Day one France: What’s up in theaters for Alexandre Astier’s Kaamelott 2?

France box office from October 23 to October 30, 2025

1 – Kaamelott – Part Two: 162,792 entries (including 85,951 in AVP)

2 – Chainsaw Man – Movie: Reze’s Arc: 45,379 entries (including 2,089 in AVP)

3 – La Petite Dernier: 41,364 entries (including 21,467 in AVP)

4 – Arco: 37,245 entries (including 17,427 in AVP)

5 – The Shrinking Man: 29,551 entries (including 8,757 in AVP)

6 – Secret of the nipple: 19,843 entries (including 12,306 in AVP)

7 – Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere: 9,375 records

8 – Imago: 1,650 entries (including 1,329 in AVP)

9 – Riders of the Wild Lands: 497 entries (including 373 in AVP)

10 – Pet Shop Days: 106 entries

to remember

This week we see a sharp increase in theater attendance. Last week, Cedric Jimenez’s Dog 51 topped the box office with about 50,000 admissions. It is yesterday Camelot – part two By Alexandre Astier, which featured more than 162,000 viewers in its first day of operation. Thus, the film marks the second best French start of the year, behind Save the Gods.

In 2021, in the middle of the health transition period, Kaamelott – Part 1 attracted more than 423,000 viewers immediately after its launch, for a total of 2 million entries. Thus, this new opus achieves a more measured success, a decline that can be explained by the effect of curiosity and the popular momentum created by the post-Covid reunion with the world of Astier. The fact that King Arthur and his Round Table takes full advantage of the powerful dynamics of the All Saints’ Day celebrations proves the public’s attachment to this iconic saga.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: The Reese ArcDistributed by Sony, it started more modestly with 45,379 downloads, including 2,089 previews. In comparison, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinite Castle drew nearly 340,000 viewers during the back-to-school season last September.

If the Chainsaw Man franchise generates less enthusiasm than Demon Slayer, it still manages to climb into second place among the most-watched films in France yesterday, proving the growing public appeal of Japanese animation on the big screen.

2025 really stands out as Hapsia Hertz. After the César and Cannes awards, which were awarded to his main actor, the director started his career in the best way. With 41,364 entries, almost half of which were previews, small end Significantly more than the 2,200 records of Bonne Mère (2021) and the nearly 5,000 of You Deserve Love (2019).

Hafsia Hertz has shown that her sensitive auteur cinema, which addresses female homosexuality, will fully find its place in the current French landscape, positioning itself at the box office ahead of the Springsteen biopic or Jean Dujardin’s new film. A great start that could herald a promising future for his third feature film.

We also celebrated great success ArkoA French animated film by Hugo Bienvenue. A notable success for this first feature film, presented in the Special Screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2025 and winner of the Feature Film Crystal at the 2025 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Only 10,000 admissions away from the Japanese film Chainsaw Man, Arco totals 37,245 admissions, proving the vitality of French animation.

On the cinema side, in live footage, A shrinking manJean Coonen’s new film, directed by Jean Dujardin, may not meet the expected audience. With 29,551 admissions, it’s only the third-best opening of the director’s career, behind 99 Francs (78,900 admissions) and Mon cousin (56,884 admissions). It’s also a marked drop from Dujardin’s previous film, Denis Imbert’s Black Trails, which drew more than 114,000 viewers on its release.

Finally, among the top ten films at the box office, we note the presence of another animated film revealed in Ansim: The secret of the breastAntoine Lancio, co-author of The Frog Prophecy. The film gathered 19,843 viewers, both young and old.

As for the biographical film Bruce Springsteen Worn by Jeremy Allen White, it created a surprise at the box office by only taking seventh position. With 9,375 admissions, this probably reflects the public’s lack of steam for music biographies, although they have been very numerous in recent years. By comparison, James Mangold’s The Perfect Stranger, dedicated to Bob Dylan and directed by Timothée Chalamet, drew 52,787 viewers when it opened in January.

Figures: CBO – Box-Office