11/12/2013 - Jean-Paul Salomé's police comedy arrives in theatres where Me Myself and Mum is still pulling in the crowds

Jean-Paul Salomé's Playing Dead

While attendance figures for 2013 in French theatres look to be lower after a disappointing month of November (down 19.1% versus November 2012) with a total 171.55 million admissions over the first 11 months of the year (down 7.2 % versus the period from January to November, 2012) according to estimates published by the CNC, a few titles currently on the bill are nevertheless managing to keep their heads above water. Among them, Me Myself and Mum [+see also:
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Today, the police comedy Playing Dead [+see also:
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Also worth noting, Journey to the Christmas Star [+see also:
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(Translated from French)