Most successful French movies at the global box office 2023

The animated movie "Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir – The Movie" was the highest-grossing French movie in foreign theaters in 2023 with a box office revenue of 31.8 million euros. "Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom", the latest live-action adaptation of the famous comic book, came in second position with just over 18 million euros garnered at the global box office. Animation made in France French animation has always been a pillar of the industry, alongside other major producers such as the United States and Japan, both on its own territory and abroad. With an estimated budget of over 80 million euros, making it the second most expensive French film, "Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir - The Movie" sold 7.15 million tickets in foreign theaters. French-made animations have also made a name for themselves on the international television market. The sales of French TV animation to other countries more than doubled over the past decade and reached their peak with a total of 77.4 million euros in 2019. Export sales have slightly decreased since then, reaching about 58 million euros as of 2022. An oversea success Still, the success of French movies abroad is not limited to animated productions. As of 2023, the number of admissions of French movies in foreign theaters reached 71.9 million admissions, around 37 million among them for French-speaking movies – thus almost fully recovering to pre-pandemic levels. In 2022, Western Europe was by far the leading importer of French movies in terms of generated revenues, accounting for over 50 million euros. This was twice as much as the second-biggest region, North America.

动画电影《神奇女侠与黑猫警长 – 电影版》在2023年成为在海外影院票房收入最高的法国电影，票房收入高达3180万欧元。著名漫画的全新实景改编作品《阿斯特里克斯与奥比留斯：中间王国》紧随其后，全球票房收入超过1800万欧元。法国动画一直是行业的中流砥柱，与美国、日本等主要生产国并肩，无论是在本国还是海外市场。预算估计超过8000万欧元，成为法国第二昂贵的电影，《神奇女侠与黑猫警长 – 电影版》在海外影院售出715万张票。法国制作的动画在国际电视市场上也声名鹊起。过去十年中，法国电视动画的出口销售量翻了一番，在2019年达到7740万欧元的峰值。自那时以来，出口销售略有下降，截至2022年约为5800万欧元。海外成功之余，法国电影在海外的成功并非局限于动画制作。截至2023年，法国电影在海外影院的观影人数达到7190万，其中法语电影观影人数约为3700万，几乎完全恢复到大流行前的水平。2022年，西欧在法国电影进口收入方面遥遥领先，达到超过5000万欧元，是第二大区域北美地区的两倍。