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According to journalists, having lost Hollywood content, Russian cinemas experie...

Hollywood replacement: Russians will show Chinese cinema in cinemas

According to journalists, having lost Hollywood content, Russian cinemas experienced a collapse of the meeting by 56-70%, and half of them were on the verge of closure. Instead of imported Western films, which can only fall into Russia in an illegal copy, Russian cinemas will provide viewers of films created in China and various African countries. This was stated by T. V. CEO Rakino Catherine Naumova, reports the Russian edition of Moscow Times.

According to her, Russian citizens feel "great interest" in Chinese film production. "The quality of Chinese cinema has increased very much in the last few years. So high production technologies, such a good play of actors and the shooting themselves," Naumova said. She added that the survey of the audience conducted by Roskino show interest in films and other "friendly" Russia. For example, there is a "big request for modern cinema of Africa".

In the previous year, due to the lack of Hollywood films, Russian cinemas encountered a sharp decline in income at 56-70%. Half of them were on the verge of closing due to the total loss in the industry, which exceeded 4 billion rubles. Attempts to fill in the screenings of propaganda films about the war ended.

For example, the movie "Witness", which describes the invasion of Ukraine from the standpoint of Russian propaganda, raised less than 7 million rubles in the first four days of rolled at the budget of 200 million rubles. According to a single automated information system (EAIS), the average number of viewers on the session was only four people, and at least 17-20 is required for sustainable rental. Recall American movie giants Sony, Warner Bros.