Unifrance Rendez-Vous Paris
Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris has unveiled the first trends for French productions in movie theaters, in festivals, on SVOD platforms, and on TV abroad during 2024 as part of the 5th Export Day.
FRENCH WORKS IN CINEMAS
• 38.1 million estimated admissions
• 250.2 million euros in estimated revenues
• 250 estimated new films released
• 7 films recorded more than 1 million admissions each
• Drama and comedy accounted for almost half of total admission
• European markets accounted for two-thirds of total admissions
• Germany, Russia, and Mexico were the territories where most tickets were sold
The first three months of the year were marked by the continuing success of "Anatomy of a Fall" (3.2m admissions, 4.9m in total), "The Taste of Things" (1.4m/1.6m), and "The Jungle Bunch: World Tour" (1.0m/1.5m), plus the release of "Autumn" and the "Black Jaguar" (2.4m). "The Count of Monte-Cristo" (3.3m) burst onto the international scene in September to become the most-seen French film on the big screen internationally in 2024. The five films aforementioned, in addition to the minority-French animation productions "Robot Dreams" (1.7m) and "Panda Bear in Africa" (1.1m), form the seven films with over a million admissions in 2024, equalling performances in 2022, 2019, and 2018.
FRENCH WORKS IN FESTIVALS
• 22.8% of recent feature films selected by the 10 major international festivals were French
• France is the 1st nationality most represented in the 10 major international festival.
• French works on SVOD platforms
• 3.8% of new foreign releases on international SVOD platforms were French
• France was the 5th most represented nationality on international SVOD platforms among new releases of foreign works
• Poland was the leading foreign country for new French releases, both in terms of number (735) and share (7.4%)
• Global SVOD platforms accounted for two-thirds of new French releases
FRENCH WORKS ON SVOD PLATFORMS
• 3.8% of new foreign releases on international SVOD platforms were French
• France was the 5th most represented nationality on international SVOD platforms among new releases of foreign works
• Poland was the leading foreign country for new French releases, both in terms of number (735) and share (7.4%)
• Global SVOD platforms accounted for two-thirds of new French releases
France is in fifth place in terms of the number of releases of foreign works on SVOD platforms internationally in 2024 (3.8%). With regard to genres, fiction comes out ahead, particularly drama and comedy–lest we forget crime shows and thrillers.
FRENCH WORKS ON TELEVISION
• 73% of first-runs of foreign works on international TV channels were French
• France was the 3rd most-represented nationality among first-runs of foreign works on international TV channels
• The top foreign countries for French first-runs were Spain (by number, 3,087) and the Czech Republic (by share, 9.0%).
• Free-to-air and pay-TV channels shared the volume of French first-runs almost equally
In terms of the number of initial broadcasts of foreign works on international television channels in 2024, France ranks third (7.3%). With regard to genres, fiction comes first, particularly bolstered by crime shows, comedies, dramas, and biopics. It is worth highlighting that the documentary retained a high position on the small screen, representing close to a third of initial broadcasts: much higher than on platforms or in cinemas.