Les Guetteurs at the French box office: What started this thriller, directed by the daughter of M. Night Shyamalan?

First day of France, June 12, 2024

1 – Les Guetteurs: 19,704 entries (including 5,992 in AVP)

2 – HAIKYU!! Garbage War: 18,090 entries (including 2,574 in AVP)

3 – Juliet in Spring: 13,013 entries (including 4,949 in AVP)

4 – Love Lies Bleeding: 6,451 entries (including 823 in AVP)

5 – Gloria! : 5,742 entries (including 2,224 in AVP)

6 – Paradis Paris: 4,465 entries

7 – Tehachapi: 1,359 entries

8 – I’m not: 1058 entries

9 – Excursion: 632 entries

10 – Twilight: 138 entries

11 – First days: 50 entries

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It is still too early to tell whether Ishana Shyamalan will be able to step out of the shadow of her father, M. Knight, the producer of her first feature film. supervisors (Mystery thriller because dogs don’t make cats).

But with 19,704 admissions in one day (including previews), the young director is off to a better start than Knock at the Cabin (12,434 in February 2023, in another print) and older (11,555 in July 2021, today). health pass introduced in theatres).

Two films that certainly didn’t reach the million mark at the end of their run. And M. Night Shyamalan might turn things around in August with Trap , his next opus (also a mystery thriller, surprisingly). The fact remains that, even if it’s not flashy, Les Guetteurs leads the June 12 releases, facing some pretty weak competition.

But it was close for the anime Haikyuu!! Garbage War does not win the bet. He even had the most entries on Wednesday alone. Except that Ishana Shyamalan’s film attracted more viewers in previews than Susumu Mitsunaka’s.

The latter is still on the podium, surrounded by female directors who are in the spotlight in new releases: Blandine Lenoir is in third place. Juliet in the spring (which begins behind Annie Anger and Aurore, her previous works), Rose Glass and Love Lies bleedsor Gloria! By Margarita Vicario.

without forgetting Paradise Paris by Marjane Satrapi. Which is not the smallest start of his filmmaking career, but almost: only La Bande des Jotas, released on seven small works in 2013, stands behind this chorus comedy, directed by Monica Bellucci and much better distributed.

Finally, let’s note the good averages per copy TehachapiJR’s new documentary and this is not meLeo Carax’s (Annette) experimental self-portrait, which attracted 81 and 97 viewers per screen respectively. Which is better than all other releases of the week except Haikyu, which hits 106.

Figures: CBO – Box-Office