Bob Marley and Cocorico are millionaires at the French box office
Madame Web falls to 8th place in the top. (Source: Le Film Français)
Only 8,615 entries separate the biopic on the reggae icon and the historical drama, A lifedistributed by SND, the same distributor as the ethno-social comedy cock-a-doodle Doo with Christian Clavier And Didier Bourdon.
Bob Marley: One Love opens the dance by honoring the top of the podium. The biopic accumulated 451,140 spectators for its second week, which allowed it to cross the million admissions mark (1,224,005 exactly). cock-a-doodle Doo clings tooth and nail to the podium and maintains its third place with 363,438 curious people, crossing, at the same time, the milestone of one million entries (1,331,276 in total). Beating in passing the accumulation of the previous opus of Julien Hervé, The Doudou.
Kev Adams is not far behind. Retirement Home 2 attracted 356,040 new guests for its second week – even if it was helped by its previews (136,374 entries). A score however down compared to the launch of the first part.
Duty of memory
A lifethe moving story of Nicholas Winton, savior of a hundred Jewish children during the Second World War, occupies second place in this top France, for its first week. The film was presented in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The feature film surpasses The Area of Interest, which also addresses the tragic fate of the Jews during the war, from a completely different angle. For its first week, the project signed Jonathan Glazer accumulated 239,108 entries compared to 442,525 for A life. For its fourth week in theaters, this drama Oscar nominee honors tenth place in the ranking, adding 96,624 interested in the area surrounding the unspeakable.
Getting back on track
French comedy is doing well, since Dog and cat of Reem Kherici falling one place in this top 10. The animal project still attracted 311,885 spectators for its second week, on 698 copies. During school holidays, animals are popular with young people, with The Last Jaguar which maintains its sixth position compared to the previous ranking, with 246,588 entries for its third week. The film of Gilles de Maistre sees its attendance rebound by 39%.
For their first week in theaters, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba On the Road to Pillar Training And The goats burst into the weekly top 10 at the French box office. The Japanese animated film delights French manga fans, with 151,200 entries sold, or 42,000 more than last year's film. On the way to the blacksmith villagefor its first week in theaters. On the way to pillar training occupies seventh place in the ranking. The animated series experienced its rise during the Covid crisis. The themes of fraternity mixed with redemption have found their audience. An audience that responds to the release of films derived from the anime.
The goatsa comedy summoned by the surrealist pleading of Dany Boon And Jerome Commander, occupies ninth place in the ranking with 108,258 curious people. Which unfortunately marks the worst start of all the films of Fred Cavaye. The unfaithful has 973,770 more admissions than this new film for its first week… Enough to go crazy.
The Sony distribution studio can console itself with Demon Slayersince Madame Web continues towards unpopularity, falling to eighth position for its second week in theaters. The web is struggling to capture its audience, with only 129,885 entries from 525 copies. Madame Web is half as good as the previous opus of the franchise, Morbiuswith Jared Leto, which finished under 800,000 tickets. A score that Madame Web will strive to achieve.
Here are the top 10 French box office for the week of February 21 to 28, 2024 :
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