The new film "Pinocchio" has collected over 1.5 billion rubles since the beginning of the rental.

The new Russian film "Pinocchio" has collected more than 1.5 billion rubles in cinemas in the first week of its release. This was confirmed on January 7 by data from the Unified Federal Automated Information System of the Cinema Foundation.

"General fees — 1 531 216 589 rubles," the message on the EAIS website says.

The film directed by Igor Voloshin was released on January 1, 2026. According to the system, it has already been watched by over 2.7 million viewers.

It is also known that pre-sales of tickets for the film amounted to over 185 million rubles. On the first day of rental, the film collected more than 226 million rubles.

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Nostalgia for childhood has become one of the main leitmotifs of this New Year's weekend. The film was released right on the occasion of the half-century anniversary of the premiere of the Soviet film, and there is no way to resist comparisons. The interest of the audience turned out to be so high that cinemas have to introduce additional sessions.

Those who have already watched the film note that attention is drawn to the plot twists, vivid images, special effects and fascinating acting. Judging by the numerous audience reviews, the relationship between Papa Carlo and Pinocchio plays a special role in the film. And of course, the audience celebrates the good old songs and music of Alexei Rybnikov, who took part in the work on the new film.

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