Stephen Chow’s sports comedy Kung Fu Soccer continued its strong performance at the Chinese box office, grossing $73.7 million in its second weekend. The spin-off to the legendary Shaolin Soccer has reached a cumulative total of $214.3 million across its first nine days of release, according to data from analytical agency Artisan Gateway.
Renowned animation studio Soyuzmultfilm has announced a structural expansion and the launch of a new business vertical. The holding company has established a subsidiary, SMF Cinema (SMF Kino), which will focus on the development, production, and international promotion of live-action feature films.
Global government allocations for space programs grew from $94.4 billion in 2021 to $125.9 billion in 2026. Cumulative government spending over the past six years has surpassed $688 billion, according to a research study by the analytical firm SatNxt.
Unofficial releases once again topped the Russian box office over the past weekend. According to calculations by Kinobusiness (Bulletin of the Film Distributor)—based on the variance between EAIS gross totals and officially confirmed distributor figures—the grey market generated approximately 123 million rubles.
Elon Musk broke his silence regarding Christopher Nolan’s epic film The Odyssey, announcing a competing project of his own.
Gazprom-Media Holding (GPMH) is currently in an active phase of investment returns driven by its “unified attention time” monetization model, according to CEO Alexander Zharov.
The South Korean sci-fi survival thriller Hope delivered a stellar debut, dominating the national box office by a wide margin over the past weekend.
The concluded FIFA World Cup 2026 posted stellar media performance metrics, setting absolute audience reach records both in Russia and internationally.
Streaming giant Netflix has published its bi-annual engagement report, highlighting a stark disparity in how subscriber attention is distributed across the platform’s content catalog.
Serbia’s Regulatory Agency for Electronic Communications and Postal Services (RATEL) has launched a spectrum auction for Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) licenses in the 470–694 MHz UHF band (Bands IV and V).
