List of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union

This is the list of highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union, in terms of box office admissions (ticket sales). It includes the highest-grossing films in the Soviet Union (USSR), the highest-grossing domestic Soviet films, ^[1] the domestic films with the greatest number of ticket sales by year, ^[2] and the highest-grossing foreign films in the Soviet Union. ^[3] Note that, in line with the definition above, this list does not include any Soviet television series or television movies, which were not shown in cinemas of the Soviet Union.

The annual list includes sales during each year only, which often means that the total number of tickets sold was bigger. As an example, according to the list below the film The Red Snowball Tree , the top seller of the year 1974, sold 62.5 million tickets during that year. But the total number of sold tickets during all years was bigger; Boris Pavlenok, former deputy director of the USSR GosKino, estimated 140 million. ^[4] This figure is comparable to some of the United States' all-time highest ticket sellers, such as The Sound of Music , E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial , and Titanic , exceeding the latter's estimated ticket sales of 135.5 million. ^[5]

In the mid-1960s, the Soviet box office annually sold 4 billion tickets and grossed 1 billion  Rbls, ^[6] equivalent to $1.11 billion ^[7] (inflation-adjusted $10 billion). In 1973, annual box office admissions reached 4.5 billion ticket sales, equivalent to $2 billion (inflation-adjusted $13 billion) gross revenue and 17.7 admissions per person, more than any other country at the time. ^[8] Soviet ticket prices were lower than American ticket prices, ^{[9] [8]} due to lower living costs in the Soviet Union. ^[9] Ticket prices ranged from 0.50 Rbl to 6 Rbls in 1950, ^[10] before decreasing to 0.25 руб by the mid-1960s, ^[11] then increasing to $0.47 by 1973 ^[8] and then 0.50 Rbl by 1982. ^[9]

Both domestic Soviet films and foreign films were shown, the latter having a limited quota and thus drawing higher average ticket sales than domestic productions. ^{[12] [6]} Indian films had the strongest presence in the foreign blockbuster charts for four decades, followed by American films. ^{[13] [12]} Foreign imports included 300 Indian films ^[14] (most of which were Bollywood films), 41 American films (Hollywood), and 38 French films. ^{[12] [6]}

Highest-grossing films

Including re-runs

Title		Country	Release year		Tickets sold (est.)	Ref
English	Russian		Original	Soviet
The Red Snowball Tree	Калина красная	Soviet Union	1974	1974	140,000,000	[4]
Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	1984	120,000,000	[15]
Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	100,000,000	[16]
Amphibian Man	Человек-амфибия	Soviet Union	1962	1962	100,000,000	[17]
War and Peace (Part I and Part II)	Война и мир	Soviet Union	1966	1966	94,500,000	[18] [19]
Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000	[3]
Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	91,200,000
Pirates of the 20th Century	Пираты XX века	Soviet Union	1980	1980	87,600,000	[1]
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	Москва слезам не верит	Soviet Union	1980	1980	84,400,000
The Diamond Arm	Бриллиантовая рука	Soviet Union	1969	1969	76,700,000
The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France	1964	1970	76,700,000	[3]
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	Кавказская пленница	Soviet Union	1967	1967	76,540,000	[1]
Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker)	Моё имя Клоун	India	1970	1972	73,100,000	[20]
Some Like It Hot	В джазе только девушки	United States	1959	1966	72,800,000	[3]
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad	Седьмое путешествие Синдбада	United States	1958	1960	70,100,000	[1]
Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1965	1965	69,600,000
The Shield and the Sword	Щит и меч	Soviet Union	1968	1968	68,300,000
The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1961	67,000,000	[3]
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	Новые приключения Неуловимых	Soviet Union	1968	1968	66,200,000	[1]
The Dawns Here Are Quiet	А зори здесь тихие	Soviet Union	1972	1972	66,000,000
Gentlemen of Fortune	Джентльмены удачи	Soviet Union	1972	1972	65,020,000
Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	Табор уходит в небо	Soviet Union	1976	1976	64,900,000
Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000	[3]
Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000
Afonya	Афоня	Soviet Union	1975	1975	62,200,000	[1]

Initial runs

Rank	Title		Country	Release year		Tickets sold [1] [3]
	English	Russian		Original	Soviet
1	Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000
2	Pirates of the 20th Century	Пираты XX века	Soviet Union	1980	1980	87,600,000
3	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	Москва слезам не верит	Soviet Union	1980	1980	84,400,000
4	The Diamond Arm	Бриллиантовая рука	Soviet Union	1969	1969	76,700,000
5	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	Кавказская пленница	Soviet Union	1967	1967	76,540,000
6	Air Crew	Экипаж	Soviet Union	1980	1980	71,100,000
7	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1965	1965	69,600,000
8	The Shield and the Sword	Щит и меч	Soviet Union	1968	1968	68,300,000
9	The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1961	67,000,000
10	The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	Новые приключения Неуловимых	Soviet Union	1968	1968	66,200,000
11	The Dawns Here Are Quiet	А зори здесь тихие	Soviet Union	1972	1972	66,000,000
12	Amphibian Man	Человек-амфибия	Soviet Union	1962	1962	65,500,000
13	Gentlemen of Fortune	Джентльмены удачи	Soviet Union	1972	1972	65,020,000
14	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	Табор уходит в небо	Soviet Union	1976	1976	64,900,000
15	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	63,700,000
16	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000
17	Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	63,000,000
18	Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000
19	The Red Snowball Tree	Калина красная	Soviet Union	1974	1974	62,500,000
20	Afonya	Афоня	Soviet Union	1975	1975	62,200,000

Highest-grossing by year

Year	English title	Russian title	Country	Original release	Tickets sold	Ref
1940	The Fighters	Истребители	Soviet Union	1939	27,100,000	[1] [2]
1944	Six P.M.	В шесть часов вечера после войны	Soviet Union	1944	26,100,000
1945	Guilty Without Guilt	Без вины виноватые	Soviet Union	1945	28,910,000
1946	The Stone Flower	Каменный цветок	Soviet Union	1946	23,170,000
1947	Secret Agent	Подвиг разведчика	Soviet Union	1947	22,730,000
1948	The Young Guard	Молодая гвардия	Soviet Union	1948	42,400,000
1949	Encounter at the Elbe	Встреча на Эльбе	Soviet Union	1949	24,200,000
1950	Brave People (The Horsemen)	Смелые люди	Soviet Union	1950	41,200,000
1951	In Peaceful Time	В мирные дни	Soviet Union	1951	23,500,000
1952	Tarzan the Ape Man	Тарзан	United States	1932	42,900,000	[3]
1953	Lyubov Yarovaya	Любовь Яровая	Soviet Union	1953	46,400,000	[1] [2]
1954	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	63,700,000	[3]
1955	Private Ivan	Солдат Иван Бровкин	Soviet Union	1955	40,370,000	[1] [2]
1956	Carnival Night	Карнавальная ночь	Soviet Union	1956	48,640,000
1957	The Sisters	Сёстры	Soviet Union	1957	42,500,000
1958	Over Tissa	Над Тиссой	Soviet Union	1958	45,740,000
1959	E. A. — Extraordinary Accident	Ч. П.-Чрезвычайное Происшествие	Soviet Union	1959	47,500,000
1960	Far from the Motherland	Вдали от Родины	Soviet Union	1960	42,000,000
1961	El Murra el Maghoula (The Unknown Woman)	Неизвестная женщина	United Arab Republic	1959	37,900,000	[21]
1962	The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	67,000,000	[3]
1963	Optimistic Tragedy	Оптимистическая трагедия	Soviet Union	1963	46,000,000	[1] [2]
1964	The Alive and the Dead	Живые и мёртвые	Soviet Union	1964	41,500,000
1965	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1965	69,600,000
1966	War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky	Война и мир: Андрей Болконский	Soviet Union	1966	58,300,000
1967	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика	Soviet Union	1967	76,540,000
1968	The Shield and the Sword	Щит и меч	Soviet Union	1968	68,300,000
1969	The Diamond Arm	Бриллиантовая рука	Soviet Union	1969	76,700,000
1970	The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France / Italy / Spain	1964	47,800,000	[3]
1971	Officers	Офицеры	Soviet Union	1971	53,400,000	[1] [2]
1972	Gentlemen of Fortune	Джентльмены удачи	Soviet Union	1972	65,020,000
1973	The Headless Horseman	Всадник без головы	Soviet Union	1973	64,900,000
1974	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	63,000,000	[3]
1975	Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	91,400,000
1976	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	Табор уходит в небо	Soviet Union	1976	64,900,000	[1] [2]
1977	The Age of Innocence (Minors)	Несовершеннолетние	Soviet Union	1977	44,600,000
1978	Barood (Gunpowder)	Мститель	India	1976	60,000,000	[22]
1979	The Woman who Sings	Женщина, которая поёт	Soviet Union	1979	54,900,000	[1] [2]
1980	Pirates of the 20th Century	Пираты ХХ века	Soviet Union	1980	87,600,000
1981	Teheran 43	Тегеран-43	Soviet Union	1981	47,500,000
1982	Sportloto-82	Спортлото-82	Soviet Union	1982	55,200,000
1983	The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	56,000,000	[3]
1984	Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	60,900,000
1985	The Most Charming and Attractive	Самая обаятельная и привлекательная	Soviet Union	1985	44,900,000	[1] [2]
1986	Double Trap	Двойной капкан	Soviet Union	1986	42,900,000
1987	A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines	Человек с бульвара Капуцинов	Soviet Union	1987	39,800,000
1988	Little Vera	Маленькая Вера	Soviet Union	1988	54,900,000
1989	Crocodile Dundee II	Крокодил Данди 2	Australia	1988	45,800,000	[3]

Highest-grossing domestic films

Including re-runs

Russian title	English title	Year	Tickets sold (est.)	Ref
Калина красная	The Red Snowball Tree	1974	140,000,000	[4]
Человек-амфибия	Amphibian Man	1962	100,000,000	[17]
Война и мир	War and Peace (Part I and Part II)	1966	94,500,000	[18] [19]
Пираты XX века	Pirates of the 20th Century	1980	87,600,000	[1]
Москва слезам не верит	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	1980	84,400,000
Бриллиантовая рука	The Diamond Arm	1969	76,700,000
Кавказская пленница	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	1967	76,540,000
Свадьба в Малиновке	Wedding in Malinovka	1967	74,600,000
Экипаж	Air Crew	1980	71,100,000
Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	1965	69,600,000
Щит и меч	The Shield and the Sword	1968	68,300,000
Новые приключения Неуловимых	The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	1968	66,200,000
А зори здесь тихие	The Dawns Here Are Quiet	1972	66,000,000
Джентльмены удачи	Gentlemen of Fortune	1972	65,020,000
Табор уходит в небо	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	1976	64,900,000
Афоня	Afonya	1975	62,200,000
Корона Российской империи, или Снова Неуловимые	The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers	1973	60,800,000
Иван Васильевич меняет профессию	Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future	1973	60,700,000
Мачеха	Stepmom	1973	59,400,000
Служебный роман	Office Romance	1978	58,400,000

Initial runs

Rank	Russian title	English title	Year	Tickets sold [1] [2]
1	Пираты XX века	Pirates of the 20th Century	1980	87,600,000
2	Москва слезам не верит	Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears	1980	84,400,000
3	Бриллиантовая рука	The Diamond Arm	1969	76,700,000
4	Кавказская пленница	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	1967	76,540,000
5	Свадьба в Малиновке	Wedding in Malinovka	1967	74,600,000
6	Экипаж	Air Crew	1980	71,100,000
7	Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	1965	69,600,000
8	Щит и меч	The Shield and the Sword	1968	68,300,000
9	Новые приключения Неуловимых	The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers	1968	66,200,000
10	А зори здесь тихие	The Dawns Here Are Quiet	1972	66,000,000
11	Человек-амфибия	Amphibian Man	1962	65,500,000
12	Джентльмены удачи	Gentlemen of Fortune	1972	65,020,000
13	Табор уходит в небо	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	1976	64,900,000
14	Калина красная	The Red Snowball Tree	1974	62,500,000
15	Афоня	Afonya	1975	62,200,000
16	Корона Российской империи, или Снова Неуловимые	The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers	1973	60,800,000
17	Иван Васильевич меняет профессию	Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future	1973	60,700,000
18	Мачеха	Stepmom	1973	59,400,000
19	Служебный роман	Office Romance	1978	58,400,000
20	Война и мир: Андрей Болконский	War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky	1966	58,300,000

Highest-grossing by year

Year	Russian title	English title	Tickets sold [1] [2]	IMDb entry
1940	Истребители	The Fighters	27,100,000
1944	В шесть часов вечера после войны	Six P.M.	26,100,000
1945	Без вины виноватые	Guilty Without Guilt	28,910,000
1946	Каменный цветок	The Stone Flower	23,170,000
1947	Подвиг разведчика	Secret Agent	22,730,000
1948	Молодая гвардия	The Young Guard	42,400,000
1949	Встреча на Эльбе	Encounter at the Elbe	24,200,000
1950	Смелые люди	Brave People (The Horsemen)	41,200,000
1951	В мирные дни	In Peaceful Time	23,500,000
1952	Незабываемый год 1919	The Unforgettable Year 1919	31,600,000
1953	Любовь Яровая	Lyubov Yarovaya	46,400,000
1954	Судьба Марины	Marina's Destiny	37,900,000
1955	Солдат Иван Бровкин	Private Ivan	40,370,000
1956	Карнавальная ночь	Carnival Night	48,640,000
1957	Сёстры	The Sisters	42,500,000
1958	Над Тиссой	Over Tissa	45,740,000
1959	Ч. П.-Чрезвычайное Происшествие	E. A. — Extraordinary Accident	47,500,000
1960	Вдали от Родины	Far from the Motherland	42,000,000
1961	Полосатый рейс	Striped Trip	32,340,000
1962	Человек-амфибия	Amphibian Man	65,500,000
1963	Оптимистическая трагедия	Optimistic Tragedy	46,000,000
1964	Живые и мёртвые	The Alive and the Dead	41,500,000
1965	Операция „Ы“ и другие приключения Шурика	Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures	69,600,000
1966	Война и мир: Андрей Болконский	War and Peace – Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky	58,300,000
1967	Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика	Kidnapping, Caucasian Style	76,540,000
1968	Щит и меч	The Shield and the Sword	68,300,000
1969	Бриллиантовая рука	The Diamond Arm	76,700,000
1970	Неподсуден	Not Under the Jurisdiction	43,300,000
1971	Офицеры	Officers	53,400,000
1972	Джентльмены удачи	Gentlemen of Fortune	65,020,000
1973	Всадник без головы	The Headless Horseman	64,900,000
1974	Калина красная	The Red Snowball Tree	62,500,000
1975	Афоня	Afonya	62,200,000
1976	Табор уходит в небо	Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven	64,900,000
1977	Несовершеннолетние	The Age of Innocence (Minors)	44,600,000
1978	Служебный роман	Office Romance	58,400,000
1979	Женщина, которая поёт	The Woman who Sings	54,900,000
1980	Пираты ХХ века	Pirates of the 20th Century	87,600,000
1981	Тегеран-43	Teheran 43	47,500,000
1982	Спортлото-82	Sportloto-82	55,200,000
1983	Вокзал для двоих	Station for Two	35,800,000
1984	Любовь и голуби	Love and Pigeons	44,500,000
1985	Самая обаятельная и привлекательная	The Most Charming and Attractive	44,900,000
1986	Двойной капкан	Double Trap	42,900,000
1987	Человек с бульвара Капуцинов	A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines	39,800,000
1988	Маленькая Вера	Little Vera	54,900,000
1989	Интердевочка	Intergirl	41,300,000

Highest-grossing foreign films

This is a list of foreign films that sold the most tickets at the Soviet box office. ^[3] Among the foreign films that sold more than 20 million tickets in the Soviet Union, 50 were Indian films (Bollywood), ^{[23] [22]} the highest from any nation, ^[12] followed by 41 American films (Hollywood) and 38 French films. ^[12]

Including re-runs

Title		Country	Release year		Tickets sold (est.) [3]	IMDb entry	Gross revenue (est.) [n 1]
English	Russian		Original	Soviet			Rbl (millions)	US$ (millions)	Adjusted US$ (millions)
Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	1984	120,000,000 [24]		60 [24]	75.85 [n 2]	214
Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	100,000,000 [25]		37.75 [n 6]	16.97 [n 6]	143 [n 6]
Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000		22.9+	43 [8]	234
Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	91,200,000		22.8	25 [n 5]	219
The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France	1964	1970	76,700,000		19.2
Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker)	Моё имя Клоун	India	1970	1972	73,100,000 [27]		18.28	22.13 [7]	155
Some Like It Hot	В джазе только девушки	United States	1959	1966	72,800,000		18.2
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad	Седьмое путешествие Синдбада	United States	1958	1960	70,100,000		17.5
The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1962	67,000,000		16.75	18.61 [n 5]	182
Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000		15.8+	29.6 [8]	176
Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000		15.7+	29.4 [8]	160
Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown)	Белое платье	Egypt	1973	1976	61,000,000		15.25+	28.7 [8]	148
Barood (Gunpowder)	Мститель	India	1976	1978	60,000,000		15+	28.2 [8]	127
Sholay (Embers)	Месть и закон	India	1975	1979	60,000,000 [28]		15+	28.2 [8]	114
The Four Charlots Musketeers	Четыре мушкетёра Шарло	France	1974	1978	56,600,000		14.2+	26.6 [8]	119
The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	1983	56,000,000		28 [29]	35.4 [7]	104
Apache Gold (Winnetou)	Виннету — Золото Апачей	West Germany	1963	1975	56,000,000		14+	26.3 [8]	143
Last of the Renegades (Winnetou 2)	Виннету — сын Инчу-Чуна	West Germany	1964	1975	56,000,000 [30]		14+	26.3 [8]	143
Zorro	Зорро	Italy	1975	1976	55,300,000		13.8+	26 [8]	134
Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta)	Зита и Гита	India	1972	1976	55,200,000		13.8+	25.9 [8]	133
Sun Valley Serenade	Серенада солнечной долины	United States	1941	1944	54,100,000
King Kong Lives	Кинг Конг жив	United States	1986	1988	53,600,000		26.8 [29]	44.2 [7]	109
Mr. Robinson	Синьор Робинзон	Italy	1976	1979	52,100,000		13+	24.5 [8]	99
The Sucker	Разиня	France	1965	1965	52,000,000		13
Mamta (Mother's Love)	Материнская любовь	India	1966	1969	51,800,000		13	14.4 [n 5]	115

Initial runs

Rank	English title	Russian title	Country	Original release	Soviet release	Tickets sold [3]
1	Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	1975	91,400,000
2	The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	1961	67,000,000
3	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	1954	63,700,000
4	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	1974	63,000,000
5	Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	1967	63,000,000
6	Bobby	Бобби	India	1973	1975	62,600,000
7	Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown)	Белое платье	Egypt	1973	1976	61,000,000
8	Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	1984	60,900,000
9	Barood	Мститель	India	1976	1978	60,000,000
10	The Four Charlots Musketeers	Четыре мушкетёра Шарло	France	1974	1978	56,600,000
11	The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	1983	56,000,000
12	Apache Gold (Winnetou)	Виннету — Золото Апачей	West Germany	1963	1975	56,000,000
13	Zorro	Зорро	Italy	1975	1976	55,300,000
14	Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta)	Зита и Гита	India	1972	1976	55,200,000
15	King Kong Lives	Кинг Конг жив	United States	1986	1988	53,600,000
16	Mr. Robinson	Синьор Робинзон	Italy	1976	1979	52,100,000
17	Mamta (Mother's Love)	Материнская любовь	India	1966	1969	51,800,000
18	Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre	Новобранцы идут на войну	France	1974	1978	50,100,000
19	Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds	Легенда о динозавре	Japan	1977	1979	48,700,000
20	The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France	1964	1970	48,700,000

Highest-grossing by year

Year	English title	Russian title	Country	Original release	Tickets sold	Ref
1940	The Great Waltz	Большой вальс	United States	1938	25,700,000	[31]
1944	Sun Valley Serenade	Серенада солнечной долины	United States	1941	20,700,000	[32]
1945	His Butler's Sister	Сестра его дворецкого	United States	1943	21,900,000	[33]
1946	The Men in Her Life	Балерина	United States	1941	21,000,000	[34]
1947	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang	Я — беглый каторжник	United States	1932	19,100,000	[35]
1948	The Indian Tomb	Индийская гробница	Germany	1938	18,600,000	[36]
1950	Child of the Danube	Дитя Дуная	Austria	1950	20,900,000	[37]
1951	The Tiger Akbar	Тигр Акбар	West Germany	1950	23,400,000	[38]
1952	Tarzan the Ape Man	Тарзан	United States	1932	42,900,000	[3]
1953	Das Herz einer Frau (The Heart of a Woman)	Мой маленький друг	Austria	1951	21,700,000	[39]
1954	Awaara (The Vagabond)	Бродяга	India	1951	63,700,000	[3]
1955	Fanfan la Tulipe	Фанфан-Тюльпан	France / Italy	1952	33,000,000	[40]
1956	Shree 420 (Mr. 420)	Господин 420	India	1955	34,300,000	[22]
1957	Love and Tears	Любовь и слёзы	Egypt	1955	32,000,000	[41]
1958	Una cita de amor (A Date of Love)	Любовное свидание	Mexico	1958	32,300,000	[42]
1959	La Sorcière (The Sorceress)	Колдунья	France / Sweden	1956	36,400,000	[43]
1960	Twelve Girls and One Man	Двенадцать девушек и один мужчина	Austria	1959	33,400,000	[44]
1961	El Murra el Maghoula (The Unknown Woman)	Неизвестная женщина	United Arab Republic	1959	37,900,000	[21]
1962	The Magnificent Seven	Великолепная семёрка	United States	1960	67,000,000	[3]
1963	Love in Simla	Любовь в Симле	India	1960	35,000,000	[22]
1964	Who Are You, Mr. Sorge?	Кто вы, доктор Зорге?	France / Japan	1961	39,200,000	[45]
1965	Dhool Ka Phool (Dust's Flower)	Цветок в пыли	India	1959	36,800,000	[22]
1966	Some Like It Hot	В джазе только девушки	United States	1959	43,900,000	[3]
1967	Spartacus	Спартак	United States	1960	63,000,000
1968	Old Surehand	Верная Рука - друг индейцев	Germany / Yugoslavia	1965	46,500,000
1969	Mamta (Mother's Love)	Материнская любовь	India	1966	51,800,000
1970	The Black Tulip	Чёрный тюльпан	France / Italy / Spain	1964	47,800,000
1971	Hamraaz (Confidant)	Хамраз	India	1967	42,400,000
1972	Aradhana (Devotion)	Преданность	India	1969	47,400,000
1973	The Sandpit Generals	Генералы песчаных карьеров	United States	1971	43,200,000
1974	Mackenna's Gold	Золото Маккенны	United States	1969	63,000,000
1975	Yesenia	Есения	Mexico	1971	91,400,000
1976	Al-Ridaʼ al-Abyaḍ (The White Gown)	Белое платье	Egypt	1973	61,000,000
1977	The 7th Voyage of Sinbad	Седьмое путешествие Синдбада	United States	1958	37,800,000	[46]
1978	Barood (Gunpowder)	Мститель	India	1976	60,000,000	[22]
1979	Mr. Robinson	Синьор Робинзон	Italy	1976	52,100,000	[3]
1980	Among Vultures	Среди коршунов	Germany / Yugoslavia	1964	38,800,000	[47]
1981	Raja Jani (Raja and His Sweetheart)	Любимый раджа	India	1972	40,100,000	[3]
1982	Došlo doba da se ljubav proba	Пришло время любить	Yugoslavia	1979	37,600,000	[48]
1983	The Taming of the Scoundrel	Укрощение строптивого	Italy	1980	56,000,000	[3]
1984	Disco Dancer	Танцор диско	India	1982	60,900,000
1985	Convoy	Конвой	United States	1978	35,900,000	[49]
1986	Jagir (Estate)	Как три мушкетёра	India	1984	38,000,000	[22]
1987	Starman	Человек со звезды	United States	1984	35,800,000	[50]
1988	King Kong Lives	Кинг Конг жив	United States	1986	53,600,000	[3]
1989	Crocodile Dundee II	Крокодил Данди 2	Australia	1988	45,800,000

See also

• Cinema of the Soviet Union
• List of highest-grossing films
• List of highest-grossing films in Russia
• List of highest-grossing Indian films
• List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets
• List of highest-grossing non-English films
• Lists of highest-grossing films

Notes

1. Estimates based on number of tickets sold at average ticket price of 25 kopecks , ^[11] unless otherwise noted.
2. 0.791 Rbl per dollar in 1984 ^[7]
3. 4  Rbls per US dollar from 1950 to 1960 ^[7]
4. 35 million re-run admissions up until 1964-1966, ^[25] average Soviet ticket price of 25 kopecks in the mid-1960s ^[11]
5. 0.9  Rbl per dollar from 1961 to 1971 ^[7]
6. Awaara in the Soviet Union:
   • Initial run – 29 million  Rbls ^[26] ($7.25 million) ^{[n 3]} in 1954 ($79 million adjusted for inflation)
   • Re-runs – 8.75 million Rbls ^{[n 4]} ($9.72 million) ^{[n 5]} ($88 million adjusted for inflation)

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External links

• Kudryavtsev, Sergey. "Посещаемость отечественных и зарубежных фильмов в советском кинопрокате".
• Fedorov, A. Record holders of the banned Soviet cinema (1951–1991) in the mirror of film criticism and viewers' opinions. Moscow: “Information for all”. 2021. 102 p.
• Fedorov, A. Statistical data on the attendance of Soviet films: 1950-1990. Moscow: “Information for all”. 2023. 64 p.
• Федоров А.В. Тысяча и один самый кассовый советский фильм: мнения кинокритиков и зрителей. М.: ОД «Информация для всех», 2023. 1270 с.
• Федоров А.В. Американские и европейские фильмы в советском кинопрокате: данные посещаемости. М.: ОД «Информация для всех», 2023. 144 с.