The success of the horror film “Soul Collector” starring Nicolas Cage is due to the fact that Russian cinemas do not show “strong films with great potential”. This is about NSN stated Chairman of the Association of Cinema Owners Alexey Voronkov.
According to him, there has been no major premiere in cinemas since the spring of 2024, so a “more or less noticeable film” that received a distribution certificate managed to stand out. The expert also added that horror films have never been more popular among Russians.
“Horror films in Russia have always occupied their own niche. They never collected billions of dollars; their fees were at the level of 50-200 million rubles. Of the last strong horror films that were successful in Russia, I can name “It” and “Insidious”. Against the background of large projects, no one paid attention to this genre. If we open a network of cinemas, then every month more than one horror film will definitely be released; they work in their own niche and with their usual potential,” Voronkov concluded.
The Canadian-American thriller “Soul Collector,” directed by Osgood Perkins, will reportedly be released on July 29. It happened The leader of the box office in Russia and the CIS countries, earned 121 million rubles over the weekend from July 25 to 28. The film tells the story of FBI agent Lee Harker, who investigates a series of brutal crimes committed by a mysterious serial killer known as the Soul Collector. The film stars Alicia Witt, Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Lisa Chandler and Erin Boyes.
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