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Country Focus: France

Country profile: France

General data for 2022

Inhabitants
67.8 million

GDP
€2,643 billions

Cinema-going

Annual total admissions
152 million

Average admission per inhabitant
2.29

Number of screens/cinemas
6,298 screens, 2,061 theatres (rate of 3.05 screens per theatre)

Number of inhabitants per screen
10,765

Number of multiplexes
247

Average ticket price
€7.2

Production (info for feature films only)

Films produced (including co-productions)
287

Co-productions
144

Average production budget
4.4 Mio €

Film funding from main national film institution
81.28 Mio € (CNC)

TV investments in film financing
280.8 Mio €

Distribution

Total films released (only first run)
681 films

Local films released (only first run)
411

Local films market share
41.1 %

US films market share
41.4 %

Most successful local film
Qu’est-ce qu’on a tous fait au bon Dieu ?
  - 2,45 million admissions

Most successful international film
Avatar: The Way of Water 
 - 7,9 million admissions

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