The Count of Monte Cristo: the film with Pierre Niney enters this very exclusive club

Alexandre Dumas is popular. After Pierre Niney, this star of Kaamelott will also play the famous Edmond Dantès in The Count of Monte Cristo, proof of the public's appetite for classics of French literature. The film has in fact just entered a very exclusive club of French cinema.

The Count of Monte Cristo, a record-breaking film in 2024

Few people have not been curious enough to go see The Count of Monte Cristo at the cinema, Both word-of-mouth and rave reviews of the film contributed to its success in theaters. Released on June 28 in theaters, this adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' novel remained on the bill for several months, becoming not only one of the biggest hits of 2024, but also of the history of the Seventh Art in France! Led by Pierre Niney, one of the public's favorite actors, this story of revenge and love, one of the best, has not aged a day since the original work was released between 1844 and 1846. Warmly received by spectators, the film has surpassed Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain and its 7,849,665 admissions. Even more impressive, it has just entered the very closed club of the 20 most-watched French films in history!

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THE COUNT OF MONTECRISTO has passed AMÉLIE POULAIN and entered the top 20 most-watched films in history!!!
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October 8, 2024

Still showing in several cinemas across France, The Count of Monte Cristocan still climb the rankings. Its video release is not scheduled before November 6, so it still has the opportunity to attract latecomers to the dark rooms, and to surpass The Cow and the Prisoner (8,851,251 admissions), Emmanuelle (8,894,132 admissions), The Bear (9,137,761 admissions) or The Big Blue (9,196,550 admissions). It will need to exceed 10.5 million admissions to climb into the top 10. We hope so!