Problems of the largest cinema chains intensified before the upcoming August 1, the renewal of the distribution. Part of them still failed to pay for major releases beginning of the year. Distributor of “Tsentral partnership” (tspsh) requires a court with the largest cinema network “cinema Park” RUB 192 million, and “national Media Group” (NMG) was trying to get with the third largest cinema chains “Kinomax” 83 mln Producer of the film “Ice-2” and “Invasion” of “NMG Studio” (part of the NMG) is not received from the network “Kinomax” 83 mln for the screening of these films in January—March, told “Kommersant” representative of the Studio. According to him, with the other partners about the schedule of payment of debts in these pictures, she agreed. A source familiar with the details of the dispute, said that the chain is directed a pre-trial claim. At Sony Pictures (the distributor of these films) did not provide comment.”Invasion” from 1 January to 9 February gathered in theaters 962 million rubles; “Ice-2” from 14 February to 26 March — 1.47 billion RUB Half of fees cinemas take yourself, the rest is returned to the distributor, which lists the cost of the film minus the fee.Have both with the “Kinomax” the situation is the same, says the General Director of Central partnership Vadim Vereshchagin. “With us they are not paid”,— he said. The amount he will not disclose, citing commercial secrecy. A July 8 parish schools sued for “Sinema Park” (included in the joint chain along with a “Formula movie” and “Movie OKKO”) at 194 million rubles, it follows from the records of the court. The claim of Mr. Vereschagin has not commented.The manufacturer of the “Union of salvation” (also released in the New year) “Directorate movie” also has issues with the distributors and cinemas that have left her for the painting (collected 718 million rubles), says the CEO of the company Anatoly Maximov. Fox, prokatyvaja film, has teamed up with Disney, and since February 2020 it releases represents one of the Disney Studios, and “Direktsiya Kino” has not received evidence about what kind of structure is a successor of this debt, indicating the producer. Disney Studios has not responded to the request.If cinema chains are refusing to return the money for the new year hire, manufacturers are unable to produce new projects, which should be out in 2021 or 2022, says the producer of “Invasion” Mikhail Vrubel.The General Director of “Karoprokat” Alexey Ryazantsev said that cinema has paid in full for new year’s hire “Fixico against Kropotov” (collected 390 million rubles).”The payment schedule was not agreed, as it was unclear start date. Today, mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced on August 1, appeared a certainty, and we discuss possible repayment schedule,”— said “Kommersant” the General Director of “Kinomax” Dmitry Nartov. He recalled the General problem of the market that the pandemic was in the doldrums, and to get help from the state managed: “We as a backbone company for two months helmet weekly reports on all financial operations and staffing, but has not achieved no feedback, but confirmation of subsidized credit from its long-standing partner VTB”.Only 15% of cinemas were able to take advantage of payroll loans, the Chairman of the Association of owners of cinemas Oleg Berezin, and with the repertoire for August is in big trouble. Of the major Hollywood releases on August 12 planned “Argument” by Christopher Nolan, but she already was postponed several times, says Mr. Berezin. “The main hope for Russian cinema, but also his little — 27 Aug planned only “Goalkeeper of the galaxy”, and the rest moved out. If the big Premier will not, open theaters a long stretch, and those who were put through two months will be closed completely. And if you will require masks for the audience, we missed you more money,” he said.Many large cinemas have ceased to pay distributors when you have a pandemic and they had to close. United cinema chain “cinema Park” and “Formula Kino” has previously notified it would pay to distributors “on the residual principle”, because in the first place to pay wages and taxes. Marketing Director cinema Sergei Kuznetsov, told Kommersant that she was not going to abandon commitments and “will seek a mutually acceptable solution for both sides.” For the films “Ice-2” and “Invasion”, for example, the network have already achieved them, given that plans to show these films at the start of the reopening of the theaters, he points out. By early may the debt of the United network for these projects exceeded 150 million rubles, but in the “NMG Studio” confirm that the network has agreed about the repayment schedule.Anna Afanasievitch: “Nevafilm Research”, the data on March 1, 2020, including franchises.
