Dmitry Dyachenko’s feature film “Cheburashka” became one of the highest-grossing films of 2023 in the world, according to The Numbers portal, which tracks profits from rental and streaming services. The agency drew attention to the rating TASS.
“Cheburashka” took 20th place. There is another Russian film on the list – Klim Shipenko’s space drama “The Challenge”, which is on the 49th line of the rating.
On May 12, Cheburashka made $86.1 million at the box office, Dyachenko’s film earned $85.4 million, Ben Affleck’s Air: The Big Jump, and Guy Ritchie’s action films Operation Fortune: The Art of $27.5 million. He surpassed Winning and “Translator” with $15.2 million.
According to the portal, the challenge raised $ 10.5 million. The leader of the rating was the cartoon “Super Mario Bros. Movie” with $ 1.1 billion.
Former cosmonaut Shkaplerov estimated“Challenge” will bypass “Cheburashka” at the box office.