Box office 1st day: Albert Dupontel stronger than Johnny Depp

The public holiday of November 11 boosted attendance at French cinemas. And it’s Albert Dupontel who gets off to the best start this Wednesday with Mom must be burned, in front of Scrooge.

Beautiful day for French cinema!

Three years later Second Roundthe director ofGoodbye up there comes back with Mom must be burneda family film distributed by Pathé which takes the lead in the Wednesday box office. The film has already attracted nearly 125,000 admissions, including 15,000 previews, in 469 theaters. An excellent start for Albert Dupontel, who signs the best average of the new releases of the week.

Mom must be burned takes the lead

This first day is comparable to that of Second Roundwhich attracted 126,000 spectators in 2023, including previews. But the director’s previous film benefited from a much larger stock, with 669 copies. Mom must be burned also does better thanGoodbye idiotswhich opened to 111,000 admissions in 632 theaters, in the middle of the Covid period. The film still ended its career with nearly 2 million spectators. Second Roundhe had come close to a million.

Johnny Depp makes a solid comeback

Albert Dupontel therefore keeps Johnny Depp at a distance. The American actor nevertheless made a solid debut in France with Scroogehis rereading of Dickens, which is approaching 110,000 admissions after this first day, including 17,000 in preview. Johnny Depp’s last appearance in a film released in theaters in France dates back to 2023, with Jeanne du Barry by Maïwenn. Styled as Louis XV, it attracted 85,000 curious people on the day of its release, including 45,000 in preview. The film then ended its career with around 750,000 admissions. Scrooge therefore starts significantly stronger.

How to rob a bank start slowly

On the third step of the podium, we find How to rob a bankthe new action thriller from David Leitch (Bullet Train). The film has around 16,000 admissions for its first day. A result much lower than that of his previous feature film, The Fall Guywhich brought together 102,000 spectators in 2024, including previews, on 606 copies. It must be said that the film could then count on the presence of Ryan Gosling in the lead.

15/18 just behind

Finally, 15/18the new film by Cédric Kahn, distributed by Ad Vitam, is also at 16,000 admissions in 200 theaters, but with 6,000 previews. An encouraging start for the director of Making Ofwhich attracted 11,000 spectators on its first day in 2024 (including previews) before ending its career at 200,000 admissions.