France’s box office took a nosedive in August with a 29.4% drop in ticket sales year-on-year to 9.97 million admissions* (€73m), according to figures from the CNC.

It extends a summer slump after a 17.3% drop in July, and a decline in admissions across the year.

Since January 1, around 100 million admissions (€730m) have been clocked in France, down 15.1% compared to the same period in 2024.

Universal’s The Bad Guys 2, released on July 30, topped the month with just under 1.1 million admissions (€8m), followed by Disney’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, released July 23, with 825,300 ticket sales (€6m) adding to its 1.5m (€11m) tally, and Warner Bros’ hit horror Weapons , which has sold 664,800 tickets (€4.8m) since its August 6 release.

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