Screenings for the film Oppenheimer at the Passage shopping center in Yekaterinburg were canceled due to technical reasons, according to ura.ru. A pair of evening showings is still planned at the Greenwich mall. The September 3 schedule remains unchanged.
On August 31, the Ministry of Culture reviewed both Barbie and Oppenheimer. The ministry noted that the two films did not align with the stated goals of preserving and reinforcing traditional values as outlined by President Vladimir Putin.
Oppenheimer is a biographical drama about American physicist Robert Oppenheimer, the mind behind the atomic bomb, portrayed by Cillian Murphy. The cast also includes Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Gary Oldman, Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, and Josh Hartnett. The film premiered on July 21, 2023.
Barbie, featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, hit theaters on July 19. In its opening weekend, it grossed a staggering 356 million dollars at the box office and quickly became one of the top grossers of 2023.
Notes from Kinopoisk indicate that Oppenheimer will be released on Telegram channels, while Nolan’s film is slated to arrive in some domestic theaters on September 2.
Two other films were affected due to the Taylor Swift concert schedule, reflecting how large events can impact cinema programming in the region. [Citation: ura.ru]