List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union explained

This is the list of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union, in terms of box office admissions (ticket sales). It includes the highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union (USSR), the highest-grossing domestic Soviet films,^[1] the domestic films with the greatest number of ticket sales by year,^[2] and the highest-grossing foreign films in the Soviet Union. Note that, in line with the definition above, this list does not include any Soviet television series or television movies, which were not shown in cinemas of the Soviet Union.

The annual list includes sales during each year only, which often means that the total number of tickets sold was bigger. As an example, according to the list below the film The Red Snowball Tree, the top seller of the year 1974, sold 62.5 million tickets during that year. But the total number of sold tickets during all years was bigger; Boris Pavlenok, former deputy director of the USSR GosKino, estimated 140 million.^[3] This figure is comparable to some of the United States' all-time highest ticket sellers, such as The Sound of Music, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and Titanic, exceeding the latter's estimated ticket sales of 135.5 million.^[4]

In the mid-1960s, the Soviet box office annually sold tickets and grossed  Rbls,^[5] equivalent to ^[6] (inflation-adjusted). In 1973, annual box office admissions reached ticket sales, equivalent to (inflation-adjusted) gross revenue and per person, more than any other country at the time.^[7] Soviet ticket prices were lower than American ticket prices,^{[8] [7]} due to lower living costs in the Soviet Union.^[8] Ticket prices ranged from to in 1950,^[9] before decreasing to by the mid-1960s, then increasing to by 1973^[7] and then by 1982.^[8]

Both domestic Soviet films and foreign films were shown, the latter having a limited quota and thus drawing higher average ticket sales than domestic productions.^[5] Indian films had the strongest presence in the foreign blockbuster charts for four decades, followed by American films.^{[10] [11]} Foreign imports included 300 Indian films^[12] (most of which were Bollywood films), 41 American films (Hollywood), and 38 French films.^{[11] [5]}

Highest-grossing films

Including re-runs

Title		Country	Release year		Tickets sold
English	Russian		Original	Soviet
The Red Snowball Tree	Калина красная	Soviet Union	1974	1974	140,000,000
Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	1984	120,000,000
Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	100,000,000
Amphibian Man	Человек-амфибия	Soviet Union	1962	1962	100,000,000	^[13]
War and Peace (Part I and Part II)	Война и мир	Soviet Union	1966	1966		^[14] ^[15]
Yesenia	Russian: Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000
Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	91,200,000
Pirates of the 20th Century	Russian: Пираты XX века	Soviet Union	1980	1980	87,600,000
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	Russian: Москва слезам не верит	Soviet Union	1980	1980	84,400,000
The Diamond Arm	Russian: Бриллиантовая рука	Soviet Union	1969	1969	76,700,000
The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France	1964	1970	76,700,000
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	Russian: Кавказская пленница	Soviet Union	1967	1967	76,540,000
Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker)	Russian: Моё имя Клоун	India	1970	1972		^[16]
Some Like It Hot	В джазе только девушки	United States	1959	1966	72,800,000
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad	Седьмое путешествие Синдбада	United States	1958	1960	70,100,000
Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	Russian: Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1965	1965	69,600,000
The Shield and the Sword	Russian: Щит и меч	Soviet Union	1968	1968	68,300,000
The Magnificent Seven	Russian: Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1961	67,000,000
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	Russian: Новые приключения Неуловимых	Soviet Union	1968	1968	66,200,000
The Dawns Here Are Quiet	А зори здесь тихие	Soviet Union	1972	1972	66,000,000
Gentlemen of Fortune	Russian: Джентльмены удачи	Soviet Union	1972	1972	65,020,000
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	Табор уходит в небо	Soviet Union	1976	1976	64,900,000
Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000
Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000
Afonya	Афоня	Soviet Union	1975	1975	62,200,000

Initial runs

Rank	Title		Country	Release year		Tickets sold
	English	Russian		Original	Soviet
1	Yesenia	Russian: Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000
2	Pirates of the 20th Century	Russian: Пираты XX века	Soviet Union	1980	1980	87,600,000
3	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	Russian: Москва слезам не верит	Soviet Union	1980	1980	84,400,000
4	The Diamond Arm	Russian: Бриллиантовая рука	Soviet Union	1969	1969	76,700,000
5	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	Russian: Кавказская пленница	Soviet Union	1967	1967	76,540,000
6	Air Crew	Russian: Экипаж	Soviet Union	1980	1980	71,100,000
7	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	Russian: Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1965	1965	69,600,000
8	The Shield and the Sword	Russian: Щит и меч	Soviet Union	1968	1968	68,300,000
9	The Magnificent Seven	Russian: Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1961	67,000,000
10	The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	Russian: Новые приключения Неуловимых	Soviet Union	1968	1968	66,200,000
11	The Dawns Here Are Quiet	А зори здесь тихие	Soviet Union	1972	1972	66,000,000
12	Amphibian Man	Russian: Человек-амфибия	Soviet Union	1962	1962	65,500,000
13	Gentlemen of Fortune	Russian: Джентльмены удачи	Soviet Union	1972	1972	65,020,000
14	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	Табор уходит в небо	Soviet Union	1976	1976	64,900,000
15	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	63,700,000
16	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000
17	Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	63,000,000
18	Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000
19	The Red Snowball Tree	Калина красная	Soviet Union	1974	1974	62,500,000
20	Afonya	Афоня	Soviet Union	1975	1975	62,200,000

Highest-grossing by year

Year	English title	Russian title	Country	Original release	Tickets sold
1940	The Fighters	Истребители	Soviet Union	1939	27,100,000
1944	Six P.M.	В шесть часов вечера после войны	Soviet Union	1944	26,100,000
1945	Guilty Without Guilt	Без вины виноватые	Soviet Union	1945	28,910,000
1946	The Stone Flower	Каменный цветок	Soviet Union	1946	23,170,000
1947	Secret Agent	Подвиг разведчика	Soviet Union	1947	22,730,000
1948	The Young Guard	Молодая гвардия	Soviet Union	1948	42,400,000
1949	Encounter at the Elbe	Встреча на Эльбе	Soviet Union	1949	24,200,000
1950	Brave People (The Horsemen)	Смелые люди	Soviet Union	1950	41,200,000
1951	In Peaceful Time	В мирные дни	Soviet Union	1951	23,500,000
1952	Tarzan the Ape Man	Тарзан	United States	1932	42,900,000
1953	Lyubov Yarovaya	Любовь Яровая	Soviet Union	1953	46,400,000
1954	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	63,700,000
1955	Private Ivan	Солдат Иван Бровкин	Soviet Union	1955	40,370,000
1956	Carnival Night	Карнавальная ночь	Soviet Union	1956	48,640,000
1957	The Sisters	Сёстры	Soviet Union	1957	42,500,000
1958	Over Tissa	Над Тиссой	Soviet Union	1958	45,740,000
1959	E. A. — Extraordinary Accident	Ч. П.-Чрезвычайное Происшествие	Soviet Union	1959	47,500,000
1960	Far from the Motherland	Вдали от Родины	Soviet Union	1960	42,000,000
1961	El Murra el Maghoula (The Unknown Woman)	Неизвестная женщина	United Arab Republic	1959	37,900,000
1962	The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	67,000,000
1963	Optimistic Tragedy	Оптимистическая трагедия	Soviet Union	1963	46,000,000
1964	The Alive and the Dead	Живые и мёртвые	Soviet Union	1964	41,500,000
1965	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1965	69,600,000
1966	War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky	Война и мир: Андрей Болконский	Soviet Union	1966	58,300,000
1967	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1967	76,540,000
1968	The Shield and the Sword	Щит и меч	Soviet Union	1968	68,300,000
1969	The Diamond Arm	Бриллиантовая рука	Soviet Union	1969	76,700,000
1970	The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France / Italy / Spain	1964	47,800,000
1971	Officers	Офицеры	Soviet Union	1971	53,400,000
1972	Gentlemen of Fortune	Джентльмены удачи	Soviet Union	1972	65,020,000
1973	The Headless Horseman	Всадник без головы	Soviet Union	1973	64,900,000
1974	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	63,000,000
1975	Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	91,400,000
1976	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	Табор уходит в небо	Soviet Union	1976	64,900,000
1977	The Age of Innocence (Minors)	Несовершеннолетние	Soviet Union	1977	44,600,000
1978	Barood (Gunpowder)	Мститель	India	1976	60,000,000
1979	The Woman who Sings	Женщина, которая поёт	Soviet Union	1979	54,900,000
1980	Pirates of the 20th Century	Пираты ХХ века	Soviet Union	1980	87,600,000
1981	Teheran 43	Тегеран-43	Soviet Union	1981	47,500,000
1982	Sportloto-82	Спортлото-82	Soviet Union	1982	55,200,000
1983	The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	56,000,000
1984	Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	60,900,000
1985	The Most Charming and Attractive	Самая обаятельная и привлекательная	Soviet Union	1985	44,900,000
1986	Double Trap	Двойной капкан	Soviet Union	1986	42,900,000
1987	A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines	Человек с бульвара Капуцинов	Soviet Union	1987	39,800,000
1988	Little Vera	Маленькая Вера	Soviet Union	1988	54,900,000
1989	Crocodile Dundee II	Крокодил Данди 2	Australia	1988	45,800,000

Highest-grossing domestic films

Including re-runs

Russian title	English title	Year	Tickets sold
Калина красная	The Red Snowball Tree	1974	140,000,000
Человек-амфибия	Amphibian Man	1962	100,000,000
Война и мир	War and Peace (Part I and Part II)	1966
Russian: Пираты XX века	Pirates of the 20th Century	1980	87,600,000
Russian: Москва слезам не верит	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	1980	84,400,000
Russian: Бриллиантовая рука	The Diamond Arm	1969	76,700,000
Russian: Кавказская пленница	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	1967	76,540,000
Свадьба в Малиновке	Wedding in Malinovka	1967	74,600,000
Russian: Экипаж	Air Crew	1980	71,100,000
Russian: Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	1965	69,600,000
Russian: Щит и меч	The Shield and the Sword	1968	68,300,000
Russian: Новые приключения Неуловимых	The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	1968	66,200,000
А зори здесь тихие	The Dawns Here Are Quiet	1972	66,000,000
Russian: Джентльмены удачи	Gentlemen of Fortune	1972	65,020,000
Табор уходит в небо	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	1976	64,900,000
Афоня	Afonya	1975	62,200,000
Корона Российской империи, или Снова Неуловимые	The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers	1973	60,800,000
Иван Васильевич меняет профессию		1973	60,700,000
Мачеха	Stepmom	1973	59,400,000
Служебный роман	Office Romance	1978	58,400,000

Initial runs

Rank	Russian title	English title	Year	Tickets sold
1	Russian: Пираты XX века	Pirates of the 20th Century	1980	87,600,000
2	Russian: Москва слезам не верит	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	1980	84,400,000
3	Russian: Бриллиантовая рука	The Diamond Arm	1969	76,700,000
4	Russian: Кавказская пленница	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	1967	76,540,000
5	Свадьба в Малиновке	Wedding in Malinovka	1967	74,600,000
6	Russian: Экипаж	Air Crew	1980	71,100,000
7	Russian: Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	1965	69,600,000
8	Russian: Щит и меч	The Shield and the Sword	1968	68,300,000
9	Russian: Новые приключения Неуловимых	The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	1968	66,200,000
10	А зори здесь тихие	The Dawns Here Are Quiet	1972	66,000,000
11	Russian: Человек-амфибия	Amphibian Man	1962	65,500,000
12	Russian: Джентльмены удачи	Gentlemen of Fortune	1972	65,020,000
13	Табор уходит в небо	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	1976	64,900,000
14	Калина красная	The Red Snowball Tree	1974	62,500,000
15	Афоня	Afonya	1975	62,200,000
16	Корона Российской империи, или Снова Неуловимые	The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers	1973	60,800,000
17	Иван Васильевич меняет профессию		1973	60,700,000
18	Мачеха	Stepmom	1973	59,400,000
19	Служебный роман	Office Romance	1978	58,400,000
20	Война и мир: Андрей Болконский	War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky	1966	58,300,000

Highest-grossing by year

Year	Russian title	English title	Tickets sold	IMDb entry
1940	Истребители	The Fighters	27,100,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031498/
1944	В шесть часов вечера после войны	Six P.M.	26,100,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037423/
1945	Без вины виноватые	Guilty Without Guilt	28,910,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037540/
1946	Каменный цветок	The Stone Flower	23,170,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038666/
1947	Подвиг разведчика	Secret Agent	22,730,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039716/
1948	Молодая гвардия	The Young Guard	42,400,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040601/
1949	Встреча на Эльбе	Encounter at the Elbe	24,200,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042029/
1950	Смелые люди	Brave People (The Horsemen)	41,200,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042977/
1951	В мирные дни	In Peaceful Time	23,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043095/
1952	Незабываемый год 1919	The Unforgettable Year 1919	31,600,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044964/
1953	Любовь Яровая	Lyubov Yarovaya	46,400,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046019/
1954	Судьба Марины	Marina's Destiny	37,900,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046381/
1955	Солдат Иван Бровкин	Private Ivan	40,370,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048639/
1956	Карнавальная ночь	Carnival Night	48,640,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049397/
1957	Сёстры	The Sisters	42,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0168162/
1958	Над Тиссой	Over Tissa	45,740,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0234307/
1959	Ч. П.-Чрезвычайное Происшествие	E. A. — Extraordinary Accident	47,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051470/
1960	Вдали от Родины	Far from the Motherland	42,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140672/
1961	Полосатый рейс	Striped Trip	32,340,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056357/
1962	Человек-амфибия	Amphibian Man	65,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055844/
1963	Оптимистическая трагедия	Optimistic Tragedy	46,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057388/
1964	Живые и мёртвые	The Alive and the Dead	41,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057717/
1965	Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	69,600,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059550/
1966	Война и мир: Андрей Болконский	War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky	58,300,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063794/
1967	Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	76,540,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060584/
1968	Щит и меч	The Shield and the Sword	68,300,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166790/
1969	Бриллиантовая рука	The Diamond Arm	76,700,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062759/
1970	Неподсуден	Not Under the Jurisdiction	43,300,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064720/
1971	Офицеры	Officers	53,400,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067517/
1972	Джентльмены удачи	Gentlemen of Fortune	65,020,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068519/
1973	Всадник без головы	The Headless Horseman	64,900,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202080/
1974	Калина красная	The Red Snowball Tree	62,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070262/
1975	Афоня	Afonya	62,200,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072613/
1976	Табор уходит в небо	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	64,900,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073781/
1977	Несовершеннолетние	The Age of Innocence (Minors)	44,600,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0175970/
1978	Служебный роман	Office Romance	58,400,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076727/
1979	Женщина, которая поёт	The Woman who Sings	54,900,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169403/
1980	Пираты ХХ века	Pirates of the 20th Century	87,600,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151987/
1981	Тегеран-43	Teheran 43	47,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081609/
1982	Спортлото-82	Sportloto-82	55,200,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084716/
1983	Вокзал для двоих	Station for Two	35,800,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084873/
1984	Любовь и голуби	Love and Pigeons	44,500,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087650/
1985	Самая обаятельная и привлекательная	The Most Charming and Attractive	44,900,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089957/
1986	Двойной капкан	Double Trap	42,900,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089063/
1987	Человек с бульвара Капуцинов	A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines	39,800,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092745/
1988	Маленькая Вера	Little Vera	54,900,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095574/
1989	Интердевочка	Intergirl	41,300,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097584/

Highest-grossing foreign films

This is a list of foreign films that sold the most tickets at the Soviet box office.^[17] Among the foreign films that sold more than 20 million tickets in the Soviet Union, 50 were Indian films (Bollywood),^{[18] [19]} the highest from any nation,^[11] followed by 41 American films (Hollywood) and 38 French films.^[11]

Including re-runs

Title		Country	Release year		Tickets sold	IMDb entry	Gross revenue
English	Russian		Original	Soviet					Adjusted US$
Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	1984		https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208903/	60^[20]	75.85
Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	100,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043306/	37.75	16.97	143
Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245580/	+
Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	91,200,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054331/
The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France	1964	1970	76,700,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058692/
Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker)	Моё имя Клоун	India	1970	1972	^[21]	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066070/
Some Like It Hot	В джазе только девушки	United States	1959	1966	72,800,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053291/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad	Седьмое путешествие Синдбада	United States	1958	1960	70,100,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051337/
The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1962	67,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404435/	16.75	18.61
Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064615/	+
Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069810/	+
Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown)	Белое платье	Egypt	1973	1976	61,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7720204/	+
Barood (Gunpowder)	Мститель	India	1976	1978	60,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157358/	+
Sholay (Embers)	Месть и закон	India	1975	1979	60,000,000^[22]	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073707/	+
The Four Charlots Musketeers	Четыре мушкетёра Шарло	France	1974	1978	56,600,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072052/	+
The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	1983	56,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080439/	^[23]
Apache Gold (Winnetou)	Виннету — Золото Апачей	West Germany	1963	1975	56,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057687/	+
Last of the Renegades (Winnetou 2)	Виннету — сын Инчу-Чуна	West Germany	1964	1975	56,000,000^[24]	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058751/	+
Zorro	Зорро	Italy	1975	1976	55,300,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072448/	+
Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta)	Зита и Гита	India	1972	1976	55,200,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078222/	+
Sun Valley Serenade	Серенада солнечной долины	United States	1941	1944	54,100,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034241/
King Kong Lives	Кинг Конг жив	United States	1986	1988	53,600,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091344/
Mr. Robinson	Синьор Робинзон	Italy	1976	1979	52,100,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076632/	+
The Sucker	Разиня	France	1965	1965	52,000,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057967/
Mamta (Mother's Love)	Материнская любовь	India	1966	1969	51,800,000	https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060659/

Initial runs

Rank	English title	Russian title	Country	Original release	Soviet release	Tickets sold
1	Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000
2	The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1961	67,000,000
3	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	63,700,000
4	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000
5	Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	63,000,000
6	Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000
7	Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown)	Белое платье	Egypt	1973	1976	61,000,000
8	Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	1984	60,900,000
9	Barood	Мститель	India	1976	1978	60,000,000
10	The Four Charlots Musketeers	Четыре мушкетёра Шарло	France	1974	1978	56,600,000
11	The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	1983	56,000,000
12	Apache Gold (Winnetou)	Виннету — Золото Апачей	West Germany	1963	1975	56,000,000
13	Zorro	Зорро	Italy	1975	1976	55,300,000
14	Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta)	Зита и Гита	India	1972	1976	55,200,000
15	King Kong Lives	Кинг Конг жив	United States	1986	1988	53,600,000
16	Mr. Robinson	Синьор Робинзон	Italy	1976	1979	52,100,000
17	Mamta (Mother's Love)	Материнская любовь	India	1966	1969	51,800,000
18	Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre	Новобранцы идут на войну	France	1974	1978	50,100,000
19	Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds	Легенда о динозавре	Japan	1977	1979	48,700,000
20	The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France	1964	1970	48,700,000

Highest-grossing by year

Year	English title	Russian title	Country	Original release	Tickets sold
1940	The Great Waltz	Большой вальс	United States	1938	25,700,000	^[25]
1944	Sun Valley Serenade	Серенада солнечной долины	United States	1941	20,700,000	^[26]
1945	His Butler's Sister	Сестра его дворецкого	United States	1943	21,900,000	^[27]
1946	The Men in Her Life	Балерина	United States	1941	21,000,000	^[28]
1947	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang	Я — беглый каторжник	United States	1932	19,100,000	^[29]
1948	The Indian Tomb	Индийская гробница	Germany	1938	18,600,000	^[30]
1950	Child of the Danube	Дитя Дуная	Austria	1950	20,900,000	^[31]
1951	The Tiger Akbar	Тигр Акбар	West Germany	1950	23,400,000	^[32]
1952	Tarzan the Ape Man	Тарзан	United States	1932	42,900,000
1953	Das Herz einer Frau (The Heart of a Woman)	Мой маленький друг	Austria	1951	21,700,000	^[33]
1954	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	63,700,000
1955	Fanfan la Tulipe	Фанфан-Тюльпан	France / Italy	1952	33,000,000	^[34]
1956	Shree 420 (Mr. 420)	Господин 420	India	1955	34,300,000
1957	Love and Tears	Любовь и слёзы	Egypt	1955	32,000,000	^[35]
1958	Una cita de amor (A Date of Love)	Любовное свидание	Mexico	1958	32,300,000	^[36]
1959	La Sorcière (The Sorceress)	Колдунья	France / Sweden	1956	36,400,000	^[37]
1960	Twelve Girls and One Man	Двенадцать девушек и один мужчина	Austria	1959	33,400,000	^[38]
1961	El Murra el Maghoula (The Unknown Woman)	Неизвестная женщина	United Arab Republic	1959	37,900,000	^[39]
1962	The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	67,000,000
1963	Love in Simla	Любовь в Симле	India	1960	35,000,000
1964	Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?	Кто вы, доктор Зорге?	France / Japan	1961	39,200,000	^[40]
1965	Dhool Ka Phool (Dust's Flower)	Цветок в пыли	India	1959	36,800,000
1966	Some Like It Hot	В джазе только девушки	United States	1959	43,900,000
1967	Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	63,000,000
1968	Old Surehand	Верная Рука - друг индейцев	Germany / Yugoslavia	1965	46,500,000
1969	Mamta (Mother's Love)	Материнская любовь	India	1966	51,800,000
1970	The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France / Italy / Spain	1964	47,800,000
1971	Hamraaz (Confidant)	Хамраз	India	1967	42,400,000
1972	Aradhana (Devotion)	Преданность	India	1969	47,400,000
1973	The Sandpit Generals	Генералы песчаных карьеров	United States	1971	43,200,000
1974	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	63,000,000
1975	Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	91,400,000
1976	Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown)	Белое платье	Egypt	1973	61,000,000
1977	The 7th Voyage of Sinbad	Седьмое путешествие Синдбада	United States	1958	37,800,000	^[41]
1978	Barood (Gunpowder)	Мститель	India	1976	60,000,000
1979	Mr. Robinson	Синьор Робинзон	Italy	1976	52,100,000
1980	Among Vultures	Среди коршунов	Germany / Yugoslavia	1964	38,800,000	^[42]
1981	Raja Jani (Raja and His Sweetheart)	Любимый раджа	India	1972	40,100,000
1982	Došlo doba da se ljubav proba	Пришло время любить	Yugoslavia	1979	37,600,000	^[43]
1983	The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	56,000,000
1984	Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	60,900,000
1985	Convoy	Конвой	United States	1978	35,900,000	^[44]
1986	Jagir (Estate)	Как три мушкетёра	India	1984	38,000,000
1987	Starman	Человек со звезды	United States	1984	35,800,000	^[45]
1988	King Kong Lives	Кинг Конг жив	United States	1986	53,600,000
1989	Crocodile Dundee II	Крокодил Данди 2	Australia	1988	45,800,000

See also

• Cinema of the Soviet Union
• List of highest-grossing films
• List of highest-grossing films in Russia
• List of highest-grossing Indian films
• List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets
• List of highest-grossing non-English films
• Lists of highest-grossing films

External links

• Web site: Kudryavtsev . Sergey . Sergey Kudryavtsev. Посещаемость отечественных и зарубежных фильмов в советском кинопрокате.
• Fedorov, A. Record holders of the banned Soviet cinema (1951–1991) in the mirror of film criticism and viewers' opinions. Moscow: “Information for all”. 2021. 102 p.
• Fedorov, A. Statistical data on the attendance of Soviet films: 1950-1990. Moscow: “Information for all”. 2023. 64 p.
• Федоров А.В. Тысяча и один самый кассовый советский фильм: мнения кинокритиков и зрителей. М.: ОД «Информация для всех», 2023. 1270 с.
• Федоров А.В. Американские и европейские фильмы в советском кинопрокате: данные посещаемости. М.: ОД «Информация для всех», 2023. 144 с.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kudryavtsev . Sergey . Sergey Kudryavtsev . Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате . Domestic Films in Soviet Film Distribution . . 4 July 2006 . ru . 4 February 2019.
2. Web site: Лидеры проката . Rental Leaders . KinoKultura . ru . 2012-10-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120510033800/http://www.kinokultura.com/plus/prokat2.html . 2012-05-10.
3. Web site: Interview with Boris Pavlenok, deputy director of the USSR GosKino . . 10 March 2003 . ru . 2012-10-09.
4. Web site: Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses . . January 20, 2020.
5. Book: Kalinovsky . Artemy M. . Daigle . Craig . The Routledge Handbook of the Cold War . 2014 . . 978-1-134-70065-3 . 357 .
6. Web site: Archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20091229074625/http://cbr.ru/currency_base/OldDataFiles/USD.xls . dead . 29 December 2009 . . ru . 11 September 2012.
7. 1975 . Cinema Going . The Asian Messenger . . 1-4 . 2 . More Russians (4.5 billion) go to the movies more times (an average of 17.7 times per person) each year than people in any other country, according to UNESCO statistics for 1973, the last year for which figures are available. Tailing the Russians are Singaporeans, 17.1 times a year, and Hong Kong people, 15.1 times a year. Italians go 10 times, Britons 2.4 times and Frenchmen 3.5 times a year. The high frequency of movie going in Russia is attributed to the low price of movie admission, the drab quality of Soviet TV and the difficulty in getting seats at a restaurant or other places of entertainment. In Russia, where a movie ticket costs about 47 US cents, there are 154,200 cinemas..
8. Book: Soviet Military Review . 1982 . . 7 .
9. Political Affairs . . 1950 . 29 . 80 . New Century Publishers . In moving picture theaters the price of tickets ranges from 2-6 roubles at first-run houses, and from 50 kopecks to 1 Rbl. 50 kop. in neighborhood houses and clubs..
10. https://books.google.com/books?id=cpoLAQAAMAAJ Indian Films in Soviet Cinemas: The Culture of Movie-going After Stalin
11. Book: Roth-Ey . Kristin . Chapter 1: The Soviet Film Industry . Moscow Prime Time: How the Soviet Union Built the Media Empire that Lost the Cultural Cold War . 2011 . . 978-0-8014-4874-4 . 44 . https://is.muni.cz/el/1421/podzim2015/FAV291/um/Roth-Ey-Moscow_Prime_Time.pdf#page=5.
12. News: With love from India to Russia. Russia Beyond. 22 October 2009.
13. Web site: How film flourished in the USSR . . . 6 December 2017 . 3 February 2019.
14. Web site: Война и мир: Андрей Болконский . War and Peace: Andrei Bolkonsky . 2022-04-02 . . ru.
15. Web site: Война и мир: Наташа Ростова (1966) . War and Peace: Natasha Rostova (1966) . 2022-04-02 . . ru.
16. Web site: Мое имя Клоун (Mera Naam Joker, 1970) . . 11 December 2018 . ru-RU.
17. Web site: Kudryavtsev . Sergey . Sergey Kudryavtsev . Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате . Foreign Films in Soviet Film Distribution . . 4 July 2006 . ru . 4 February 2019.
18. Book: Rajagopalan . Sudha . A Taste for Indian Films: Negotiating Cultural Boundaries in Post-Stalinist Soviet Society . 2005 . . 312 .
19. Web site: Kudryavtsev . Sergey . Sergey Kudryavtsev . Зарубежные популярные фильмы в советском кинопрокате (Индия) . Popular Foreign Films (Indian) in Soviet Film Distribution . . ru . 3 August 2008 . 7 February 2019.
20. News: Naralenkova . Oxana . Bollywood returns to Russian screens . 25 May 2020 . . 10 September 2009.
21. Web site: Мое имя Клоун (Mera Naam Joker, 1970) . 11 December 2018 . . ru-RU.
22. Web site: «Месть и закон» (Sholay, 1975) . 3 February 2019 . . ru-RU.
23. Book: Soviet Military Review . 1982 . . 7 . A cinema ticket costs in Moscow and in New York..
24. Web site: «Виннету — сын Инчу-Чуна» (Winnetou - 2. Teil, 1964) . 2022-04-02 . . ru.
25. Web site: The Great Waltz . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
26. Web site: «Серенада солнечной долины» (Sun Valley Serenade, 1941) . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
27. Web site: «Сестра его дворецкого» (His Butler's Sister, 1943) . 2022-04-07 . . ru.
28. Kudryavtsev . Sergey . Sergey Kudryavtsev . Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате, часть 4 . Foreign Films in Soviet Film Distribution, Part 4 . . 16 July 2006 . ru.
29. Web site: I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang . 2022-04-07 . . ru.
30. Web site: Das indische Grabmal . 2022-04-07 . . ru.
31. Web site: «Дитя Дуная» (Kind der Donau, 1950) . 2022-04-07 . . ru.
32. Web site: Der Tiger Akbar . 2022-04-07 . . ru.
33. Web site: Das Herz einer Frau . 2022-04-07 . . ru.
34. Web site: Fanfan la tulipe . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
35. Web site: «Любовь и слезы» (Hub wa demoue, 1955) . Love and Tears . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
36. Web site: Una cita de amor . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
37. Web site: La sorcière . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
38. Web site: 12 Mädchen und 1 Mann . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
39. Web site: «Неизвестная женщина» (El murra el maghoula, 1959) . The Unknown Woman . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
40. Web site: «Кто вы, доктор Зорге?» (Qui êtes-vous, Monsieur Sorge?) . 27 March 2022 . . ru.
41. Kudryavtsev . Sergey . Sergey Kudryavtsev . Зарубежные фильмы в советском кинопрокате, часть 2 . Foreign Films in Soviet Film Distribution, Part 2 . . 7 July 2006 . ru.
42. Web site: «Среди коршунов» (Unter Geiern, 1964) . Among Vultures . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
43. Web site: Doslo doba da se ljubav proba . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
44. Web site: Convoy . 2022-04-06 . . ru.
45. Web site: «Человек со звезды» (Starman, 1984) . 2022-04-06 . . ru.