Mission Impossible 7 at the French box office: the best start for the Tom Cruise saga?

France’s first day on Wednesday, July 12, 2023

1 – Mission Impossible 7: 234,681 entries (including 103,868 in AVP)

2 – Green algae: 29,218 entries (including 13,011 in AVP)

3 – Dry Herbs: 5,030 entries (including 1,618 in AVP)

4 – Return: 4062 records (including 910 in AVP)

5 – Limbo: 2688 entries

6 – Baby Jesus: 2,669 receptions (including 770 in AVP)

7-female suicides (repeat) : 1090 records

8 – Lars von Trier, complete (repeat) : 502 entries

9 – Ademoka Education: 328 entries (including 265 in AVP)

10 – Attack: 310 entries (including 228 in AVP)

11 – Francisca (repeat) : 127 entries (including 11 in AVP)

12 – Dario Argento, 6 Faces of Fear (Reprise): 75 entries

13 – Ollie and Company: 15 entries

14 – Little Nemo (repeat) : 7 records

15 – Reminder (repeat) : 4 entries

to remember

Mission accomplished twice for Tom Cruise! After production is complete dead reckoningThe shooting of which was interrupted by the first wave of Covid in 2020, before several postponements, the star returned to the height of the French box office on its first day of operation.

With 234,681 admissions between July 12 and previews, Mission: Impossible 7 topped the box office with no surprises given the competition. But he does not sign “this” The fifth-best debut for an action franchise, well ahead of 3’s 120,228 tickets (released in May 2006) and close behind 1’s 244,157.

Last year, the star pulled in 320,887 viewers on the release day of Top Gun: Maverick. But in a less competitive period (end of May) and when the holidays have not yet driven the public away from cinemas. However, the arrival of the long weekend could allow Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie to fill their records to sign off on a good opening weekend.

If the top of the rankings is spectacular, the second and third steps of the podium are… vegetal. thanks Green algae By Pierre Jolivet, a political drama set against the backdrop of an environmental scandal that’s off to a particularly strong start. and dry herbs By Nuri Bilge Ceylan, the Best Actress Award for her performance in Merve Dizdar at the recent Cannes Film Festival.

It is already against connection By Catherine Corsin on the Croisette, Les Herbes secs ahead of it among the July 12 releases, despite its long running time (3h17), reducing its number of sessions and possibly putting viewers off. It’s not like that limboAwarded at the recent Reims Polar Festival, it attracted 2,688 spectators (over 19 little jesus) despite the ban on under 16 years of age.

In the rest of the rating, pay attention to the good performance of the covers. And in particular, that Virgin suicides, confirming the cult aura surrounding Sofia Coppola’s first feature film with more than 1,000 viewers. That’s twice as many as Lars von Trier’s retrospective, which still attracts 502 films, all films combined.

Between new releases (the long-awaited Barbie and Oppenheimer are out on July 19) and re-releases, there’s plenty of variety to hit the screens again this summer. And this week’s figures suggest the public may be there.

Figures: CBO – box office