The film Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Empire got off to the best start for a French film in 15 years, with 466,703 tickets sold in France on Wednesday (including 275,658 in preview), despite harsh reviews. famous Gauls slightly edged numbers for Dany Boon’s La Ch’tite famille, which had 451,530 admissions on its first day in 2018, according to CBO Box Office figures. It’s the seventh-best start ever for a French film. However, it could not surpass the success of another Dany Boon film, Bienvenue chez les Ch’tis, released in 2008 (558,359 admissions). The director of this blockbuster, Guillaume Canet, who also plays the role of ‘Asterix, posted a screenshot on Instagram that indicated this information with the word “Thank you”. See also on Konbini
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