The published figures have just been published by CBO-Box Office.
More than 2 million spectators found their way back to theaters during their first week of reopening.
For comparison, the same week of May in 2019, before the coronavirus pandemic, cinemas had welcomed 2.4 million spectators, and last August, when the blockbuster
Tenet was released
, they attracted 2.3 million. .
This performance post-May 19 is attested while after seven months of closure, the rooms are subjected to a gauge of 35% and to the curfew at 9 p.m. which excludes late screenings.
Dupontel, big winner
Albert Dupontel's comedy
Adieu les Cons
, which had made a very promising start before seeing his career suspended by confinement, is returning to success.
The film, crowned since by seven Caesar, attracted more than 500,000 spectators.
The novelties take pride of place in the rest of the box office: the manga for teenagers
Demon Slayer
, adapted from a successful series and which reached records of attendance in Japan and the United States (350,000 admissions), ahead of a film for young audiences,
Tom & Jerry
(250,000 admissions).
Follow
Envole-moi
, a "feel-good movie" with Victor Belmondo, grandson of Jean-Paul Belmondo and the absurd comedy
Mandibules
by Quentin Dupieux with the comic duo of the Palma Show, each of which attracts more than 100,000 spectators. .
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