The adaptation of Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, with Pierre Niney in the role of Edmond Dantès, has just surpassed 9 million admissions at the French box office, according to its producer Dimitri Rassan.
In its sixteenth week of release, the feature film by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière continues to seduce audiences and marks the second biggest French success of the year, behind Artus’s comedy, something extra.
It is also the biggest success of Pierre Niney’s career. Until now, the actor had triumphed with Yves Saint-Laurent (1.6 million entries), OSS 117: Red alert in black Africa (1.6 million) and 10 years difference (1.4 million).
Since the milestone of 8 million entries, The Count of Monte Cristo It also surpassed the audience of the 1955 version starring Jean Marais (7.8 million), according to CBO data.
Heading to the Oscars
Kicked out of the Oscar race in favor ofEmilia Perez by Jacques Audiard, chosen by the CNC to represent France in the category of best foreign film, The Count of Monte Cristo However, it hopes to win prestigious statuettes during its distribution in the United States.
“Who doesn’t want to have an Oscar? We want to go as far as possible. We are thinking internationally because the film is starting to be released almost everywhere and obviously we have all dreamed of America, so if the film can to find your way there, it would be wonderful,” Alexandre de La Patellière told BFMTV during the Cinéroman festival in early October.
If it won’t be easy for Pierre Niney to win an Oscar nomination for best actor against Sebastian Stan (The apprentice), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Daniel Craig (queer), Timothée Chalamet (Dune 2 AND A complete stranger) or Pablo Mescal (Gladiator 2), The Count of Monte Cristo could hope to get some nominations in the technical categories (costumes, sets, photography) on March 2.
Source: BFM TV