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Culture news More than 1 million admissions in a few days, Pierre Niney's new film is the French sensation of the year

The summer hit is French

The best cinematic performance of the summer is French! Only four and a half days after its theatrical release, the count of Monte Cristo has crossed the million admissions mark. A total success for this genuine 100% French blockbuster, celebrated on July 2 by actor Pierre Niney on social networks.

The actor plays Edmond Dantès, the main character. For this role, Pierre Niney undertook enormous physical preparation before filming and spent more than 150 hours in makeup sessions to give the character a real visual identity. A colossal investment, but one that clearly paid off.

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A national blockbuster

We find behind the count of Monte Cristo the same team that put together the diptych The three Musketeers released in 2023 and 2024. Co-directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre De La Patellière, this new adaptation of the eponymous novel by Alexandre Dumas is presented as a French blockbuster that showcases all the expertise of the country's artists. The estimated budget of 43 million euros allowed the various teams to carry out meticulous reconstruction work to best match the period in which the story is set.

In short, The Count of Monte Cristo presents itself as a true romantic epic, a swashbuckling film that is in the direct line of the genre. But if the feature film has just passed a first major milestone after having exceeded one million admissions, it still has a long way to go before becoming the first French cinematic success of the year, while the film by the comedian Artus, A little something extrahas just passed eight million admissions.