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The confinement had generated unprecedented losses for the world of cinema. Unfortunately for theater operators, deconfinement did not allow them to raise their heads. Since the reopening of cinemas, exhibitors have struggled to attract audiences as shown by attendance figures for last week.

French comedies at the top of the ranking

French cinemas remained under the bar of one million weekly admissions in early August, with 940,384 admissions from July 29 to August 4, according to the barometer published Wednesday by CBO Box-office.

With nearly 110,000 spectators, the French comedy "T'as pécho?" tops the box office for its theatrical release. A schoolboy (Paul Kircher) falls in love with a schoolgirl (Inès d'Assomption) and asks her for lessons in seduction. Second position for the cartoon "Scooby!" which keeps teeth in the 4th week with 93,488 spectators. "Divorce Club", a French comedy starring Arnaud Ducret and François-Xavier Demaison, lost one place and found itself in third position with 83,643 spectators.

No blockbuster

In the absence of American blockbusters whose releases have been postponed, several new products are trying to find a place in the sun. Michaël Youn's comedy is neck and neck with a new French release, "Terrible Jungle", an adventure film starring Catherine Deneuve and Vincent Dedienne. The film by Hugo Benamozig and David Caviglioli drew 83,427 viewers in the first week.

"Simply black", a comedy co-directed by Jean-Pascal Zadi and John Wax, fell to fifth place with 73,084 admissions. The film in which appears a bunch of personalities in their own role, from singers JoeyStarr and Soprano to actor Omar Sy, approaches the bar of 600,000 spectators in one month.

"Summer 85" by François Ozon drew some 55,031 spectators in front of 573 screens in the third week, for a total of 269,506 spectators. Two new cartoons exceed 40,000 spectators: the German Dreams  and the Korean Snow White, the Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs .

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