sous la pluie" and Jean Ferrat's "C'est beau la vie". Release The film premiered on 4 September 2010 in competition at the 67th Venice International Film Festival. It was released in France and Belgium on 10 November. Launched in 440 prints through Mars Distribution, Potiche had 875,000 admissions during its first week in French theatres. At its peak the film was playing in 542 venues. When the theatrical run ended, the total number of tickets sold in France had reached 2,318,221. As of 28 June 2011, Box Office Mojo reported that the worldwide theatrical revenues of the film corresponded to 23,157,170 US dollars. Overseas A subtitled version in English was released on DVD in October 2011. Clips from the film were used in "trailers" subtitled by Orange, with all the dialogue reworded to be about mobile phones, in order to illustrate how phones can ruin a film. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 82%, based on 114 reviews, and an average rating of 6.7/10. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". References External links 2010 films 2010 comedy films 2010 LGBT-related films 2010s French-language films Belgian comedy films Belgian films based on plays Belgian LGBT-related films Films about labor relations Films directed by François Ozon Films set in 1977 Films set in France Films shot in Belgium French comedy films French films based on plays French LGBT-related films French-language Belgian films LGBT-related comedy films 2010s French films