A Printemps du cinema record
The 7th edition of the "Le Printemps du Cinéma" (lit. “Springtime Cinema”), organised by the ( National Federation of French Cinema (FNCF)), has beaten all records.
With 2.6m admissions in three days (March 19-21), the event, offering €3.50 tickets in theatres throughout France, outdid the 2.5m spectators achieved in 2003 and 2004. Admission figures – up around 30% on Sunday, 10% Monday and 6% Tuesday with respect to the 2005 figures – particularly benefited domestic films, which occupied six of the top ten spots at last week’s box office.
Heading the weekly billing is Philippe Le Guay’s One Fine Day [+see also:
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film profile] which sold 286,000 tickets in its first week (ARP Sélection – 286 screens). The immovable Les Bronzés 3 – Amis pour la vie [+see also:
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In 6th position, Danièle Thompson’s Orchestra Seats [+see also:
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Finally, Daniel Duval’s A Year In My Life [+see also:
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(Translated from French)
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