France at the box office: which unexpected film will exceed a million?

Box office France from February 21 to February 27, 2024

1 – Lifetime: 456,390 records (news)

2 – Bob Marley – One Love: 451,140 records (cumulative: 1,224,005)

3 – Kokoriko: 363,438 entries (cumulative: 1,331,276)

4 – Nursing Home 2: 356,040 admissions (cumulative: 882,107)

5 – Dog and Cat: 311,885 entries (cumulative: 626,837)

6 – Last Jaguar: 246,588 entries (cumulative: 646,699)

7 – Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba: 151,200 records (news)

8 – Madam Web: 129,885 entries (cumulative: 337,779)

9 – goats! : 108,258 records (news)

10 – Area of ​​interest: 96,624 entries (cumulative: 632,074)

to remember

One biopic follows another at the French box office, and this one played on Monday and Tuesday. It was the evening of Sunday, February 25 Bob Marley: One Love Who was in front, but Life Caught up to take pole position in the final stretch.

Centered on the true story of Sir Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 Jewish children at the dawn of World War II before finding the survivors on TV 50 years later, Life Begins Much Better Than His, Armageddon Time or The. Father (released in a difficult pandemic context) is among the last films of Anthony Hopkins.

And it could reach the million viewer mark that Bob Marley: One Love at least passed and joined by cock-a-doodle Doo (Which he will soon exceed if he maintains this cruising speed). club whose Nursing home 2 It should also be a part of it soon, even if it lags behind in the first opus, which will be difficult to match.

150,000 entries in two days

While the United States is anxiously awaiting Dune 2 to see its domestic box office take, the festive air is good for French attendance, with five films drawing more than 300,000 this week. of which A horse and a cat, which lost only 1% of viewers compared to its debut. A stability that will help him make up for a rough start and maybe even bring in a million.

stage which area of ​​interest will not reach But Jonathan Glazer’s film, which won the grand prize at the recent Cannes Film Festival, has already attracted more than 600,000 viewers, a remarkable performance given its subject matter and the absence of a star in the credits.

The Caesar Effect for Fall Anatomy

The figures are just as impressive, in a different register, as the new film slayer of demons, which gathered 151,200 viewers in its two short days of operation. Or Anatomy of the Fall , freshly crowned at the César (six prizes, including Best Picture and Best Director), which again drew 85,285 (+70% from last week!) to bring its total to 1,681,863.

And this while the latest Palme d’Or is available on video and can be seen on Canal+ for a few days, and it can take advantage of the Oscar to make its theatrical performance even more beautiful.

Figures: CBO – Box-Office