French films at the international box office: August 2024

The Count of Monte Cristo retained its lead position of the most-seen French film in international cinemas in August. Riviera Revenge and Acid took second and third place.

#	Title	No. of Admissions	Box Office Revenues (€)	No. of Prints	No. of Countries	Total Admissions	Total Revenues
1	The Count of Monte Cristo	571,465	4,339,872	698	11	86, 776	7,419,570
2	Riviera Revenge	215,205	1,906,235	531	4	233,475	2,101,490
3	Acid	203,294	548,616	538	5	444,496	1,479,887
4	Oh La La	88,610	638,350	133	8	817,282	6,996,189
5	The Taste of Things	84,517	482,883	280	10	1,493,632	12,045,329
6	A Little Something Extra	77,721	777,635	150	4	607,070	6,283,023
7	Argonuts	76,891	612,787	544	4	1,968,962	12,074,859
8	The Price Of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure	74,121	387,969	1,261	4	74,121	387,969
9	Zak & Wowo, la légende de Lendarys	42,545	185,498	694	8	103,457	428,020
10	The President's Wife	26,255	188,260	96	6	150,296	1,269,036
11	Emilia Pérez	25,631	244,314	63	2	25,631	244,314
12	Bolero	25,167	208,046	28	3	85,374	771,355
13	Jeanne du Barry	24,049	90,214	38	6	1,983,753	10,229,332
14	And the Party Goes on	21,589	161,460	121	5	102,634	698,602
15	Anatomy of a Fall	17,634	113,337	44	6	4,928,999	35,688,201
16	King of My Castle	17,022	103,319	14	2	23,242	161,943
17	A Real Job	16,887	60,916	51	1	129,930	817,917
18	New Beginnings	16,576	143,676	134	2	79,717	480,548
19	It's Raining Men	16,014	138,251	42	3	90,714	732,742
20	Dogman	15,499	97,319	125	2	972,358	5,754,650

Box office results for French films abroad get back on track

French films attracted 2.9 million spectators and generated €19.0 million in international box-office revenues in August. After June and July, when just over 1.5 million tickets were sold on a monthly basis, August was at last the breakthrough month for French films, both in terms of genre and territory. Nearly three million foreign moviegoers choose to see a French production on the big screen! This is the third-highest month in terms of ticket sales of the current year, after February and March (five million), marked by an increase in attendance of almost 90% compared with July and June. This upward trend in the box-office for French titles abroad can be explained by a more substantial number of new films launched (195 compared with 143 in July and 154 in June), very solid runs of films still in distribution, and successful releases.

AcidIn detail, the top three titles were The Count of Monte Cristo, Riviera Revenge, and Acid. The adventure film enjoyed a wave of success in Belgium & Luxembourg (Alternative, 260,000 admissions and €2.58 million total revenues) and Switzerland (Pathé, 112,000 and €1.61 million), and has added solid careers to its list, including nearly 200,000 spectators in Spain (Beta Fiction, €1.29 million), 100,000 in Poland (Kino Swiat, €0.54 million), and 69,000 in Quebec (A-Z, €0.50 million). In all the above-mentioned markets, the fluctuations from one week to the next were very limited, a sign of the positive word-of-mouth that seems to herald a long life for The Count of Monte Cristo on the silver screen. As for Riviera Revenge, it attracted 165,000 German (Neue Visionen, €1.51 million) and 27,000 Austrian (Luna, €0.26 million) moviegoers, making it one of the most popular French productions locally in 2024. Last but not least, Acid was a hit in Peru! Launched in 111 cinemas, it sold 140,000 tickets in its first week of release (Star, €0.31 million), making it the best launch for a French-language production in Peru, and the third top-ranking French-language title after Taken 3 in 2015 and Taken 2 in 2012 These three titles and their respective breakthroughs confirm foreign moviegoers' interest in French franchises, the appeal of comedies in European markets, and the popularity of genre films in Latin America. The monthly top 10 confirms these trends and highlights others, such as the longevity of French productions on screens, thanks to their release schedule spread over several months (or even years), the weight that animation now represents in the supply of titles, and the wide circulation often reserved for arthouse films. In Portugal, for example, Oh La La attracted 52,000 admissions (Nos, €0.33 million), and A Little Something Extra over 70,000 in Europe, while The Count of Monte Cristo and The Taste of Things were released in over 10 territories. The latter has remained one of the most popular titles for many months, along with Argonuts, which ensures the presence of French animation in the rankings. The latest animation genre entry Zak & Wowo, la légende de Lendarys shared its first appearance in the monthly top 10 with The Price Of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure).

Germany, Spain, and Poland: the top three territories in August

Europe remained the leading geographic zone for French cinema (73.0% of monthly admissions), with the Central and Eastern region offering twice as many admissions as in July, thanks to a particularly Francophile Polish market. The other dynamic zone was Latin America (+166.1%), with Acid accounting for more than a third of the total. As for Asia, the lights remained red in August, and the same applied to Oceania. Acid and the minority-French production The Inseparables were the only French titles to attract more than 100,000 moviegoers outside Europe. The top trio of territories by admissions changed, welcoming Spain after a long absence. Seven foreign territories (four in July and June, eight in May, seven in April, 14 in March, 13 in February, and six in January) offered more than 100,000 admissions each to French productions in August.

Comedy, adventure, and animation took center stage

In August, comedy/dramatic comedy retained its crown as the favorite international genre (0.7 million spectators, 25.3% of the monthly total), but two genres followed close behind: animation (24.0%, over 200,000 admissions each for the releases of the minority-French productions The Inseparables and Panda Bear in Africa) and adventure (23,4%). Drama strengthened its presence, and fantasy made a comeback, buoyed by the warm reception given to Acid in Latin America. Majority-French productions (69.6% of total admissions) and French-language productions (80.5%) still accounted for the largest share of admissions for the month. Rounding off this report, more than 0.3 million admissions went to arthouse films (12.4% of the monthly total), led by the unmissable The Taste of Things and Jeanne du Barry, and newcomer Emilia Pérez.

Emilia Pérez

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This report is based on results recorded on September 16, 2024. Since our statistics for film releases are continuously being updated, the graphics generated automatically on our website will differ from the chart featured in this article.