“No more words,” rejoiced the film’s producer, Dimitri Rassam, now in the top 20 most seen French films.
The adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ novel continues to appeal to the public. Le Comte de Monte Cristo , released on June 26 in cinemas, has just exceeded nine million admissions at the French box office, its producer Dimitri Rassan rejoiced on social networks on Saturday October 19. « More words »he wrote. A successful bet for Pierre Niney who signs the biggest success of his career with the role of Edmond Dantès.
« 20 years ago, in my teenage bedroom I dreamed of writing great texts while not daring to imagine myself starring in a TV movie… Dantès was already on the prowl, you have made this epic immortal. THANK YOU »writes the actor on X, specifying that the film has already achieved two million admissions abroad. The feature film by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, still shown in certain cinemas, had reached two million admissions in France only nine days after its release and had crossed the threshold of 8 million admissions in mid-September. The film adaptation of the famous novel therefore maintains its place behind Artus’ comedy, A little something extra, became the most seen film at the cinema in France this year, with more than 10 million admissions.
But that’s not all. Le Comte de Monte Cristo is now part of the top 20 most viewed French films in history and also dethrones The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain which attracted 8,636,041 spectators when it was released in 2001. The feature film, described as “jubilant and sunny” au Figaro could also soon exceed The Big Blue (9.2 million in 1988) or even The idiots’ dinner (9.2 million in 1998).
Triumph for Niney
Le Comte de Monte Cristo also marks the biggest success of Pierre Niney’s career. Now a very fashionable figure in French cinema, the 35-year-old actor has never played in a film with more than two million admissions. The interpreter of Edmond Dantès had, until now, stood out with Yves Saint Laurent (1.6 million entries), OSS 117: Red alert in black Africa (1.6 million) and 10 years apart (1.4 million). He notably won the César for best actor in 2015 for his role as the great French fashion designer.
