31/12/2013 - After the very popular Les profs, Me Myself and Mum and 9 Months Stretch were this year’s great box-office surprises

Dominated by American blockbusters, the French 2013 box-office crowned the animated film Despicable Me 2 with 4.55 million admissions. It is worth noting this feature was co-directed by French filmmaker Pierre Coffin and backed by the international tax credit of the CNC.

Another French director of an American production enters the top 10: Louis Letterier with Now You See Me [+see also:
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The French film that welcomed the most spectators was the comedy Les profs [+see also:
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film profile] by Pierre-François Martin-Laval with 3.95 million admissions (production Les Films du 24 - UGC Distribution). It is followed in the charts by Boule & Bill [+see also:
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film profile] by duo Alexandre Charlot - Franck Magnier (2 million admissions - distribution StudioCanal) and this season’s greatest surprises: Me Myself and Mum [+see also:
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film profile] by Guillaume Gallienne (2,15 million spectators - distribution Gaumont) and 9 Months Stretch [+see also:
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film profile] by Albert Dupontel (1.9 million spectators - Wild Bunch Distribution).

As for French films having reached over 1 million spectators in 2013, we also find Jappeloup [+see also:
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film profile] by Alexandre Coffre (1.78 million - Mars Distribution), The Brats [+see also:
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film profile] by Anthony Marciano (1.63 million - Gaumont), Belle and Sébastien [+see also:
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film profile] by David Moreau (1.39 million - EuropaCorp Distribution), The Gilded Cage [+see also:
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film profile] by Ruben Alves (1.22 million - Pathé), Chinese Puzzle [+see also:
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film profile] by Cédric Klapisch (1,2 million - StudioCanal), Alceste à bicyclette [+see also:
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film profile] by Philippe Le Guay (1.16 million - Pathé), Vive la France [+see also:
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film profile] by Michaël Youn (1.1 million - Gaumont), Möbius [+see also:
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film profile] by Eric Rochant (1.08 - EuropaCorp)and Paulette [+see also:
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film profile] by Jérôme Enrico (1.02 million - Gaumont).

It is finally worth mentioning the great results of the Palme d’Or winner Blue is the Warmest Colour [+see also:
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film profile] by Pascal Plisson (1 million admissions - distribution Walt Disney France).

(Translated from French)