The mixed echoes in the press did not get the better of the public's enthusiasm.
Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empire
, the feature film by Guillaume Canet inspired by the comics of the same name, achieved 463,000 admissions in France on the day of its release (including previews).
For the previews alone, 275,650 tickets were sold.
The film is making one of the best starts for a French film in ten years, according to figures from the distributor, Pathé, and relayed by BFMTV.
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Promising figures, which should reassure the producers and the director of the film.
On France Inter, Guillaume Canet worried about the future of French cinema if the blockbuster did not reach its goal of achieving 5 million admissions.
The minimum, to reimburse the pharaonic production costs of the feature film, which amount to 65 million euros.
"They all know
that if this film does not work, there will not necessarily be many others
: it is important that it works so that others are financed."
Early reviews in the press and early reactions on social media boded ill for the film.
With the exception of a few titles, including
Le Figaro
, which praised an honorable achievement, a large number of media lambasted this new adaptation of Uderzo and Goscinny's comic strip.
Their reluctance did not finally get the better of the public's interest in this seventh adaptation of the adventures of the two Gauls.
