The Count of Monte Cristo continues to climb the Everest of French cinema. More than three months after its national release, the adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic is still in theaters and approaching nine million – 8,884,996 admissions. He recently entered the very closed circle of the twenty greatest successes of French cinema.
Pierre Nin’s film far surpasses Jean-Pierre Genet’s Le Fabuleux destin d’Amélie Poulain, one of the most famous French films in the world, and Asterix and Obelix vs. Claude Zid with Cesar and his 8,776,572.
The actor himself shared the information on his official X account:
It’s not the only French film of the year to pass the milestone, as the Artus phenomenon, Un P’tit truc en plus, also made the rankings and now sits in tenth place with 10,699,862 entries.
Discover the top 20 greatest French hits:
1 – Welcome to Ch’tis (2008): 20,438,757 records
2 – The Untouchables (2011): 19,479,088 records
3 – La Grande vadrouille (1966): 17,275,169 records
4 – Asterix and Obelix – Mission Cleopatra (2002): 14,404,829 records
5 – Visitors (1993): 13,671,885 admissions
6 – The Small World of Don Camillo (1952): 12,791,213 records
7 – What should we do with the good Lord? (2014): 12,366,033 records
8 – Le Corniaud (1965): 11,743,525 entries
9 – A little more (2024): 10,699,862
10 – Taxi 2 (2000): 10,302,954 admissions
11 – 3 Men and a Basin (1985): 10,251,813 records
12 – Les Bronzés 3 (2006): 10,229,483 records
13 – War of the Buttons (1962): 10,035,711 records
14 – Les Miserables (1958): 9,968,993 admissions
15 – Le Dîner de cons (1998): 9,248,548 admissions
16 – Big Blue (1988): 9,196,550 records
17 – The Bear (1988): 9,137,761 records
18 – Emmanuel (1974): 8,894,132 records
19 – The Cow and the Prisoner (1959): 8,851,251 records
The adventure of the Count of Monte Cristo is not over, as the film is expected to be released in the US on December 20. American distributor Samuel Goldwyn Films is already planning to submit the film in all categories for the next Oscar ceremony.
Figures: CBO – Box-Office
The Count of Monte Cristo is still in theaters.
Source: Allocine
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