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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.

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Most expensive French films
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[lower-alpha 1] [10]
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie French 2023 $86 million (€80 million) [11][12][13]
Arthur and the Minimoys English 2006 $84.6 million (€63 million) [14][7]
Oceans French 2009 $80 million (€57.1 million) [15][16]
Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia French 2012 $78 million [17]
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan
The Three Musketeers: Milady[lower-alpha 2] 		French 2023 $78 million (€72 million) [19][20]
The Little Prince English 2015 $77.5 million [21]
Hannibal Rising[A] English 2007 $75 million [22]
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom French 2023 $72.4 million (€65 million) [23][24]
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc English 1999 $60 million (FRF390 million) [25][26]
Babylon A.D. French 2008 $60 million (€55 million) [27][28]
Mesrine French 2008 $60 million [29]
A Very Long Engagement French 2004 $58 million (€45 million) [30][31][32]
Two Brothers French 2004 €57.8 million [33]
Sur la piste du Marsupilami French 2012 $50 million (€40 million) [34]
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar French 1999 $48,5 million (FRF275 million) [35]
Taken 3 English 2015 $48 million [36]
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra French 2002 $47 million (€50 million) [37]
Taken 2 English 2012 $45 million [38]
Unleashed English 2005 $43 million (€25.6 million) [39][40]
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec French 2010 $40.8 million (€30 million) [41]
Lucy English 2014 $40–100 million[lower-alpha 3] (€49.01 million) [43][44]
Blueberry English 2004 €34.5 million [33]
Beauty and the Beast French 2014 €34.05 million [44]
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape French 2015 €32 million [45]
Supercondriaque French 2014 €31.68 million [44]
The Family English 2013 $30 million (€28.37 million) [46][44]
Anna English 2019 $30 million [47]
Les Dalton French 2004 €26.1 million [39]
Empire of the Wolves French 2004 $27 million (€24.2 million) [48][33]
Ruby & Quentin French 2003 €26.7 million [33]
Bon Voyage French 2003 €24.1 million [33]
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse French 2004 €23.8 million [33]
San Antonio French 2004 €23.4 million [33]
Immortal English 2004 €22.5 million [33]
Double Zéro French 2004 €21.5 million [33]
Iznogoud French 2005 €21.4 million [39]
Man to Man English 2005 €21.2 million [39]
The Stone Council French 2008 $28 million (€20 million) [49][50]
La Vie en Rose French 2007 $25 million (€20.7 million) [51][52]
The Crimson Rivers French 2000 $25 million (€14.4 million) [53][54]
Taken English 2008 $25 million (€19.4 million) [14][55]
The Wolf's Call French 2019 $23 million (€20 million) [56][57]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • A French co-production.
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Both films were shot simultaneously and split into two parts.[18]
  3. ↑ On 5 August 2014, Variety wrote that Lucy had an estimated $100 million pricetag and was a record-setting investment for EuropaCorp,[42] 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.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (10 April 2017). "283 feature films produced by France in 2016". Cineuropa.
  2. ↑ "'Dunkirk' and 'Valerian' Bring Big Budgets to the Weekend, but Will They Bring Big Box Office?". Box Office Mojo. 20 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Alexander". American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  4. ↑ Ettinger, Zoë (15 June 2020). "20 films no one expected to lose money at the box office". Insider Inc.
  5. ↑ "Box Office History for Asterix Movies". The Numbers. Nash Information Services. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  6. ↑ Silbert, Nathalie (30 June 2010). "Le studio de Luc Besson enregistre ses premières pertes". Les Echos (in français).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hopewell, John (26 March 2008). "EuropaCorp-BNP ally on 'Revenge'". Variety.
  8. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (14 October 2010). "Review: 'Arthur and the War of Two Worlds'". Variety.
  9. ↑ "Quels sont les 10 films français les plus chers de l'histoire ?". Première (in français).
  10. ↑ Edelstein, David (11 May 1997). "Unmitigated Gaul: The Fifth Element and Irma Vep". Slate. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2024. The Fifth Element, at a reported cost of 90 million (dollars, not francs), is the most expensive French-financed film in history
  11. ↑ Rivera, Damon (26 July 2023). "Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie - Everything You Need To Know". Looper.
  12. ↑ ""Miraculous" a conquis la planète animée". Paris Match (in français). 14 April 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2021. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  13. ↑ "Questions LGBT+ et gros budget : «Miraculous le film», lesbien joué". Libération (in français). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Silbert, Nathalie (6 March 2009). ""Taken", le film du studio de Luc Besson, au top du box-office américain". Les Echos (in français).
  15. ↑ "Liste des 25 films documentaires agréés en 2010". CNC (in français). 16 March 2011. p. 91.
  16. ↑ "Oceans (2010)". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  17. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (8 October 2012). "Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  18. ↑ Nesselson, Lisa (4 April 2023). "The Three Musketeers - D'Artagnan: Review". Screen International. Part II, Milady, shot simultaneously, is due out in December
  19. ↑ Franquebalme, Benoît (31 March 2023). "Décors, cascades, blessures… les secrets de tournage des « Trois Mousquetaires », super-héros à la française". Le Parisien (in français). Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. un budget total de 72 millions d'euros Unknown parameter |trans-quote= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  20. ↑ Loayza, Beatrice (28 December 2023). "'The Three Musketeers' and the Joy of Old-School Blockbusters". The New York Times. The two films in the franchise were completed on a budget of $78 million
  21. ↑ Giardina, Carolyn (8 August 2016). "'The Little Prince:' How Director Mark Osborne Gave the Classic a Modern Update". The Hollywood Reporter.
  22. ↑ Hofmann, Katja (27 November 2006). "Scout's report: 3 pix poised for multiplexes". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  23. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (18 January 2020). "Tresor Films Plots $72 Million 'Asterix & Obelix: The Silk Road". Variety.
  24. ↑ Sonnet, Nicolas (8 June 2023). "« Astérix et Obélix : L'empire du Milieu » est-il un échec total ? On a fait les comptes". Le Nouvel Obs (in français).
  25. ↑ "Les sorties de la semaine "Jeanne d'Arc" : un message revisité (photos)". L'Orient-Le Jour (in français). 17 December 1999.
  26. ↑ Norberg, Kathryn (1 February 2000). "Joan on the Screen: Burned Again?". American Historical Association.
  27. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (1 July 2005). "55 M€ for Kassovitz and Babylon Babies". Cineuropa.
  28. ↑ James, Alison (15 March 2007). "'Babylon' gets back on track". Variety.
  29. ↑ Secher, Benjamin (28 July 2009). "Vincent Cassel interview for Mesrine". The Daily Telegraph.
  30. ↑ "A Very Long Engagement - Interview with Audrey Tautou & Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2004)". YouTube. 26 May 2017.
  31. ↑ Thomson, Desson (16 December 2004). "An 'Engagement' With Jeunet". The Washington Post.
  32. ↑ "Amelie film-maker in court battle". BBC News. 12 November 2004.
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 "Les coûts de production des films en 2005". CNC (in français). 1 March 2006. p. 40.
  34. ↑ "Cinéma : «Le Marsupilami» sur la piste des 3 millions de spectateurs". Le Parisien (in français). 16 April 2012.
  35. ↑ Meaux Saint Marc, Francoise (12 February 1999). "Asterix Opens In Blaze of Glory". Screen International. p. 43.
  36. ↑ McNary, Dave (9 January 2015). "Box Office: 'Taken 3' Gunning for $37 Million Weekend". Variety.
  37. ↑ Mandelbaum, Jacques (29 January 2002). "'Astérix et Obélix: mission Cléopâtre': la magie gauloise des duos antagonistes" ['Asterix and Obelix: Cleopatra mission': the Gallic magic of antagonistic duos]. Le Monde (in français). Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024. Unknown parameter |trans-quote= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  38. ↑ Fritz, Ben (4 October 2012). "'Taken 2' shoots for a repeat of box office magic with Liam Neeson". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 "Films dont le budget est supérieur à 7 M€". CNC (in français). 1 March 2006. p. 44.
  40. ↑ "Danny the Dog (2005)". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  41. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (18 April 2010). "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec". Variety.
  42. ↑ Foundas, Scott (5 August 2014). "Luc Besson Puts His EuropaCorp to the Test With 'Lucy'". Variety.
  43. ↑ McNary, Dave (25 July 2014). "'Lucy' Beating Up 'Hercules' at Friday Box Office". Variety.
  44. ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 "La production cinématographique en 2013". CNC (in français). 28 March 2014. p. 19.
  45. ↑ "Pathé a-t-il trop misé sur le film de Jamel Debbouze?". BFM TV (in français).
  46. ↑ Kaufman, Amy (15 September 2013). "'Insidious: Chapter 2' is No. 1, as low-budget horror rules again". Los Angeles Times.
  47. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Tartaglione, Nancy (18 June 2019). "'Toy Story 4' Will Cure Summer Sequelitis With $260M Global Infinity-And-Beyond Bow". Deadline Hollywood.
  48. ↑ James, Alison (5 November 2003). "Gaumont sees stars". Variety.
  49. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (23 September 2005). ""Turn over" for Le Concile de Pierre". Cineuropa.
  50. ↑ Marshall, Lee (17 October 2006). "The Stone Council (Le Concile De Pierre)". Screen International.
  51. ↑ Hohenadel, Kristin (2 July 2006). "Édith Piaf, the Little Sparrow, Takes Flight Again". New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  52. ↑ Lermercier, Fabien (9 January 2007). "Dahan's La vie en Rose to open festival". Cineuropa.
  53. ↑ Frater, Patrick (29 August 2003). "Gaumont lines up Reno for big-budget Empire". Screen International.
  54. ↑ Lemercier, Fabien (23 September 2003). "Reno in the lair of the wolves". Cineuropa.
  55. ↑ "Taken (2008)". The Numbers. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  56. ↑ Mintzer, Jordan (12 March 2019). "'The Wolf's Call' ('Le Chant du loup'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  57. ↑ Valentin, Michel (20 February 2019). ""Le Chant du loup» : «J'ai écrit beaucoup de choses sous l'eau"". Le Parisien (in French). Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)


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