Miraculous is already breaking a record at the French box office

The most expensive French film in history, Miraculoushas already broken a historic record at the box office.

This is one of the most unusual releases of the year: in July landed on our screens Miraculous, an adaptation-prequel-remake hybrid from the animated series of the same name. If this superheroine adventure for kids is so amazing, it’s because of its price. Indeed, the Zagtoon and SND studios have spent the tidy sum of 80 million euros to bring Ladybug and Cat Noir to life.

A delirious budget for an exclusively French production: it is the most expensive film in the history of French audiovisualslightly exceeding The fifth Element (and its 75 million, without taking into account inflation), previous holder of the title. Even if he does not reinvent the genre, Miraculous is a pleasant Pixar-like film, and seems on track to impose itself in our theaters at the start of this summer.

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In fact, after its first day of operation, July 5, Miraculous garnered 318,144 admissions. So, it’s the best big start of all time for a French animated film, just that. Several factors have contributed to this great success: firstly the film festival, a great moment of attraction, but also the very close start of the summer holidays. It’s also one of the best scores on the first day of 2023 overall, rising to third place, behind Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdomand the phenomenon Super Mario Bros..

Because even if the video game adaptation totaled “only” 281,442 entries for its first day of operation, it had not been broadcast in previews, which greatly contributed to the success of Miraculous. From next Thursday, we will be able to take stock of the film’s first week in theaters, and see if this excellent start is indicative of its long-term performance.