finally replaced the working day, but not in the rating of Russian film distribution. In the leaders are still fairy-tale holdovers: for the second weekend in a row, the top is headed by "Finist. The First Bogatyr" directed by Dmitry Dyachenko. The prequel to the highest-grossing Russian franchise, "The Last Bogatyr" earned 152.5 million rubles between January 16 and 19, increasing its box office to 2.4 billion rubles. Second place went to "The Wizard of Emerald City" - 133.7 million rubles over the weekend and 3.096 billion cumulatively. Both pictures also decreased in total occupancy. On average on "Finist" came 19 people, on "The Wizard" a little less - 16 people per session.

At the same time, "The Wizard of Emerald City" became one of the top five highest-grossing films in domestic distribution, surpassing "Bremen Musicians" (3.036 billion rubles) and "Kholop" (3.082 billion rubles). However, viewers were much more interested in another fairy tale release: Domovenok Kuzya continues to show one of the highest attendance rates - 23 people per session. The full-length adaptation of Tatiana Alexandrova's fairy tales increased its box office by 34.2 million rubles over the weekend, coming close to a billion rubles in total collections - 993.2 million rubles. The movie confidently holds on to the fourth line of the EAIS rating for three consecutive weekends.

"Bad Girl" showed a good result

Best of all among the novelties of the past week worked erotic drama "Bad Girl" with Nicole Kidman in the title role. For the first weekend, the film directed by Halina Rein earned about 70 million rubles. The tape, which had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in 2024, has the highest earnings this weekend, 9.8 thousand rubles. That's pretty high considering the 18+ age labeling and the competing alternative distribution releases competing with "Bad Girl" that returned to theaters after a lull associated with the New Year's holidays.

- The movie was marked by a good cast, this is one of the main secrets of the success of the novelty. The star of "Triangle of Sadness" Harris Dickinson worked for new viewers and fans of auteur cinema, while Nicole Kidman and Antonio Banderas attracted a wide audience. Proper marketing helped attract those who missed adult movies amid a glut of family content. This erotic drama has promising box office potential in the future as well, a good barnburner will work. In general, such an encouraging result at the start of the exception rather than the rule - commented "Izvestia" president of the network of cinemas "KARO" Olga Zinyakova.

At the same time, according to research company Wanta Group (available to "Izvestia"), the index of "word of mouth" in "Bad Girl" amounted to minus 30. Respondents were not ready to recommend the tape Halina Rein to watch. But at the same time, the majority of respondents noted the impressive cast (52%).

"Unofficial" Hollywood is back, but does not interfere

From the third to the seventh place fell "Christmas Trees 11". The picture, a few weeks held in the top 3 of the Russian box office, mastered the weekend 27.8 million rubles. Ahead of "Christmas Trees" - in fifth and sixth places - are the short films "Edge of Inspiration" (about 30 million rubles) and "Alyona" (28.6 million rubles). Along with them, Russian cinemas are showing films by departed Hollywood majors, in particular, we are talking about "Moana 2" and the re-release of all parts of the superhero franchise "The Avengers". The eleventh line was taken by another short "How much does the cloud weigh" (10.6 million rubles), this film collects the box office on "Mufasa", which also goes in the format of pre-screening.

- Compared to the leaders of the official box office top and their combined box office, alternative Hollywood pictures can not boast comparable collections. At this stage, these tapes have little impact on the overall picture, but take away a piece of the pie from other official releases, - said the head of KARO.

Such beauty: Kidman in "Bad Girl" and the return of Miyazaki.

What to watch at the movies this coming weekend

In the rating also continue to pull up horror. Another novelty of the week, the Indonesian horror film "Claustraphobes: Cabin in the Woods" started from the tenth place and 11.6 million rubles for the weekend. Closes the top 12 EAIS cartoon "Big Feathered Escape", mastered 10.5 million rubles.

In "KARO" believe that "Finist" and "Wizard" continue to build up the box office and will not leave the top of the rating for a long time, but there are several major novelties that can revitalize the rental. "If we look into the February grid, there will be a new "Manyunya", which traditionally collects a good box office, and the comedy "For Love" with Pavel Tabakov, which will compete for leadership against the background of February 14. And, of course, we are waiting for the triumphant of international festivals Yura Borisov as Pushkin", - said Olga Zinyakova.

Immediately two potential box office hits will be released this week. This comedy "Vasily", where Alexander Petrov performed two roles at once, as well as "Holop. Magnificent Century" - a Turkish adaptation of Klima Shipenko's dilogy. The main role this time played Kerem Bursin, known primarily as Serkan Bolat from the Turkish series "Knock on my door.