In the space race with the US, the USSR is ahead, but both are racing to a next step: the first country to successfully perform a spacewalk. It’s the 1960s and the height of the Cold War. $10+ million and 2.4 million viewers across the CIS Russia’s last record breaker was Viking, set in 10th-century Kyiv. Films focusing on ancient Russia and Russian folklore are proving very popular in Russia. It was co-produced by Russian film studios Yellow, Black and White and Кинослово in partnership with Village Roadshow and Walt Disney. This movie is now Russia’s highest grossing domestic hit to date. Suddenly, Ivan becomes entangled in the battle between light and dark, and can’t quite figure out the role everyone believes he’s destined to play. In this parallel world lives the heroes of Russian fairy tales where magic is an integral part of daily life and disputes settled by the sword. Ivan, a regular guy from modern Moscow, finds himself in the fantastic country of Belogorie (which translates to “White Hills” from the Russian). $30+ million and 7.8 million viewers across the CIS It should also be mentioned that the below records have already been smashed by Going Vertical, a film released in January, 2018 about the Soviet defeat of the American basketball team in the 1972 Olympics. Overall, it’s safe to say that the resurgence of Russia’s native film industry is riding a resurgence of Russian pride and Russian identity. 2017 proved that Russians love films about the past, films about space, and films about the past in space. Russia’s film industry is slowly gaining speed – with growing audiences and box office takes.
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