The Count of Monte Cristo (2024 film)

The Count of Monte Cristo
Theatrical release poster
FrenchLe Comte de Monte-Cristo
Directed byMatthieu Delaporte
Alexandre de La Patellière
Screenplay byMatthieu Delaporte
Alexandre de La Patellière
Based onThe Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byDimitri Rassam
Starring
CinematographyNicolas Bolduc
Edited byCélia Lafitedupont
Music byJérôme Rebotier
Production
companies
Distributed byPathé
Release dates
  • 22 May 2024 (2024-05-22) (Cannes)
  • 28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) (France)
Running time
173 minutes[1]
CountryFrance[1]
Languages
Budget€42.9 million[2]
Box office$76 million[3][4]

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is a 2024 French period adventure-drama film based on the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. The film is written and directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière and stars Pierre Niney in the role of Edmond Dantès.

The film had its world premiere at the Out of the Competition section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2024, and was released theatrically in France on 28 June 2024 by Pathé. With a budget estimated in €42.9 million, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024. It has sold over 9 million admissions[5] in France, where it became the second highest-grossing film of 2024, and has grossed $72 million worldwide.

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  2. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (26 March 2024). "298 feature films produced by France in 2023". Cineuropa.
  3. ^ "The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  4. ^ "LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO (2024)". jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Charts - LES ENTREES EN FRANCE - JP Box-Office". www.jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 24 October 2024.