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ADMISSIONS France

47.29 million admissions in the first quarter

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- Rebound for the number of admissions in French theatres in March and a share evaluated at 40.4 % for French films in the first quarter

After a difficult start to the year with a decline of 10.6 % in admissions in January and 21 % in February compared to the previous year, attendance regained momentum in March with +15.5 % and 18.98 million spectators according to the estimates published by the CNC. This rebound does not, however, keep the total result for the first quarter (47.29 million admissions) from conceding 5.7 % as compared to the same period in 2012.

As for market shares, French films scored 40.4 % during the first quarter versus 51 % for American productions and 8.6 % for feature films from other countries.

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In the box-office, French productions especially stand out, especially Jappeloup [+see also:
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interview: Lou de Laâge
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by Christian Duguay (1.45 million admissions in three weeks – Pathé Distribution), the welcome surprise 20 ans d’écart [+see also:
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by David Moreau (1.23 million spectators in 21 days), Boule & Bill [+see also:
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by duo Alexandre CharlotFranck Magnier (1.92 million in five weeks), Vive la France [+see also:
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by Michaël Youn (1.1 million in six weeks), Möbius [+see also:
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by Eric Rochant (1.07 million in five weeks) and Under the Rainbow [+see also:
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by Agnès Jaoui (889,000 in four weeks).

As for non-French European productions and coproductions, I'm So Excited [+see also:
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by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar (280,000 spectators in its first week) stands out, together with the indefatigable Oscar-winning documentary Sugar Man [+see also:
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by Swedish director Malick Bendjelloul (131,000 admissions in 14weeks and +20% in admissions in the last weekly count) and Wadjda [+see also:
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by Haifaa Al Mansour (431,000 admissions in eight weeks).

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(Translated from French)

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