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Plus d'un triomphe a rapporté des millions au box-office.

Plus d'un triomphe a rapporté des millions au box-office.
More than one triumph has grossed millions at the box office.
From Lesson 399:Paradoxical agreement (plus d'un, moins de deux)·French

Questions & Answers about Plus d'un triomphe a rapporté des millions au box-office.

Why is the verb a rapporté in the singular when 'more than one triumph' logically means multiple triumphs?
This is the paradox of plus d'un. Even though the meaning is plural, French grammar dictates that it must agree with the singular word un. Therefore, both the noun that follows (triomphe) and the verb (a rapporté) must be singular.
Why use rapporté here instead of a verb like gagné for earning money?
While gagné means 'earned' or 'won', the verb rapporter specifically means 'to bring in' or 'to yield' revenue. It is the standard verb to use when talking about a film grossing money at the box office or a product yielding a profit.
Why does millions have the article des in front of it?
In French, million and milliard are nouns, unlike other numbers such as cent or mille. Because it is acting as a plural noun referring to an unspecified number of millions, it requires the plural indefinite article des.
Do French speakers really use the English term box-office?
Yes, le box-office is a very common anglicism fully adopted in everyday French to talk about film ticket sales and cinema rankings. It is treated as a masculine noun, which is why it takes the contracted preposition au (à + le).

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