10 of the most high-profile failures in the history of Russian cinema

The biggest commercial failures of famous Russian directors since 1994

Since 1994, and January 18, 2012-th in rolling out 1100 Russian paintings, total budget was $ 785 million, and the total fees worldwide rental -. $ 166 million is not too pleasing ratio by itself, but when you consider that, according to Sergei Lavrov, "film Business today" department log statistics editor of the amount of fees half taken cinemas, and a third of the remaining - distributors, it turns out that because of the colossal sums spent on shooting films in 18 years, producers have regained only $ 55 million . Before you scold from failed at the box office ten films shot most eminent directors and still collect at least half spent.

"Burnt sun 2: Citadel" (№ 30)

Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

Budget: $ 26 million (total budget of two parts - $ 52 million)

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 1, 6 million

Released on the screen: 2011

Producers: Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereshchagin

"The Master and Margarita" (№ 45)

The director Yuri Kara

Budget: $ 15 million

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 2, 12 million

Released on the screen: 2011

Producer: Vladimir Fast

"Faust" (№ 47)

Director: Alexander Sokurov

Budget: $ 14, 5 million

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 2, 3 million

Released on the screen: 2011

Produced by: Andrey Sigle

"Pop" (№ 66)

Director: Vladimir Hotinenko

Budget: $ 6, 8 million

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 1, 7 million Released on the screen: 2010

Producers: Sergey Kravets Natalia Gostyushin

"The White Tiger" (№ 73)

Director: Karen Shakhnazarov

Budget: $ 11 million

Charges in all countries rental: $ 3, 4 million

Released on the screen: 2012

Producers: Karen Shakhnazarov, Galina Shadura

"Burnt by the Sun 2" (№ 74)

Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

Budget: $ 26 million (total budget of two parts - $ 52 million)

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 8, 3 million

Released on the screen: 2010

Producers: Nikita Mikhalkov, Leonid Vereshchagin

"The Barber of Siberia" (№ 76)

Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

Budget: $ 35 million

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 11, 2 million

Released on the screen: 1998

Producers: Nikita Mikhalkov, Michel Seydoux

"The Inhabited Island: Warrior" (№ 80)

Directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk

Budget: $ 18, 4 million (total budget of two parts - $ 36, 8 mn)

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 6, 7 million

Released on the screen: 2009

Produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk, Alexander Rodnyansky, Dmitry Rudovsky, Sergey Melkumov

"King" (№ 81)

Director: Pavel Lungin

Budget: $ 15 million

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 5, 5 million

Released on the screen: 2009

Produced by Pavel Lungin, Basil Bernhardt, Olga Vasilyeva

"The Edge" (№ 90)

Director: Alexey Uchitel

Budget: $ 12 million

Gathering all rolled countries: $ 5, 4 million

Released on the screen: 2010

Produced by Alexei Uchitel, Konstantin Ernst