Pilot-hero Damir Yusupov’s drama “In the sun, through a row of corn” earned about 15 million rubles on the day of its premiere. In this respect informs Film Distributor’s Newsletter.
The publication suggests that according to the results of the entire first weekend of the rental, the picture will earn 100-120 million rubles.
On Thursday, March 16, at the 6th and 7th positions of the chart were new elements of the horror genre: “Children of the Corn”, based on Stephen King’s work with 1.5 million rubles. and the Russian horror movie “Medea” with 1.2 million rubles.
According to the picture’s true story plot, on August 15, 2019, pilot Damir Yusupov made an emergency landing of an A321 with a malfunctioning engine in a cornfield near Zhukovsky. The accident occurred due to the seagulls getting on the engine. During the evacuation of passengers, the phrase “In the sun, along the rows of corn” was uttered by flight attendant Dmitry Ivlitsky. The film was released in Russia on March 16.
Russian actor Yegor Beroev, who plays the heroic pilot Damir Yusupov, saidsimilar to the character prototype. Beroev also confirmed that he had proposed Yusupov’s candidacy himself.