Theater admissions in France : November 2011

Theater admissions in France : November 2011

09 November 2011

Admissions (in million) 
 

Admissions (in million) 2011 2010 Change 2011/2010 (%)
January 14.63 18.87 -22.5
February 21.60 20.58 +5.0
March 16.94 18.67 -9.2
April 13.73 18.51 -25.8
May 15.70 16.19 -3.0
June 14.56 10.80 +34.8
July 20.02 18.54 +8.0
August 17.33 17.02 +1.8
September 11.41* 10.61 +7.5*
October 19.5* 18.53 +5.2*
November 25.90* 19.27 +34.4*
First eleven months 191.32* 187.60 +2.0*
From December 2010 to November 2011 210.53* 210.11 +0.2*

 source CNC

* figures are estimations

According to the last estimates made by the CNC, admissions in theaters reached 25.9 million in November 2011, up from 19.3 million in November 2010 (+34.4 %). For the first eleven months of 2011, admissions totalled 191.3 million, a rise of 2.0 % compared with the same period in 2010. Over the past twelve months, estimated admissions were 210.5 million. It increased by 0.2 % year-on-year.

French films market share in the first eleven months of 2011 was 40.0 % of total admissions, (36.5 % between January and November 2010). US features shared 47.3 % of total admissions (47.3 % between January and November 2010). Over the past twelve months, French films market share was 39.0 %, 47.6 % for American films and 13.5 % for other films

 

Market shares

Market shares (%) French films American films Other films

2011* 2010 2011* 2010 2011* 2010
First eleven months 40.0* 36.5 47.3* 47.3 12.6* 16.3
From December 2010 to November 2011 39.0* 36.7 47.6* 48.2 13.5* 15.1

source CNC

* figures are estimations

Paris, 09th December 2011
Centre national de la cinématographie et de l’image animée
Direction des Etudes, des Statistiques et de la Prospective