Described since 1999. In April, the assistance of theaters fell to 11.79 million admissions, the lowest number of tickets recorded by the National Cinema Center (CNC) for 26 years, he announced. In April 1999, the French rooms had attracted only 11.72 million viewers.
While some commentators blame the sunny climate, others judge the unattractive programming. According to Boxoffro’s specialized site, this phenomenon results in the absence of the “box office” of any film to more than one million admissions for a week “, which” had never happened since the pandemic. “
April is often, as September, a month a little lower than others in terms of assistance. It is still too early to reveal summer box office successes, which increase in cinemas since mid -May. And the same goes for prestigious authors films, who expect Cannes and Otos festivals to be revealed.
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However, April was marked by several successes, including those of the American cup Minecraft (almost 2.3 million admissions), dramatic comedy My mother, God and sylvie vary (almost 1.4 million admissions) and horror movie Sinners (more than 580,000 admissions).
“The first film (of the year) is a French comedy (The Tuche 5Editor’s note) but she could not go further (3 million admissions). There is a missing film or two or more than 3 million admissions or 4 million admissions “, deplora BFMTV Eric Marti, CEO of Comscore, agency specialized in audience measurements in the microphone.
If the tickets fall, the author’s cinema is fine. Cardboard in the Antilles and Guyana, the thriller Zion exceeded 340,000 admissions. And the biographical film Dewlap seduced 150,000 spectators. Not counting the drama Black dogSecond greatest success in Chinese cinema in France for 20 years, with 253,000 admissions.
Another surprise of this box office in Half-Maste: the five-day launch of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithOn the occasion of his twenty years, he also reached the headlines with 149,000 admissions. A score higher than that of the The ghost threat in May 2024.
Only nine millionaire films
Since January, only nine films have exceeded one million admissions: God save the tuche (2.9 million), Minecraft, Paddington in Peru (1.8 million), Captain America 4 (1.5 million), A bear in the Jura (1.4 million), My mother, God and sylvie vary, snow White (1.1 million), Mickey 17 (1.1 million) and A perfect stranger (1 million).
The box office must experience an increase in the coming months with in particular Impossible mission: the final calculationannounced as the last part of the Tom Cruise franchise, and the live versions of Lilo and stitch and Dragon as well as Jurassic world With Scarlett Johansson.
Cannes’s opening film, still very publicized, should also be a fought room since May 13. Go to a dayThe first film signed Amélie Bonnin, is a dramatic comedy that feels good with Julie Armant and Bastien Bouillon. Just like The arrival of the futureThe new Bankable Always Cardric Klapisch movie in theaters on May 22.
Source: BFM TV
