The Battle of Gaulle records just under 400,000 admissions for its first week in theaters

Antonin Baudry undoubtedly hoped for better.The Battle of Gaulle – The Iron Agethe Parisian director’s mega production, recorded around 383,000 admissions in 560 theaters for its first week in theaters, according to the first figures relayed by The French Film. According to observers, this is quite little for a feature film which – adding its sequel I write your namein theaters on July 3 – cost more than 75 million euros to Pathé studios and its financiers. For comparison, the first part ofThree Musketeerswhich had a similar budget, attracted more than a million spectators to cinemas in 2023 for its first week of operation.

With this rather disappointing score, the first part of The Battle of Gaulle fails to take the lead at the French box office this week. The film, lasting 2 hours 40 minutes, carried by actor Simon Abkarian in the role of the General, is positioned behind an American production. The sixth episode of the horrific and funny adventures ofScary Movie  slides into first position in the ranking with only 13,000 more entries. However, this is the worst start to the saga in France. The first part, released in 2000, attracted more than 1.5 million people. The second recorded a million entries in the first week, the third 700,000 and the fourth 500,000. The fifth was only released in VOD format.

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Trailer for The Battle of Gaulle  (2026)

Michael always on top

Le podium est complété par Obsessionthe big success of the moment signed Curry Bucker. The independent horror film, with a budget of only $750,000, has accumulated more than 768,000 admissions in just two weeks. It is followed by the biopic Michaelabout the king of pop, fell to fourth place after several weeks at the top of the French box office. The film by director Antoine Fuqua, starring the young Jaafar Jackson, however, continues to mobilize crowds with 180,000 new entries, bringing the total to more than 5.25 million. Michael becomes the most important success for a biopic in France. As the Box-Office Fr account on La Môme by Olivier Dahan (5.24 million entries), which was released in 2007.

Le reste du box-office : 

5. Star Wars : The Mandalorian and Grogu (176 000 entrées)

6. The Amazing Digital Circus : Acte Final (159 000 entrées)

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7. L’Abandon (115 000 entrées)

8. The Devil Wears Prada 2 (96 000 entrées)

9. The object of the crime (73 000)

10. The Electric Venus (62 000 entrées)