Asterix and Obelix Mission Cleopatra, still a cult? The first figures of the 4K remastered version have fallen!

news culture Asterix and Obelix Mission Cleopatra, still a cult? The first figures of the 4K remastered version have fallen!

Enough ! (or not)

Asterix and Obelix Mission Cleopatrait is a budget of 59.8 million dollars, international earnings are estimated at 129.17 million dollars

, a return of 215%! Directed by Alain Chabat, the film was a hit and became a cult comedy for a generation and beyond. From the staging to the humor to the mythical monologue of Edouard Baer in the role of Otis, he made it unanimously considered a great success.

A success that also led to this of Asterix and Obelix at the Olympic Games ($131 million generated), yet much less well received by audiences and critics. Since then we have the right to do so Asterix and Obelix in Her Majesty’s service (2012), then very recently Asterix and Obelix: The Middle Kingdom. Mission Cléopâtre has no competition in France. With 14.7 million entrieshe crushes Asterix and Obelix against Caesar

and its 8.9 million visitors and all the other films behind it. But now the years are passing and Alain Chabat and Pathé have told each other that Give him a little youthful look would not be a luxury.

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Since then it’s done a 4K version since July 5th The feature film is currently showing in cinemas. The film festival, which was running at the time, took advantage of the start Seats for 5 dollars, price maintained since then. So when we go to the cinema we are entitled to a smooth movie, but we are also endowed with some bonuses including additional scenes. If you also intend to go to the cinema, we can only invite you to do so Stay until the end of the credits

! But is this re-release successful?

After all, the film is already 21 years old, a number of references no longer appeal to the audience and to us therefore relies mainly on nostalgia the public who witnessed the first publication. The answer to this question is yes! In the first week of operation of this new version, Asterix and Obelix Mission Cleopatra gathered 150,000 admissions according to Le Film Français, bringing the film closer to the 15 million mark. A very good start that will allow the 4K version to rise 5th place at the French box office behind Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Miraculos, Elementary School etc Insidious: The Red Door.