The Kremlin has not yet had time to evaluate the film “Passenger Call Sign” based on the novel by Alexander Prokhanov, but they will definitely watch it in the future. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov stated this, answering the relevant question at a briefing.
“We’ll see the movie,” the Kremlin official responded to reporters simply.
The movie “Passenger Call Sign” was released on March 14 in more than 2 thousand cinemas in the Russian Federation, Belarus and Uzbekistan. More than 10.8 thousand screenings were held during the premiere weekend. The film tells about the events that unfolded in Donbass in 2015 and served as prerequisites for the launch of a special military operation.
Film Distributor Bulletin analysts were expecting box office revenues on par with Witness, which grossed 14 million in August 2023. But before the opening weekend, they raised expectations and gave a 30 million audience weekend forecast. exceeded these estimates are doubled.
Previously Peskov stated About the Kremlin’s reluctance to legitimize itself to the West because of the elections.