To say that the biggest hit in the French film market this year is neither the Hollywood animated film " Inside Out 2" nor the adaptation of the literary classic "The Count of Monte Cristo" that won the French box office championship in July, but the local The original low-budget comedy "un p'tit truc en plus" (un p'tit truc en plus) was produced. As of last weekend, the number of viewers in France has officially exceeded 10 million, making it one of the best-selling films in French film history.
"A Little More" poster
"A Little More" is written, directed and starred by the 37-year-old newcomer Victor Artus Solaro. He usually travels around the world under the stage name Altus. He is a comedian himself and is good at creating all kinds of funny jokes. He has accumulated quite good popularity with the audience through his TV programs. Since last Saturday coincided with Altes' birthday, after announcing the box office success on his personal social media, he specifically thanked the French audience for giving him "the best birthday gift."
"A Little More" is written, directed and acted by Victor Altes Solaro
"A Little More" is about a young man named Paul who makes a living by stealing, and unexpectedly gets to know a group of intellectual beings. People with disabilities have many stories of fireworks colliding with each other. Unlike most films involving people with disabilities, which tend to take a humanitarian and sensationalist route, "A Little More" focuses on warm, light comedies that are light-hearted and full of misunderstandings. The film is inspired by the director's past funny jokes. The disabled people in the film are all played by real people with disabilities, which also adds a lot of social value to the entire film.
The disabled people in the film are all played by real disabled people.
"A Little More" was released in theaters on May 1. The number of admissions in the three days of the first weekend reached an astonishing 500,000, setting the second best opening result for a domestic film in the history of French films, second only to "The Little One" released in 2008. " welcome to northern ". In the following three months, the number of viewers of the film continued to rise, and it soon became a hot topic among French people. In just over three months, it reached the threshold of 10 million moviegoers. You know, the last time a French domestic film exceeded 10 million viewers, it dates back to "It's Hard to Be a Father-in-Law" which was released ten years ago. The film finally received 12.3 million viewers. In the ten years since then, French domestic films have never achieved such brilliance again until "A Little More" came out this year.
"Welcome to the North" poster
In fact, the current French domestic box office performance of "A Little More" has surpassed many Hollywood blockbusters including "Inside Out 2" and " Dune 2". It has already become the director's first feature film with the highest box office in French film history. It is now the 12th most watched domestic film in France. Even including imported films, it ranks among the top 30. And its production cost is probably less than a fraction of those of Hollywood blockbusters. In an interview with the media in July, director Altes once said that he hopes that his work can catch up with the 11.5 million viewers of " ", because this means that "we can rank among the box office of French domestic movies." Top ten".
Judging from the trend, Altes’ hope is likely to come true. At present, the highest number of movie viewers in French film history is "Titanic" with 22.3 million viewers; among domestic films, it is the 20.5 million viewers of "Welcome to the North" and "The Untouchable" 19.5 million moviegoers were the highest. Like "A Little More", the latter two works are both heartwarming comedies, and it is not difficult to see the French audience's viewing preferences.
"The Intouchable" poster
