Fjord, the latest film from Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, attracted more than 150,000 viewers shortly after opening in France on August 19. France is the first of more than 100 territories where the Palme d\u2019Or-winning film is due to receive a theatrical release.<\/p>\n
The film ranked first in box-office receipts during both its previews and its official opening day, when it was seen by 30,058 people, including 11,727 in Paris, according to a press release. By the end of its first weekend, it had drawn 140,346 viewers in cinemas, with the Paris audience accounting for 51,847 admissions.<\/p>\n
Including preview screenings, Fjord reached a total audience of 151,121 across 270 cinemas. Its distribution is expanding to 290 screens this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on the ratio between its first-day box-office revenue and final audience figures, Fjord could attract more than 800,000 viewers in France,\u201d reads the announcement.<\/p>\n
The film is distributed in France by Le Pacte, which has handled all of Cristian Mungiu\u2019s films since 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days. The latter, which won the filmmaker his first Palme d\u2019Or in 2007, attracted around 380,000 viewers in France.<\/p>\n
The release figures place Fjord ahead of the opening-day performance of some other recent Palme d\u2019Or winners. Jafar Panahi\u2019s It Was Just an Accident, the 2025 winner, debuted with 20,000 viewers and eventually reached 700,000 admissions, while Sean Baker\u2019s Anora opened at a level close to Fjord and finished with 654,000 viewers.<\/p>\n
Cristian Mungiu\u2019s film won the Palme d\u2019Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May<\/a>, along with the FIPRESCI Prize, the Citizenship Prize, the Fran\u00e7ois Chalais Prize, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize.\u00a0<\/p>\n