The Christmas holidays were a brightening up after months and months of gray for the cinema of Montluçon, undermined like all the others by the epidemic. Boosted by the latest Spider-Man, The Palace returned to the end of the year with queues on Boulevard de Courtais. “It was comforting for us to see people coming back to the cinema”, breathes Frédéric Dubourgnoux, owner of the establishment.
What was the attendance in 2021?
With 73,000 admissions in 2021, the Le Palace cinema is doing better than in 2020 (43,000 tickets sold) but much less than the 180,000 admissions in 2019. Remember that the cinemas in France were only able to open last year on May 19, which took away one hundred and thirty-eight days of activity. They also had to deal with the curfew until June and the health pass introduced during the summer.
Nationally, cinemas recorded an influx of 96 million spectators in 2021 against 213 million in 2019.
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What are the consequences of the epidemic?
The last two years have resulted in losses for theaters and uncertainties remain for the years to come. After a long closure of cultural places, spectator habits have changed and streaming platforms have grown even more. ” Since May 19, there has been a 30% drop in attendance. Our regular clientele has returned, but our regular and occasional clientele is on the decline, ”notes Frédéric Dubourgnoux. Will she come back? “The profession is shared, we will know the answer in the years to come”, underlines the boss of the Palace.
What is the ranking of the most viewed films in 2021 in Montluçon?
If it is only fourteenth nationally, it is the film Bodins in Thailand which was the most seen at the Le Palace cinema in 2021, with 5,500 tickets sold. Spider-Man : No Way Home comes just behind, with 5,300 entries. The Tuche 4 are third (3,400 entries), Kaamelott – Premier Volet fourth (3,000) and Encanto, the fantastic Madrigal family fifth (2,800).
The Bodins in Thailand.
It should be noted that the film North Bac, which was a hit at the national level, did not meet the same success in Montluçon.
What feature films are expected in 2022?
Against the backdrop of a galloping epidemic, the start of 2022 is the opposite of the end of last year. Frédéric Dubourgnoux notes that the first Wednesday in 2022 was particularly bad compared to normal years.
« On paper, the cinematographic offer is however very strong in 2022 », Notes the owner of the Palace, who crosses his fingers that the outings are not postponed. We can cite Nightmare Alley, the latest from director Guillermo Del Toro (January 19), What have we all done to the good Lord? (postponed from February 2 to April 6), Uncharted, the adaptation of the video game (February 16), The Batman with Robert Pattinson (March 2), Notre-Dame is burning (16 mars), Fantastic Beasts 3 (April 13), Top Gun : Maverick thirty-six years after the first part (May 25), Mission Impossible 7 (September 22) or again Avatar 2 (December 14).
No more popcorn in the cinema, what does that change?
Consumption of food and drink has been banned in cinemas since January 3, to prevent moviegoers from removing the mask. A loss of turnover for the Palace? “In view of the low attendance at the cinema since the beginning of the year, it is a loss for the moment limited, but it should not last longer”, nuance Frédéric Dubourgnoux, who wonders what will happen stock up on confectionery if the measure drags on. It should be added that cinemas should no longer be accessible to the unvaccinated as of January 15.
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