# The most-watched films in Soviet cinemas (Soviet productions)

Pirates of the 20th Century, Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, The Diamond Arm, Kidnapping, Caucasian Style and Wedding in Malinovka: the Soviet films with the largest audiences in USSR cinemas, according to Russian Wikipedia.

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- Oct 11, 2026 · Ксения Морозова
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## Top 25

1. **Pirates of the 20th Century (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 87.6 million viewers. Gorky Film Studio.
2. **Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 84.4 million viewers. Mosfilm.
3. **The Diamond Arm (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 76.7 million viewers. Mosfilm.
4. **Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 76.5 million viewers. Mosfilm.
5. **Wedding in Malinovka (1967)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 74.6 million viewers. Lenfilm.
6. **Air Crew (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 71.1 million viewers. Mosfilm.
7. **Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures (1965)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 69.6 million viewers. Mosfilm.
8. **The Shield and the Sword (1968)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 68.3 million viewers. Mosfilm.
9. **The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 66.2 million viewers. Mosfilm.
10. **The Dawns Here Are Quiet (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 66.0 million viewers. Gorky Film Studio.
11. **Amphibian Man (1962)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 65.4 million viewers. Lenfilm.
12. **Gentlemen of Fortune (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 65.0 million viewers. Mosfilm.
13. **Queen of the Gypsies (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 64.9 million viewers. Mosfilm.
14. **The Red Snowball Tree (1974)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 62.5 million viewers. Mosfilm.
15. **Afonya (1975)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 62.2 million viewers. Mosfilm.
16. **The Crown of the Russian Empire (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 60.8 million viewers. Mosfilm.
17. **Ivan Vasilievich Changes Profession (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 60.7 million viewers. Mosfilm.
18. **The Stepmother (1974)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 59.4 million viewers. Mosfilm.
19. **Office Romance (1978)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 58.4 million viewers. Mosfilm.
20. **War and Peace (1966)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 58.3 million viewers. Mosfilm.
21. **Destiny (1977)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 57.8 million viewers. Mosfilm.
22. **Russian Field (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 56.2 million viewers. Mosfilm.
23. **Liberation (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 56.1 million viewers. Mosfilm.
24. **Little Vera (1988)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 56 million viewers. Gorky Film Studio.
25. **The Gypsy (1967)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 55.6 million viewers. Dovzhenko Film Studios, Kyiv.

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