The movie ‘Alcarràs‘ has had a brilliant debut: has been the most watched premiere of the weekend at cinemas from Spain. In addition, this Friday was the most watched movie in Catalonia and the third in Spainonly behind two major international productions such as ‘El hombre del norte’, which repeats as number 1 seven days after its premiere, and ‘Fantastic Animals’, which was released on April 8.
Simon is outdone
The ‘box office’ harvested by the director Carla Simon, and that the audience meter has communicated ComScorebecomes more relevant if one takes into account that the feature film is only screened in 169 movie theaters of the more than 3,400 operating in Spain.
The record figures do not end here: in just 24 hours, it equaled the audience that Simón achieved with ‘Summer 1993‘ during its launch weekend in 2017.
Top 10 – April 29
1-THE MAN FROM THE NORTH
2-FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE SECRETS OF DUMBLEDORE
3-CALARRAS
4-DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA
5-THE LOST CITY
6-SONIC 2: THE MOVIE
7-X
8-THE BAD GUYS
9-THE GAME OF KEYS
10-MORBIUS#top10movies#YoVoyAlCine— ComscoreMoviesSpain (@cSMoviesSpain) April 30, 2022
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The ode to cultivating the land earned ‘Alcarràs’ the Golden Bear at the Berlinale 2022 last February. Simón became the first Catalan filmmaker to win the prestigious German award. Since then, she eagerly awaited her arrival in movie theaters.
Simón’s intimate film “talks about the past, but without romanticizing it, and how the future remains in suspense full of unknowns. It talks about the daily struggle, the sorrows and the small joys. ‘Alcarràs’ is the serene perfume of a masterpiece that speaks of everything”.