Industries / Cinéma Français / 2012
Cinéma Français hits and flops, 2012
Every Cinéma Français film released in 2012 with a cost and a gross on record, graded on gross against cost six weeks after release. Blockbuster is three times its cost and up, hit is one and a half, average is one, and anything under one is a flop. 6 of the year's releases have both figures.
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| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Amour2012-09-20 | $9M | $30M | 3.3× | Blockbuster |
| 2 |  Rust and Bone2012-05-17 | $15M | $26M | 1.7× | Hit |
| 3 |  Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia2012-10-17 | $61M | $61M | 1.0× | Average |
| 4 |  HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami2012-04-03 | $50M | $50M | 1.0× | Average |
| 5 |  Ernest & Celestine2012-12-12 | $13M | $8M | 0.7× | Flop |
| 6 |  Holy Motors2012-07-02 | $4M | $641K | 0.2× | Flop |
How a verdict is reached
- Blockbuster
- Gross of at least 3× cost and up what the film cost to make.
- Hit
- Gross of at least 1.5× what the film cost to make.
- Average
- Gross of at least 1× what the film cost to make.
- Flop
- Anything that did not return its cost. under 1×.
Budget and gross as reported on TMDB A film is graded 42 days after release, so a run still in cinemas is not called early, and a film with no budget on record cannot be graded at all.