#1 of 85 2012 · Drama, Comedy
$426.6M worldwide · 46% of the chart's total
The Intouchables (2012) is the highest-grossing French-language movie released in 2012, with $426.6M worldwide, ahead of The Devil Inside (2012) at $101.8M and HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012) at $50.1M. 85 French-language films released in 2012 report a worldwide gross, $930.4M in all, 9% of it from the US & Canada. 2 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 192% on 2011, whose releases took $318.5M. By genre, Comedy leads with $648.3M across 38 French releases.
#1 of 85 2012 · Drama, Comedy
$426.6M worldwide · 46% of the chart's total
The Intouchables (2012) leads with $426.6M, 46% of the total. The top 5 together took $634.9M, 68% of what all 85 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
Number 1
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Number 5 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Ranks 1 to 50 of 85. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2012.
May 25, 2012 US and Canada: $10.2M Rest of the world: $416.4M Worldwide: $426.6M
Jan 6, 2012 US and Canada: $53.3M Rest of the world: $48.5M Worldwide: $101.8M
Apr 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $50.1M
Dec 19, 2012 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $22.9M Worldwide: $29.7M
Jun 1, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.7M
Nov 23, 2012 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: $23.7M Worldwide: $25.8M
May 18, 2012 US and Canada: $211.4K Rest of the world: $20.4M Worldwide: $20.6M
Jun 13, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $16.8M
Aug 24, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $15.9M
Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $47.8K Rest of the world: $15M Worldwide: $15.1M
Jul 20, 2012 US and Canada: $386.4K Rest of the world: $12.8M Worldwide: $13.2M
Mar 27, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $11.6M
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.4M
Apr 13, 2012 US and Canada: $2M Rest of the world: $7.1M Worldwide: $9.1M
Apr 24, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9M
Oct 19, 2012 US and Canada: $22K Rest of the world: $8.2M Worldwide: $8.2M
Jul 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.9M
Jan 27, 2012 US and Canada: $59.1K Rest of the world: $7.6M Worldwide: $7.7M
Nov 15, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.5M
Aug 7, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $7.2M
Mar 16, 2012 US and Canada: $1.5M Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $7.2M
Jul 13, 2012 US and Canada: $1.6M Rest of the world: $4.8M Worldwide: $6.4M
2012 US and Canada: $285.2K Rest of the world: $6M Worldwide: $6.3M
Nov 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Apr 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.5M
Dec 7, 2012 US and Canada: $23.4K Rest of the world: $4.2M Worldwide: $4.2M
Aug 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.2M
Jun 19, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Apr 27, 2012 US and Canada: $157.5K Rest of the world: $3.7M Worldwide: $3.8M
Jul 18, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.7M
Sep 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
Oct 12, 2012 US and Canada: $10.8K Rest of the world: $3.4M Worldwide: $3.4M
Aug 17, 2012 US and Canada: $253.9K Rest of the world: $3M Worldwide: $3.3M
Feb 14, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.2M
Aug 22, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Apr 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
Aug 26, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
Jul 11, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
Dec 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
Nov 10, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Dec 26, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.1M
Nov 9, 2012 US and Canada: $54K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2.1M
Sep 7, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Apr 30, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Mar 6, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Aug 5, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
Sep 28, 2012 US and Canada: $11K Rest of the world: $1.8M Worldwide: $1.8M
Jan 4, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Aug 29, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Jun 29, 2012 US and Canada: $154.2K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.4M Of the top 10, The Devil Inside (2012) earned the biggest share at home (52% in the US & Canada), while War of the Buttons (2012) made 100% of its gross abroad. Across all 85 films, $79.4M (9%) came from the US & Canada. 4 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
2 of 85 films crossed $100M and took $528.3M between them, 57% of the total. 73 films, 86% of the list, earned under $10M.
May releases took the most, $448M from 7 films, led by The Intouchables (2012). February was the quietest month ($4.2M). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
Of these 10 years, 2012 earned the most: $930.4M from 85 films, led by The Intouchables (2012).
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 75 films | 75 | $338.9M | – | Taxi 3 (2003) $65.5M |
| 2004 63 films · +12% | 63 | $379.9M | +12% | A Very Long Engagement (2004) $69.4M |
| 2005 61 films · −28% | 61 | $271.9M | −28% | The Chorus (2005) $88.4M |
| 2006 73 films · +7% | 73 | $292.3M | +7% | French Fried Vacations 3: Friends Forever (2006) $84.2M |
| 2007 88 films · +50% | 88 | $439.2M | +50% | La Vie en Rose (2007) $87.5M |
| 2008 92 films · +33% | 92 | $586M | +33% | Welcome to the Sticks (2008) $245.1M |
| 2009 78 films · −28% | 78 | $422.9M | −28% | Little Nicholas (2009) $62.8M |
| 2010 81 films · +39% | 81 | $589.4M | +39% | Nothing to Declare (2010) $93.8M |
| 2011 91 films · −46% | 91 | $318.5M | −46% | Of Gods and Men (2011) $43.8M |
| 2012 85 films · +192% | 85 | $930.4M | +192% | The Intouchables (2012) $426.6M |
Comedy took $648.3M across 38 films, 70% of the total, ahead of Drama ($602.8M) and Romance ($125.5M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
Every year from 1931 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2012 leads with $930.4M, led by The Intouchables (2012).
The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 85 films as the chart.
The Intouchables (2012) leads with $426.6M worldwide, $10.2M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Devil Inside (2012) at $101.8M and HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012) at $50.1M.
85 French-language films released in 2012 report a worldwide gross, $930.4M in all, or $10.9M per film on average. 2011 releases took $318.5M.
None. 2 films crossed $100 million, led by The Intouchables (2012) with $426.6M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2012. 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.
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.