The most-watched foreign films in Soviet cinemas
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: Yesenia (1971) · The Magnificent Seven (1960) · Awaara (1951). (Updated Oct 11, 2026.)
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.
Automatically translated (original in Русский). See the original
Top 21
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1
Yesenia (1971)
91.4 million viewers; Mexico, released in the USSR in 1975.
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2
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
67 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1961.
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3
Awaara (1951)
63.7 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1954.
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4
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
63 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1974.
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5
Spartacus (1960)
63 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1967.
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6
Bobby (1973)
62.6 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1975.
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7
The White Dress (1973)
61 million viewers; Egypt, released in the USSR in 1976.
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8
Disco Dancer (1982)
61 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1984.
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9
Barood (1976)
60 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1978.
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10
The Four Musketeers (1974)
56.6 million viewers; France, released in the USSR in 1978.
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11
The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)
56 million viewers; Italy, released in the USSR in 1983.
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12
Winnetou the Warrior (1963)
56 million viewers; West Germany, Yugoslavia, Italy, released in the USSR in 1975.
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13
Seeta Aur Geeta (1972)
55.3 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1976.
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14
King Kong Lives (1986)
55.2 million viewers; USA, released in the USSR in 1988.
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15
Zorro (1975)
53.6 million viewers; Italy, France, released in the USSR in 1976.
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16
Il signor Robinson (1976)
52.1 million viewers; Italy, released in the USSR in 1979.
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17
Mamta (1966)
52.1 million viewers; India, released in the USSR in 1969.
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18
Les bidasses s'en vont en guerre (1974)
50.1 million viewers; France, Italy, West Germany, released in the USSR in 1978.
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19
The Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds (1977)
48.7 million viewers; Japan, released in the USSR in 1979.
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20
The Black Tulip (1970)
47.8 million viewers; France, Spain, Italy, released in the USSR in 1976.
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21
Fantômas (1964)
45.7 million viewers; France, released in the USSR in 1967.
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