Заманback 2 holds Kazakhstan lead with an FDI of 29.9
Бажа кинода was the week’s biggest mover, rising 19.2 points after opening on October 29.
- The top film has an FDI of 29.9.
- Бажа кинода rose 19.2 points in a week.
- The leading local production has an FDI of 1.5.
Заманback 2 still has the film demand lead in Kazakhstan, but the chase tightened sharply as new releases filled the podium. Darkhan Sarkenov’s film, from the director of Madi in China and Ham Cafe, has an FDI of 29.9 after falling 15.2 points in a week. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film’s percentage share of all tickets SEATmio tracks in Kazakhstan, combining tickets for the last 7 days of screenings with advance tickets for upcoming screenings. Its total includes Unlock recent tickets and Unlock advance tickets, both rounded SEATmio estimates.
Бажа is now the closest challenger, in second place with an FDI of 22.3 after opening on October 29. Just behind it, Бажа кинода has an FDI of 19.3 and is the market’s biggest climber, rising 19.2 points in a week. Olzhas Nurbay’s film, from the director of Scammers and Love at Second Sight, sold Unlock tickets in the last 7 days and has Unlock advance tickets.
The pressure is not only at the top. Forgotten Island, the animated adventure from Januel Mercado and Joel Crawford about friends caught on a memory-stealing island, slipped from second to fourth as its FDI fell 5.9 points to 3.4. Whalefall, Brian Duffield’s thriller about a diver trapped inside a whale, rose 3.1 points to 3.2 and moved into fifth place, ahead of Шымыр, which has an FDI of 2.9 after rising 2.8 points. Clayface fell from third to seventh as its FDI dropped 2.0 points.
Last weekend, Заманback 2 sold the most tickets in Kazakhstan with Unlock from October 30 to November 1, down 15% from the previous weekend. Бажа opened in second place with Unlock tickets, while Бажа кинода opened behind it with Unlock. Forgotten Island followed with Unlock, down 17%, and Whalefall opened with Unlock.
Local production is clustered just outside the top tier. My Sunshine is the leading local title, in eighth place with an FDI of 1.5 after falling 2.4 points, even as it passed 1+3 since last week. Its story follows Berik, a father trying to protect his six-year-old daughter from a painful truth. Seven Pirates, Kuanysh Beisekov’s history-action adventure from the director of Dastur and I’m Over Thirty, is ninth with an FDI of 1.3 after passing 1+3 and falling 2.2 points.
The next wave arrives quickly. The Beast opens November 5 with an FDI of 0.1, bringing Renny Harlin’s action thriller about a president fighting back from an armored limousine into the market. Bauyr, Nobody and The Cat in the Hat also open November 5, all with an FDI of 0.0, while ВЕЛИКИЕ И БРУТАЛЬНЫЕ is dated for November 15 and also has an FDI of 0.0.
Most wanted films
| # | Film | FDI | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Заманback 2 | 29.9 | -15.2 |
| 2 |  Бажа | 22.3 | |
| 3 |  Бажа кинода | 19.3 | +19.2 |
| 4 |  Forgotten Island | 3.4 | -5.9 |
| 5 |  Whalefall | 3.2 | +3.1 |
| 6 |  Шымыр | 2.9 | +2.8 |
| 7 |  Clayface | 2.2 | -2.0 |
| 8 |  My Sunshine Local production | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| 9 |  Seven Pirates Local production | 1.3 | -2.2 |
| 10 |  Verity | 1.3 | -1.8 |
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This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.