Despite the reduced gauges, despite the elimination of the last evening screenings, the reopening of the terraces, the good weather and the Euro football… French cinemas are trying to resist.
Between May 19, when theaters reopened, and today, the cumulative number of admissions has reached 6.9 million.
It is at the same time little because, in a normal year, one counts on average 17 million entries in room per month.
"But that's a lot given the health circumstances",
explains Marc-Olivier Sebbag, general delegate of the National Federation of French Cinema.
The reopening of May 19 had triggered a wave of enthusiasm.
The French have returned to the pleasure of dark rooms, and they welcomed 3.56 million spectators between May 19 and May 30.
"A real event, because the gauge at the time was limited to 35%, and there was still a curfew
», Adds Marc-Olivier Sebbag.
Since June 9, the noose has loosened.
The gauge is still limited
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