Kazakhstan · 2026-11-04

Заманback 2 holds Kazakhstan lead with FDI of 29.9

Бажа кинода made the week’s biggest move, rising 19.2 points and entering third place.

• Заманback 2 sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the last 7 days.
• Бажа кинода rose 19.2 points in a week.
• The Beast has an FDI of 0.1 before opening this Thursday.

Заманback 2 remains the film Kazakhstan most wants to see, holding first place with an FDI of 29.9 even as its lead came under pressure. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film’s share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in Kazakhstan, combining tickets for the last 7 days of screenings and advance tickets for upcoming screenings. Darkhan Sarkenov’s film, from the director of Madi in China and Ham Cafe, sold 000,000Unlock tickets and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets, all ticket counts being rounded SEATmio estimates.

The chase is now led by Бажа, which sits in second place with an FDI of 22.3 after selling 000,000Unlock tickets in the last 7 days. Бажа кинода is close behind in third, and Olzhas Nurbay’s film, from the director of Scammers and Love at Second Sight, rose 19.2 points in a week to 19.3. It sold 000,000Unlock tickets and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets, giving the top three a clear break from the rest of the market.

Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Заманback 2 still sold the most tickets with 000,000Unlock, though it fell 15% from the previous weekend. Бажа opened in second place for the weekend with 000,000Unlock tickets, while Бажа кинода opened with 000,000Unlock. Forgotten Island followed with 000,000Unlock after falling 17%, and Whalefall opened with 000,000Unlock.

The middle of the chart has shifted sharply. Forgotten Island, an animated fantasy adventure about friends trying to escape an island before losing their memories, slipped from second to fourth as its FDI fell 5.9 points to 3.4. Whalefall, Brian Duffield’s thriller from the director of No One Will Save You and Spontaneous, climbed into fifth with an FDI of 3.2 after rising 3.1 points.

Two local productions remain in the top ten despite losing ground. My Sunshine, the story of a father named Berik hiding a devastating truth from his daughter, fell from fifth to eighth with an FDI of 1.5 and 000,000Unlock tickets. Seven Pirates, Kuanysh Beisekov’s history-action adventure from the director of Dastur and I’m Over Thirty, moved from sixth to ninth with an FDI of 1.3, and both films have passed 1+3 since last week.

The next wave is modest so far. The Beast, Renny Harlin’s action thriller from the director of Deep Water and Die Hard 2, opens November 5 with an FDI of 0.1. Bauyr, Nobody and The Cat in the Hat also open November 5 with an FDI of 0.0, while ВЕЛИКИЕ И БРУТАЛЬНЫЕ is due November 15 at 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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<h1>Заманback 2 holds Kazakhstan lead with FDI of 29.9</h1> <p><strong>Бажа кинода made the week’s biggest move, rising 19.2 points and entering third place.</strong></p> <p>Заманback 2 remains the film Kazakhstan most wants to see, holding first place with an FDI of 29.9 even as its lead came under pressure. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film’s share, in percent, of all tickets SEATmio tracks in Kazakhstan, combining tickets for the last 7 days of screenings and advance tickets for upcoming screenings. Darkhan Sarkenov’s film, from the director of Madi in China and Ham Cafe, sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets, all ticket counts being rounded SEATmio estimates.</p> <p>The chase is now led by Бажа, which sits in second place with an FDI of 22.3 after selling [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the last 7 days. Бажа кинода is close behind in third, and Olzhas Nurbay’s film, from the director of Scammers and Love at Second Sight, rose 19.2 points in a week to 19.3. It sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets, giving the top three a clear break from the rest of the market.</p> <p>Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Заманback 2 still sold the most tickets with [figure on filmdemandindex.com], though it fell 15% from the previous weekend. Бажа opened in second place for the weekend with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets, while Бажа кинода opened with [figure on filmdemandindex.com]. Forgotten Island followed with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] after falling 17%, and Whalefall opened with [figure on filmdemandindex.com].</p> <p>The middle of the chart has shifted sharply. Forgotten Island, an animated fantasy adventure about friends trying to escape an island before losing their memories, slipped from second to fourth as its FDI fell 5.9 points to 3.4. Whalefall, Brian Duffield’s thriller from the director of No One Will Save You and Spontaneous, climbed into fifth with an FDI of 3.2 after rising 3.1 points.</p> <p>Two local productions remain in the top ten despite losing ground. My Sunshine, the story of a father named Berik hiding a devastating truth from his daughter, fell from fifth to eighth with an FDI of 1.5 and [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets. Seven Pirates, Kuanysh Beisekov’s history-action adventure from the director of Dastur and I’m Over Thirty, moved from sixth to ninth with an FDI of 1.3, and both films have passed 1+3 since last week.</p> <p>The next wave is modest so far. The Beast, Renny Harlin’s action thriller from the director of Deep Water and Die Hard 2, opens November 5 with an FDI of 0.1. Bauyr, Nobody and The Cat in the Hat also open November 5 with an FDI of 0.0, while ВЕЛИКИЕ И БРУТАЛЬНЫЕ is due November 15 at 0.0.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://filmdemandindex.com/news/194-back-2-holds-kazakhstan-lead-with-fdi-of-29-9-290a1bfdac">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.