  The effect of magnetic fluctuations on the free energy, the order parameter
profile and the latent heat at the equilibrium point of the first order phase
transition to superconducting state in thin films of type I superconductors is
considered. The possibility for an experimental observation of the fluctuation
change of the order of the superconducting phase transition is briefly
discussed. Numerical data for the order parameter jump and the latent heat of
Al films are presented for needs of experimental studies.
