Nikolay Lebedev's film The Crew starring Danila Kozlowski has become one of the box office hits in Russia.

      It was mentioned in Twitter of the RF Culture Minister Vladimir Medinsky. Distribution of the motion picture was prolonged for another week.

      Moreover, according to information posted on the Year of the Russian Cinema's website, The Crew has become the 50th ruble billionaire in the history of film distribution of the CIS. In twelve days the film gathered 1 billion and 5 million rubles. In the current year this result ranks fifth. The Russian BO hit has been outstripped only by Zootopia, Deadpool, The Jungle Book and The Revenant.

      The Crew has also become the fifth film among the Russian motion pictures to have raised more than one billion rubles in film distribution of the CIS. Stalingrad, Fir Trees 3, Irony of Fate. Sequel and Viy were its predecessors.