Overview
- The Fête du Cinéma, which ran from 28 June to 1 July, attracted about 3.7 million admissions according to exhibitors and the FNCF, a 23% increase versus 2025 and the second-highest result in ten years.
- Organizers and industry leaders said the main driver was film programming, with family animation and the high-budget De Gaulle two-parter bringing large, diverse audiences into air-conditioned cinemas during the heat wave.
- Toy Story 5 passed two million tickets in two weeks while Des Minions et des monstres approached one million in its first week, showing how tentpole animated releases benefited from the €5 ticket offer.
- The first part of La Bataille de Gaulle, L'Âge de fer, posted an unusual roughly 70% week-on-week attendance rise and is nearing 1.5 million admissions as its second part opened strongly.
- The FNCF reports a wider recovery in 2026 with roughly 20% growth in first-half attendance after 2025’s slump, suggesting that low-price promotions combined with strong releases could boost summer box-office momentum.