List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union
This is the list of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union, in terms of box office admissions (ticket sales). It includes the highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union (USSR), the highest-grossing domestic Soviet films,[1] the domestic films with the greatest number of ticket sales by year,[2] and the highest-grossing foreign films in the Soviet Union.[3] Note that, in line with the definition above, this list does not include any Soviet television series or television movies, which were not shown in cinemas of the Soviet Union.
The annual list includes sales during each year only, which often means that the total number of tickets sold was bigger. As an example, according to the list below the film The Red Snowball Tree, the top seller of the year 1974, sold 62.5 million tickets during that year. But the total number of sold tickets during all years was bigger; Boris Pavlenok, former deputy director of the USSR GosKino, estimated 140 million.[4] This figure is comparable to some of the United States' all-time highest ticket sellers, such as The Sound of Music, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Titanic, exceeding the latter's estimated ticket sales of 135.5 million.[5]
In the mid-1960s, the Soviet box office annually sold 4 billion tickets and grossed 1 billion Rbls,[6] equivalent to $1.11 billion[7] (inflation-adjusted $11 billion). In 1973, annual box office admissions reached 4.5 billion ticket sales, equivalent to $2 billion (inflation-adjusted $14 billion) gross revenue and 17.7 admissions per person, more than any other country at the time.[8] Soviet ticket prices were lower than American ticket prices,[9][8] due to lower living costs in the Soviet Union.[9] Ticket prices ranged from 0.50 Rbl to 6 Rbls in 1950,[10] before decreasing to 0.25 руб by the mid-1960s,[11] then increasing to $0.47 by 1973[8] and then 0.50 Rbl by 1982.[9]
Both domestic Soviet films and foreign films were shown, the latter having a limited quota and thus drawing higher average ticket sales than domestic productions.[12][6] Indian films had the strongest presence in the foreign blockbuster charts for four decades, followed by American films.[13][12] Foreign imports included 300 Indian films[14] (most of which were Bollywood films), 41 American films (Hollywood), and 38 French films.[12][6]
Highest-grossing films
[edit]Including re-runs
[edit]Title | Country | Release year | Tickets sold (est.) | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Russian | Original | Soviet | |||
The Red Snowball Tree | Калина красная | Soviet Union | 1974 | 1974 | 140,000,000 | [4] |
Disco Dancer | Танцор диско | India | 1982 | 1984 | 120,000,000 | [15] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | Бродяга | India | 1951 | 1954 | 100,000,000 | [16] |
Amphibian Man | Человек-амфибия | Soviet Union | 1962 | 1962 | 100,000,000 | [17] |
War and Peace (Part I and Part II) | Война и мир | Soviet Union | 1966 | 1966 | 94,500,000 | [18][19] |
Yesenia | Есения | Mexico | 1971 | 1975 | 91,400,000 | [3] |
Spartacus | Спартак | United States | 1960 | 1967 | 91,200,000 | |
Pirates of the 20th Century | Пираты XX века | Soviet Union | 1980 | 1980 | 87,600,000 | [1] |
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | Москва слезам не верит | Soviet Union | 1980 | 1980 | 84,400,000 | |
The Diamond Arm | Бриллиантовая рука | Soviet Union | 1969 | 1969 | 76,700,000 | |
The Black Tulip | Чёрный тюльпан | France | 1964 | 1970 | 76,700,000 | [3] |
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | Кавказская пленница | Soviet Union | 1967 | 1967 | 76,540,000 | [1] |
Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker) | Моё имя Клоун | India | 1970 | 1972 | 73,100,000 | [20] |
Some Like It Hot | В джазе только девушки | United States | 1959 | 1966 | 72,800,000 | [3] |
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad | Седьмое путешествие Синдбада | United States | 1958 | 1960 | 70,100,000 | [1] |
Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures | Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика | Soviet Union | 1965 | 1965 | 69,600,000 | |
The Shield and the Sword | Щит и меч | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1968 | 68,300,000 | |
The Magnificent Seven | Великолепная семёрка | United States | 1960 | 1961 | 67,000,000 | [3] |
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers | Новые приключения Неуловимых | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1968 | 66,200,000 | [1] |
The Dawns Here Are Quiet | А зори здесь тихие | Soviet Union | 1972 | 1972 | 66,000,000 | |
Gentlemen of Fortune | Джентльмены удачи | Soviet Union | 1972 | 1972 | 65,020,000 | |
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | Табор уходит в небо | Soviet Union | 1976 | 1976 | 64,900,000 | |
Mackenna's Gold | Золото Маккенны | United States | 1969 | 1974 | 63,000,000 | [3] |
Bobby | Бобби | India | 1973 | 1975 | 62,600,000 | |
Afonya | Афоня | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1975 | 62,200,000 | [1] |
Initial runs
[edit]Rank | Title | Country | Release year | Tickets sold[1][3] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Russian | Original | Soviet | |||
1 | Yesenia | Есения | Mexico | 1971 | 1975 | 91,400,000 |
2 | Pirates of the 20th Century | Пираты XX века | Soviet Union | 1980 | 1980 | 87,600,000 |
3 | Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | Москва слезам не верит | Soviet Union | 1980 | 1980 | 84,400,000 |
4 | The Diamond Arm | Бриллиантовая рука | Soviet Union | 1969 | 1969 | 76,700,000 |
5 | Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | Кавказская пленница | Soviet Union | 1967 | 1967 | 76,540,000 |
6 | Air Crew | Экипаж | Soviet Union | 1980 | 1980 | 71,100,000 |
7 | Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures | Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика | Soviet Union | 1965 | 1965 | 69,600,000 |
8 | The Shield and the Sword | Щит и меч | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1968 | 68,300,000 |
9 | The Magnificent Seven | Великолепная семёрка | United States | 1960 | 1961 | 67,000,000 |
10 | The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers | Новые приключения Неуловимых | Soviet Union | 1968 | 1968 | 66,200,000 |
11 | The Dawns Here Are Quiet | А зори здесь тихие | Soviet Union | 1972 | 1972 | 66,000,000 |
12 | Amphibian Man | Человек-амфибия | Soviet Union | 1962 | 1962 | 65,500,000 |
13 | Gentlemen of Fortune | Джентльмены удачи | Soviet Union | 1972 | 1972 | 65,020,000 |
14 | Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | Табор уходит в небо | Soviet Union | 1976 | 1976 | 64,900,000 |
15 | Awaara (The Vagabond) | Бродяга | India | 1951 | 1954 | 63,700,000 |
16 | Mackenna's Gold | Золото Маккенны | United States | 1969 | 1974 | 63,000,000 |
17 | Spartacus | Спартак | United States | 1960 | 1967 | 63,000,000 |
18 | Bobby | Бобби | India | 1973 | 1975 | 62,600,000 |
19 | The Red Snowball Tree | Калина красная | Soviet Union | 1974 | 1974 | 62,500,000 |
20 | Afonya | Афоня | Soviet Union | 1975 | 1975 | 62,200,000 |
Highest-grossing by year
[edit]Year | English title | Russian title | Country | Original release | Tickets sold | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | The Fighters | Истребители | Soviet Union | 1939 | 27,100,000 | [1][2] |
1944 | Six P.M. | В шесть часов вечера после войны | Soviet Union | 1944 | 26,100,000 | |
1945 | Guilty Without Guilt | Без вины виноватые | Soviet Union | 1945 | 28,910,000 | |
1946 | The Stone Flower | Каменный цветок | Soviet Union | 1946 | 23,170,000 | |
1947 | Secret Agent | Подвиг разведчика | Soviet Union | 1947 | 22,730,000 | |
1948 | The Young Guard | Молодая гвардия | Soviet Union | 1948 | 42,400,000 | |
1949 | Encounter at the Elbe | Встреча на Эльбе | Soviet Union | 1949 | 24,200,000 | |
1950 | Brave People (The Horsemen) | Смелые люди | Soviet Union | 1950 | 41,200,000 | |
1951 | In Peaceful Time | В мирные дни | Soviet Union | 1951 | 23,500,000 | |
1952 | Tarzan the Ape Man | Тарзан | United States | 1932 | 42,900,000 | [3] |
1953 | Lyubov Yarovaya | Любовь Яровая | Soviet Union | 1953 | 46,400,000 | [1][2] |
1954 | Awaara (The Vagabond) | Бродяга | India | 1951 | 63,700,000 | [3] |
1955 | Private Ivan | Солдат Иван Бровкин | Soviet Union | 1955 | 40,370,000 | [1][2] |
1956 | Carnival Night | Карнавальная ночь | Soviet Union | 1956 | 48,640,000 | |
1957 | The Sisters | Сёстры | Soviet Union | 1957 | 42,500,000 | |
1958 | Over Tissa | Над Тиссой | Soviet Union | 1958 | 45,740,000 | |
1959 | E. A. — Extraordinary Accident | Ч. П.-Чрезвычайное Происшествие | Soviet Union | 1959 | 47,500,000 | |
1960 | Far from the Motherland | Вдали от Родины | Soviet Union | 1960 | 42,000,000 | |
1961 | El Murra el Maghoula (The Unknown Woman) | Неизвестная женщина | United Arab Republic | 1959 | 37,900,000 | [21] |
1962 | The Magnificent Seven | Великолепная семёрка | United States | 1960 | 67,000,000 | [3] |
1963 | Optimistic Tragedy | Оптимистическая трагедия | Soviet Union | 1963 | 46,000,000 | [1][2] |
1964 | The Alive and the Dead | Живые и мёртвые | Soviet Union | 1964 | 41,500,000 | |
1965 | Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures | Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика | Soviet Union | 1965 | 69,600,000 | |
1966 | War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky | Война и мир: Андрей Болконский | Soviet Union | 1966 | 58,300,000 | |
1967 | Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика | Soviet Union | 1967 | 76,540,000 | |
1968 | The Shield and the Sword | Щит и меч | Soviet Union | 1968 | 68,300,000 | |
1969 | The Diamond Arm | Бриллиантовая рука | Soviet Union | 1969 | 76,700,000 | |
1970 | The Black Tulip | Чёрный тюльпан | France / Italy / Spain | 1964 | 47,800,000 | [3] |
1971 | Officers | Офицеры | Soviet Union | 1971 | 53,400,000 | [1][2] |
1972 | Gentlemen of Fortune | Джентльмены удачи | Soviet Union | 1972 | 65,020,000 | |
1973 | The Headless Horseman | Всадник без головы | Soviet Union | 1973 | 64,900,000 | |
1974 | Mackenna's Gold | Золото Маккенны | United States | 1969 | 63,000,000 | [3] |
1975 | Yesenia | Есения | Mexico | 1971 | 91,400,000 | |
1976 | Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | Табор уходит в небо | Soviet Union | 1976 | 64,900,000 | [1][2] |
1977 | The Age of Innocence (Minors) | Несовершеннолетние | Soviet Union | 1977 | 44,600,000 | |
1978 | Barood (Gunpowder) | Мститель | India | 1976 | 60,000,000 | [22] |
1979 | The Woman who Sings | Женщина, которая поёт | Soviet Union | 1979 | 54,900,000 | [1][2] |
1980 | Pirates of the 20th Century | Пираты ХХ века | Soviet Union | 1980 | 87,600,000 | |
1981 | Teheran 43 | Тегеран-43 | Soviet Union | 1981 | 47,500,000 | |
1982 | Sportloto-82 | Спортлото-82 | Soviet Union | 1982 | 55,200,000 | |
1983 | The Taming of the Scoundrel | Укрощение строптивого | Italy | 1980 | 56,000,000 | [3] |
1984 | Disco Dancer | Танцор диско | India | 1982 | 60,900,000 | |
1985 | The Most Charming and Attractive | Самая обаятельная и привлекательная | Soviet Union | 1985 | 44,900,000 | [1][2] |
1986 | Double Trap | Двойной капкан | Soviet Union | 1986 | 42,900,000 | |
1987 | A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines | Человек с бульвара Капуцинов | Soviet Union | 1987 | 39,800,000 | |
1988 | Little Vera | Маленькая Вера | Soviet Union | 1988 | 54,900,000 | |
1989 | Crocodile Dundee II | Крокодил Данди 2 | Australia | 1988 | 45,800,000 | [3] |
Highest-grossing domestic films
[edit]Including re-runs
[edit]Russian title | English title | Year | Tickets sold (est.) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Калина красная | The Red Snowball Tree | 1974 | 140,000,000 | [4] |
Человек-амфибия | Amphibian Man | 1962 | 100,000,000 | [17] |
Война и мир | War and Peace (Part I and Part II) | 1966 | 94,500,000 | [18][19] |
Пираты XX века | Pirates of the 20th Century | 1980 | 87,600,000 | [1] |
Москва слезам не верит | Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | 1980 | 84,400,000 | |
Бриллиантовая рука | The Diamond Arm | 1969 | 76,700,000 | |
Кавказская пленница | Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | 1967 | 76,540,000 | |
Свадьба в Малиновке | Wedding in Malinovka | 1967 | 74,600,000 | |
Экипаж | Air Crew | 1980 | 71,100,000 | |
Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика | Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures | 1965 | 69,600,000 | |
Щит и меч | The Shield and the Sword | 1968 | 68,300,000 | |
Новые приключения Неуловимых | The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers | 1968 | 66,200,000 | |
А зори здесь тихие | The Dawns Here Are Quiet | 1972 | 66,000,000 | |
Джентльмены удачи | Gentlemen of Fortune | 1972 | 65,020,000 | |
Табор уходит в небо | Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | 1976 | 64,900,000 | |
Афоня | Afonya | 1975 | 62,200,000 | |
Корона Российской империи, или Снова Неуловимые | The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers | 1973 | 60,800,000 | |
Иван Васильевич меняет профессию | Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future | 1973 | 60,700,000 | |
Мачеха | Stepmom | 1973 | 59,400,000 | |
Служебный роман | Office Romance | 1978 | 58,400,000 |
Initial runs
[edit]Rank | Russian title | English title | Year | Tickets sold[1][2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Пираты XX века | Pirates of the 20th Century | 1980 | 87,600,000 |
2 | Москва слезам не верит | Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears | 1980 | 84,400,000 |
3 | Бриллиантовая рука | The Diamond Arm | 1969 | 76,700,000 |
4 | Кавказская пленница | Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | 1967 | 76,540,000 |
5 | Свадьба в Малиновке | Wedding in Malinovka | 1967 | 74,600,000 |
6 | Экипаж | Air Crew | 1980 | 71,100,000 |
7 | Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика | Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures | 1965 | 69,600,000 |
8 | Щит и меч | The Shield and the Sword | 1968 | 68,300,000 |
9 | Новые приключения Неуловимых | The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers | 1968 | 66,200,000 |
10 | А зори здесь тихие | The Dawns Here Are Quiet | 1972 | 66,000,000 |
11 | Человек-амфибия | Amphibian Man | 1962 | 65,500,000 |
12 | Джентльмены удачи | Gentlemen of Fortune | 1972 | 65,020,000 |
13 | Табор уходит в небо | Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | 1976 | 64,900,000 |
14 | Калина красная | The Red Snowball Tree | 1974 | 62,500,000 |
15 | Афоня | Afonya | 1975 | 62,200,000 |
16 | Корона Российской империи, или Снова Неуловимые | The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers | 1973 | 60,800,000 |
17 | Иван Васильевич меняет профессию | Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future | 1973 | 60,700,000 |
18 | Мачеха | Stepmom | 1973 | 59,400,000 |
19 | Служебный роман | Office Romance | 1978 | 58,400,000 |
20 | Война и мир: Андрей Болконский | War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky | 1966 | 58,300,000 |
Highest-grossing by year
[edit]Year | Russian title | English title | Tickets sold[1][2] | IMDb entry |
---|---|---|---|---|
1940 | Истребители | The Fighters | 27,100,000 | [1] |
1944 | В шесть часов вечера после войны | Six P.M. | 26,100,000 | [2] |
1945 | Без вины виноватые | Guilty Without Guilt | 28,910,000 | [3] |
1946 | Каменный цветок | The Stone Flower | 23,170,000 | [4] |
1947 | Подвиг разведчика | Secret Agent | 22,730,000 | [5] |
1948 | Молодая гвардия | The Young Guard | 42,400,000 | [6] |
1949 | Встреча на Эльбе | Encounter at the Elbe | 24,200,000 | [7] |
1950 | Смелые люди | Brave People (The Horsemen) | 41,200,000 | [8] |
1951 | В мирные дни | In Peaceful Time | 23,500,000 | [9] |
1952 | Незабываемый год 1919 | The Unforgettable Year 1919 | 31,600,000 | [10] |
1953 | Любовь Яровая | Lyubov Yarovaya | 46,400,000 | [11] |
1954 | Судьба Марины | Marina's Destiny | 37,900,000 | [12] |
1955 | Солдат Иван Бровкин | Private Ivan | 40,370,000 | [13] |
1956 | Карнавальная ночь | Carnival Night | 48,640,000 | [14] |
1957 | Сёстры | The Sisters | 42,500,000 | [15] |
1958 | Над Тиссой | Over Tissa | 45,740,000 | [16] |
1959 | Ч. П.-Чрезвычайное Происшествие | E. A. — Extraordinary Accident | 47,500,000 | [17] |
1960 | Вдали от Родины | Far from the Motherland | 42,000,000 | [18] |
1961 | Полосатый рейс | Striped Trip | 32,340,000 | [19] |
1962 | Человек-амфибия | Amphibian Man | 65,500,000 | [20] |
1963 | Оптимистическая трагедия | Optimistic Tragedy | 46,000,000 | [21] |
1964 | Живые и мёртвые | The Alive and the Dead | 41,500,000 | [22] |
1965 | Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика | Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures | 69,600,000 | [23] |
1966 | Война и мир: Андрей Болконский | War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky | 58,300,000 | [24] |
1967 | Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика | Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | 76,540,000 | [25] |
1968 | Щит и меч | The Shield and the Sword | 68,300,000 | [26] |
1969 | Бриллиантовая рука | The Diamond Arm | 76,700,000 | [27] |
1970 | Неподсуден | Not Under the Jurisdiction | 43,300,000 | [28] |
1971 | Офицеры | Officers | 53,400,000 | [29] |
1972 | Джентльмены удачи | Gentlemen of Fortune | 65,020,000 | [30] |
1973 | Всадник без головы | The Headless Horseman | 64,900,000 | [31] |
1974 | Калина красная | The Red Snowball Tree | 62,500,000 | [32] |
1975 | Афоня | Afonya | 62,200,000 | [33] |
1976 | Табор уходит в небо | Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven | 64,900,000 | [34] |
1977 | Несовершеннолетние | The Age of Innocence (Minors) | 44,600,000 | [35] |
1978 | Служебный роман | Office Romance | 58,400,000 | [36] |
1979 | Женщина, которая поёт | The Woman who Sings | 54,900,000 | [37] |
1980 | Пираты ХХ века | Pirates of the 20th Century | 87,600,000 | [38] |
1981 | Тегеран-43 | Teheran 43 | 47,500,000 | [39] |
1982 | Спортлото-82 | Sportloto-82 | 55,200,000 | [40] |
1983 | Вокзал для двоих | Station for Two | 35,800,000 | [41] |
1984 | Любовь и голуби | Love and Pigeons | 44,500,000 | [42] |
1985 | Самая обаятельная и привлекательная | The Most Charming and Attractive | 44,900,000 | [43] |
1986 | Двойной капкан | Double Trap | 42,900,000 | [44] |
1987 | Человек с бульвара Капуцинов | A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines | 39,800,000 | [45] |
1988 | Маленькая Вера | Little Vera | 54,900,000 | [46] |
1989 | Интердевочка | Intergirl | 41,300,000 | [47] |
Highest-grossing foreign films
[edit]This is a list of foreign films that sold the most tickets at the Soviet box office.[3] Among the foreign films that sold more than 20 million tickets in the Soviet Union, 50 were Indian films (Bollywood),[23][22] the highest from any nation,[12] followed by 41 American films (Hollywood) and 38 French films.[12]
Including re-runs
[edit]Title | Country | Release year | Tickets sold (est.)[3] | IMDb entry | Gross revenue (est.)[n 1] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
English | Russian | Original | Soviet | Rbl (millions) | US$ (millions) | Adjusted US$ (millions) | |||
Disco Dancer | Танцор диско | India | 1982 | 1984 | 120,000,000[24] | [48] | 60[24] | 75.85[n 2] | 222 |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | Бродяга | India | 1951 | 1954 | 100,000,000[25] | [49] | 37.75[n 6] | 16.97[n 6] | 143[n 6] |
Yesenia | Есения | Mexico | 1971 | 1975 | 91,400,000 | [50] | 22.9+ | 43[8] | 243 |
Spartacus | Спартак | United States | 1960 | 1967 | 91,200,000 | [51] | 22.8 | 25[n 5] | 228 |
The Black Tulip | Чёрный тюльпан | France | 1964 | 1970 | 76,700,000 | [52] | 19.2 | ||
Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker) | Моё имя Клоун | India | 1970 | 1972 | 73,100,000[27] | [53] | 18.28 | 22.13[7] | 161 |
Some Like It Hot | В джазе только девушки | United States | 1959 | 1966 | 72,800,000 | [54] | 18.2 | ||
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad | Седьмое путешествие Синдбада | United States | 1958 | 1960 | 70,100,000 | [55] | 17.5 | ||
The Magnificent Seven | Великолепная семёрка | United States | 1960 | 1962 | 67,000,000 | [56] | 16.75 | 18.61[n 5] | 190 |
Mackenna's Gold | Золото Маккенны | United States | 1969 | 1974 | 63,000,000 | [57] | 15.8+ | 29.6[8] | 183 |
Bobby | Бобби | India | 1973 | 1975 | 62,600,000 | [58] | 15.7+ | 29.4[8] | 166 |
Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown) | Белое платье | Egypt | 1973 | 1976 | 61,000,000 | [59] | 15.25+ | 28.7[8] | 154 |
Barood (Gunpowder) | Мститель | India | 1976 | 1978 | 60,000,000 | [60] | 15+ | 28.2[8] | 132 |
Sholay (Embers) | Месть и закон | India | 1975 | 1979 | 60,000,000[28] | [61] | 15+ | 28.2[8] | 118 |
The Four Charlots Musketeers | Четыре мушкетёра Шарло | France | 1974 | 1978 | 56,600,000 | [62] | 14.2+ | 26.6[8] | 124 |
The Taming of the Scoundrel | Укрощение строптивого | Italy | 1980 | 1983 | 56,000,000 | [63] | 28[29] | 35.4[7] | 108 |
Apache Gold (Winnetou) | Виннету — Золото Апачей | West Germany | 1963 | 1975 | 56,000,000 | [64] | 14+ | 26.3[8] | 149 |
Last of the Renegades (Winnetou 2) | Виннету — сын Инчу-Чуна | West Germany | 1964 | 1975 | 56,000,000[30] | [65] | 14+ | 26.3[8] | 149 |
Zorro | Зорро | Italy | 1975 | 1976 | 55,300,000 | [66] | 13.8+ | 26[8] | 139 |
Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta) | Зита и Гита | India | 1972 | 1976 | 55,200,000 | [67] | 13.8+ | 25.9[8] | 139 |
Sun Valley Serenade | Серенада солнечной долины | United States | 1941 | 1944 | 54,100,000 | [68] | |||
King Kong Lives | Кинг Конг жив | United States | 1986 | 1988 | 53,600,000 | [69] | 26.8[29] | 44.2[7] | 114 |
Mr. Robinson | Синьор Робинзон | Italy | 1976 | 1979 | 52,100,000 | [70] | 13+ | 24.5[8] | 103 |
The Sucker | Разиня | France | 1965 | 1965 | 52,000,000 | [71] | 13 | ||
Mamta (Mother's Love) | Материнская любовь | India | 1966 | 1969 | 51,800,000 | [72] | 13 | 14.4[n 5] | 120 |
Initial runs
[edit]Rank | English title | Russian title | Country | Original release | Soviet release | Tickets sold[3] |
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1 | Yesenia | Есения | Mexico | 1971 | 1975 | 91,400,000 |
2 | The Magnificent Seven | Великолепная семёрка | United States | 1960 | 1961 | 67,000,000 |
3 | Awaara (The Vagabond) | Бродяга | India | 1951 | 1954 | 63,700,000 |
4 | Mackenna's Gold | Золото Маккенны | United States | 1969 | 1974 | 63,000,000 |
5 | Spartacus | Спартак | United States | 1960 | 1967 | 63,000,000 |
6 | Bobby | Бобби | India | 1973 | 1975 | 62,600,000 |
7 | Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown) | Белое платье | Egypt | 1973 | 1976 | 61,000,000 |
8 | Disco Dancer | Танцор диско | India | 1982 | 1984 | 60,900,000 |
9 | Barood | Мститель | India | 1976 | 1978 | 60,000,000 |
10 | The Four Charlots Musketeers | Четыре мушкетёра Шарло | France | 1974 | 1978 | 56,600,000 |
11 | The Taming of the Scoundrel | Укрощение строптивого | Italy | 1980 | 1983 | 56,000,000 |
12 | Apache Gold (Winnetou) | Виннету — Золото Апачей | West Germany | 1963 | 1975 | 56,000,000 |
13 | Zorro | Зорро | Italy | 1975 | 1976 | 55,300,000 |
14 | Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta) | Зита и Гита | India | 1972 | 1976 | 55,200,000 |
15 | King Kong Lives | Кинг Конг жив | United States | 1986 | 1988 | 53,600,000 |
16 | Mr. Robinson | Синьор Робинзон | Italy | 1976 | 1979 | 52,100,000 |
17 | Mamta (Mother's Love) | Материнская любовь | India | 1966 | 1969 | 51,800,000 |
18 | Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre | Новобранцы идут на войну | France | 1974 | 1978 | 50,100,000 |
19 | Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds | Легенда о динозавре | Japan | 1977 | 1979 | 48,700,000 |
20 | The Black Tulip | Чёрный тюльпан | France | 1964 | 1970 | 48,700,000 |
Highest-grossing by year
[edit]Year | English title | Russian title | Country | Original release | Tickets sold | Ref |
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1940 | The Great Waltz | Большой вальс | United States | 1938 | 25,700,000 | [31] |
1944 | Sun Valley Serenade | Серенада солнечной долины | United States | 1941 | 20,700,000 | [32] |
1945 | His Butler's Sister | Сестра его дворецкого | United States | 1943 | 21,900,000 | [33] |
1946 | The Men in Her Life | Балерина | United States | 1941 | 21,000,000 | [34] |
1947 | I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang | Я — беглый каторжник | United States | 1932 | 19,100,000 | [35] |
1948 | The Indian Tomb | Индийская гробница | Germany | 1938 | 18,600,000 | [36] |
1950 | Child of the Danube | Дитя Дуная | Austria | 1950 | 20,900,000 | [37] |
1951 | The Tiger Akbar | Тигр Акбар | West Germany | 1950 | 23,400,000 | [38] |
1952 | Tarzan the Ape Man | Тарзан | United States | 1932 | 42,900,000 | [3] |
1953 | Das Herz einer Frau (The Heart of a Woman) | Мой маленький друг | Austria | 1951 | 21,700,000 | [39] |
1954 | Awaara (The Vagabond) | Бродяга | India | 1951 | 63,700,000 | [3] |
1955 | Fanfan la Tulipe | Фанфан-Тюльпан | France / Italy | 1952 | 33,000,000 | [40] |
1956 | Shree 420 (Mr. 420) | Господин 420 | India | 1955 | 34,300,000 | [22] |
1957 | Love and Tears | Любовь и слёзы | Egypt | 1955 | 32,000,000 | [41] |
1958 | Una cita de amor (A Date of Love) | Любовное свидание | Mexico | 1958 | 32,300,000 | [42] |
1959 | La Sorcière (The Sorceress) | Колдунья | France / Sweden | 1956 | 36,400,000 | [43] |
1960 | Twelve Girls and One Man | Двенадцать девушек и один мужчина | Austria | 1959 | 33,400,000 | [44] |
1961 | El Murra el Maghoula (The Unknown Woman) | Неизвестная женщина | United Arab Republic | 1959 | 37,900,000 | [21] |
1962 | The Magnificent Seven | Великолепная семёрка | United States | 1960 | 67,000,000 | [3] |
1963 | Love in Simla | Любовь в Симле | India | 1960 | 35,000,000 | [22] |
1964 | Who Are You, Mr. Sorge? | Кто вы, доктор Зорге? | France / Japan | 1961 | 39,200,000 | [45] |
1965 | Dhool Ka Phool (Dust's Flower) | Цветок в пыли | India | 1959 | 36,800,000 | [22] |
1966 | Some Like It Hot | В джазе только девушки | United States | 1959 | 43,900,000 | [3] |
1967 | Spartacus | Спартак | United States | 1960 | 63,000,000 | |
1968 | Old Surehand | Верная Рука - друг индейцев | Germany / Yugoslavia | 1965 | 46,500,000 | |
1969 | Mamta (Mother's Love) | Материнская любовь | India | 1966 | 51,800,000 | |
1970 | The Black Tulip | Чёрный тюльпан | France / Italy / Spain | 1964 | 47,800,000 | |
1971 | Hamraaz (Confidant) | Хамраз | India | 1967 | 42,400,000 | |
1972 | Aradhana (Devotion) | Преданность | India | 1969 | 47,400,000 | |
1973 | The Sandpit Generals | Генералы песчаных карьеров | United States | 1971 | 43,200,000 | |
1974 | Mackenna's Gold | Золото Маккенны | United States | 1969 | 63,000,000 | |
1975 | Yesenia | Есения | Mexico | 1971 | 91,400,000 | |
1976 | Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown) | Белое платье | Egypt | 1973 | 61,000,000 | |
1977 | The 7th Voyage of Sinbad | Седьмое путешествие Синдбада | United States | 1958 | 37,800,000 | [46] |
1978 | Barood (Gunpowder) | Мститель | India | 1976 | 60,000,000 | [22] |
1979 | Mr. Robinson | Синьор Робинзон | Italy | 1976 | 52,100,000 | [3] |
1980 | Among Vultures | Среди коршунов | Germany / Yugoslavia | 1964 | 38,800,000 | [47] |
1981 | Raja Jani (Raja and His Sweetheart) | Любимый раджа | India | 1972 | 40,100,000 | [3] |
1982 | Došlo doba da se ljubav proba | Пришло время любить | Yugoslavia | 1979 | 37,600,000 | [48] |
1983 | The Taming of the Scoundrel | Укрощение строптивого | Italy | 1980 | 56,000,000 | [3] |
1984 | Disco Dancer | Танцор диско | India | 1982 | 60,900,000 | |
1985 | Convoy | Конвой | United States | 1978 | 35,900,000 | [49] |
1986 | Jagir (Estate) | Как три мушкетёра | India | 1984 | 38,000,000 | [22] |
1987 | Starman | Человек со звезды | United States | 1984 | 35,800,000 | [50] |
1988 | King Kong Lives | Кинг Конг жив | United States | 1986 | 53,600,000 | [3] |
1989 | Crocodile Dundee II | Крокодил Данди 2 | Australia | 1988 | 45,800,000 |
See also
[edit]- Cinema of the Soviet Union
- List of highest-grossing films
- List of highest-grossing films in Russia
- List of highest-grossing Indian films
- List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets
- List of highest-grossing non-English films
- Lists of highest-grossing films
Notes
[edit]- ^ Estimates based on number of tickets sold at average ticket price of 25 kopecks,[11] unless otherwise noted.
- ^ 0.791 Rbl per dollar in 1984[7]
- ^ 4 Rbls per US dollar from 1950 to 1960[7]
- ^ 35 million re-run admissions up until 1964-1966,[25] average Soviet ticket price of 25 kopecks in the mid-1960s[11]
- ^ a b c d 0.9 Rbl per dollar from 1961 to 1971[7]
- ^ a b c Awaara in the Soviet Union:
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More Russians (4.5 billion) go to the movies more times (an average of 17.7 times per person) each year than people in any other country, according to UNESCO statistics for 1973, the last year for which figures are available. Tailing the Russians are Singaporeans, 17.1 times a year, and Hong Kong people, 15.1 times a year. Italians go 10 times, Britons 2.4 times and Frenchmen 3.5 times a year. The high frequency of movie going in Russia is attributed to the low price of movie admission, the drab quality of Soviet TV and the difficulty in getting seats at a restaurant or other places of entertainment. In Russia, where a movie ticket costs about 47 US cents, there are 154,200 cinemas.
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In moving picture theaters the price of tickets ranges from 2-6 roubles at first-run houses, and from 50 kopecks to 1 Rbl. 50 kop. in neighborhood houses and clubs.
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The purchase of Shree 420 (Mr 420/Gospodin 420) followed a letter from a Soveksportfil'm representative in Bombay to officials in Moscow in which the former wrote: We are in a delicate situation with Raj Kapoor. He feels he is not being offered enough for Mr 420 despite the fact that 'The Vagabond' raised 29 million roubles for the Soviet state.
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- ^ a b Soviet Military Review. Krasnaya Zveda Publishing House. 1982. p. 7.
A cinema ticket costs 50 copecks in Moscow and 3.5 dollars in New York.
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- ^ "«Серенада солнечной долины» (Sun Valley Serenade, 1941)". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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- ^ "I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Das indische Grabmal". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "«Дитя Дуная» (Kind der Donau, 1950)". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Der Tiger Akbar". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Das Herz einer Frau". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-07.
- ^ "Fanfan la tulipe". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "«Любовь и слезы» (Hub wa demoue, 1955)" [Love and Tears]. Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "Una cita de amor". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "La sorcière". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
- ^ "12 Mädchen und 1 Mann". Kinopoisk (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
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External links
[edit]- Kudryavtsev, Sergey. "Посещаемость отечественных и зарубежных фильмов в советском кинопрокате".
- Fedorov, A. Record holders of the banned Soviet cinema (1951–1991) in the mirror of film criticism and viewers' opinions. Moscow: “Information for all”. 2021. 102 p.
- Fedorov, A. Statistical data on the attendance of Soviet films: 1950-1990. Moscow: “Information for all”. 2023. 64 p.
- Федоров А.В. Тысяча и один самый кассовый советский фильм: мнения кинокритиков и зрителей. М.: ОД «Информация для всех», 2023. 1270 с.
- Федоров А.В. Американские и европейские фильмы в советском кинопрокате: данные посещаемости. М.: ОД «Информация для всех», 2023. 144 с.