Aleksandr Bukharov plays the valiant warrior Volkodav (Wolfhound)
According to the nashfilm.ru (our films) website, Fyodor Bondarchuk's romantic comedy Zhara and the warrior epic Volkodav have combined to earn over $30 million at the box office during the recent Russian winter holidays (December 31 through the Russian Orthodox "Old New Year" on January 14). In comparison to these Russian blockbusters, A Night at the Museum, currently the most popular American film in Russia, only made $9.2 million.
Apparently Russian filmgoers were more interested in watching graphic violence than beautiful young people in love this holiday season. Volkodav (which cost $12 million to make, the most expensive Russian film produced yet) earned $17.1 million from 652 movie theaters, while Zhara only made $13.5 million from 590 movie theaters.
Day Watch remains the all-time champion of the Russian box office, since it grossed over $20 million in the first ten days after its January 1, 2006 theatrical release.
Watch the movie trailers in the extended post.
Volkodav: First Trailer
Volkodav: Second Trailer
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Posted by: Daniel Schneider | June 26, 2007 11:50 AM