On January 10, the family comedy “Cheburashka” directed by Dmitry Dyachenko overtook Klim Shipenko’s film “The Serf” in terms of box office and became the highest-grossing Russian film in the history of domestic distribution. This is evidenced by the data of the Unified Federal Automated Information System of Information on Film Screenings in Cinema Halls (UAIS).
“Cheburashka” began to be shown in cinemas on January 1. In 10 days, the film earned 3,082,245,827 rubles and became the highest grossing Russian film in the history of distribution in Russia. Kholop, which previously held first place, collected 2.9 billion rubles.
“Talk about recovery [кинотеатрального проката] early, but the industry, with the support of the state, is making every effort to do this, ”said in a conversation with TASS general producer of Yellow, Black and White and the film “Cheburashka” Eduard Iloyan.
Director of “Cheburashka” Dmitry Dyachenko said Gazete.Ru, that viewers “should wait” for a sequel to the film.
Izvestia columnist, film critic Sergei Sychev noted that viewers choose Cheburashka because it is a proven brand.
The comedy tells about the new adventures of Cheburashka in a seaside town, where he ends up from a distant orange country.
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