- Box Office
French Box Office, June 10th, 2022
Top Gun: Maverick stays number 1 in France. 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 this week $8,317,232 reaching a total of $19,024,488.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness remains number 2 at the box office in France. The story about a journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange directed by Sam Raimi and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, grossed $1,390,032 reaching a total of $ 22,972,231.
The new movie C’est magnifique! debuted at the box office in 3rd place. The French comedy directed by Clovis Cornillac with Lilou Fogli and Tristan Schulmann is about a man who discovers that he was adopted and must learn to survive in a modern society he has never known. The movie grossed $ 560,000.
Another new movie, Firestarter, premiered at the French box office. Directed by Keith Thomas with Zac Efron, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, and Sydney Lemmon, Firestarter is about a young girl who tries to understand how she mysteriously gained the power to set things on fire with her mind. The movie is in 4th place and grossed $525,763.
Men on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown lost two places and is now in 5th place. The French comedy is directed by Audrey Dana with Thierry Lhermitte, Ramzy Bedia and François-Xavier Demaison. The movie is about seven men, aged 17 to 70, all complete opposites and on the verge of a nervous breakdown, who embark on group therapy in the middle of the wilderness. The film grossed $ 433,566 reaching a total of $1,075,107.
Official Competition opened at the French box office, but only in 6th place. Directed by Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat with Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, and Oscar Martinez, Official Competition is about a wealthy businessman who hires a famous filmmaker to help make a smash hit film. The film grossed $ 429,065.
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore is now in 7th place. Directed by David Yates, this adventure movie starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law, and Mads Mikkelsen grossed $495,410 reaching a total of $ 20,688,383.
Serial (Bad) Weddings 3 remains in 8th place. Directed by Philippe de Chauveron and starring Christian Clavier and Chantal Lauby, the French comedy about the adventures of a modern multi-racial French family grossed $384,524 reaching a total of $17,416,455.
Final Cut went down to 9th place. Directed by Michel Hazanavicius with Romain Duris, Bérénice Bejo, and Grégory Gadebois, the movie is about a director shooting a feature film about zombies which quickly becomes a real zombie invasion. The movie grossed $ 341,040 reaching a total of $ 1,385,410.
Brother and Sister dropped to 10th place. Directed by Arnaud Desplechin with Marion Cotillard, Golshifteh Farahani, and Melvil Poupaud, the movie focuses on a sister and brother – an actress and a teacher/poet – who haven’t talked to each other for a very long time, and all changes when their parents die. Brother ad Sister grossed $ 452,324 reaching a total of $1,128,809.