Norbourg takes 4th place at the box office

norbourg did not need to cheat the system to enter 4and rank at the box office last weekend. This is the best start of the year 2022 for a Quebec film.

Posted at 5:06 p.m.

Marc-Andre Lemieux

Marc-Andre Lemieux
The Press

Starring Vincent-Guillaume Otis and François Arnaud, director Maxime Giroux’s feature film grossed $168,927, according to Cinéac. Inspired by one of the biggest financial scandals in the history of Quebec, which took place in the early 2000s, norbourg admitted defeat to Fantastic Beasts: Dumbledore’s Secrets (which retains its No. 1 spot with $366,058), the animated film The villains ($269,530) and sonic the hedgehog 2 ($227,697).

However, it is ahead The man from the norththis epic with Alexander Skarsgard which lands in 5and position with $109,164.

Competing in six categories at the Iris Awards, norbourg ahead goodbye happiness on the list of the most lucrative weekends in Quebec cinema in 2022. Ken Scott’s dramatic comedy had marked its return to theaters in March by also reaching fourth place at the box office, with $ 145,883. The feature film was originally released in December, but only stayed in theaters for three days, as due to an upsurge in COVID-19 cases, the government closed cinemas.


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