Mufasa takes the throne of French box office starts

Thursday 19th December 2024 08:08 AM

While Vaiana 2 has dominated the French box office for three weeks, a second Disney Christmas was released yesterday in France. Unsurprisingly, Mufasa : The Roi Lion stands out among all the starts at the French box office this Wednesday, December 18, 2024, without however equaling (by far) the score of its predecessor released in 2019. We must put it into perspective because this blockbuster was released during the summer school holidays. The score of Mufasa is not shameful even if these first indications show that this sequel-prequel of Barry Jenkins will not shine as much as the first part of Jon Favreau.

Mufasa at the top of startups in France

Yesterday in Paris, Mufasa : The Roi Lion attracted 1,743 spectators after the 2 p.m. screenings (26 theaters). In 24 hours, 142,674 spectators were seduced by the story of Mufasa yesterday in France (combination of 683 theaters). This is the 15th best start of the year in France behind Phew Love (143,726). For comparison, 630,478 people went to see The Lion King in 2019 (680 sites) during school holidays.

The scores of other similar titles for their first day in France:

The Little Mermaid (2023) : 95 282 entrées ;
Cruella (2021) : 68 981 entrées ;
Aladdin (2019) : 78 179 entrées ;
Dumbo (2019) : 84 621 entrées ;
Jean-Christophe & Winnie (2018) : 41 601 entrées ;
Beauty and the Beast (2017) : 268 578 entrées ;
Peter and Elliott the Dragon (2016) : 52 373 entrées ;
The Jungle Book (2016) : 277 612 entrées ;
Cinderella (2015) : 85 630 entrées :
Maleficent (2014) : 86 000 entrées ;
Alice in Wonderland (2010) : 251 672.

Considering the result for its first day, Mufasa : The Roi Lion could reach 900,000 to one million entries by next Wednesday. The Christmas holidays should be favorable to allow the film to reach at least three million admissions.