"Avatar" on the way to becoming the most viewed film of the year in France with six million cinema admissions

Europe 1 with AFP 10 a.m., December 29, 2022

Avatar: The Way of the Water

attracted even more spectators for its second week in French cinemas, approaching 6 million admissions, and can hope to dethrone

as the biggest success of the year.

Three billion euros in revenue worldwide

In total, over the week, James Cameron's science fiction blockbuster brought together three million spectators in theaters, up 10% compared to the first week, when it already had the best start of the year.

The 3:12 film, which worldwide has already crossed a billion dollars in revenue, largely crushes the competition, representing two out of three entries in cinemas.

A total of 5.75 million people have seen the film since its release in France.

It only has one million admissions left to make by December 31 to overtake

which previously held the title, with 6.76 million admissions since its release in may.

14 million cinema viewers for the first

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By way of comparison, in 2009, the first

gathered 1.806 million spectators during its first five days in theaters, to end its career with a total of 14 million spectators.

On a global scale, the film was the biggest box office success in history, with nearly three billion euros in revenue.

Far behind this week in France, the Dreamworks animated film Puss in Boots

took advantage of school holidays and holidays and garnered 550,000 admissions, as did

(126,000 admissions), neck and neck with