Country Focus: France
Country profile: France
General data for 2018
Inhabitants
66,993,000
GDP
€ 2,282 billions
Cinema-going
Annual total admissions
201.1 million
Average admission per inhabitant
3.00
Number of screens/cinemas
5,981 screens, 2,040 theatres (rate of 2.93 screens per theatre)
Number of inhabitants per screen
11,200
Number of multiplexes
226
Average ticket price
€ 6.64
Production (info for feature films only)
Films produced (including co-productions)
300
Co-productions
118
Average production budget
4 Mio €
Film funding from main national film institution
98.5 Mio € (CNC)
TV investments in film financing
281.70 Mio €
Distribution
Total films released (only first run)
684 films
Local films released (only first run)
356
Local films market share
39.3 %
US films market share
45 %
Most successful local film
Les Tuche 3 : Liberté, Égalité, FraterniTuche - 5.69 million admissions
Most successful international film
Les Indestructibles 2 - 5.74 million admissions
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