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The following is a list of the films with the most cinema admissions in France, as of 28 January 2025.

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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 18,290,843 1938
5 La Grande Vadrouille 17,317,745 1966
6 Gone with the Wind 16,719,236 1950
7 Avatar 15,340,969 2009
8 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra 14,967,407 2002
9 Once Upon a Time in the West 14,862,764 1969
10 The Jungle Book 14,695,741 1967
11 One Hundred and One Dalmatians 14,660,594 1961
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 La Grande Illusion 12,500,000 1937
20 The Aristocats 12,481,726 1971
21 Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ? 12,366,033 2014
22 The Longest Day 11,933,629 1962
23 Le Corniaud 11,739,783 1965
24 Lady and the Tramp 11,175,716 1955
25 A Little Something Extra 10,820,828 2024
26 The Lion King 10,718,727 1994
27 Bambi 10,679,571 1948
28 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens 10,507,561 2015
29 Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie 10,355,930 2006
30 Taxi 2 10,345,901 2000
31 Three Men and a Cradle 10,251,465 1985
32 The Guns of Navarone 10,197,729 1961
33 The Lion King 10,017,955 2019
34 Les Misérables 9,940,533 1957
35 War of the Buttons 9,936,391 1962
36 Doctor Zhivago 9,816,054 1966
37 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 9,619,259 1955
38 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 9,608,331 2001
39 Finding Nemo 9,528,033 2003
40 The Greatest Show on Earth 9,488,114 1952
41 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 9,415,886 1982
42 The Count of Monte Cristo 9,380,072 2024
43 Le Dîner de Cons 9,247,001 1998
44 The Big Blue 9,194,343 1988
45 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 9,144,701 2002
46 The Bear 9,136,266 1988
47 Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar 8,948,624 1999
48 Emmanuelle 8,893,996 1974
49 La Vache et le Prisonnier 8,844,199 1959
50 The Great Escape 8,756,631 1963
51 West Side Story 8,719,610 1962
52 The Chorus 8,689,891 2004
53 Amélie 8,670,926 2001
54 Le Bataillon du ciel 8,649,691 1947
55 Inside Out 2 8,427,652 2024
56 For Whom the Bell Tolls 8,274,596 1947
57 The Great Dictator 8,269,894 1945
58 Nothing to Declare 8,150,825 2011
59 Violettes impériales 8,125,766 1952
60 The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time 8,043,129 1998
61 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 7,975,313 1999
62 Un indien dans la ville 7,870,802 1994
63 Tarzan 7,859,751 1999
64 Moana 2 7,845,632 2024
65 Ratatouille 7,845,210 2007
66 Pinocchio 7,835,702 1946
67 La Vérité si je mens ! 2 7,826,393 2001
68 Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez 7,809,334 1964
69 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 7,803,757 2009
70 The Sixth Sense 7,799,130 2000
71 The Count of Monte Cristo 7,780,642 1955
72 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 7,731,601 2005
73 The Fifth Element 7,727,697 1997
74 A Clockwork Orange 7,602,396 1971
75 Les Bidasses en folie 7,460,911 1971
76 La Famille Bélier 7,450,944 2014
77 Le Retour de don Camillo 7,425,550 1953
78 Frozen 2 7,401,300 2019
79 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 7,393,904 2003
80 Spider-Man: No Way Home 7,387,844 2021
81 The Super Mario Bros. Movie 7,375,873 2023
82 The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 7,295,727 1973
83 Aladdin 7,280,423 1993
84 Dances with Wolves 7,280,124 1991
85 Peter Pan 7,255,475 1953
86 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 7,247,809 2005
87 Jean de Florette 7,223,657 1986
88 The Rescuers 7,219,476 1977
89 Shrek 2 7,185,626 2004
90 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 7,138,548 2004
91 Samson and Delilah 7,116,442 1951
92 Joan of Arc 7,092,586 1949
93 La Chèvre 7,079,674 1981
94 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 7,076,549 2017
95 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 7,070,194 2002
96 Monsieur Vincent 7,055,290 1947
97 The Magnificent Seven 7,037,826 1961
98 Jour de fête 7,027,487 1949
99 Skyfall 7,003,902 2012
100 Les Grandes Vacances 6,986,917 1967
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French productions

The following are the 100 French films with the most admissions in France as of 31 July 2020.

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More information Rank, Title ...
Rank Title Tickets sold[1] Year[3]
1 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis 20,489,303 2008
2 The Intouchables 19,490,688 2011
3 La Grande Vadrouille 17,267,607 1966
4 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra 14,559,509 2002
5 Les Visiteurs 13,782,991 1993
6 Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo 12,791,168 1952
7 Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ? 12,366,033 2014
8 Le Corniaud 11,739,783 1965
9 Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie 10,355,928 2006
10 Taxi 2 10,345,901 2000
11 Three Men and a Cradle 10,251,465 1985
12 Les Misérables 9,940,533 1957
13 War of the Buttons 9,936,391 1962
14 Le Dîner de Cons 9,247,001 1998
15 The Big Blue 9,194,343 1988
16 The Bear 9,136,266 1988
17 Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar 8,948,624 1999
18 Emmanuelle 8,893,996 1974
19 La Vache et le Prisonnier 8,844,199 1959
20 Le Bataillon du ciel 8,649,691 1947
21 Amélie 8,636,041 2001
22 The Chorus 8,636,016 2004
23 Nothing to Declare 8,150,825 2011
24 Violettes impériales 8,125,766 1952
25 The Visitors II: The Corridors of Time 8,043,129 1998
26 Un indien dans la ville 7,870,802 1994
27 La Vérité si je mens ! 2 7,826,393 2001
28 Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez 7,809,334 1964
29 The Count of Monte Cristo 7,780,642 1955
30 The Fifth Element 7,727,697 1997
31 Les Bidasses en folie 7,460,911 1971
32 La Famille Bélier 7,450,944 2014
33 Le Retour de don Camillo 7,425,550 1953
34 The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 7,295,727 1973
35 Jean de Florette 7,223,657 1986
36 La Chèvre 7,079,674 1981
37 Monsieur Vincent 7,055,290 1947
38 Jour de fête 7,027,487 1949
39 Les grandes vacances 6,986,917 1967
40 Royal Affairs in Versailles 6,986,788 1954
41 The Wages of Fear 6,944,306 1953
42 Les Trois Frères 6,897,098 1995
43 Michel Strogoff 6,868,854 1956
44 Le gendarme se marie 6,828,626 1968
45 Asterix at the Olympic Games 6,817,803 2008
46 Mission spéciale 6,781,120 1946
47 Fanfan la Tulipe 6,726,744 1952
48 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu ? 6,711,618 2019
49 Nous irons à Paris 6,658,693 1950
50 Manon des sources 6,645,177 1986
51 Taxi 6,522,121 1998
52 Arthur and the Invisibles 6,396,989 2006
53 La Cuisine au Beurre 6,396,529 1963
54 La Symphonie Pastorale 6,373,123 1946
55 My Father's Glory 6,291,402 1990
56 Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres 6,280,070 1979
57 Pas si bête 6,195,419 1946
58 Marche à l'ombre 6,168,425 1984
59 Germinal 6,161,776 1993
60 Taxi 3 6,151,691 2003
61 La Chartreuse de Parme 6,151,521 1948
62 Mr. Orchid 6,138,877 1946
63 Oscar 6,122,041 1967
64 Mourir d'aimer 5,912,404 1970
65 My New Partner 5,882,397 1984
66 L'Aile ou la cuisse 5,842,400 1976
67 Le Bossu 5,826,584 1959
68 Les Anges gardiens 5,793,034 1995
69 Stadium Nuts 5,744,270 1972
70 Andalousie 5,735,113 1951
71 La Bataille du rail 5,727,203 1946
72 Going Places 5,726,031 1974
73 À nous les petites Anglaises 5,704,446 1977
74 La Vérité 5,692,390 1960
75 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 5,687,222 1956
76 Les Tuche 3 5,687,200 2018
77 La Ch'tite famille 5,626,049 2018
78 Delusions of Grandeur 5,562,576 1971
79 The Brain 5,547,305 1969
80 Quai des Orfèvres 5,544,721 1947
81 The Little Bather 5,542,796 1968
82 Le petit Nicolas 5,520,562 2009
83 Gendarme in New York 5,495,045 1965
84 Camping 5,491,412 2006
85 Little White Lies 5,457,251 2010
86 L'as des as 5,452,593 1982
87 La Cage aux Folles 5,406,614 1978
88 Napoléon 5,405,252 1955
89 Papa, maman, la bonne et moi 5,374,131 1954
90 Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water 5,373,377 1948
91 The Three Musketeers 5,354,839 1953
92 Les Spécialistes 5,319,564 1985
93 The Closet 5,317,858 2000
94 Sur la piste du Marsupilami 5,304,366 2012
95 The Grand Maneuver 5,302,076 1955
96 La Jument verte 5,272,066 1959
97 Supercondriaque 5,269,924 2014
98 Le Professionnel 5,243,511 1981
99 La Vie en rose 5,242,769 2007
100 Lucy 5,203,226 2014
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Most popular French film by season/year

More information Season/Year, Title ...
Season/Year Title Tickets sold[4] Ref
1945/46 La Bataille du rail 5,260,000 [4]
1946/47 La Symphonie Pastorale 6,320,000 [4]
1947/48 Monsieur Vincent 6,850,000 [4]
1948/49 Operation Swallow: The Battle for Heavy Water 4,880,000 [4]
1949/50 Barry 4,050,000 [4]
1950/51 Nous irons à Paris 6,190,000 [4]
1951/52 Fanfan la Tulipe 5,770,000 [4]
1952/53 Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo 12,280,000 [4]
1953/54 Royal Affairs in Versailles 6,650,000 [4]
1954/55 Papa, maman, la bonne et moi 5,320,000 [4]
1955/56 Napoléon 5,160,000 [4]
1956/57 Michel Strogoff 6,490,000 [4]
1957/58 Les Misérables (Part One)/Les Misérables (Part Two) 4,730,000 [4]
1958/59 Young Sinners (Les Tricheurs) 4,800,000 [4]
1959/60 La Vache et le Prisonnier 7,850,000 [4]
1960/61 La Vérité 5,500,000 [4]
1961/62 War of the Buttons 7,300,000 [4]
1962/63 Any Number Can Win 3,250,000 [4]
1963/64 La Cuisine au Beurre 5,230,000 [4]
1964/65 Le Corniaud 9,100,000 [4]
1965/66 Gendarme in New York 4,840,000 [4]
1966/67 La Grande Vadrouille 14,860,000 [4]
1967/68 Les grandes vacances 5,670,000 [4]
1968/69 Le gendarme se marie 6,230,000 [4]
1969/70 The Sicilian Clan 4,610,000 [4]
1970/71 Mourir d'aimer 5,900,000 [4]
1971/72 Les Bidasses en folie 6,890,000 [4]
1972/73 Stadium Nuts 5,050,000 [4]
1973/74 The Mad Adventures of Rabbi Jacob 6,410,000 [4]
1974/75 Emmanuelle 6,090,000 [4]
1975/76 À nous les petites Anglaises 5,290,000 [4]
1976/77 L'Aile ou la cuisse 4,300,000 [4]
1977/78 L'Animal 3,000,000 [4]
1978/79 Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres 6,020,000 [4]
1980 La Boum 4,378,430 [5]
1981 La Chèvre 7,079,674 [6]
1982 L'as des as 5,452,593 [7]
1983 L'Été meurtrier 5,137,040 [8]
1984 Marche à l'ombre 6,168,425 [9]
1985 Three Men and a Cradle 10,251,465 [10]
1986 Jean de Florette 7,223,657 [11]
1987 Au revoir les enfants 3,488,460 [12]
1988 The Big Blue 9,074,317 [13]
1989 Trop belle pour toi 2,031,131 [14]
1990 My Father's Glory 6,291,402 [15]
1991 Une époque formidable... 1,672,754 [16]
1992 Indochine 3,198,663 [17]
1993 Les Visiteurs 13,782,991 [18]
1994 Léon: The Professional 3,350,000 [19]
1995 Un indien dans la ville 5,616,000 [20]
1996 Pédale douce 4,162,380 [21]
1997 The Fifth Element 7,727,697 [22]
1998 Le Dîner de Cons 8,583,366 [23][24][25]
1999 Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar 8,948,624 [26][27]
2000 Taxi 2 10,345,901 [28][29]
2001 Amélie 8,173,491 [30][31]
2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra 14,559,509 [32]
2003 Taxi 3 6,151,691 [33]
2004 The Chorus 8,636,016 [34]
2005 Brice de Nice 4,424,136 [35]
2006 Les Bronzés 3 : Amis pour la vie 10,355,928 [36]
2007 La Vie en Rose 5,242,769 [37]
2008 Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis 20,489,383 [38]
2009 Le petit Nicolas 5,520,562 [39][40]
2010 Little White Lies 5,457,251 [41]
2011 The Intouchables 16,888,372 [42]
2012 Sur la piste du Marsupilami 5,304,366 [43]
2013 Serial Teachers 3,957,176 [44]
2014 Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu ? 12,366,033 [45]
2015 The New Adventures of Aladdin 4,439,602 [46]
2016 Les Tuche 2 4,619,897 [47]
2017 Raid dingue 4,571,310 [48]
2018 Les Tuche 3 5,687,200 [49]
2019 Qu'est-ce qu'on a encore fait au Bon Dieu ? 6,711,618 [50]
2020 Adieu les cons 1,993,197 [51]
2021 Kaamelott: The First Chapter 2,645,727 [52]
2022 Simone Veil, A Woman of the Century 2,372,793 [53][54]
2023 Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom 4,598,637 [55]
2024 A Little Something Extra 10,820,828 [56]
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