The following is a list of the films with the most cinema admissions in France, as of 29 December 2023.
- Background colour indicates films currently in cinemas
Rank
|
Title
|
Tickets sold[1]
|
Year[2]
|
1
|
Titanic
|
22,295,045
|
1998
|
2
|
Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis
|
20,489,303
|
2008
|
3
|
The Intouchables
|
19,490,688
|
2011
|
4
|
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
|
18,319,651
|
1938
|
5
|
La Grande Vadrouille
|
17,267,607
|
1966
|
6
|
Gone with the Wind
|
16,719,236
|
1950
|
7
|
Avatar
|
15,340,969
|
2009
|
8
|
Once Upon a Time in the West
|
14,862,764
|
1969
|
9
|
The Jungle Book
|
14,695,741
|
1967
|
10
|
One Hundred and One Dalmatians
|
14,660,594
|
1961
|
11
|
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
|
14,559,509
|
2002
|
12
|
The Ten Commandments
|
14,229,745
|
1956
|
13
|
Avatar: The Way of Water
|
14,000,537
|
2022
|
14
|
Ben-Hur
|
13,826,124
|
1960
|
15
|
Les Visiteurs
|
13,782,991
|
1993
|
16
|
The Bridge on the River Kwai
|
13,481,750
|
1957
|
17
|
Cinderella
|
13,226,772
|
1950
|
18
|
Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo
|
12,791,168
|
1952
|
19
|
The Aristocats
|
12,481,726
|
1971
|
20
|
Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ?
|
12,366,033
|
2014
|
21
|
The Longest Day
|
11,933,629
|
1962
|
22
|
Le Corniaud
|
11,739,783
|
1965
|
23
|
Lady and the Tramp
|
11,175,716
|
1955
|
24
|
The Lion King
|
10,716,947
|
1994
|
25
|
Bambi
|
10,679,571
|
1948
|
26
|
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
|
10,507,561
|
2015
|
27
|
Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie
|
10,355,930
|
2006
|
28
|
Taxi 2
|
10,345,901
|
2000
|
29
|
Three Men and a Cradle
|
10,251,465
|
1985
|
30
|
The Guns of Navarone
|
10,197,729
|
1961
|
31
|
The Lion King (2019 film)
|
10,017,955
|
2019
|
32
|
Les Misérables
|
9,940,533
|
1957
|
33
|
War of the Buttons
|
9,936,391
|
1962
|
34
|
Doctor Zhivago
|
9,816,054
|
1966
|
35
|
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
|
9,619,259
|
1955
|
36
|
Finding Nemo
|
9,528,033
|
2003
|
37
|
The Greatest Show on Earth
|
9,488,114
|
1952
|
38
|
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
|
9,470,090
|
2001
|
39
|
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
|
9,415,886
|
1982
|
40
|
Le Dîner de Cons
|
9,247,001
|
1998
|
41
|
The Big Blue
|
9,194,343
|
1988
|
42
|
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
|
9,144,701
|
2002
|
43
|
The Bear
|
9,136,266
|
1988
|
44
|
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar
|
8,948,624
|
1999
|
45
|
Emmanuelle
|
8,893,996
|
1974
|
46
|
La Vache et le Prisonnier
|
8,844,199
|
1959
|
47
|
The Great Escape
|
8,756,631
|
1963
|
48
|
West Side Story
|
8,719,610
|
1962
|
49
|
Le Bataillon du ciel
|
8,649,691
|
1947
|
50
|
Amélie
|
8,636,041
|
2001
|
51
|
The Chorus
|
8,636,013
|
2004
|
52
|
For Whom the Bell Tolls
|
8,274,596
|
1947
|
53
|
The Great Dictator
|
8,269,894
|
1945
|
54
|
Nothing to Declare
|
8,150,825
|
2011
|
55
|
Violettes impériales
|
8,125,766
|
1952
|
56
|
The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time
|
8,043,129
|
1998
|
57
|
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
|
7,924,857
|
1999
|
58
|
Un indien dans la ville
|
7,870,802
|
1994
|
59
|
Tarzan
|
7,859,751
|
1999
|
60
|
Ratatouille
|
7,845,210
|
2007
|
61
|
Pinocchio
|
7,835,702
|
1946
|
62
|
La Vérité si je mens ! 2
|
7,826,393
|
2001
|
63
|
Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez
|
7,809,334
|
1964
|
64
|
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
|
7,803,757
|
2009
|
65
|
The Sixth Sense
|
7,799,130
|
2000
|
66
|
The Count of Monte Cristo
|
7,780,642
|
1955
|
67
|
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
|
7,731,601
|
2005
|
68
|
The Fifth Element
|
7,727,697
|
1997
|
69
|
A Clockwork Orange
|
7,602,396
|
1971
|
70
|
Robin Hood
|
7,472,637
|
1973
|
71
|
Les Bidasses en folie
|
7,460,911
|
1971
|
72
|
La Famille Bélier
|
7,450,944
|
2014
|
73
|
Le Retour de don Camillo
|
7,425,550
|
1953
|
74
|
Frozen II
|
7,401,300
|
2019
|
75
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
|
7,393,904
|
2003
|
76
|
Spider-Man: No Way Home
|
7,387,844
|
2021
|
77
|
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
|
7,359,395
|
2023
|
78
|
The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob
|
7,295,727
|
1973
|
79
|
Aladdin
|
7,280,423
|
1993
|
80
|
Dances with Wolves
|
7,280,124
|
1991
|
81
|
Peter Pan
|
7,255,475
|
1953
|
82
|
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
|
7,247,809
|
2005
|
83
|
Jean de Florette
|
7,223,657
|
1986
|
84
|
The Rescuers
|
7,219,476
|
1977
|
85
|
Shrek 2
|
7,185,626
|
2004
|
86
|
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
|
7,138,548
|
2004
|
87
|
Samson and Delilah
|
7,116,442
|
1951
|
88
|
Joan of Arc
|
7,092,586
|
1949
|
89
|
La Chèvre
|
7,079,674
|
1981
|
90
|
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
|
7,076,549
|
2017
|
91
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
|
7,070,194
|
2002
|
92
|
Monsieur Vincent
|
7,055,290
|
1947
|
93
|
The Magnificent Seven
|
7,037,826
|
1961
|
94
|
Jour de fête
|
7,027,487
|
1949
|
95
|
Skyfall
|
7,003,902
|
2012
|
96
|
Les grandes vacances
|
6,986,917
|
1967
|
97
|
Royal Affairs in Versailles
|
6,986,788
|
1954
|
98
|
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
|
6,951,441
|
2001
|
99
|
The Wages of Fear
|
6,944,306
|
1953
|
100
|
Avengers: Endgame
|
6,942,474
|
2019
|
The website for the above table lists La Grande Illusion (1937) with an estimated 12.5 million admissions but the actual admissions are unknown.[3]
- ^ According to JP's Box-Office, Official figures of the distributors.
- ^ Movies with several releases = Titanic, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Jungle Book, Avatar, One Hundred and One Dalmatians, Cinderella, The Aristocats, Lady and the Tramp, Bambi, War of the Buttons, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Pinocchio, Ben-Hur, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Ten Commandments, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Exorcist, The Fox and the Hound, The Lion King, Finding Nemo, The Longest Day, The Big Blue, West Side Story, The Great Dictator, A Clockwork Orange, Robin Hood, Jour de fête
- ^ "Film: 'The Grand Illusion'." Box Office Story. Retrieved: 20 March 2017.