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The 2008 film Twilight was Russia’s highest-grossing movie in September, taking in 340 million rubles after returning to theaters on September 17. RBC, citing Russian box-office data, reported it beat two new releases; the remaining films in the saga are scheduled for Russian theatrical returns from October to February.
The 2008 vampire romance Twilight was Russia’s highest-grossing movie in September, earning 340 million rubles after returning to theaters on September 17, RBC reported. Its monthly total surpassed the receipts of two new releases, making it the first older film to top the monthly box office in the data series cited by RBC.
RBC reported that Twilight outperformed How Ivan Ended Up in a Fairy Tale, which earned 296 million rubles, and The Ninth Planet, which took in 183 million. The film stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and is the first installment in the Twilight vampire saga.
The report cited figures from the Russian Cinema Fund’s Unified Automated Information System, known as EAIS. The system has tracked Russian theatrical box-office data since 2015. According to the data cited by RBC, Twilight’s September result marked the first time an older film had led the monthly ranking since that tracking began.
Maria Shcherbal, director of research firm Wanta Group, told RBC that nearly half of the rerelease audience was aged 18 to 24. She said social media and personal recommendations helped spread awareness. In the film’s second week, 36% of viewers said they had heard about it on social media, 29% from friends or acquaintances, and one in five cited recommendations as a reason for going to the cinema.
A Rerelease Beats New Films
Twilight’s result shows that a rerelease can draw enough audiences to lead a monthly box-office chart, even against newly released titles. The reported figures give cinemas and distributors a concrete example of an older title generating substantial ticket sales through a return to theaters.
The audience profile cited by Wanta Group also suggests the film’s appeal was not limited to viewers who first saw it during its original release. Nearly half of attendees were 18 to 24, while Shcherbal’s figures point to social media and word of mouth as reported sources of awareness. Those figures describe surveyed audience responses, however, and do not establish that any single factor caused the film’s box-office lead.
The scheduled return of the other Twilight films means the September result could have a near-term commercial follow-up. It remains to be seen whether the rest of the series will attract similar audiences or repeat the first film’s ranking.
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The Series Returns to Theaters
The first Twilight film was released in 2008 and began a saga centered on a romance between a human teenager and a vampire. Its September Russian theatrical return started on September 17, giving it less than a full month in theaters during the period covered by the report.
The box-office comparison was between the rereleased film and new releases playing in Russia that month. The EAIS, the source of the box-office data cited by RBC, has tracked theatrical receipts nationally since 2015. The claim that this was the first older film to top a monthly chart refers to that recorded period, not to all Russian box-office history.
According to the report, the other films in the Twilight saga are also due to return to Russian theaters between October and February. The source material does not provide individual release dates or projected earnings for those screenings.
“Word of mouth played a very big role here.”
— Maria Shcherbal, director of Wanta Group, speaking to RBC
Limits of the Box-Office Data
The reported totals do not specify whether the 340 million rubles covers only the September period or all receipts since the rerelease began, although the film is identified as September’s leading title. The source also does not give a precise attendance count, ticket-price information, or a breakdown of receipts by theater.
The audience and word-of-mouth statistics are attributed to Wanta Group through Shcherbal, but the available report does not describe the survey’s sample size, method, or margin of error. It is therefore unclear how representative those responses were of everyone who watched the film.
The ranking is based on Russian theatrical box-office data reported by RBC and cited from EAIS. The figures provided do not establish why Twilight earned more than the new releases, nor whether the remaining saga films will perform similarly.
More Saga Films Set to Return
The remaining Twilight films are scheduled to return to Russian theaters from October through February, according to the report. Individual dates, participating theaters, and distribution details were not provided.
Future box-office reports will show whether the September result was specific to the first film or part of a broader response to the saga’s rerelease. For now, the confirmed development is that Twilight led the September ranking, while the scale and causes of its performance remain only partly documented.
Key Questions
Which film topped Russia’s September box office?
Twilight, the 2008 film starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, led the September ranking, according to figures reported by RBC.
How much did Twilight earn?
The film grossed a reported 340 million rubles. The source material does not clarify whether that figure represents September receipts alone or all earnings since the rerelease began.
When did the rerelease begin?
Twilight returned to Russian theaters on September 17.
Which new releases did it outperform?
It beat How Ivan Ended Up in a Fairy Tale, which earned 296 million rubles, and The Ninth Planet, which earned 183 million, according to the figures reported by RBC.
Will other Twilight films return to Russian theaters?
Yes. The report says the remaining films in the saga are scheduled to return between October and February, though it does not list their specific release dates.
Source: rss
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