Everything happens: for the first time since the reopening of cinemas in France on May 19, 2021, after the Covid-19 pandemic, attendance is finally showing better results than before the health crisis. According to estimates from the National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC), published on Tuesday May 2, 19.01 million admissions were recorded in April, “an increase of 37.8% compared to April 2022. and a level higher than the 2017-2019 average (2.7%)”.
Since January 1, cinemas have registered 68.07 million admissions, “i.e. 34% compared to the first four months of 2022 and ?13.9% compared to the 2017-2019 average over the first four months”, specifies the CNC. This comeback can be explained by the undisputed success of Super Mario Bros, the movie, by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Released on April 5, the adventures of the two little plumbers have already garnered more than a billion dollars (910 million euros) in worldwide box office receipts and in France alone, have recorded the best result of all movies since January.
The market share of French films remains high
This cartoon thus federated more than 5.6 million admissions in April, already establishing itself as the biggest success of the year, ahead of Asterix and Obelix. The Middle Kingdom, by Guillaume Canet. The last animated film to generate similar excitement upon its release was Frozen II, in 2019, which garnered 7.67 million viewers.
Concentrating more than 2.6 million tickets sold in three and a half weeks, The Three Musketeers. D’Artagnan, served by François Civil, Vincent Cassel and Romain Duris also seriously boosted the April results. Just like two other American films, Dungeons
The CNC specifies that “the market share of French films is estimated at 47.4% over the first four months of the year” and therefore remains high, while “that of American films is estimated at 42.5%”.
