#1 of 7 #1 French-language movie of 1988
1988 · Drama, War
$4.6M worldwide · 45% of the chart's total
$4.5M US & Canada · 99% $32.8K elsewhere · <1%
French box office · 1988
French Box Office 1988: Highest-Grossing French Movies
Au Revoir les Enfants (1988) is the highest-grossing French-language movie released in 1988, with $4.6M worldwide, ahead of Camille Claudel (1988) at $3.3M and The Music Teacher (1988) at $1.1M. 7 French-language films released in 1988 report a worldwide gross, $10.1M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 38% on 1987, whose releases took $7.3M. By genre, Drama leads with $10.1M across 5 French releases.
- 1988 releases with a gross
- 7
- combined worldwide
- $10.1M
- Au Revoir les Enfants (1988), the #1
- $4.6M
- vs 1987
- +38%
#1 of 7 Top 5
What Were the Biggest French Hits of 1988?
Au Revoir les Enfants (1988) leads with $4.6M, 45% of the total. The top 5 together took $10.1M, almost all of what the 7 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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The chart
Every French Release of 1988, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1988.
- 1 Feb 12, 1988 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: $32.8K Worldwide: $4.6M
- 2 Dec 7, 1988 US and Canada: $3.3M Rest of the world: $595 Worldwide: $3.3M
- 3 May 1, 1988 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M
- 4 Dec 21, 1988 US and Canada: $1.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $1.1M
- 5 Mar 2, 1988 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K
- 6
Mar 2, 1988 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $10.8K - 7
Aug 14, 1988 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $335
US & Canada vs the world
Where Did the Money Come From in 1988?
Of the top 7, The Music Teacher (1988) earned the biggest share at home (100% in the US & Canada), while Au Revoir les Enfants (1988) made <1% of its gross abroad. Across all 7 films, $10M (99%) came from the US & Canada. 3 films of the top 7 report no US & Canada figure.
- 1 Au Revoir les Enfants (1988) $4.6M $4.5M US & Canada · 99% $32.8K elsewhere · <1%
- 2 Camille Claudel (1988) $3.3M $3.3M US & Canada · 100% $595 elsewhere · <1%
- 3 The Music Teacher (1988) $1.1M $1.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 4 The Little Thief (1988) $1.1M $1.1M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
- 5 Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) $10.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 6 Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) $10.8K No US & Canada figure reported
- 7 A Few Days with Me (1988) $335 No US & Canada figure reported
By release month
Which Month of 1988 Earned the Most?
February releases took the most, $4.6M from 1 film, led by Au Revoir les Enfants (1988). August was the quietest month ($335). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
- January Jan No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- February Feb Au Revoir les Enfants (1988) $4.6M Au Revoir les Enfants (1988)
- March Mar Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988) $21.7K Jane B. by Agnès V. (1988)
- April Apr No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- May May The Music Teacher (1988) $1.1M The Music Teacher (1988)
- June Jun No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- July Jul No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- August Aug A Few Days with Me (1988) $335 A Few Days with Me (1988)
- September Sep No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- October Oct No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- November Nov No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- December Dec Camille Claudel (1988) $4.4M Camille Claudel (1988)
Last 10 years
How Does 1988 Compare With Previous Years?
Of these 10 years, 1986 earned the most: $31.6M from 12 films, led by Disorder (1986). 1988 took $10.1M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 3 films | 3 | $20.4M | – | La Cage aux Folles (1979) $20.4M |
| 1980 7 films · −62% | 7 | $7.8M | −62% | La Cage aux Folles II (1980) $7M |
| 1981 7 films · −16% | 7 | $6.5M | −16% | The Boy Soldier (1981) $6.3M |
| 1982 4 films · +75% | 4 | $11.5M | +75% | The Beast Within (1982) $7.7M |
| 1983 6 films · +19% | 6 | $13.6M | +19% | Without a Trace (1983) $9.6M |
| 1984 5 films · −79% | 5 | $2.8M | −79% | A Sunday in the Country (1984) $2.4M |
| 1985 5 films · +316% | 5 | $11.8M | +316% | Brazil (1985) $10M |
| 1986 12 films · +168% | 12 | $31.6M | +168% | Disorder (1986) $10.3M |
| 1987 11 films · −77% | 11 | $7.3M | −77% | Maurice (1987) $2.6M |
| 1988 7 films · +38% | 7 | $10.1M | +38% | Au Revoir les Enfants (1988) $4.6M |
Archive
French Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1931 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2012 leads with $937.3M, led by The Intouchables (2012).
2020s 7 years · $1.5B
2010s 10 years · $4.4B
- 2019 $333.6M #1 Sink or Swim (2019)
- 2018 $573.5M #1 Family Is Family (2018)
- 2017 $279.5M #1 Alibi.com (2017)
- 2016 $406.2M #1 Two Is a Family (2016)
- 2015 $237.2M #1 Serial Teachers 2 (2015)
- 2014 $390.6M #1 Superchondriac (2014)
- 2013 $339.5M #1 Serial Teachers (2013)
- 2012 $937.3M #1 The Intouchables (2012)
- 2011 $318.5M #1 Of Gods and Men (2011)
- 2010 $589.4M #1 Nothing to Declare (2010)
2000s 10 years · $3.5B
- 2009 $422.6M #1 Little Nicholas (2009)
- 2008 $586M #1 Welcome to the Sticks (2008)
- 2007 $439.2M #1 La Vie en Rose (2007)
- 2006 $292.3M #1 French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006)
- 2005 $271.9M #1 The Chorus (2005)
- 2004 $379.9M #1 A Very Long Engagement (2004)
- 2003 $338.9M #1 Taxi 3 (2003)
- 2002 $334.8M #1 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
- 2001 $358.1M #1 Amélie (2001)
- 2000 $102.4M #1 Taxi 2 (2000)
1990s 10 years · $113.6M
- 1999 $10.5M #1 Elvis Gratton 2: Miracle à Memphis (1999)
- 1998 $28M #1 The Big Hit (1998)
- 1997 $1.1M #1 Artemisia (1997)
- 1996 $20.5M #1 The Eighth Day (1996)
- 1995 $5.6M #1 The City of Lost Children (1995)
- 1994 $8M #1 Three Colors: Red (1994)
- 1993 $3.3M #1 Three Colors: Blue (1993)
- 1992 $11.7M #1 Indochine (1992)
- 1991 $11.1M #1 La Femme Nikita (1991)
- 1990 $13.7M #1 Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
1980s 10 years · $120M
- 1989 $17M #1 Family Business (1989)
- 1988 $10.1M #1 Au Revoir les Enfants (1988)
- 1987 $7.3M #1 Maurice (1987)
- 1986 $31.6M #1 Disorder (1986)
- 1985 $11.8M #1 Brazil (1985)
- 1984 $2.8M #1 A Sunday in the Country (1984)
- 1983 $13.6M #1 Without a Trace (1983)
- 1982 $11.5M #1 The Beast Within (1982)
- 1981 $6.5M #1 The Boy Soldier (1981)
- 1980 $7.8M #1 La Cage aux Folles II (1980)
1970s 10 years · $40.3M
- 1979 $20.4M #1 La Cage aux Folles (1979)
- 1978 $26.4K #1 The Song of Roland (1978)
- 1977 $7.3M #1 Animal (1977)
- 1976 $271.7K #1 Mr. Klein (1976)
- 1975 $11.3M #1 The Smurfs and the Magic Flute (1975)
- 1974 $79K #1 Parade (1974)
- 1973 $50.6K #1 The Mother and the Whore (1973)
- 1972 $170K #1 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
- 1971 $113.3K #1 Four Nights of a Dreamer (1971)
- 1970 $641.3K #1 Le Cercle Rouge (1970)
1960s 10 years · $17.5M
- 1969 $1.3M #1 Army of Shadows (1969)
- 1968 $47.8K #1 The Bride Wore Black (1968)
- 1967 $4.8M #1 Belle de Jour (1967)
- 1966 $564.1K #1 Masculine Feminine (1966)
- 1965 $269K #1 Pierrot le Fou (1965)
- 1964 $204.7K #1 The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
- 1963 $1.4M #1 Contempt (1963)
- 1962 $648K #1 Jules and Jim (1962)
- 1961 $6.9M #1 The Taste of Violence (1961)
- 1960 $1.3M #1 Breathless (1960)
1950s 9 years · $2.2M
- 1959 $471.7K #1 The 400 Blows (1959)
- 1958 $431.8K #1 Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
- 1957 $15.1K #1 He Who Must Die (1957)
- 1956 $71.1K #1 The Red Balloon (1956)
- 1955 $550.7K #1 Rififi (1955)
- 1954 $2.6K #1 Sabrina (1954)
- 1953 $567.6K #1 Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday (1953)
- 1952 $52.6K #1 Forbidden Games (1952)
- 1951 $57.8K #1 Diary of a Country Priest (1951)
1940s 6 years · $456.7K
FAQ
French Box Office 1988: Questions & Answers
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 7 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing French-language movie in 1988?
Au Revoir les Enfants (1988) leads with $4.6M worldwide, $4.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Camille Claudel (1988) at $3.3M and The Music Teacher (1988) at $1.1M.
How much did French-language movies released in 1988 earn?
7 French-language films released in 1988 report a worldwide gross, $10.1M in all, or $1.4M per film on average. 1987 releases took $7.3M.
How many French-language movies released in 1988 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Au Revoir les Enfants (1988), earned $4.6M.
How is the 1988 French box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1988. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.
How often is the 1988 French box office chart updated?
Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.