A breath of fresh vintage air.
The Artist
91Standing
4th of 204 in Cinéma Français
- Out-grossed 99% of Cinéma Français releases with reported figures ($133M).
- Returned 8.9× its budget, against an industry median of 0.9×.
- Momentum in the 78th percentile.
- Audience rating 7.4 from 3,627 votes, the 86th percentile.
- Cost
- $15M
- Took
- $133M
Blockbuster8.9× its cost
Against a Cinéma Français median of 0.9×, so this one returned 9.9 times what a typical release there does.
The money says blockbuster. What do you say?
The picture
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
- Released
- 12 October 2011
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Language
- French
- Industry
- Cinéma Français
Top billedAll 20 credits
- Jean DujardinGeorge Valentin
- Bérénice BejoPeppy Miller
- John GoodmanAl Zimmer
- James CromwellClifton
- Penelope Ann MillerDoris Valentin
- Missi PyleConstance Gray
Made by
- Director
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Writer
- Michel Hazanavicius
- Original Music Composer
- Ludovic Bource
- Director of Photography
- Guillaume Schiffman
- Producer
- Thomas Langmann
Filed under
ComedyDramaRomance