2023-05-02 16:21:13
Everything happens: for the first time since the reopening of cinemas in France on May 19, 2021, after the Covid-19 pandemic, attendance is finally showing better results than before the health crisis. According to estimates from the National Film and Moving Image Center (CNC), published on Tuesday May 2, 19.01 million admissions were recorded in April, “i.e. an increase of 37.8% compared to April 2022 and a level higher than the 2017-2019 average (+ 2.7%)”.
Since 1is January, cinemas recorded 68.07 million admissions, “i.e. + 34% compared to the first four months of 2022 and – 13.9% compared to the 2017-2019 average over the first four months”, specifies the CNC. This comeback can be explained by the undisputed success of Super Mario Bros, the movies, by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Released on April 5, the adventures of the two little plumbers have already garnered more than a billion dollars (910 million euros) in worldwide box office receipts and in France alone, they have recorded the best result of all. movies since January.
The market share of French films remains high
This cartoon thus federated more than 5.6 million admissions in April, already establishing itself as the biggest success of the year, ahead of Asterix and Obelix. The middle Empire, by Guillaume Canet. The last animated film which had aroused a similar enthusiasm when it was released was Frozen II, in 2019, which had gathered 7.67 million spectators.
Concentrating more than 2.6 million tickets sold in three and a half weeks, The three Musketeers. D’Artagnan, served by François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Pio Marmaï and Romain Duris also seriously boosted the April results. Just like two other American films, Dungeons & Dragons. The honor of thieves (more than 930,000 spectators), released on April 12, which comes in at number three and John Wick: Chapter 4, released on March 22. Note the very fine performance of the arthouse film, I will always see your faces, by Jeanne Herry, released on March 20 and which had more than 920,000 admissions at the end of April.
The CNC specifies that “the market share of French films is estimated at 47.4% over the first four months of the year” and therefore remains high, while “that of American films is estimated at 42.5%”.
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