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Among the 4.2 million seats sold in 2024 in the most important cinemas in Toulouse Métropole, it is “The Count of Monte Cristo”, the adaptation of the novel by Dumas, with Pierre Niney in the title role, which won the most entries.
The National Center for Cinematography has just welcomed this by publishing its results: with 181.3 million cinema admissions, French cinemas continue to progress (180.8 million admissions in 2003), unlike the rest of the world. , where, including the United States, theater attendance recorded a decline. But the French exception does not stop there, since in the top 5 films which achieved the most admissions, we find – cocorico! – three French films which totaled 25 million admissions.
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Thus, on a national scale, It is “Un little extra thing” which, with 10.8 million entries, dominates the box office 2024, followed by “The Count of Monte Cristo” (9, 3 millions) then “Vice-Versa 2” (8.4 million), “Moana 2” (5,9 millions) and “Phew Love” by Gilles Lellouche which, despite a killer review, attracted 4.7 million spectators.
The Cosmograph, Utopia Borderouge and UGC in progress
Across Toulouse Métropole, the fifteen largest cinemas in the area sold 4.2 million tickets, a very slight increase compared to 2023. With, intra muros, three cinemas which are increasing in terms of admissions: the Cosmograph (+ 19.49%) the Utopia Borderouge (+ 19.99%) and the shy UGC Montaudran (+ 13.2%). In fact, of the cinemas counted, Pathé Wilson takes the lion’s share by garnering almost 24% market share, or 1 million admissions, followed by Pathé Labège (772,596) and CGR Blagnac (604,725). and in fourth position, Véo Muret (427,490).
-When it comes to films and box office, the situation is more diverse than in France. Thus, if “Un p’tit truc en plus” also comes first at Kinépolis (17,217) and at Véo Muret (34,000) and in third position at Labège (40,000) and at CGR (35,000), it’s is “The Count of Monte-Cristo” which is in the lead at Pathé Wilson with 68,762 admissions, at Pathé Labège, (50,000 entries), at CGR Blagnac (37,000) and at UGC Montaudran (14,000). Knowing that the “Count” ranks second at Véo Muret (27,000) and third at Kinepolis (14,765), it is therefore he who is the big winner at the Toulouse box office with a total of 210,527 admissions to the six biggest cinemas.
In second place we find, respectively, at Wilson “Dune 2” (51,837) and at Labège, much more “family”, “Vice-Versa 2” with the nice figure of 41,000 tickets sold. As for “L’amour ouf”, fifth in France, it is only cited once in the top three, at Pathé Wilson, where it has 42,637 admissions.
“Emilia Pérez” on the Art and Essay side
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Things take a completely different turn in the Arthouse cinema department. Thus, at the American Cosmograph, it is “Emilia Pérez”, the musical thriller by Jacques Audiard, doubly awarded this year at Cannes (Jury Prize and Interpretation Prize) and at the four Golden Globes which, with 8,500 entries, holds the lead. It is followed by the chilling and remarkable “The Zone of Interest”, Grand Prix itself, but in 2023, in Cannes.
As for the ABC, it’s the joyful “En fanfare” by Emmanuel Courcol which, perfectly handling the balance between drama and comedy, wins with 6,500 admissions. “Be careful, “Twenty Gods!” is coming with a bang, but it only came out in mid-December,” warns Marc Van Maele of the ABC.
“En fanfare” is also in the lead at Utopia Tournefeuille (5,000) followed by “Emilia Pérez” (4,900). Which means that it is this film, a mixture of genres literally and figuratively, which comes first in Toulouse Art et Essai cinemas. Holy Emilia…
