“We’re disappointed because our goal was to do more than Titanic”: Philippe Lachaux breaks record with Alibi.com 2.

“We’re disappointed because our goal was to do more than Titanic”: Philippe Lachaux breaks record with Alibi.com 2.

3,603,775 Alibi.com entries dropped this weekend. For his sixth feature behind the camera, Philippe Lachaux set a career high with Alibi.com 2, which he says should be. “About 3.8 million” Spectators on Tuesday evenings. The second biggest success of 2023, behind Asterix and Obelix, Middle Empire, the film should even pass the symbolic mark of 4 million tickets sold at the end of its career.

“We’re obviously happy”He confides in AlloCiné over the phone. “For us, but for cinema in general, which is growing again. (…) We’re just disappointed because our goal was to do more than Titanic, which made 21 million! (laughs)” The modesty and humor the gang leader (Fifi) shared at a public hearing on Saturday night, Monitoring by BFM teams whom he entrusts to have “A lot of families who have gone to see the movie a million times, it’s a bit of a cheat!”

With an impressive average of 2.7 million admissions per film since 2014’s Babysitting , Philippe Lachaux has established himself as an essential heavyweight in French comedy in less than a decade. Always there with desire and inspiration. “We are already writing the following, we will tell you soon. (…) There are obviously ideas for Alibi.com 3, because the topic is so broad and rich. But we have to be sure of ourselves, because for those who liked the first two films, the disappointment would be the worst for me.

Meanwhile, fans of his cartoony sense (etc A running gag irresistible with Catherine Benguigui) can enjoy Cinema Springwhich runs until March 21 in cinemas to (re)see Alibi.com between 2 and 5 euros per session.

Source: Allocine

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