Kaamelott, the comeback on the big screen!

Kaamelott, 458 episodes, 6 seasons, 1 movie... And still the same success ! Back on this phenomenal success, which has now lasted for more than 10 years.

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Kaamelott. A myth, an institution. Fans have been waiting for its release for more than 10 years: the first part of the film was released on July 21 in theaters. It has since become number 1 at the French box office with more than 1 million admissions. On social networks, it is the same frenzy. Passion Media has just spotted for you some nuggets. 

Avoid spoilers at all costs

At each cinema release, the threat of spoilers looms. And for Kaamelott, there was no shortage of them. Many people were worried about it on social networks, and shared their feelings with gifs and cult quotes from the series.

The madness of bets 

Some of Kaamelot’s lines are real must-haves: “It’s not fake”, “Humility is not when there are infiltrations?”, “We have a lot”, “Where is the chick? Some Internet users had fun placing bets to guess how many times these phrases would be heard in the film. 

A success beyond the French borders

It’s not easy to translate the humor faithfully into other languages. On the other hand, as for the French abroad, they were present and responded. Some of them did not hesitate to address Alexandre Astier directly on Twitter to find out more about how they could watch the film.

The boost the movie industry needed

The release of this film attracted crowds all over France. Queues in front of cinemas, people eager to discover the film, a good-natured atmosphere… Fans of Kaamelott or not, Internet users have widely welcomed this return to the life before.

Alexandre Astier, welcomed with great fanfare

Alexandre Astier has many hats. Actor, director, comedian, producer, scriptwriter, composer, musician … He is also and above all the creator of Kaamelott. And to celebrate the release of the movie, he surprised some fans by being present at a preview in Lyon.

The fans at the height of the appointment

The community around Kaamelott was able to live up to this long awaited release. In the same vein as a Star Wars release, there are some nuggets. Some fans who came in disguise to see the show, others who literally counted the hours before the release, others who tried to enter the Guinness Book by achieving an incongruous record … In short, here are our findings.