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Ernest & Celestine

Name: Ernest & Celestine
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime, Animation, Family
Released: 2012-12-12
Duration: 80 min
Cast: Anne-Marie Loop, Lambert Wilson, Pauline Brunner, Patrice Melennec, Brigitte Virtudes

Cinéma Français20121h 20mFrenchTop 44% of Cinéma Français budgets

49Standing

108th of 204 in Cinéma Français

Reported gross: 44
Return on budget: 35
Audience rating: 92
Momentum: 24

Out-grossed 44% of Cinéma Français releases with reported figures ($8M).
Returned 0.7× its budget, against an industry median of 0.9×.
Momentum in the 24th percentile.
Audience rating 7.8 from 717 votes, the 92nd percentile.

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Cost: $13M
Took: $8M

Against a Cinéma Français median of 0.9×, so this one returned 0.8 times what a typical release there does.

The money says flop. What do you say?

The picture

Celestine is a little mouse trying to avoid a dental career while Ernest is a big bear craving an artistic outlet. When Celestine meets Ernest, they overcome their natural enmity by forging a life of crime together.

Released: 12 December 2012
Runtime: 1h 20m
Language: French
Industry: Cinéma Français

Top billedAll 24 credits

Anne-Marie LoopLa Grise (voice)
Lambert WilsonErnest (voice)
Pauline BrunnerCélestine (voice)
Patrice MelennecGeorges (voice)
Brigitte VirtudesLucienne (voice)
Léonard LoufLéon (voice)

Made by

Director: Vincent Patar, Stéphane Aubier, Benjamin Renner
Screenplay: Daniel Pennac
Original Music Composer: Vincent Courtois
Producer: Vincent Tavier, Henri Magalon, Didier Brunner, Stéphan Roelants

Filed under

ComedyDramaCrimeAnimationFamily

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