The Cannes Film Festival is famous for its long standing ovations.
It is tradition for audiences to stand and clap for long periods of time as a show of good faith to the cast and crew who attended the screening. This year is no different: films like The substance It is Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga received more than five minutes of relentless applause.
However, the length of time that customers are willing to clap their hands in gratitude does not always reflect the film’s future success. We analyzed data from IMDBPro, but we didn’t find a direct correlation between applause duration and a film’s box office prospects.
The now iconic Pan’s Labyrinth it earned the longest standing ovation ever at Cannes at an impressive 22 minutes. It quadrupled its box office budget. Other notable films, such as the mega-blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick and winner of Best Film The artist received five and 12 minutes of feverish applause, respectively.
However, some films that failed financially and critically also received long standing ovations. The Neon Demonthe ovation lasted 17 minutes, The newsboylasted 15 minutes and The beaveris scheduled in 10 minutes.
While we’re not sure how the films will be received by the general public, we know how applause-worthy the Cannes audience found the highly anticipated 2024 releases. The seven-minute ovation for Horizon: an American saga brought tears to star/writer/director/producer Kevin Costner’s eyes. So far, the film led by Demi Moore The substance inspired the longest ovation at 11 minutes, according to Variety.
Audiences at Cannes are also famous for booing films. pulp Fiction was booed for winning the festival’s top prize. The same thing happened with Cabby. Both films eventually reached the American Film Institute list one of the greatest films of all time.
Ultimately, the only thing the Cannes ovations and boos reveal is how long these particular audience members are willing to stand or scream. It’s still fun to watch, so here are the longest standing ovations in Cannes history:
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) – 22 minutes
Fahrenheit September 11th (2004) – 20 minutes
Mud (2012) – 18 minutes
The Neon Demon (2016) – 17 minutes
Once upon a time in america (1984) – 15 minutes
The newsboy (2012) – 15 minutes
Two days, one night (2014) – 15 minutes
Capernaum (2018) – 15 minutes
Happy as Lazarus (2018) – 15 minutes
Lovely (2021) — 14 minutes
Sam Matthews contributed reporting.
