Wonka or The Three Musketeers: who won the first French box office battle?
Willy does better than Milady who does worse than D’Artagnan.
Two of the most anticipated films of the end of the year were released this Wednesday in theaters in France. And Timothée Chalamet was stronger than D’Artagnan! Wonka already has more than 180,000 admissions in France, after its first day in theaters (driven by previews which represent half of this total). The musical comedy got off to an excellent start in 700 theaters and did better than Charlie and the chocolate factory which had 120,000 entries for its first day in 2005. Johnny Depp held on for the long haul, attracting 4 million spectators upon arrival. Wonka will he do as well?
In the meantime, little Willy is already doing better than The three Musketeers. The second part of the big-budget French diptych follows just behind, with nearly 150,000 admissions (in 724 theaters) for its first day (here too, half comes from previews). Milady still does a little worse than D’artagnan and its 200,000 launch entries last April. The film finished at 3.4 million.
On the podium, Inseparable got off to a timid start, with 32,000 tickets sold. But the animated film carried by the voice of Eric Judor only attracted 6,000 curious people on Wednesday, the rest being made during the previews.
Finally, we note that the excellent Past Lives – Our lives before And Winter Break there are discreet launches in France. With 8000 and 5500 admissions, the films of Céline Song and Alexander Payne, although defended by critics, risk having difficulty existing over time.
