In a survey conducted by Okko online cinema and media conglomerate Rambler&Co, 56% of respondents want to believe that cheburashki live more than 120 years. The organizers of the study told socialbites.ca that 40% of the respondents had already watched the movie. “Cheburashka”Another 13% will do so in the near future.
“20% voted for Cheburashka’s“ cat ”life expectancy at 15-20 years. 13% thought that Cheburashki lived 20-50 years, while 11% chose the 50-60 years option,” he says.
75% of Russians who classified Cheburashkas considered them “incomprehensible creatures”. 15% of respondents considered Cheburashka animals, of which 47% considered the character to be a relative of a koala, 33% considered a monkey, 14% a bear. 5%, 3%, and 2% of respondents, respectively, referred to the alien, human, and god Cheburashka.
According to 51% of users, Cheburashka’s birthplace is Russia. Popular choices include Africa (27%), Europe (11%) and Australia (8%). 3% of respondents voted for America. The Russians named sweets (43%), nuts (32%), milk (13%) and honey (12%) as their favorite food for Cheburashkas, in addition to orange.
The survey was conducted on the Rambler portal from March 17 to March 21, 2023. 126,407 users participated, 54% male and 46% female.
Open to all Okko subscribers, the movie Cheburashka achieved over one million views on the service in its first weekend, making it the most successful premiere in the history of online cinema.