#1 of 96 2021 · Action, Thriller
$18.1M worldwide · 13% of the chart's total
The Stronghold (2021) is the highest-grossing French-language movie released in 2021, with $18.1M worldwide, ahead of Superwho? (2021) at $14.8M and OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021) at $13.5M. 96 French-language films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $142.9M in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 35% on 2020, whose releases took $220.4M. By genre, Comedy leads with $79.8M across 27 French releases.
#1 of 96 2021 · Action, Thriller
$18.1M worldwide · 13% of the chart's total
The Stronghold (2021) leads with $18.1M, 13% of the total. The top 5 together took $57.1M, 40% of what all 96 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 US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
Ranks 1 to 50 of 96. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2021.
Sep 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.1M
Nov 14, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $14.8M
Jul 17, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $13.5M
Jul 16, 2021 US and Canada: $29.2K Rest of the world: $5.4M Worldwide: $5.5M
Dec 15, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.3M
Jun 30, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $5.2M
Oct 1, 2021 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $5M
Sep 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $354.5K Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $4.3M
Nov 26, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.9M
Jun 23, 2021 US and Canada: $1.1K Rest of the world: $3.8M Worldwide: $3.8M
Jun 18, 2021 US and Canada: $71.8K Rest of the world: $3.5M Worldwide: $3.6M
Aug 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.5M
Sep 3, 2021 US and Canada: $45.3K Rest of the world: $3.2M Worldwide: $3.3M
Aug 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3.1M
Sep 1, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.6M
May 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.4M
Jul 23, 2021 US and Canada: $19.9K Rest of the world: $2M Worldwide: $2M
Nov 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Dec 3, 2021 US and Canada: $829.1K Rest of the world: $1.2M Worldwide: $2M
Oct 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Nov 24, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.8M
Aug 28, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Sep 25, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.7M
Sep 19, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.6M
Jun 16, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Jul 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.5M
Sep 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
Sep 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
Dec 10, 2021 US and Canada: $49.3K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.3M
Oct 20, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.2M
Sep 8, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
Jul 7, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $980.3K
Sep 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $973.5K
Jun 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $918.5K
Mar 21, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $773.2K
Oct 10, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $771.3K
Oct 11, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $730.1K
Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $675K
Aug 3, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $671.7K
Jul 9, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $655.2K
Jul 13, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $624.9K
Dec 12, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $577.2K
Apr 9, 2021 US and Canada: $2.8K Rest of the world: $569.9K Worldwide: $572.7K
Jan 29, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $489.1K
Jul 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $472.1K
Dec 2, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $456.6K
Dec 22, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $448.6K
Aug 27, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $418.7K
Sep 4, 2021 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $303.6K Of the top 10, Titane (2021) earned the biggest share at home (29% in the US & Canada), while Mama Weed (2021) made 99% of its gross abroad. Across all 96 films, $3.1M (2%) came from the US & Canada. 7 films of the top 10 report no US & Canada figure.
None of the 96 films reached $100M. 93 films, 97% of the list, earned under $10M. Each band shows its films and its share of the $142.9M total.
September releases took the most, $38.5M from 22 films, led by The Stronghold (2021). February was the quietest month ($134.5K). Each column is a release month and links to that month's chart.
Of these 10 years, 2012 earned the most: $937.3M from 86 films, led by The Intouchables (2012). 2021 took $142.9M.
| Year | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
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| 2012 86 films | 86 | $937.3M | – | The Intouchables (2012) $426.6M |
| 2013 90 films · −64% | 90 | $339.5M | −64% | Serial Teachers (2013) $32.9M |
| 2014 101 films · +15% | 101 | $390.6M | +15% | Superchondriac (2014) $53.4M |
| 2015 90 films · −39% | 90 | $237.2M | −39% | Serial Teachers 2 (2015) $25.4M |
| 2016 116 films · +71% | 116 | $406.2M | +71% | Two Is a Family (2016) $49.6M |
| 2017 127 films · −31% | 127 | $279.5M | −31% | Alibi.com (2017) $29.4M |
| 2018 140 films · +105% | 140 | $573.5M | +105% | Family Is Family (2018) $50M |
| 2019 141 films · −42% | 141 | $333.6M | −42% | Sink or Swim (2019) $39.2M |
| 2020 75 films · −34% | 75 | $220.4M | −34% | Les Misérables (2020) $54.6M |
| 2021 96 films · −35% | 96 | $142.9M | −35% | The Stronghold (2021) $18.1M |
Comedy took $79.8M across 27 films, 56% of the total, ahead of Drama ($54.4M) and Action ($46.4M). 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 $937.3M, 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 96 films as the chart.
The Stronghold (2021) leads with $18.1M worldwide. Next come Superwho? (2021) at $14.8M and OSS 117: From Africa with Love (2021) at $13.5M.
96 French-language films released in 2021 report a worldwide gross, $142.9M in all, or $1.5M per film on average. 2020 releases took $220.4M.
None. The biggest, The Stronghold (2021), earned $18.1M.
Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 2021. 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.