2024-07-08 19:08:02
The Cinema Festival, which took place at the beginning of July, recorded a record number of admissions, with 4.65 million viewers. It has been a huge success since 2009. It was driven by movies with impressive performances.
This year again, several films created surprises in cinemas. Here are the 10 biggest box office hits of 2024 in France.
“The Count of Monte Cristo”
Released on June 28, the adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas achieved 1.18 million admissions in its first week of release. The Count of Monte Cristo, played by actor Pierre Niney, returns to take revenge on those who betrayed him fourteen years earlier during his marriage.
“Retirement home 2”
After the success of the first film, which attracted 2 million viewers, the mischievous seniors return in this sequel directed by Claude Zidi Jr., starring Kev Adams and Jean Reno. Released in theaters on February 14, the film recorded 1.56 million admissions.
“Life”
The adaptation of the book “If It’s Not Impossible… The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton”, by Barbara Winton, created quite a surprise when it was released on 21 February. This British film by James Hawes, based on the true story of “Schindler’s List”, attracted 1.59 million viewers.
“Cock-a-doodle Doo”
With 1.6 million entries, Christian Clavier continues to captivate the French public in the film directed by Julien Hervé, where Alice and François, as they approach a wedding, take DNA tests of their parents, revealing a surprising origin.
Bob Marley: One love
The biopic on the singer Bob Marley, released on February 14, features young actors like Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch and James Norton at the end of the 1970s A real global phenomenon, the film has more than 2 million admissions in France.
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Upon its release, the 4th OPUS of the franchise quickly ranked at the top of the box office, achieving 2.4 million cinema admissions since its March 27 release. The animated film transports viewers into the life of Po, who prepares to become the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace. To do this, he must identify and train a new dragon warrior before he can fully enjoy his prestigious promotion.
“Planet of the Apes: The New Kingdom”
The sequel to “Planet of the Apes: Supremacy” (2017) was again very popular in French cinemas, recording 2.4 million admissions since its release in May. The 10th installment of this franchise features Noa, a young ape who embarks on a dangerous journey questioning his knowledge of the past, leading him to make critical decisions for the future of apes and humans.
«vice-versa 2»
Nine years after the first part in 2015, the sequel caused a tidal wave to expel all the films to rank in the final trilogy, with 3.8 million entries recorded in two weeks. The Pixar animated film, which broke the record for the world’s best debut for an animated film, could quickly surpass its predecessor.
“Dune: Part Two”
4.10 million viewers rushed to see the science fiction film, released on February 28, which tells the story of Paul Atréides (Timothée Chalamet), a lone survivor with his mother House of Atréides, who joins the Fremen, the natives of Arrakis, to take revenge . on those who killed his father and destroyed his family. In France, after five days of operation, the sequel to “Dune” is the best theatrical debut since “Barbie” in July 2023.
“A little something extra”
Surprise of the year, comedian Artus’ debut film has crossed 8 million admissions since its release in theaters on May 1. Two fugitive criminals, Artus and Clovis Cornillac, hide in a summer camp for mentally disabled youth, where they experience encounters that will mark them forever in this moving film.
It is the 29th biggest success in French cinema, just ahead of The Fifth Element (7,705,756 admissions) and La Famille Bélier (7,699,735 admissions).
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