Russian director Dmitry Dyachenko’s family comedy “Cheburashka” once again broke box office records in Russia and other CIS countries at the weekend. informs portal kinobusiness.com with a link to preliminary data.
Last weekend, a painting about the friendship of a furry animal and a gardener, which had previously been the highest-grossing in the history of Russian distribution, raised 168.5 million rubles. In second place was the comedy melodrama “Free Relations” with 59.6 million rubles. According to the story, Ilona and Artem had a random night together and were then forcefully married due to an unexpected pregnancy. Seven years later, their marriage is in crisis and the couple decide to give each other some freedom.
In third place is the comedy “What Men Talk”. Simple Pleasures” 55.3 million rubles. In the fourth – the comedy “Be” with 45.5 million rubles. In the fifth – the cartoon “Amazing Maurice” with 36.8 million rubles.
Former producer and screenwriter of “Cheburashka” Vitaly Shlyappo answered to the accusations of the Russian actor and State Duma deputy Dmitry Pevtsov, who called the picture “a terrible sabotage”.