Crime, comedy and The Count of Monte-Cristo: French flock to cinemas … to watch homegrown films
Cinephiles and industry insiders explain why the most-watched films in 2024 were made in France
The most-watched films in French cinemas last year were a feelgood comedy featuring a cast of non-professional, disabled actors and a swashbuckling three-hour costume drama based on a 1,500-page novel first published in 1844.
Both were made in France, where, according to 2024’s box office figures from the national film board, CNC, more people saw each of them than watched Disney and Pixar’s Inside Out 2, the most successful animated film of all time and global blockbuster of the year. In fact, almost half the cinema tickets sold in France in 2024 were for French films.
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