#1 of 9 #1 French-language movie of May 2014
2014 · Romance, Comedy
$3.1M worldwide · 31% of the chart's total
No US & Canada figure reported
French box office · May 2014
French Box Office, May 2014: Top-Grossing Releases
Take-Away Romance (2014) is the highest-grossing French-language movie released in May 2014, with $3.1M worldwide, ahead of The List of My Desires (2014) at $2.4M and Party Girl (2014) at $1.3M. 9 French-language films released in May 2014 report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 84% on April 2014, whose releases took $61.5M. By genre, Comedy leads with $6.3M across 4 French releases.
- May 2014 releases with a gross
- 9
- combined worldwide
- $10M
- Take-Away Romance (2014), the #1
- $3.1M
- vs April 2014
- −84%
#1 of 9 Top 5
What Were the Biggest French Hits of May 2014?
Take-Away Romance (2014) leads with $3.1M, 31% of the total. The top 5 together took $8.9M, 89% of what all 9 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.
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Number 5 $813.6K Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2014)$3.3K US & Canada · <1% $810.2K elsewhere · 100%
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every French Release of May 2014, 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 May 2014.
- 1 May 28, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
- 2 May 18, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
- 3 May 15, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.3M
- 4 May 2, 2014 US and Canada: $32.3K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $1.3M
- 5 Age of Uprising: The Legend of Michael Kohlhaas (2014) May 30, 2014 · Drama, History $813.6K worldwideMay 30, 2014 US and Canada: $3.3K Rest of the world: $810.2K Worldwide: $813.6K
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May 7, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $787K - 7
May 7, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171.5K - 8
May 16, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $93.6K - 9
May 28, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2K
By release week
Which Week of May 2014 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 22 (May 25–31) took $3.9M, led by Take-Away Romance (2014). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 For a Woman (2014) $1.3M For a Woman (2014)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 4–10 Nice and Easy (2014) $958.5K Nice and Easy (2014)
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 11–17 Party Girl (2014) $1.4M Party Girl (2014)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 18–24 The List of My Desires (2014) $2.4M The List of My Desires (2014)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 25–31 Take-Away Romance (2014) $3.9M Take-Away Romance (2014)
Earlier years
How Does May 2014 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2012 earned the most: $448M from 7 films, led by The Intouchables (2012). May 2014 took $10M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2005 14 films | 14 | $37.7M | – | Joyeux Noel (2005) $17.7M |
| May 2006 9 films · −48% | 9 | $19.7M | −48% | Azur & Asmar: The Princes’ Quest (2006) $11.9M |
| May 2007 11 films · −39% | 11 | $12M | −39% | The Ex (2007) $5.2M |
| May 2008 5 films · −62% | 5 | $4.5M | −62% | Frontier(s) (2008) $2.8M |
| May 2009 3 films · +166% | 3 | $12M | +166% | Summer Hours (2009) $7.8M |
| May 2010 9 films · +390% | 9 | $59M | +390% | OSS 117 - Lost in Rio (2010) $21.9M |
| May 2011 7 films · −86% | 7 | $8.3M | −86% | The Snows of Kilimanjaro (2011) $6.7M |
| May 2012 7 films · +5319% | 7 | $448M | +5319% | The Intouchables (2012) $426.6M |
| May 2013 12 films · −91% | 12 | $40.2M | −91% | Me, Myself and Mum (2013) $25M |
| May 2014 9 films · −75% | 9 | $10M | −75% | Take-Away Romance (2014) $3.1M |
By genre
Which French Genres Earned the Most in May 2014?
Comedy took $6.3M across 4 films, 63% of the total, ahead of Drama ($6.1M) and Romance ($3.1M). A film counts once for each of its genres.
Archive
French Box Office in 2014, Month by Month
The months of 2014 with their totals: December leads with $77.7M, led by Wild (2014).
- January $10.6M #1 Never on the First Night (2014)
- February $64.6M #1 Superchondriac (2014)
- March $19.1M #1 The French Minister (2014)
- April $61.5M #1 Babysitting (2014)
- May $10M #1 Take-Away Romance (2014)
- June $56.1M #1 Yves Saint Laurent (2014)
- July $48.5M #1 Nicholas on Holiday (2014)
- August $5.7M #1 SK1 (2014)
- September $891.4K #1 Bird People (2014)
- October $27.4M #1 Sex, Love & Therapy (2014)
- November $1.1M #1 Nobody from Nowhere (2014)
- December $77.7M #1 Wild (2014)
FAQ
French Box Office May 2014: 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 9 films as the chart.
What is the highest-grossing French-language movie in May 2014?
Take-Away Romance (2014) leads with $3.1M worldwide. Next come The List of My Desires (2014) at $2.4M and Party Girl (2014) at $1.3M.
How much did French-language movies released in May 2014 earn?
9 French-language films released in May 2014 report a worldwide gross, $10M in all, or $1.1M per film on average. April 2014 releases took $61.5M.
How many French-language movies released in May 2014 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Take-Away Romance (2014), earned $3.1M.
How is the May 2014 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 May 2014. 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 May 2014 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.