A little something extra beats a record held for 50 years by Emmanuelle

And Artus enters the annals of French cinema.

It is now the number 1 debut film. By passing the 9.2 million spectator mark (in 11 weeks), Artus officially becomes the French director to have generated the most admissions for his first feature film, thanks to A little something extra.

A record that had been held for half a century by Just Jaeckinwhich sold 8.89 million tickets in 1974 for Emmanuellethe famous erotic film starring Sylvia Kristel. The chorists by Christophe Barratier (2004, 8.47 million), Celebration day by Jacques Tati (1949, 7.27 million) and The three brothers by Didier Bourdon and Bernard Campan (1995, 6.67 million) follow in this top of First films.

It should be noted thatEmmanuelle will also be entitled to a new adaptation freely inspired by the original novel this year, with Noémie Merlant in the title role.

We don't know if A little something extra will be entitled to a remake in 2074, but for the moment, it ranks 41st among the biggest successes in the history of the French box office.