Country Focus: France
Country profile: France
General data for 2019
Population
67,063,703
GDP
€ 2418 billions
Cinema-going
Annual total admissions
213 million
Average admission per inhabitant
3,17
Number of screens/cinemas
6 114 screens, 2 045 theatres (rate of 2,98 screens per theatre)
Number of inhabitants per screen
10 968
Number of multiplexes
232
Average ticket price
€ 6,79
Production (info for feature films only)
Films produced (including co-productions)
301
Co-productions
116
Average production budget
3,76 Mio €
Film funding from main national film institution
78,7 Mio € (CNC)
TV investments in film financing
263,26 Mio €
Distribution
Total films released (only first run)
746 films
Local films released (only first run)
391
Local films market share
34,8 %
US films market share
55,7 %
Most successful local film
Serial Bad Weddings 2 - 6,71 million admissions
Most successful international film
The Lion King - 9,82 million admissions
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