Reboot of Soviet Cartoon Becomes Russia’s Highest-Grossing Film Ever

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directed by Dmitry Dyachenko, features the eponymous CGI hero Cheburashka, who first appeared on screens in a 1969 film by Soviet animator
Roman Kachanov
The film tells the story of a furry creature who gets transported to a small Russian resort town where adventures and new friendships await
appearances on Russian television, even becoming the official mascot of the Russian Olympic team in the 2000s.Even though major Hollywood
studios have suspended new cinematic releases in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, Cheburashka's runaway success in such a short period
of time suggests that the film would have been a massive hit even if it had been forced to compete with the latest Hollywood releases.As