It’s the pleasant surprise of the year for French cinema. Actor and comedian Artus had the best start of the year with his comedy A little something extrawhich addresses the subject of mental disability and marks his directorial debut, according to figures collected by CBO Box-Office.
Released on a public holiday Wednesday, May 1, the film attracted 279,635 spectators, doing better than blockbusters like A second partreleased in February (260,811 spectators on the first day) in twice as many theaters, or Kung Fu Panda 4 (198,774 spectators). Its success is driven by admissions in the provinces: in Paris, the film marks only the fifth opening of the year.
Amateur and disabled actors
The feature film, with Artus, Clovis Cornillac and Alice Belaïdi, features a father and his son on the run, who escape the police by posing as a specialized educator and a resident in a summer camp for young people with disabilities. a mental disability. In this feature film, around ten amateur actors with disabilities opposite professional actors.
Artus was recently the victim of a controversy, when Léa Salamé retorted to him that he was “no longer funny” since he had stopped drinking alcohol while he was promoting his film on set from his show What a time!