# The 25 biggest box-office hits of all time in France

Titanic has held the French admissions record since 1998, ahead of Welcome to the Sticks and The Intouchables, the two biggest French hits. The 25 films that have drawn the most cinemagoers in France, re-releases included, from Snow White to A Little Something Extra.

- 221 votes · 25 items
- Apr 17, 2026 · Geneviève Lavoie
- https://even.best/en/l/5436/the-25-biggest-box-office-hits-of-all-time-in-france

## Top 25

1. **Titanic** (21 · ▲22 ▼1) — No. 1. 22,320,788 admissions. Directed by James Cameron (1998). The all-time record holder since 1998.
2. **Welcome to the Sticks** (17 · ▲18 ▼1) — No. 2. 20,489,303 admissions. Directed by Dany Boon (2008).
3. **The Intouchables** (14 · ▲17 ▼3) — No. 3. 19,533,573 admissions. Directed by Éric Toledano, Olivier Nakache (2011).
4. **Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs** (12 · ▲13 ▼1) — No. 4. 18,353,225 admissions. Directed by David Hand (1938).
5. **Once Upon a Time in the West** (10 · ▲11 ▼1) — No. 9. 14,907,145 admissions. Directed by Sergio Leone (1968).
6. **A Little Something Extra** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — No. 25. 10,830,209 admissions. Directed by Artus (2024).
7. **Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra** (7 · ▲10 ▼3) — No. 8. 14,967,407 admissions. Directed by Alain Chabat (2002).
8. **Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — No. 5. 17,336,908 admissions. Directed by Gérard Oury (1966).
9. **Gone with the Wind** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — No. 6. 16,730,418 admissions. Directed by Victor Fleming (1950).
10. **The Bridge on the River Kwai** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — No. 16. 13,481,750 admissions. Directed by David Lean (1957).
11. **Avatar** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — No. 7. 15,345,304 admissions. Directed by James Cameron (2009).
12. **Cinderella** (5 · ▲7 ▼2) — No. 17. 13,274,421 admissions. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske (1950).
13. **The Aristocats** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — No. 19. 12,760,493 admissions. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman (1971).
14. **The Sucker** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — No. 23. 11,747,383 admissions. Directed by Gérard Oury (1965).
15. **One Hundred and One Dalmatians** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — No. 11. 14,705,364 admissions. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske (1961).
16. **Avatar: The Way of Water** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — No. 13. 14,058,430 admissions. Directed by James Cameron (2022).
17. **The Jungle Book** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 10. 14,819,364 admissions. Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman (1968).
18. **The Longest Day** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — No. 22. 11,933,629 admissions. Directed by Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki (1962).
19. **The Ten Commandments** (2 · ▲6 ▼4) — No. 12. 14,237,407 admissions. Directed by Cecil B. DeMille (1958).
20. **Ben-Hur** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — No. 14. 13,858,825 admissions. Directed by William Wyler (1960).
21. **La Grande Illusion** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 20. 12,500,000 admissions. Directed by Jean Renoir (1937).
22. **Serial (Bad) Weddings** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — No. 21. 12,366,033 admissions. Directed by Philippe de Chauveron (2014).
23. **The Little World of Don Camillo** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — No. 18. 12,798,591 admissions. Directed by Julien Duvivier (1952).
24. **Lady and the Tramp** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — No. 24. 11,262,670 admissions. Directed by Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson, Clyde Geronimi (1955).
25. **The Visitors** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — No. 15. 13,782,991 admissions. Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré (1993).

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