France’s box office from December 11 to 17, 2024, saw “Moana 2” leading with 959,258 admissions, bringing its total to over 5 million. Despite a 42% drop from the previous week, it approaches its predecessor’s record. “In Fanfare” and “Never Without My Therapist” performed well, while new releases like “Twenty Gods” also made an impact. Upcoming films like “Mufasa” may enhance numbers, but overall attendance remains below 2023 levels, highlighting a mixed festive season.
France Box Office Highlights: December 11 – 17, 2024
1 – Moana 2: 959,258 admissions (total: 5,044,700)
2 – In Fanfare: 270,904 admissions (total: 1,060,406)
3 – Never Without My Therapist: 208,032 admissions (New Release)
4 – Twenty Gods: 186,617 admissions (New Release)
5 – Conclave: 175,799 admissions (total: 442,451)
6 – Gladiator II: 150,826 admissions (total: 2,702,970)
7 – Wicked: 150,078 admissions (total: 440,268)
8 – Saint-Ex: 79,063 admissions (New Release)
9 – The Lord of the Rings – The War of the Rohirrim: 79,839 admissions (New Release)
10 – Niko the Little Reindeer, Santa’s Mission: 77,874 admissions (total: 163,262)
Key Takeaways
With Christmas just around the corner, Moana 2 is on the verge of overtaking its predecessor’s box office numbers. Despite experiencing a 42% decrease in admissions from the previous week, Disney’s latest animated feature has successfully drawn in over 5 million moviegoers, making it only about 700,000 tickets shy of the original film’s total.
The upcoming holiday season is likely to further boost its numbers, yet it seems challenging for Moana 2 to surpass heavyweights like Inside Out 2, The Count of Monte Cristo, and A Little Something Extra before the year’s end.
This doesn’t diminish the success of Moana 2, which will be the fourth film of 2024 to cross the 5 million admissions milestone, concluding the year just outside the top three, ahead of Gilles Lellouche’s Love Ouf. This film might face difficulties in reaching the 5 million mark but will still remain the best-performing movie of Lellouche’s career.
So far, four movies released in 2024 have achieved over 5 million admissions, while thirty-one films have surpassed the million mark. In Fanfare, with its stable performance (-21% from last week), has recently joined this elite group, outpacing new releases Twenty Gods and Never Without My Therapist.
With the release of Mufasa on December 18, there’s potential for a new film to join the millionaire club before the year concludes, which would raise the total to thirty-two. In contrast to forty-five in 2023, this indicates that, despite several standout hits, overall attendance is still lagging behind previous levels.
Nevertheless, there have been some delightful surprises, such as The Seeds of the Wild Fig Tree, The Substance, and The Story of Souleymane yesterday, along with today’s release of Twenty Gods. Winning accolades at the Angoulême Festival, Louise Courvoisier’s debut feature, lacking a star-studded cast, has achieved fourth place, boasting the second-best average per copy (808) this week.
Meanwhile, Christian Clavier, a staple of the French box office, secures third place with Never Without My Therapist at 208,032 admissions, marking a notably low opening compared to Cocorico’s 584,706, which approached the two million mark by the end of its theatrical run.
As Conclave continues to draw audiences, Gladiator II is nearing the three million admissions milestone, and Wicked has surpassed 500,000. However, two new adaptations of literary classics, The Lord of the Rings – The War of the Rohirrim and Saint-Ex, are struggling in the lower ranks of the Top 10. It remains to be seen if the holiday season will provide the momentum they need to improve their standings.
Figures: CBO – Box Office