We come from afar to see a film at the UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles, in the center of Paris. This cinema, which screens more than 150 films a day, is the busiest cinema in the world.
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They are part of those regulars of the multiplex. Loïc comes from Essonne to make a canvas: “I have been coming very often for more than a year and a half. It is a very good cinema and above all, the availability and regularity of the films are very great”.
With 162 screenings offered every day, from 9 a.m. to midnight, they can see all kinds of films.
“In the evening, there are previews in the presence of the film crew, which allows us to chat with the actors. That’s why on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings in general I’m here to previews”says Thibault Lebert, Parisian spectator and film buff.
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Les Halles, the busiest cinema in the world
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These sessions in the presence of actors or directors are part of the recipe for success of this cinema opened 28 years ago. For its director, it also benefits from its location.
“Paris is the most film-loving city in the world, where there are a lot of film students, where there are a lot of film shoots, it’s a city of cinema. We are right in the heart of this city and so we respond to this cinephilia”explains Patrice Le Marchand, Director of the UGC Ciné Cité Les Halles.
With 2.2 million admissions, it is the most attended cinema in the world. This is a million less than in 2018 when he had already taken the lead in this ranking.
