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Cheburashka 2 Hits ₽3 Billion in Five Days, Leads Russia’s Box Office

The breakout run signals a durable homegrown franchise, with a third film officially set for January 1, 2027.

Overview

  • Official EAIS data puts the total at 3,009,193,145 rubles and more than 5.6 million admissions across the first five days.
  • The film cleared 1 billion rubles on day two and 2 billion on day three, with an opening‑weekend gross of about 2,361,700,000 rubles ($30.95 million) reported by kinobusiness.com.
  • Kinobusiness.com ranked the title third on the international weekend chart behind Avatar: Fire and Ash and Zootopia 2.
  • The sequel is outpacing the original’s trajectory, as the first Cheburashka reached 3 billion rubles by its ninth day in 2023.
  • Director Dmitriy Dyachenko and the principal cast returned, and early audience and critic reactions highlight a warmer, more layered family story.