Russia · 2026-11-04

Rise of the Empire seizes Russia lead with FDI of 24.9

The local Peter the Great drama sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the last 7 days and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets.

• Rise of the Empire has an FDI of 24.9.
• A Tale of Lost Times fell 7.0 points in a week.
• Wicker has 000,000Unlock advance tickets before release.

Rise of the Empire is now the film Russia most wants to see, climbing from tenth to first with an FDI of 24.9 and pushing A Tale of Lost Times into second place at 14.6. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) measures a film’s percentage share of all tickets SEATmio tracks in a country, combining tickets for the last 7 days of screenings with advance tickets for upcoming screenings. Ticket counts in this story are rounded SEATmio estimates.

Andrei Kravchuk’s local drama, history and war film, from the director of Viking and Admiral, rose 23.8 points in a week. Starring Miloš Biković, Aleksandr Gorbatov and Mathe Kabe, the Peter the Great story sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the last 7 days and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets. Since last week it has passed A Tale of Lost Times, Wonder Beast, Race to Monte Carlo, The Lord of Cold, Ruki Vverh! 2, The Little Mammoth, The Ultimate Planet, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Cycle.

The former leader, A Tale of Lost Times, is still a substantial family play but has lost momentum, falling 7.0 points over the week. Andrey Nikiforov’s comedy, family and science-fiction film, from the director of Smart Mary and Watchtower, sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the last 7 days and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets. Wonder Beast, Serik Beyseu’s family fantasy about a powerless magical daughter searching the human world for a groom, is close behind with an FDI of 14.3 after falling 6.0 points.

Local productions continue to control the Russian race. Race to Monte Carlo, Ilya Malanin’s drama and adventure film about the makers of Russia’s first mass-produced automobile, sits fourth with an FDI of 11.2 after falling 5.1 points. The Lord of Cold follows in fifth place with an FDI of 10.0, while Living Book opened on November 4 in seventh place with an FDI of 2.1.

Last weekend, Rise of the Empire sold the most tickets and opened with 000,000Unlock from October 30 to November 1. Wonder Beast followed with 000,000Unlock tickets, down 11% from the previous weekend, while A Tale of Lost Times took 000,000Unlock and fell 12%. Race to Monte Carlo was fourth with 000,000Unlock tickets, down 27%, and The Lord of Cold was fifth with 000,000Unlock, down 21%.

The next wave is led by Wicker, opening November 5 with an FDI of 0.8 and 000,000Unlock advance tickets. The romance, fantasy and comedy from Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage. Among local titles, Святые предприниматели also opens November 5 with 000,000Unlock advance tickets, while Дедмобиль, Vladimir Kott’s comedy and family film about a driver and an AI-powered taxi, is due November 19 with 000,000Unlock advance tickets.

Most wanted films

#	Film	FDI	7 days
1	Rise of the Empire Local production	24.9	+23.8
2	A Tale of Lost Times Local production	14.6	-7.0
3	Wonder Beast Local production	14.3	-6.0
4	Race to Monte Carlo Local production	11.2	-5.1
5	The Lord of Cold Local production	10.0	-5.8
6	Ruki Vverh! 2 Local production	2.3	-2.9
7	Living Book Local production	2.1
8	Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom	2.1	+2.0
9	The Little Mammoth Local production	1.9	-0.7
10	Cerita Lila	1.4	+1.4

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<h1>Rise of the Empire seizes Russia lead with FDI of 24.9</h1> <p><strong>The local Peter the Great drama sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the last 7 days and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets.</strong></p> <p>Rise of the Empire is now the film Russia most wants to see, climbing from tenth to first with an FDI of 24.9 and pushing A Tale of Lost Times into second place at 14.6. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) measures a film’s percentage share of all tickets SEATmio tracks in a country, combining tickets for the last 7 days of screenings with advance tickets for upcoming screenings. Ticket counts in this story are rounded SEATmio estimates.</p> <p>Andrei Kravchuk’s local drama, history and war film, from the director of Viking and Admiral, rose 23.8 points in a week. Starring Miloš Biković, Aleksandr Gorbatov and Mathe Kabe, the Peter the Great story sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the last 7 days and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. Since last week it has passed A Tale of Lost Times, Wonder Beast, Race to Monte Carlo, The Lord of Cold, Ruki Vverh! 2, The Little Mammoth, The Ultimate Planet, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Cycle.</p> <p>The former leader, A Tale of Lost Times, is still a substantial family play but has lost momentum, falling 7.0 points over the week. Andrey Nikiforov’s comedy, family and science-fiction film, from the director of Smart Mary and Watchtower, sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the last 7 days and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. Wonder Beast, Serik Beyseu’s family fantasy about a powerless magical daughter searching the human world for a groom, is close behind with an FDI of 14.3 after falling 6.0 points.</p> <p>Local productions continue to control the Russian race. Race to Monte Carlo, Ilya Malanin’s drama and adventure film about the makers of Russia’s first mass-produced automobile, sits fourth with an FDI of 11.2 after falling 5.1 points. The Lord of Cold follows in fifth place with an FDI of 10.0, while Living Book opened on November 4 in seventh place with an FDI of 2.1.</p> <p>Last weekend, Rise of the Empire sold the most tickets and opened with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] from October 30 to November 1. Wonder Beast followed with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets, down 11% from the previous weekend, while A Tale of Lost Times took [figure on filmdemandindex.com] and fell 12%. Race to Monte Carlo was fourth with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets, down 27%, and The Lord of Cold was fifth with [figure on filmdemandindex.com], down 21%.</p> <p>The next wave is led by Wicker, opening November 5 with an FDI of 0.8 and [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. The romance, fantasy and comedy from Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage. Among local titles, Святые предприниматели also opens November 5 with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets, while Дедмобиль, Vladimir Kott’s comedy and family film about a driver and an AI-powered taxi, is due November 19 with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://filmdemandindex.com/news/189-rise-of-the-empire-seizes-russia-lead-with-fdi-of-24-9">SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI)</a></p> Copy

This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.