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[Rudolf]

You know, we remarked something with TA in many countries : it doesn't appeal to comics fan only, but families with kids too, and action-loving people, so it targets a larger audience.You proved Russians aren't big fans of SH movie, it's reality, but The Avengers will surpass the traditional SH movies in Russia because it's more than a SH movie, it's more ambitious too.

Perhaps they can change the genre and how it is perceived in the future. In 1978 I watched Superman with my little sister. The Marrvel characters seem strange to me to say the least.

[juni78ukr]

And the Russian movies?

Mostly patriotic and historical dramas?

The only Russian movie Iever saw was

Князь Игорь

Actually Black Lightning is a kind of superhero movie. The first ever Russian I suppose. It's about an average young guy who gets for his birthday an old rusty car with ability to fly. For some time he just thinks it's pretty cool but after that he will be forced to fight evil in moscow sky. People were telling it's a pathetic rip-off but box office grosses were quite good for that time.

The others russian films in the chart are quite different. Most of them are comedies, some are adaptations of famous local books, a war movie, biopics and animated films.

Edited April 29, 2012 by juni78ukr

[juni78ukr]

And actually it's available in Germany as Schwarzer Blitz. So you can buy or rent it if you want. Just for fun not good quality obviously."Der Student Dima Maikov ist nicht gerade ein Held – bis ihm sein Vater zum Geburtstag einen alten Wolga 21 schenkt. Als Dima entdeckt, dass der unscheinbare Wagen fliegen kann, beginnt für ihn ein neues Leben. Am Himmel seiner Heimatstadt wird er zum Schwarzen Blitz, der selbstlos für die Schwachen und Schutzlosen kämpft. So gerät er ins Fadenkreuz eines skrupellosen Verbrechers, der vor nichts zurückschreckt, um Dimas Flugwagen in seine Gewalt zu bekommen .Mit dem Special-Effects-Team seines Blockbusters Wanted und den Stuntmen des Erfolgsthrillers Die Bourne Identität produzierte Kult-Regisseur Timur Bekmambetov ein rasantes Action-Abenteuer zum Abheben."In France it's also available and called L'éclair noir.

Edited April 29, 2012 by juni78ukr

[Rudolf]

I think I have seen several Taras Bulba movies. Most famous 1962 with Yul Brunner and Tony Curtis.

[Rudolf]

My forecasts about some movies in Russia :-American Reunion : $13 million-Titanic 3D : $14 million-Battleship : $55 million-The Avengers : $48 million-The Amazing Spiderman : $65 million-Batman TDKR : $50 million-Twilight 4-2 : $40 million-Bilbo The Hobbit : $60 million

concerning BS

$20m can be reached, but that could be hard.

well I thought it could tank totally, so this KinoBison guy with his 650m RUB looks better and better.He has TA with 1,500m RUB = $52m. We will see.

[juni78ukr]

concerning BSwell I thought it could tank totally, so this KinoBison guy with his 650m RUB looks better and better.He has TA with 1,500m RUB = $52m. We will see.

The average prediction for The Avengers is about 800-900mln RUB. Total. Edited April 29, 2012 by juni78ukr

[Rudolf]

And actually it's available in Germany as Schwarzer Blitz. So you can buy or rent it if you want. Just for fun not good quality obviously."Der Student Dima Maikov ist nicht gerade ein Held – bis ihm sein Vater zum Geburtstag einen alten Wolga 21 schenkt. Als Dima entdeckt, dass der unscheinbare Wagen fliegen kann, beginnt für ihn ein neues Leben. Am Himmel seiner Heimatstadt wird er zum Schwarzen Blitz, der selbstlos für die Schwachen und Schutzlosen kämpft. So gerät er ins Fadenkreuz eines skrupellosen Verbrechers, der vor nichts zurückschreckt, um Dimas Flugwagen in seine Gewalt zu bekommen .Mit dem Special-Effects-Team seines Blockbusters Wanted und den Stuntmen des Erfolgsthrillers Die Bourne Identität produzierte Kult-Regisseur Timur Bekmambetov ein rasantes Action-Abenteuer zum Abheben."In France it's also available and called L'éclair noir.

In Austria we have another "Schwarzer Blitz aus Kitz" http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%80,_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8you know the famous sowjet movie star http://www.kinopoisk.ru/level/1/film/71868/

[Fullbuster]

concerning BSwell I thought it could tank totally, so this KinoBison guy with his 650m RUB looks better and better.He has TA with 1,500m RUB = $52m. We will see.

I like my predictions Battleship was my only mistake

[juni78ukr]

Going a liitle bit further on Russian all-time chart51. The Tourist 573,454 $18,29352. Final Destination 5 569,561 $19,70853. Transformers: Revernge of the Fallen 567,839 $18,23554. The Last Airbender 567,336 $18,25455. Cars 2 557,764 $19,99256. High Security Vacation (Rus) 553,330 $17,62257. What Else Men Are Talking About (Rus) 551,295 $17,46858. The Twilight Saga. New Moon 539,347 $18,77959. Volcodav (Rus) 528,124 $21,14260. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 522,373 $17,70261. Gulliver's Travel 519,044 $17,10262. Lovey Dovey 2(Rus) 517,671 $18,09463. The Turkish Gambit (RUS) 514,008 $18,29764. Sherlock Holmes 500,876 $16,56365. Kung Fu Panda 490,657 $20,61666. Quntum of Solace 489,061 $18,17467. Stilyagi (Rus) 487,547 $17,04168. ice Age: The Meltdown 479,722 $18,72069. Fast and Furious 4 479,254 $14,18770. Immortals 476,308 $15,82471. Lorax 471,666 $15,98372. Monsters vs Aliens 456,079 $13,25073. Thor 455,049 $16,42274. Nightwatch (Rus) 450,178 $15,46575. Kandagar (Rus) 449,745 $15,052

Edited April 29, 2012 by juni78ukr

[Fake]

I would be happy with a 15M opening in Russia.

[Fullbuster]

I would be happy with a 15M opening in Russia.

Yeah, that would mean more than $30m in the final tally, ie the highest for a superhero movie and a chance to take the first place, ahead of John Carter.

[fmpro]

I want more!I want 20 mill....

[Fullbuster]

I want more!I want 20 mill....

I know, me too

[Fake]

20M won't be easy.

[Fullbuster]

20M won't be easy.

Anyway the most important is the final tally : it MUST take the number 1 spot.Being behind John Carter ($33m) would be shameful.

[Rudolf]

It is very probable that it will open under $15m. If it manages a mutiplier of 2.5+, I will be the first to acknoledge that the Russians have changed.

[fmpro]

20M won't be easy.

But its possible.. Many countries showed us this weekend that the potential to bring in unexpected numbers

[Rudolf]

But its possible.. Many countries showed us this weekend that the potential to bring in unexpected numbers

in Russia there will be a working Saturday hurting its BO on OW

[Fullbuster]

in Russia there will be a working Saturday hurting its BO on OW

I gave up my hopes for a $20m start because of this :(But I continue to believe in $15m OW

[Rudolf]

Top 75 movies in Russia (1997-2012) in mln RUB and USD.

1. Avatar 3599,860 $119,201

2. Pirates of the Caribbean 4 1782,764 $63,557

3. Shrek Forever After 1579,472 $51,449

4. Puss in Boots 1529,739 $50,030

5. Ice Age 3 1394,353 $44,705

6. Transformers 1265,395 $45,064

7. Alice in Wonderland 1253,508 $42,050

8. The Irony of Fate (Rus) 1222,985 $49,453

9. Madagascar 2 1101,105 $42,011

10. 2012 1052,505 $36,673

11. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. Part 2 1050,656 $37,178

12. John Carter 991,565 $33,567

13. The Twilight Saga. Breaking Dawn. Part1 978,949 $31,743

14. Day Watch (Rus) 919,111 $34,907

15. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows 907,780 $28,588

16. Kung Fu Panda 2 899,260 $31,575

17. Admiral 2 (Rus) 876,149 $33,428

18. Vysotskiy (Rus) 867,307 $27,586

19. Yolki 2 836,639 $26,232

20. The Twilight Saga. Eclipse 823,376 $26,424

21. Fast Five 806,952 $29,121

22. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows. Part 2 798,675 $25,476

23. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 794,342 $31,799

24. Ivan Tsarevich and The Grey Wolf 787,244 $24,910

25. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 739,642 $28,091

26. Tangled 731,130 $23,366

27. Clash of the Titans 729,600 $24,995

28. Rio 702,581 $24,897

29. Yolki (Rus) 700,942 $22,817

30. How to Train Your Dragon 686,943 $23,534

31. Company 9 682,468 $23,913

32. Megamind 676,723 $22,137

33. The Very Best Film (Rus) 672,643 $27,310

34. Prince of Persia 667,557 $21,294

35. Nasha Russia (Rus) 660,845 $22,258

36. Inception 660,485 $21,719

37. Tron: Legacy 650,280 $21,168

38. Mummy 3 646,113 $27,553

39. The Inhabited Island. Part 1 (Rus) 644,224 $21,920

40. Wrath of Titans 635,830 $21,864

41. Real Steel 627,637 $19,229

42. Wanted 618,056 $19,229

43. Resident Evil: Afterlife 611,761 $19,805

44. Hancock 610,613 $26,083

45. Shrek The Third 602,637 $24,109

46. The Chronicle of Narnia: The Voyage of The Dawn Treader 600,089 $19,075

47. Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince 595,428 $18,578

48. Black Lightning (Rus) 595,321 $19,687

49. Taras Bulba (Rus) 575,267 $17,218

50. Tri bogatyrya i shamakhanskaya tsaritsa (RUS) 574,494 $18,923

51. The Tourist 573,454 $18,293

52. Final Destination 5 569,561 $19,708

53. Transformers: Revernge of the Fallen 567,839 $18,235

54. The Last Airbender 567,336 $18,254

55. Cars 2 557,764 $19,992

56. High Security Vacation (Rus) 553,330 $17,622

57. What Else Men Are Talking About (Rus) 551,295 $17,468

58. The Twilight Saga. New Moon 539,347 $18,779

59. Volcodav (Rus) 528,124 $21,142

60. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island 522,373 $17,702

61. Gulliver's Travel 519,044 $17,102

62. Lovey Dovey 2(Rus) 517,671 $18,094

63. The Turkish Gambit (RUS) 514,008 $18,297

64. Sherlock Holmes 500,876 $16,563

65. Kung Fu Panda 490,657 $20,616

66. Quantum of Solace 489,061 $18,174

67. Stilyagi (Rus) 487,547 $17,041

68. ice Age: The Meltdown 479,722 $18,720

69. Fast and Furious 4 479,254 $14,187

70. Immortals 476,308 $15,824

71. Lorax 471,666 $15,983

72. Monsters vs Aliens 456,079 $13,250

73. Thor 455,049 $16,422

74. Nightwatch (Rus) 450,178 $15,465

75. Kandagar (Rus) 449,745 $15,052

I tryed to add a visual aid

russian 22

animated 15

fantasy 21

action 7

science fiction 5

horror 2

superhero 2

to show the distribution of preferences in the russian market

Edited April 30, 2012 by Rudolf