List of most expensive French films
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This is a non-definitive list of the most expensive French films, with budgets given in Euros, Francs, and US dollars. Only films with budgets exceeding US$20 million are listed here.
List
| Title | Primary language(s) | Year | Production costs (est.) | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | English | 2017 | $209 million (€197 million) | [1][2] |
| Alexander[A] | English | 2004 | $155 million | [3][4] |
| Asterix at the Olympic Games | French | 2008 | $113.5 million | [5] |
| Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | English | 2009 | $96 million (€63 million) | [6][7] |
| Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | English | 2010 | $91 million (€68.83 million) | [8][9] |
| The Fifth Element | English | 1997 | $90 million[a] | [10] |
| The Three Musketeers[A] | English | 2011 | $90 million (€58 million) | [11][12] |
| Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie | French | 2023 | $86 million (€80 million) | [13][14][15] |
| Arthur and the Minimoys | English | 2006 | $84.6 million (€63 million) | [16][7] |
| De Gaulle | French | 2025 | $84.5 million (€75.5 million) | [17][18][19] |
| Oceans | French | 2009 | $80 million (€57.1 million) | [20][21] |
| Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | French | 2012 | $78 million | [22] |
| The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan The Three Musketeers: Milady[b] |
French | 2023 | $78 million (€72 million) | [24][25] |
| The Little Prince | English | 2015 | $77.5 million | [26] |
| Hannibal Rising[A] | English | 2007 | $75 million | [27] |
| Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom | French | 2023 | $72.4 million (€65 million) | [28][29] |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | English | 1999 | $60 million (FRF390 million) | [30][31] |
| Babylon A.D. | French | 2008 | $60 million (€55 million) | [32][33] |
| Mesrine | French | 2008 | $60 million | [34] |
| A Very Long Engagement | French | 2004 | $58 million (€45 million) | [35][36][37] |
| Two Brothers | French | 2004 | €57.8 million | [38] |
| Sur la piste du Marsupilami | French | 2012 | $50 million (€40 million) | [39] |
| From Paris with Love | English | 2010 | $52 million (€29.1 million) | [40][41] |
| Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | French | 1999 | $48.5 million (FRF275 million) | [42] |
| Taken 3 | English | 2015 | $48 million | [43] |
| Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | French | 2002 | $47 million (€50 million) | [44] |
| Taken 2 | English | 2012 | $45 million | [45] |
| Unleashed | English | 2005 | $43 million (€25.6 million) | [46][47] |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | French | 2024 | €42.9 million | [17] |
| The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | French | 2010 | $40.8 million (€30 million) | [48] |
| Lucy | English | 2014 | $40–100 million[c] (€49.01 million) | [50][51] |
| Colombiana | English | 2011 | $40 million (€32.1 million) | [52][12] |
| Black Gold | English | 2011 | €38.5–40 million | [53][54] |
| Wolf Totem[A] | Mandarin, Mongolian | 2015 | $38 million | [55] |
| The Sisters Brothers | English | 2018 | $38 million (€34.9 million) | [56][57] |
| Blueberry | English | 2004 | €34.5 million | [38] |
| Beauty and the Beast | French | 2014 | €34.05 million | [51] |
| Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion | French | 2018 | €33.7 million | [57] |
| Mr. Nobody[A] | English | 2009 | €33 million | [58] |
| Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape | French | 2015 | €32 million | [59] |
| Supercondriaque | French | 2014 | €31.68 million | [51] |
| The Ghost Writer | English | 2010 | €30.8 million | [41] |
| His Majesty Minor | French | 2007 | €30.4 million | [12] |
| The Family | English | 2013 | $30 million (€28.37 million) | [60][51] |
| The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet | English | 2013 | $30 million (€26.8 million) | [61][12] |
| Grace of Monaco | English | 2014 | $30 million (€25.2 million) | [62][12] |
| Anna | English | 2019 | $30 million | [63] |
| Seasons | French | 2016 | €29.8 million | [12] |
| Brotherhood of the Wolf | French | 2001 | $29 million (FRF200 million) | [64][65] |
| The Stone Council | French | 2008 | $28 million (€20 million) | [66][67] |
| Monsieur Aznavour | French | 2024 | $28 million (€26 million) | [68] |
| Paris 36 | French | 2008 | €28 million | [12] |
| Empire of the Wolves | French | 2004 | $27 million (€24.2 million) | [69][38] |
| The Man with the Iron Heart | English | 2017 | €27.8 million | [12] |
| Bandidas | English, Spanish | 2006 | €27.7 million | [12] |
| A Perfect Plan | French | 2012 | €26.3 million | [12] |
| Les Dalton | French | 2004 | €26.1 million | [46] |
| A Monster in Paris | French | 2011 | €28.2 million | [12] |
| Ruby & Quentin | French | 2003 | €26.7 million | [38] |
| Lucky Luke | French | 2009 | €26.2 million | [41] |
| Camping 2 | French | 2010 | €25.7 million | [41] |
| The Visitors: Bastille Day | French | 2016 | €24.75 million | [41] |
| Emilia Pérez | Spanish | 2024 | €25 million | [70] |
| Micmacs | French | 2009 | €23.8 million | [41] |
| Bon Voyage | French | 2003 | €24.1 million | [38] |
| Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | French | 2004 | €23.8 million | [38] |
| San-Antonio | French | 2004 | €23.4 million | [38] |
| Immortal | English | 2004 | €22.5 million | [38] |
| Double Zéro | French | 2004 | €21.5 million | [38] |
| Iznogoud | French | 2005 | €21.4 million | [46] |
| Little Nicholas | French | 2009 | €21.4 million | [41] |
| Man to Man | English | 2005 | €21.2 million | [46] |
| La Vie en Rose | French | 2007 | $25 million (€20.7 million) | [71][72] |
| Cinéman | French | 2009 | €20.6 million | [41] |
| The Crimson Rivers | French | 2000 | $25 million (€14.4 million) | [73][74] |
| Taken | English | 2008 | $25 million (€19.4 million) | [16][75] |
| Benedetta | French | 2021 | $24 million (€19.8 million) | [57] |
| The Wolf's Call | French | 2019 | $23 million (€20 million) | [76][77] |
| Jeanne du Barry | French | 2023 | $22.4 million | [78] |
| Rust and Bone | French | 2012 | $22 million (€15 million) | [79][80] |
| Le Boulet | French | 2002 | $21.4 million (Ffr158 million) | [81] |
See also
Notes
- A French co-production.
- Conflicting sources stated the film's budget to be various figures between $50 million and $100 million. The most frequently cited figure and also the figure cited by Luc Besson in his book, The Story of The Fifth Element is $90 million.
- On 5 August 2014, Variety wrote that Lucy had an estimated $100 million pricetag and was a record-setting investment for EuropaCorp,[49] but other sources and even previous articles published by Variety claim the film's budget is $40 million. France's CNC lists the budget as €49.01 million.