Stronger than Intouchables and What We Did to the Good Lord, this French film is a hit on its first day in theaters

Culture news Stronger than Intouchables and What We Did to the Good Lord, this French film is a hit on its first day in theaters

A historic start

Cinema is on the rise this spring as many successful films are currently showing. But the surprise of this month of May is French: A little something extrathe first film directed by comedian Artus released on May 1, recorded 280,000 admissions during this first day of operation according to boxofficepro. A record start for a French comedy while the film did better than Untouchables And What have we done to the good Lord?two giants who both attracted nearly 200,000 spectators on the first day of their release.

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The French comedy of the year?

After such a start, we can only hope that this film manages to maintain the pace over the coming weeks. The comparison with Untouchables And What have we done to the good Lord? is flattering, but let’s remember that the two films achieved real feats by bringing together 19.4 million and 12.3 million spectators respectively. A rare performance, even more so since the pandemic.

That being said, A little something extra seems to have all the qualities required to achieve success. The film, which tells the story of the escape of two thugs forced to take refuge in a summer camp for young adults with disabilities, has visibly won over the public. On AlloCiné, the film received an average audience rating of 4.3/5 from 856 reviews. The press also praised this film “funny and touching“. We will therefore follow the route of A little something extra carefully.