Closing can occur already over the next two months.

Half of the cinemas of Russia is at risk of closing

Due to the fact that many large Hollywood studios recalled the premieres of their paintings from Russia, the repertoire of cinemas was significantly reduced, as a result of which the number of spectators also decline. The Association of Cinema Owners stated that in the future cinema income will fall by 80%. Thus, more than half of the country's cinemas will be under the threat of closing.

The statistics of the departments indicate that in March 2022 the number of spectators decreased by 49% compared to March 2021. The income decreased – the fees in the current March fell by 44%.

“According to the results of the year, according to the forecasts of the Association, the total loss of cinemas can be at least 11.1 billion rubles, during the first five months it will amount to 6.2 billion rubles. The maximum forecast level of collections of Russian films by the end of 2022 can be no more than 6.1 billion rubles, ”Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Association of Cinemas owners.

It is noted that film distributors are taking measures to save the industry. For example, they attract film studios from Asia, Latin and South America, and also return to large screens the cult paintings of past years. However, the mass viewer will not return such content to cinemas, according to associations.

“Even successful examples of the latest campaigns of Indian and Korean cinema, iconic Russian and Soviet paintings remain niche and are not able to return the mass audience to cinemas in the absence of a large spectacular Russian cinema. Together, these measures will not be able to compensate for more than 10% of the lost industry revenue, ”they summed up in association.

Experts also believe that if there are no measures to save movie theaters within thirty days, then by the end of the summer there will be nothing to save. ”