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French Box Office, August 12th, 2022

Bullet Train is the new number 1 at the box office in France. Directed by David Leitch with Brad Pitt, Joey King, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Bullet Train is an action comedy about five assassins aboard a fast-moving bullet train who find out their missions have something in common. For the first week, the movie grossed $2,608,541.

Thor: Love and Thunder is now number 2 at the box office in France. Directed by Taika Waititi with Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Christian Bale, the movie is about Thor fighting Gorr the God Butcher who intends to make the gods extinct. This week, grossed $1,359,212 reaching out a total of $16,818,970.      

The animated movie DC League of Super-Pets holds its  3rd place. Directed by Jared Stern and Sam Levine, the animated movie is about the new adventure of the super dog Krypto who must master his own powers for a rescue mission when his best friend Superman is kidnapped For its second week, the movie grossed $1,224,679 reaching out a total of $3,662,711.

Minions: The Rise of Gru dropped to 4th place. Directed by Kyle Balda, Brad Ableson, and Jonathan del Val, the movie is about a twelve-year-old’s dream to become the world’s greatest supervillain. The movie grossed this week $1,201,433 reaching out a total of $20,218,904.

Top Gun: Maverick holds number 5 this week. Directed by Joseph Kosinski with Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and Jennifer Connelly, this sequel is about Pete “Maverick” Mitchell who continues to push his limits as a test pilot and in charge of training a detachment of young graduates from the Top Gun school for a special mission that no pilot would have ever imagined. The movie grossed $835,623 reaching out a total of $42,264,842.

The French comedy Ducobu Président ! dropped to 6th place. Directed by Elie Semoun, with Elie Semoun, Émilie Caen, and Gabin Tomasino, the movie is about Ducobu starting the new school year and trying to be elected the student president. For its fourth week, the movie grossed $699,266 reaching a total of $5,856,887.

French comedy called Menteur is in 7th place. Directed by Olivier Baroux with Tarek Boudali, Artus, and Pauline Clément, the movie is about the adventures of a man called Jerome who never stops lying but one day all his lies are becoming real. The movie grossed $589,839 reaching a total of $4,842,129.

A new French comedy, L’année du requin opened in 8th place at the box office. Directed by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma with Marina Foïs, Kad Merad and Jean-Pascal Zadi, L’année du requin is about a policewoman who is on her way to get retired but needs to accomplish a last mission when a shark prowls the harbor of a beach in the southwest of France. The movie grossed $415,338.

French comedy Joyeuse retraite! 2 dropped to 9th place. Directed by Fabrice Bracq with Michèle Laroque, Thierry Lhermitte, and Constance Labbé, the movie is about a retired couple with their grandchildren who discovered that their holiday home is still under construction. The movie grossed this week $281,739 reaching a total of $2,083,173.

The Night of the 12th dropped to number 10th at the box office. Directed by Dominik Moll with Bastien Bouillon, Bouli Lanners, and Théo Cholbi, the movie is about an investigator haunted by the murder of a girl called Clara. For this week, the movie grossed $273,941 reaching a total of $2,030,817.