# The most-watched foreign films in Soviet cinemas

Yesenia, The Magnificent Seven, Awaara, Mackenna's Gold, Spartacus and Disco Dancer: the foreign films with the largest audiences in USSR cinemas, according to Russian Wikipedia.

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- Oct 11, 2026 · Zhanna Ivanova
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## Top 21

1. **Yesenia (1971)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 91.4 million viewers; Mexico, released in the USSR in 1975.
2. **The Magnificent Seven (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 67 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1961.
3. **Awaara (1951)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 63.7 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1954.
4. **Mackenna's Gold (1969)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 63 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1974.
5. **Spartacus (1960)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 63 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1967.
6. **Bobby (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 62.6 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1975.
7. **The White Dress (1973)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 61 million viewers; Egypt, released in the USSR in 1976.
8. **Disco Dancer (1982)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 61 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1984.
9. **Barood (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 60 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1978.
10. **The Four Musketeers (1974)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 56.6 million viewers; France, released in the USSR in 1978.
11. **The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 56 million viewers; Italy, released in the USSR in 1983.
12. **Winnetou the Warrior (1963)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 56 million viewers; West Germany, Yugoslavia, Italy, released in the USSR in 1975.
13. **Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 55.3 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1976.
14. **King Kong Lives (1986)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 55.2 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1988.
15. **Zorro (1975)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 53.6 million viewers; Italy, France, released in the USSR in 1976.
16. **Il signor Robinson (1976)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 52.1 million viewers; Italy, released in the USSR in 1979.
17. **Mamta (1966)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 52.1 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1969.
18. **Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre (1974)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 50.1 million viewers; France, Italy, West Germany, released in the USSR in 1978.
19. **The Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds (1977)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 48.7 million viewers; Japan, released in the USSR in 1979.
20. **The Black Tulip (1970)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 47.8 million viewers; France, Spain, Italy, released in the USSR in 1976.
21. **Fantômas (1964)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 45.7 million viewers; France, released in the USSR in 1967.

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