news culture One Piece Red: A great start for the most anticipated animated film of the year in France!
The fifteenth movie of the One Piece saga has just hit theaters in France and we are lucky enough to be able to discover it in cinemas just a few days after its launch in Japan. French fans reacted massively to One Piece’s reputation!
A rushed and then celebrated start
If no one doubted The success of the fifteenth animated feature film dedicated to the One Piece franchise promises to be even more memorable than expected. However, not everything always went smoothly at this event launch, because the impatience of some fans sometimes turned into collective hysteria. The day before the film’s launch, some screenings turned into a disaster right after the previews by causing unacceptable rudeness and outbursts. Cinemas therefore need to attend sneak previews before things get out of hand so that the vast majority of viewers can enjoy the event in peace. Happily, Fans continue to respond and most screenings are spared from overflowinglike the Grand Rex, where the spectators were won!
A nice birthday present
Not satisfied with celebrating the 25th anniversary of the manga, the movie One piece red also promised fans of Eiichirô Oda’s work to bring some important revelations as the series prepares for its final installment. The manga’s author had actually announced that the story would soon be entering its final stages, so fans are on the lookout for the smallest little element that could enrich the franchise’s universe. One Piece Red is particularly interested in the case of Shanks le Roux’s daughter, although that parenthood has never been mentioned before.. If you want to know more about it, do not hesitate to consult the 5 essential keys to approach the film well.
Hot start at the box office!
Before the official release of the film One Piece: Red already had 119,311 admissions, the best start ever in France for a film of this type. Today, We even speak of a score of 267,631 entries in France if we add the day of August 10 to the previews.
They are already more than 267,631 who have watched the event film ONE PIECE FILM – RED 🥳 This is the best launch of a Japanese animated film in France! A big THANK YOU 😍 Reserve your tickets here: https://t.co/XaAXD4vvPT 🏴☠️ pic.twitter.com/JSaqU49cQ3
— Pathé Films (@PatheFilms) August 11, 2022
A thunderous performance, especially compared to that of A piece of goldthe saga’s predecessor film, which hit theaters, garnered little more than 4,000 admissions on the day of its release in 2016. The movies too Jujutsu Kaisen 0 etc Demon Slayer: The Infinity Train far behind with 113,443 and 58,500 entries respectively. To find a competitor worth it One piece redwe have to come back to the release in France of Pokémon the Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back in April 2000 with a total of 207,804 entries on the first day. So with his 267,631 tickets sold, Luffy beats Pikachu by a very large head. !
The film One Piece Red has been in cinemas since August 10th.
