Revenues from Quebec cinemas rose to a level similar to that before the pandemic in 2023, while Quebec films experienced exceptional performance.
The Cinéac agency confirmed that Quebec spectators visited cinemas more in 2023 than in 2022. In fact, the overall box office of Quebec cinemas increased from $122,247,436 to $163,717,522. In 2019, this amount was $176,751,882.
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Sophie Lorain and Rémy Girard in Will by Denys Arcand
Furthermore, Quebec cinema experienced its second best performance in 10 years, occupying 10.2% of the market share with gross revenues of $16,625,828. Having reached revenues of $2,182,475, The time of a summerby Louise Archambault, was the most popular Quebec film of 2023 and the only one to rank in the top 20 of the year at Cinéac, where he reached 16e position.
Besides The time of a summerfive Quebec feature films have crossed the million-dollar mark: Will, by Denys Arcand; My mother’s men, by Anik Jean; Katak-the brave Belugaby Christinae Dallaire-Dupont and Nicola Lemay; Ru, by Charles-Olivier Michaud; And Simple like Sylvain, by Monia Chokri. The last time that Quebec cinema experienced such a performance dates back to 2011.
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Léane Labrèche-Dor in My mother’s men by Anik Jean
On the international side, it is The Super Mario Bros. movie, by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, which topped the box office with revenues of $12,079,847. For their part, barbieby Greta Gerwig, and Oppenheimerby Christopher Nolan, both propelled by the media phenomenon Barbenheimerranked second and third respectively with gross revenues of $11,412,263 and $6,559,167.