“Once in a Lifetime Must See”: Rated 4.5 out of 5, it’s the best movie of 2024… and over 9 million of you have seen it in theaters

2024 was a rich year, cinematically speaking, and it’s time to take stock. A few days before the New Year, today we invite you to find out which movie was preferred in cinemas by the viewers who left the rating on AlloCiné*.

Without much surprise, since it was already the best French film (of 2024 and of all time) according to your ratings, it’s The Count of Monte Cristo that takes the top spot, across all genres and nationalities combined. With a 4.5 out of 5 average from 25,052, it succeeds the brilliant Spider-Man-Spider-Verse, which took the crown last year with a nice 4.4.

Adapted from the literary classic by Alexandre Dumas, the film, written and directed by Mathieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellier, tells the story of Edmond Dantes (Pierre Nin) taking revenge on the people who betrayed him and stole his love.

Released on Friday, June 28, after a successful presentation at the Cannes Film Festival, out of competition, The Count of Monte Cristo took only a short week to reach the average that it holds today, which proves the “craze it has never faded and even reflected at the box office.

With 9,346,024 admissions to date, the feature film is the 41st biggest success in French cinemas (and 2nd for 2024), ahead of Harry Potter’s 831 tickets. Now available on video, this movie “You must see it once in your life and maybe even more” according to Sarle J. (One of the netizens raved about it) It would take advantage of the achievements made in early 2025 to achieve this goal.

What are 4 other favorite movies of the audience?

Until the summer, the first place was occupied by another adaptation of a literary classic. And it even came close for Dune – Part Two to retain its throne: Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction film shows the same average as The Count of Monte Cristo, but it is the number of ratings that makes it possible to decide between them.

Dune has 17,384 compared to 25,052 for The Count of Monte Cristo, putting the latter slightly ahead. But we should not discount the feature film directed by Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, which was much better than the first part 4.2.

Also at the box office, as the continuation of the messianic journey of Paul Atreides, the future leader of the rebellion who destroyed his family, attracted 4,203,460 viewers, compared to 3,165,270 and it is available on video and myCANAL has not yet reached.

The third best movie of the year is still in theaters. And it has already attracted more than a million viewers, as it is En fanfare, a dramatic comedy by Emmanuelle Courcol with Benjamin Lavergne, Pierre Lottin and Sarah Suko, which has an average of 4.3 out of 5.

Also in Cannes, it tells the story of Thibaut, an internationally renowned conductor who learns he was adopted and discovers the existence of his brother. It seems that everything separates them, except the love of music. Discovering his brother’s special musical abilities, he makes it his mission to right the injustice of fate.

As in the duel between the Count of Monte Cristo and Dune, it was the number of notes that made it possible to decide between Anne Fanfare and her pursuers. Among them is Tomorrow Again (also 4.3, but 3,831 votes against its predecessor’s 4,036), an Italian drama that, if not as successful as in Italy, where the phenomenon stood out, still attracted 647,262 viewers.

Directed by Paola Cortelles, the sublime black-and-white feature film takes us to post-World War II Italy. In the city of Rome, torn between the hope born of liberation and the material difficulties caused by the conflict that had just ended.

A period film, feminist and contemporary in its themes (emancipation and the struggle against patriarchy) that was as much drawn to its subject as the way it was treated, injecting a bit of humor into a story that is not lacking in emotion. , and revives the tradition of Italian comedy.

And freedom is also a surprising fifth. As the title suggests, it’s Amal – A Free Spirit, a Belgian drama by Javal Ralib that hit our theaters on April 17th. Where, of course, it attracted only 58,859 people, but on a reduced number of copies (108). That didn’t stop him from enjoying himself.

Centered on a Brussels high school teacher who encourages her students to express themselves freely, Amal tells how her daring teaching methods and her enthusiasm turn their lives upside down and shock some. And make him feel harassed, threatened. which is reminiscent to varying degrees of Pas de vague and La Salle des profs, which were released at the same time.

The two films which were more successful at the theaters but whose average rating is lower than that of Amaal were carried by the ever-impeccable Lubna Azabali. What do you think is the fifth best movie of 2024? And if you missed it in theaters, good news: it’s on OCS (via myCANAL) until January 13th.

*Rating discontinued on December 20, 2024 and determined using an internal analytics tool based on ratings for theatrical releases in 2024 and with a minimum audience rating of 100.