The beautiful story of Flow continues: more dollars at the box office
“Everything that is happening around this film is fantastic!”, Profits the producer of Sacrebleu, Ron Dyens. Already widely praised by criticism, Flow is also a commercial success!
The international and independent animated film has not always been a very flourishing sector. But Flow, the cat that was no longer afraid of waterdirected by Zilbalodis gintsreverse the trend: the feature film named to the Oscars has reached 20 million dollars at the box office According to the Declaration of Charades, the company in charge of its sales, to Variety.
Gints Zilbalodis is a young Latvian director and screenwriter. His first animated feature film, Elsewhere in 2019, won the counterchamp prize at Annecy animated film festival. Five years later, he signed his return with Flowan animated film that marked Cinema outings of the end of 2024.
Flow Follows the daily life of a cat who finds himself evolving in a world invaded by water. Without any human life on the horizon, the animal with large yellow eyes finds refuge on a boat where a group of animals already lodges. Unfortunately, cohabitation is not easy. In addition to overcoming their fear of water, everyone will have to adapt and accept their differences to learn to live together. A beautiful epic in a post-apocalyptic world with a breathtaking visual that makes everyone agree. Gints Zilbalodis offers us a silent spectacle but emotional, a bias already adopted in its first feature film.
The beautiful story of Flow started on the Croisette in 2024, where he was presented in the Un certain Locat section. He then won four prices (that of juryof audiencefrom the Gan Foundation for Diffusion and Best original music) At Annecy International Animation Film Festival (2024). He was also rewarded for Golden Globes And named in two Oscar categories (best animated film and best international film).
Independent animation feature films have often noted their success through their awards rather than through the box office. Competition with the animation giants is tough. Flow therefore achieved a small feat by exceeding $ 20 million. A figure that may seem modest, but to compare its little budget of 3.5 million euros.
By way of comparison, My robot friend (appointed to the Oscars last year) had reported $ 4.7 million in the world. As of Marcel, the shell (with his shoes)he had obtained a score of $ 6.9 million in the world in 2022.
Flow, the cat that was no longer afraid of water: a visual and narrative shock (critic)
The success of Flow has notably been historic in Latviawhere he broke the record for entries of all time (250,000 tickets sold in this country of 1.8 million inhabitants). He brought in $ 4 million over 12 weeks to United States and Canada. At Mexicothe feature was won with $ 6 million in just six weeks, which places it in front of the 2024 Oscar-winning animated film, The boy and the heron. The CEO of Charades, Yohann Comte explains that the performance of Flow in France (600,000 admissions and 4.4 million euros in revenue) were the springboard for its success with other international distributors. “” “What is happening around Flow is fantastic”, Proclaims Ron Dyensthe founder and CEO of the French company Sacrebleu, which has co-produced Flow.
“” “In almost all territories, we are witnessing great success, and sometimes we are even faced with a real tidal wave, as in Mexico. It may seem surprising, but at the same time, this film, without any human dialogue and featuring deeply nice and generous animals, must certainly arouse a need for love in so many people. This success is therefore in my eyes both surprising and, at the same time, completely normal. “