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Rise of the Empire takes Russia lead with FDI of 24.9
The local historical war drama climbed from tenth to first and overtook A Tale of Lost Times.
- Rise of the Empire rose 23.8 points in a week.
- A Tale of Lost Times sold Unlock tickets over the week.
- Wicker leads upcoming releases with Unlock advance tickets.
Rise of the Empire has become Russia’s most in-demand film, with an FDI of 24.9 after climbing from tenth place to first in a week. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film’s share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in Russia, combining tickets for the last 7 days of screenings with advance tickets for future screenings. The local historical war drama sold Unlock tickets over the week and has Unlock advance tickets; all ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates.
Andrei Kravchuk’s film, from the director of Viking and Admiral, follows Peter the Great after the Grand Embassy as war with Sweden, betrayal and statecraft reshape his path to empire. It overtook A Tale of Lost Times, Wonder Beast, Race to Monte Carlo and The Lord of Cold, among others, to reset a race that had been led by family titles. The gap is visible at the top: A Tale of Lost Times has an FDI of 14.6, while Wonder Beast has an FDI of 14.3.
A Tale of Lost Times, Andrey Nikiforov’s comedy-family science fiction film from the director of Smart Mary and Watchtower, slipped from first place to second. It sold Unlock tickets over the week, has Unlock advance tickets and fell 7.0 points. Wonder Beast, Serik Beyseu’s family fantasy about a powerless magician’s daughter searching for a human groom, sold Unlock tickets and fell 6.0 points.
Local production is the core of the Russian chart, not a sideshow. Race to Monte Carlo, a drama-adventure about the visionaries behind Russia’s first mass-produced automobile, is in fourth place with an FDI of 11.2 after selling Unlock tickets. The Lord of Cold follows with an FDI of 10.0, as the fantasy-family film about sisters confronting ancient winter magic fell 5.8 points.
Last weekend belonged to the new leader as well. Rise of the Empire opened at the top of the weekend table with Unlock tickets from October 30 to November 1. Wonder Beast followed with Unlock tickets after falling 11% from the previous weekend, while A Tale of Lost Times sold Unlock tickets after falling 12%. Race to Monte Carlo sold Unlock tickets and fell 27%, and The Lord of Cold sold Unlock tickets after falling 21%.
The next wave is led by Wicker, which opens November 5 with an FDI of 0.8 and Unlock advance tickets. The romance-fantasy comedy stars Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård and Peter Dinklage in a story about a ridiculed Fisherwoman who commissions a wicker husband. You Can See Everything is set for November 19 with an FDI of 0.1 and Unlock advance tickets, while local comedy-family title Дедмобиль opens the same day with Unlock 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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This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.
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