List of highest-grossing films in France

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]

  1. ^ According to JP's Box-Office, Official figures of the distributors.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Film: 'The Grand Illusion'." Box Office Story. Retrieved: 20 March 2017.