France’s box office is continuing to struggle in 2025 with April admissions down 1.1% on the same month last year to 11.8 million, according to CNC estimates. Total ticket sales amounted to €85.3m based on an average ticket price of €7.24.
Ticket sales plummeted in March by 17.5% after a slow yet relatively stable January (+0.8%) and February (-3.7%). Over the first four months of the year, admissions reached 52.6 million, down a slight 5.8% from the same period in 2024 that was already suffering with few blockbusters in the wake of the strikes in Hollywood.
This year, US hits and local titles have shared the screens. Warner Bros’ A Minecraft Movie dominated the monthly box-office with 2.3 million tickets sold. While the video-game adaptation didn’t see the same colossal success as other international markets, it is already the second-biggest hit of 2025 in France behind local comedy God Save The Tuche with 3 million admissions.
Gaumont family drama Once Upon My Mother starring Leila Bekhti is continuing to win over local audiences with over 600,000 admissions in April, for a total of 1.4 million.
Warner Bros’ Sinners took the third slot with 586,300 admissions since its mid-April release.
Disney’s The Amateur has sold 488,000 tickets since its April 9 release and Snow White managed to draw 400,000 more spectators for a total of 1.16 million admissions since its mid-March opening.
Gaumont has had a strong month with Gilles de Maistre’s family adventure Moon The Panda selling more than 472,000 tickets since its April 9 release and taking the fifth slot.
French cinema’s market share remains high at 46.3%, compared to 27.7% for US productions. Some 83 films were released for the first time in France over the 5 weeks of April 2025.
While May’s box office is typically weak in France, last year was an exception, with 15.7 million admissions, largely due to the success of A Little Something Extra. This year could also see a box office rebound with Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning hitting cinemas on May 21 and getting an extra boost from a premiere at Cannes Film Festival.
Amelie Bonnin’s Leave One Day could also benefit from opening the festival and being released the same day on May 13. Disney’s Lilo & Stitch could also draw family audiences to cinemas on May 21.
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