of the north of Paris went not without a hitch, due to the embarrassment that the film crew caused for petty trafficking, but arrangements were finally made. Release and reception Claude Berri himself insisted that the film, shot in , be released in December of the same year in order to be able to compete in the Césars of : he had a presentiment that Coluche would be rewarded. Released in theaters on in France, Tchao Pantin started in third place at the box office the week of its release with more than 433,000 admissions, behind Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Les Compères. The following week, the film still remained in third place, having been seen by 851,188 admissions since its release, including 417,690 admissions during this period. The week of January 4, 1984, Tchao Pantin climbed to second place behind Rue Barbare, which had just been released, with 383,850 entries, allowing the film to record a total of 1,235,038 entries. The feature film reached 2 million admissions at the start of February 1984. While it was a modest success in cinemas throughout the month of February, Tchao Pantin climbed back to 9th place following his triumph at the Césars in March 1984, which allowed it to get closer to the 2,400,000 entries. The following week it moved up to third place at the box office with 224,565 entries, bringing the total to 2,600,970 entries. The film passed the 3 million admissions mark the week of , before leaving the top 30 at the end of April 1984. The film benefited from a theatrical revival in the summer of 1986, following the death of Coluche, which allowed it to return to the weekly top 30 to pass the 3.5 million admissions mark per week. of , only a few days after the death of the actor. Beginning August 1986, the film was still in the top 30 and reached 3.7 million admissions. In the end, it met with commercial success with 3,829,139 admissions, including 856,133 admissions in Paris, ranking 8th for films with the most admissions in the year of its release. See also List of submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1983 films 1983 drama films French drama films 1980s French-language films Films based on French