Duma Calls for MVD Probe Into Illegal 'Spider-Man' Screenings
The Russian State Duma called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate the unauthorized screening of the Hollywood film 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' in domestic cinemas, citing illegal entrepreneurship and criminal liability. The film's shadow release contributed to record-breaking box office earnings for the week.
Consensus
- The unauthorized screening of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' in Russian cinemas occurred.
- The film was released in Russia on August 20 instead of August 6.
- The film's box office performance was strong, contributing to a record weekly total of 1.17 billion rubles.
- The State Duma's Committee on Culture called on the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) to investigate the situation.
- Duma deputy Elena Drapeko stated that the unauthorized screenings constitute criminal offenses.
- The Ministry of Culture and its affiliated bodies are expected to report such cases to law enforcement.
- The film's early release was intended to avoid competition with the domestic film 'The Last Bogatyr: Kolobok'.
Points of divergence
- The film 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' collected 900 million rubles in its first weekend. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The film 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' was shown more than 20 times on its debut day. — vm
- Short films were pushed to the top of box office charts due to the shadow screening of 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' and 'Odyssey'. — vm
- The film 'Kolobok' received thousands of negative reviews on Kinopoisk and some cinemas refused to include it in their schedules. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- On August 19, nearly all tickets for 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' were sold out. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- «This is a criminal offense». The State Duma demanded that the Ministry of Internal Affairs investigate shadow screenings of «Spider-Man» — The Moscow Times
- In the State Duma called the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate the shadow distribution of 'Spider-Man' — Вечерняя Москва