Moulin continues to drive the French box office, Godzilla lagging behind

The historical drama led by Gilles Lellouche remains number 1, while the Japanese blockbuster Godzilla Minus Zero begins in 6th position.

French films continue to dominate the national box office. A quartet is resisting this week at the top of the French rankings, still with Mill as leader.

Mill number 1

The historic film by László Nemes, starring Gilles Lellouche, retains the top spot with 230,000 new admissions in just under 500 theaters. The drama now has nearly 600,000 spectators after two weeks of operation. For comparison, at the same stage, The Battle of Gaulle: The Iron Agereleased on June 3, had an equivalent score (620,000 entries), while I write your namereleased on June 26, had already exceeded 800,000 spectators. But Antonin Baudry’s two parts were able to ride on the Cinema Festival and particularly favorable summer word of mouth to maintain an impressive dynamic, reaching 3 million admissions each!

With its darker atmosphere and more serious subject, Mill will certainly have difficulty attracting as many spectators. But the film is already having a solid run in French theaters.

Karma has the right dynamics

Just like Karma. Guillaume Canet’s thriller is in full swing. Buoyed by very positive feedback from spectators, the film with Marion Cotillard and Denis Ménochet maintains stable attendance (-13%), thanks to a clearly increasing audience: now distributed in nearly 700 theaters (almost 200 more than last week), Karma attracts 220,000 additional curious people for its third week and thus passes the milestone of 800,000 entries.

Les Miserables cling to the podium

In an even larger park (nearly 1,000 rooms), Les Miserables remains on the podium. The adaptation of Victor Hugo by Fred Cavayé is not the enormous popular success expected in the vein of Monte Cristo. But after four weeks, it still attracted 186,000 spectators and exceeded 1.34 million admissions.

Good start for The Marie-Claire Affair

Just behind, nice start for The Marie-Claire Affair. The legal drama with Charlotte Gainsbourg in the role of Gisèle Halimi got off to a good start with 195,000 spectators (including previews) in 450 theaters.

Wild Horse Nine starts in fifth position

A notch below, Wild Horse Nineone of the favorites in the Oscar race by Martin McDonagh, debuts in the Top 5 with almost 130,000 spectators in 220 theaters. John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell find themselves wandering around Easter Island and get off to a better start than the Banshees of Inisherin in 2022, which attracted 100,000 spectators during its first week, before ending its French career with 415,000 admissions.

Godzilla Minus Zero don’t make France tremble

The other big news of the week, Godzilla Minus Zerodon’t crush France with its big paw. The Japanese hit is content with sixth place, with fewer than 130,000 kaiju fans (including previews) in the approximately 300 theaters screening it for its first week. This is ultimately quite little, given the worldwide buzz generated by the first part and the excellent reviews. Three years ago, Godzilla Minus One had a total of 180,000 spectators in France at the end of the course.

A good boss doesn’t have full pockets

Just below, the new comedy by Didier Bourdon is struggling to move the crowds. A good boss shows just over 120,000 admissions in 500 theaters for its first week. Last year, It was better before had garnered 226,000 admissions during its first week of operation in France…

The Phantom of the Opera remains speechless

Finally, The Phantom of the Opera hardly scary. In the second week, its attendance dropped by 40%. The film only attracts 80,000 spectators despite a large number of 530 theaters. It barely crossed the 200,000 entry mark.