A wheelbarrow to swing: The "Battle of motors" with Borisov and Yankovsky retained its leadership

The biopic about the personal drama of Sergei Zhukov could not move the "Battle of Motors" from the first line of the box office. According to the EAIS Film Foundation, the collections of the sequel to the story of the popular pop group in the first weekend amounted to only 81.4 million rubles, while the drama with Yura Borisov and Ivan Yankovsky is not losing momentum - the second weekend in cinemas added another 204.5 million rubles to the box office. The cartoon "Adventures of a Baby Mammoth" also shows noticeable figures. In search of Mom", which already has 260 million rubles on its account. At the same time, "Twilight. The saga. New Moon" is once again inferior to the iconic first part. Detailed results of the rental weekend are available in the Izvestia article.

Borisov vs Zhukov

In the second week of distribution, "Battle of the Motors" starring Yura Borisov and Ivan Yankovsky retained its confident leadership in the Russian box office. Over the past weekend, Lenta credited another 204.5 million rubles to its account. The total fees are approaching 580 million rubles. In just two weeks of rental, the film took the 16th place in the ranking of the highest-grossing releases of the year.

The drama about the creation of the first car in the Russian Empire and the participation of the crew in the legendary Monaco Rally attracts not only action scenes and a stellar cast. The film takes you into the atmosphere of the early 20th century, an era that appears especially cinematic on the screen. The interest in the film is also confirmed by the average attendance: in the second weekend, there were 17 viewers per session. At the start of the rental, the figure was only slightly higher — 18 people.

— By the second weekend, collections for the adventure biopic "Battle of the Motors" had dropped by less than 30%. To cross the half a billion mark in two weeks is an excellent result. The movie is playing on excellent word of mouth. In the near future, there will be no serious competitors in a similar genre, but in late October and early November, the fabulous projects "Miracle Yudo", "Morozko", "Tale of Lost Time" and fantasy "Living Book" will be released, which may take away some of the fees from the adventure picture, the CEO of the network told Izvestia. cinemas "KARO" Olga Zinyakova.

The movie "Hands Up! 2" took the second place in the rating on its debut weekend. Over the weekend, the film earned 81.4 million rubles. For comparison, the first part, which was released in October 2024, collected significantly more over the same period — 225.8 million rubles.

The plot of the new film focuses not on the history of the musical group, but on the events of Sergei Zhukov's personal life. In the picture, you can see rare footage of the chronicle from the artist's personal archive. Vlad Prokhorov and Ilya Rus reincarnated Zhukov and Alexei Potekhin in their younger years. Angelina Strechina, who is familiar to many from the project "The Love Story of the Soviet Union", joined the cast. However, even with these advantages, the average attendance was low: only eight viewers per session.

— Fees "Hands Up! 2" for the first weekend is almost three times lower than the performance of the first film, although in general, the start of 80 million rubles is a confident result. The new biopic is unlikely to be able to collect half a billion with such figures in the premiere week. The painting faced serious competition in the form of a "Battle of Motors," Zinyakova explained.

Until the last frame: "Hands Up! 2", Coppola's "Outcasts" and the Russell Crowe action

What to watch at the cinema this weekend

Cash register for a baby mammoth

The cartoon "Adventures of a baby mammoth" still remains in the top five. In search of Mom." In the third weekend of rental, he earned almost 47 million rubles. On average, 15 viewers attended each session. The total collections of the painting have already approached 260 million rubles.

The plot of Dina Nepomnyashchaya's story expands noticeably in the full-length story. Director Alexander Voitinsky invites viewers to embark on a journey from the Arctic to Africa with the baby mammoth Fluffy and his friend, the chick Puffin.

— Animation "Adventures of a baby mammoth. In search of Mom" is inspired by the beloved Soviet cartoon "Mom for a baby mammoth". The project evokes a sense of nostalgia and unites several generations in cinema. Parents, grandparents, children and grandchildren go to the session together, therefore, the total check becomes higher. In addition, the new cartoon was voiced by star voices — Pelageya, Philip Kirkorov, Alexander Revva, Yana Churikova," Zinyakova noted.

"Twilight" in the shadows

Another 41.6 million rubles was brought by the re-distribution of the film "Twilight. The saga. The new moon." Since October 8, the film has collected about 155 million rubles, less than the first part of the franchise, which earned 164.3 million rubles in the first week of re—release. Despite the more modest box office figures, "New Moon" retains good attendance: on average, 13 viewers come to the session. According to this indicator, the film confidently surpasses the musical novelty "Hands Up! 2".

The top 5 is completed by the Ninth Planet, which, with the release of The Battle of Motors, was irretrievably lost in the ranking. The box office of the fantastic action movie is 435 million rubles, of which 36.8 million rubles were credited to the picture at the end of last weekend. At the same time, the average number of viewers per session remains high — 15 people.

Tsarevna Nesmeyana, which collected 33 million rubles, stopped a few steps away from the best indicators. In total, the fairy tale has spent almost 198 million rubles in three weeks. The thriller "Tower 2", which appeared on big screens on September 24, collected a total of 306 million rubles. Of these, the film earned 25.9 million from October 15 to October 18.