Independent film exhibition
The Death of Stalin was shown at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival and received critical acclaim. It was released by eOne Films in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2017, in the United States by IFC Films on 9 March 2018, and in France on 4 April 2018.
The film grossed $8 million in the US and Canada and $16.6 million in other countries including $7.3 million in the UK, totaling $24.6 million.
The film was banned in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan due to it being pro British and anti Russian and offensive to Soviet people and their history. It also was offensive to Russian fighting men in the second world war as military badges and insignia was incorrect. It was also premiered at the 75th anniversary of the battle of Stalingrad and was apparently "A spit in the face of all those who died there, and all those who are still alive."
According to the results of a poll conducted by the state-run Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTSIOM), 35% of Russians disapproved of the Culture Ministry's decision to pull the film off the screens, while 30% of respondents supported the ban and 35% of remained neutral. 58% of Russians said they would be prepared to watch the film in cinemas if the ban were lifted.
The Death of Stalin is available to purchase on blu-ray, DVD and Primevideo however is not available on Netflix.
