“Poor creatures” are already rich in entries

Directed by Emma Stone, the Yorgos Lanthimos film marks the filmmaker’s best debut and replaces “Wonka” after a six-week reign. The French comedy “Ches Gardi” tracks them closely.

By Bertrand Lott

Published on January 23, 2024 at 9:45 am

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LGold Ion of the last Venice Film Festival, Poor creatures Although the initial release was limited to 245 theaters, it managed to attract 155,000 moviegoers in its first weekend. Carried by the iconic Emma Stone, this feminist tale thus offers its director Yorgos Lanthimos the best start of his career – beyond that. favorite

(131,000 entries in 2019) – and also topped the rankings for the period. With the initial positive response from the audience, the rest of her career also looks favorable, but the extent of it will depend on the new awards that the feature film can still collect after receiving two major Golden Globes (Best Comedy and Best Actress) in the beginning. January

After six weeks, Wonka So it surrendered its leadership, but it soon came close to winning again: 142,000 new enthusiasts came to discover Paul King’s music, bringing its total number of hits to 3.4 million. A third feature film may also replace the first two, save Attracted 139,000 additional comedians over five days. The great ride of the comedy of Antonin Fourlon and Frédéric Forestier, especially in the provinces, is still far from running out of steam, the milestone of 1.5 million admissions has just been crossed, 2 million can now be achieved!

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Ali Marhyar’s feel-good film with Ahmed Silla, Like a prince, It is far from these levels: in its first weekend, it attracted only 102,000 fans, yet benefited from a significant performance in 456 cinemas. It’s even worse for Pascal Thomas’s sentimental comedy, Journey in Pajamas, Which should be satisfied with 18,000 visitors on 159 screens.

After six weeks of previews, the Japanese film Godzilla minus one, A transatlantic hit, it released in 300 theaters for just 15 days. A special exploit that has in no way disappointed the appetite of fans of the genre: about 100,000 of them have already roared at the appearance of a giant lizard.