The ticket sales are the best for a month of June since 2013’s 13.8million admissions. They were boosted by the June 29 annual five-day Fête du Cinema exhibitors’ initiative that sees ticket prices of just €5.
The first day garnered a record 1.4 million ticket sales, the best in more than 20 years for the event. Despite a tumultuous start to the year with ticket sales falling year-on-year over the first four months of the year – down 7.
5% in January, 16.4% in February, 3.6% in March and a whopping 36.
2% in April – May saw a promising uptick with a 13.6% increase in admissions to 15.6 million, driven by the success of breakout hit The recent resurgence has kept the box office steady despite its early decline, owing mostly to a lack of major US blockbusters in the aftermath of the 2023 US strikes, with 84.
5 million tickets sold over the first six months of the year, but still 7.2% down on the same period in 2023. French films dominated cinemas in the first half of the year with a 46.
4% market share and just 31.9% for US titles. Comparatively, US titles accounted for 44.
2% of total films last year, and French films 42.4%. A total 55 films were released in June, down slightly from 58 in 2023, including 29 French titles and seven US films While Disney and Pixar’s released on June 19 in France and already a $1bn hit worldwide, has sold 3.
2 million tickets in France to date, its June tally of 1.9 million wasn’t enough to top Pan Distribution’s reigning champion for.
