In 2022, Russian films earned $17.1 million in foreign box office. The collection was the lowest in five years.
Source. This was reported by the Film Distributor Bulletin.
Russian films failed to reach the 2021 figure of $18.2 million. Compared to the pre-pandemic 2019 ($52.5 million), the box office has decreased threefold.
Last year, 62 feature films were released abroad, one less than in 2021.
Due to sanctions against Russia, the North American market and a number of European countries have closed for most Russian films. For example, Germany dropped out of the top distributors.
At the same time, Italy became the largest importer of Russian films ($2 million). It beat China ($1.6 million), which was in second place. Mexico came in third with $1.5 million.
Russian cartoons are the most popular abroad.
Background. Read more about the documentaries released in 2022 in the article New Documentaries About the Russian-Ukrainian War and Its Aftermath.