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French box office · Week 36 · Sep 2–8, 2018

French Box Office, Week 36 of 2018: French Releases of Sep 2–8

School of Life (2018) is the highest-grossing French-language movie released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8), with $14.9M worldwide, ahead of Nothing to Hide (2018) at $13.2M and Mothers’ Instinct (2018) at $136K. 3 French-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $28.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is up 77% on Week 35, 2018, whose releases took $15.9M.

week 36 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$28.2M
School of Life (2018), the #1
$14.9M
vs Week 35, 2018
+77%
School of Life (2018) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 French-language movie of Week 36, 2018

School of Life (2018)

2018 · Drama, Comedy

$14.9M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

$6.3K US & Canada · <1% $14.9M elsewhere · 100%
Top 3

What Were the Biggest French Hits of Week 36 of 2018?

School of Life (2018) leads with $14.9M, 53% of the total. The top 3 together took $28.2M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. School of Life (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $14.9M School of Life (2018)
    $6.3K US & Canada · <1% $14.9M elsewhere · 100%
  2. Nothing to Hide (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $13.2M Nothing to Hide (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Mothers’ Instinct (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $136K Mothers’ Instinct (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every French Release of Week 36 of 2018, 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 week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8).

  1. 1 School of Life (2018) movie poster
    School of Life (2018) Sep 7, 2018 · Drama, Comedy $14.9M worldwide
    Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: $6.3K Rest of the world: $14.9M Worldwide: $14.9M
  2. 2 Nothing to Hide (2018) movie poster
    Nothing to Hide (2018) Sep 5, 2018 · Drama, Comedy $13.2M worldwide
    Sep 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.2M
  3. 3 Mothers’ Instinct (2018) movie poster
    Mothers’ Instinct (2018) Sep 7, 2018 · Mystery, Thriller $136K worldwide
    Sep 7, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $136K
Earlier years

How Does Week 36 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 36, 2018 earned the most: $28.2M from 3 films, led by School of Life (2018).

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 36, 2009 Aug 30–Sep 5 2 films 2 $4.8M – Making Plans for Lena (2009) $3M
Week 36, 2010 Aug 29–Sep 4 2 films · −67% 2 $1.6M −67% No and Me (2010) $1.4M
Week 36, 2011 Aug 28–Sep 3 4 films · +1115% 4 $19.3M +1115% Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2011) $12.2M
Week 36, 2012 Sep 2–8 2 films · −71% 2 $5.5M −71% Looking for Hortense (2012) $3.5M
Week 36, 2013 Sep 1–7 4 films · +285% 4 $21.2M +285% Populaire (2013) $12.7M
Week 36, 2014 Aug 31–Sep 6 2 films · −99% 2 $107.8K −99% The Smell of Us (2014) $87.2K
Week 36, 2015 Aug 30–Sep 5 2 films · +2448% 2 $2.7M +2448% The New Kid (2015) $2.6M
Week 36, 2016 Aug 28–Sep 3 2 films · +12% 2 $3.1M +12% Odd Job (2016) $3M
Week 36, 2017 Sep 3–9 9 films · +250% 9 $10.8M +250% The House by the Sea (2017) $5.7M
Week 36, 2018 Sep 2–8 3 films · +162% 3 $28.2M +162% School of Life (2018) $14.9M
FAQ

French Box Office Week 36 of 2018: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing French-language movie in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8)?

School of Life (2018) leads with $14.9M worldwide, $6.3K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Nothing to Hide (2018) at $13.2M and Mothers’ Instinct (2018) at $136K.

How much did French-language movies released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8) earn?

3 French-language films released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8) report a worldwide gross, $28.2M in all, or $9.4M per film on average. Week 35, 2018 releases took $15.9M.

How many French-language movies released in week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, School of Life (2018), earned $14.9M.

How much of the Week 36, 2018 French box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.3K of the $28.2M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 36, 2018 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 week 36 of 2018 (Sep 2–8). 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 week 36, 2018 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.