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Дневной дозор (2006)

Day Watch (Russian: Дневной Дозор, romanized: Dnevnoy Dozor, also Night Watch 2: The Chalk of Fate), is a 2006 Russian fantasy film written and directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Marketed as "the first film of the year", it opened in theatres across Russia on 1 January 2006, the United States on 1 June 2007, and the United Kingdom on 5 October 2007. It is a sequel to the 2004 film Night Watch, featuring the same cast. It is based on the second and the third part of Sergey Lukyanenko's novel The Night Watch rather than its follow-up novel Day Watch. The film's budget was US$4.2 million. 20th Century Fox through its Fox Searchlight Pictures label paid $2 million to acquire the worldwide distribution rights (excluding Russia and the Baltic states) of this film. This film grossed $31.9 million at the Russian box office alone. The film received mixed reviews from critics.