This is a non-definitive list of the most expensive French films, with budgets given in Euros, Francs, and US dollars. Only films with budgets exceeding US$20 million are listed here.
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Title | Primary language(s) | Year | Production costs (est.) | Ref(s) |
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | English | 2017 | $209 million (€197 million) | [1] [2] |
Alexander [A] | English | 2004 | $155 million | [3] [4] |
Asterix at the Olympic Games | French | 2008 | $113.5 million | [5] |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | English | 2009 | $96 million (€63 million) | [6] [7] |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | English | 2010 | $91 million (€68.83 million) | [8] [9] |
The Fifth Element | English | 1997 | $90 million [a] | [10] |
The Three Musketeers [A] | English | 2011 | $90 million (€58 million) | [11] [12] |
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie | French | 2023 | $86 million (€80 million) | [13] [14] [15] |
Arthur and the Minimoys | English | 2006 | $84.6 million (€63 million) | [16] [7] |
Oceans | French | 2009 | $80 million (€57.1 million) | [17] [18] |
Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | French | 2012 | $78 million | [19] |
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan The Three Musketeers: Milady [b] |
French | 2023 | $78 million (€72 million) | [21] [22] |
De Gaulle | French | 2025 | [23] [24] | |
The Little Prince | English | 2015 | $77.5 million | [25] |
Hannibal Rising [A] | English | 2007 | $75 million | [26] |
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom | French | 2023 | $72.4 million (€65 million) | [27] [28] |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | English | 1999 | $60 million ( FRF390 million) | [29] [30] |
Babylon A.D. | French | 2008 | $60 million (€55 million) | [31] [32] |
Mesrine | French | 2008 | $60 million | [33] |
A Very Long Engagement | French | 2004 | $58 million (€45 million) | [34] [35] [36] |
Two Brothers | French | 2004 | €57.8 million | [37] |
Sur la piste du Marsupilami | French | 2012 | $50 million (€40 million) | [38] |
From Paris with Love | English | 2010 | $52 million (€29.1 million) | [39] [40] |
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | French | 1999 | $48.5 million ( FRF275 million) | [41] |
Taken 3 | English | 2015 | $48 million | [42] |
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | French | 2002 | $47 million (€50 million) | [43] |
Taken 2 | English | 2012 | $45 million | [44] |
Unleashed | English | 2005 | $43 million (€25.6 million) | [45] [46] |
The Count of Monte Cristo | French | 2024 | €42.9 million | [24] |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | French | 2010 | $40.8 million (€30 million) | [47] |
Lucy | English | 2014 | $40–100 million [c] (€49.01 million) | [49] [50] |
Colombiana | English | 2011 | $40 million (€32.1 million) | [51] [12] |
Black Gold | English | 2011 | €38.5–40 million | [52] [53] |
Wolf Totem [A] | Mandarin, Mongolian | 2015 | $38 million | [54] |
The Sisters Brothers | English | 2018 | $38 million (€34.9 million) | [55] [56] |
Blueberry | English | 2004 | €34.5 million | [37] |
Beauty and the Beast | French | 2014 | €34.05 million | [50] |
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion | French | 2018 | €33.7 million | [56] |
Mr. Nobody [A] | English | 2009 | €33 million | [57] |
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape | French | 2015 | €32 million | [58] |
Supercondriaque | French | 2014 | €31.68 million | [50] |
The Ghost Writer | English | 2010 | €30.8 million | [40] |
His Majesty Minor | French | 2007 | €30.4 million | [12] |
The Family | English | 2013 | $30 million (€28.37 million) | [59] [50] |
The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet | English | 2013 | $30 million (€26.8 million) | [60] [12] |
Grace of Monaco | English | 2014 | $30 million (€25.2 million) | [61] [12] |
Anna | English | 2019 | $30 million | [62] |
Seasons | French | 2016 | €29.8 million | [12] |
Brotherhood of the Wolf | French | 2001 | $29 million ( FRF200 million) | [63] [64] |
The Stone Council | French | 2008 | $28 million (€20 million) | [65] [66] |
Paris 36 | French | 2008 | €28 million | [12] |
Empire of the Wolves | French | 2004 | $27 million (€24.2 million) | [67] [37] |
The Man with the Iron Heart | French | 2017 | €27.8 million | [12] |
Bandidas | English, Spanish | 2006 | €27.7 million | [12] |
A Perfect Plan | French | 2012 | €26.3 million | [12] |
Les Dalton | French | 2004 | €26.1 million | [45] |
A Monster in Paris | French | 2011 | €28.2 million | [12] |
Ruby & Quentin | French | 2003 | €26.7 million | [37] |
Lucky Luke | French | 2009 | €26.2 million | [40] |
Camping 2 | French | 2010 | €25.7 million | [40] |
The Visitors: Bastille Day | French | 2016 | €24.75 million | [40] |
Emilia Pérez | Spanish | 2024 | €25 million | [68] |
Micmacs | French | 2009 | €23.8 million | [40] |
Bon Voyage | French | 2003 | €24.1 million | [37] |
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | French | 2004 | €23.8 million | [37] |
San-Antonio | French | 2004 | €23.4 million | [37] |
Immortal | English | 2004 | €22.5 million | [37] |
Double Zéro | French | 2004 | €21.5 million | [37] |
Iznogoud | French | 2005 | €21.4 million | [45] |
Little Nicholas | French | 2009 | €21.4 million | [40] |
Man to Man | English | 2005 | €21.2 million | [45] |
La Vie en Rose | French | 2007 | $25 million (€20.7 million) | [69] [70] |
Cinéman | French | 2009 | €20.6 million | [40] |
The Crimson Rivers | French | 2000 | $25 million (€14.4 million) | [71] [72] |
Taken | English | 2008 | $25 million (€19.4 million) | [16] [73] |
Benedetta | French | 2021 | $24 million (€19.8 million) | [56] |
The Wolf's Call | French | 2019 | $23 million (€20 million) | [74] [75] |
Jeanne du Barry | French | 2023 | $22.4 million | [76] |
Rust and Bone | French | 2012 | $22 million (€15 million) | [77] [78] |
Le Boulet | French | 2002 | $21.4 million (Ffr158 million) | [79] |
The Fifth Element, at a reported cost of 90 million (dollars, not francs), is the most expensive French-financed film in history
Part II, Milady, shot simultaneously, is due out in December
un budget total de 72 millions d'euros[a total budget of 72 million euros]
The two films in the franchise were completed on a budget of $78 million
Emilia Perez bénéficie d'un budget de 25 millions d'euros[Emilia Perez benefits from a budget of 25 millions euros]
This is a non-definitive list of the most expensive French films, with budgets given in Euros, Francs, and US dollars. Only films with budgets exceeding US$20 million are listed here.
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Title | Primary language(s) | Year | Production costs (est.) | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets | English | 2017 | $209 million (€197 million) | [1] [2] |
Alexander [A] | English | 2004 | $155 million | [3] [4] |
Asterix at the Olympic Games | French | 2008 | $113.5 million | [5] |
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | English | 2009 | $96 million (€63 million) | [6] [7] |
Arthur 3: The War of the Two Worlds | English | 2010 | $91 million (€68.83 million) | [8] [9] |
The Fifth Element | English | 1997 | $90 million [a] | [10] |
The Three Musketeers [A] | English | 2011 | $90 million (€58 million) | [11] [12] |
Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie | French | 2023 | $86 million (€80 million) | [13] [14] [15] |
Arthur and the Minimoys | English | 2006 | $84.6 million (€63 million) | [16] [7] |
Oceans | French | 2009 | $80 million (€57.1 million) | [17] [18] |
Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia | French | 2012 | $78 million | [19] |
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan The Three Musketeers: Milady [b] |
French | 2023 | $78 million (€72 million) | [21] [22] |
De Gaulle | French | 2025 | [23] [24] | |
The Little Prince | English | 2015 | $77.5 million | [25] |
Hannibal Rising [A] | English | 2007 | $75 million | [26] |
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom | French | 2023 | $72.4 million (€65 million) | [27] [28] |
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | English | 1999 | $60 million ( FRF390 million) | [29] [30] |
Babylon A.D. | French | 2008 | $60 million (€55 million) | [31] [32] |
Mesrine | French | 2008 | $60 million | [33] |
A Very Long Engagement | French | 2004 | $58 million (€45 million) | [34] [35] [36] |
Two Brothers | French | 2004 | €57.8 million | [37] |
Sur la piste du Marsupilami | French | 2012 | $50 million (€40 million) | [38] |
From Paris with Love | English | 2010 | $52 million (€29.1 million) | [39] [40] |
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar | French | 1999 | $48.5 million ( FRF275 million) | [41] |
Taken 3 | English | 2015 | $48 million | [42] |
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | French | 2002 | $47 million (€50 million) | [43] |
Taken 2 | English | 2012 | $45 million | [44] |
Unleashed | English | 2005 | $43 million (€25.6 million) | [45] [46] |
The Count of Monte Cristo | French | 2024 | €42.9 million | [24] |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec | French | 2010 | $40.8 million (€30 million) | [47] |
Lucy | English | 2014 | $40–100 million [c] (€49.01 million) | [49] [50] |
Colombiana | English | 2011 | $40 million (€32.1 million) | [51] [12] |
Black Gold | English | 2011 | €38.5–40 million | [52] [53] |
Wolf Totem [A] | Mandarin, Mongolian | 2015 | $38 million | [54] |
The Sisters Brothers | English | 2018 | $38 million (€34.9 million) | [55] [56] |
Blueberry | English | 2004 | €34.5 million | [37] |
Beauty and the Beast | French | 2014 | €34.05 million | [50] |
Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion | French | 2018 | €33.7 million | [56] |
Mr. Nobody [A] | English | 2009 | €33 million | [57] |
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape | French | 2015 | €32 million | [58] |
Supercondriaque | French | 2014 | €31.68 million | [50] |
The Ghost Writer | English | 2010 | €30.8 million | [40] |
His Majesty Minor | French | 2007 | €30.4 million | [12] |
The Family | English | 2013 | $30 million (€28.37 million) | [59] [50] |
The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet | English | 2013 | $30 million (€26.8 million) | [60] [12] |
Grace of Monaco | English | 2014 | $30 million (€25.2 million) | [61] [12] |
Anna | English | 2019 | $30 million | [62] |
Seasons | French | 2016 | €29.8 million | [12] |
Brotherhood of the Wolf | French | 2001 | $29 million ( FRF200 million) | [63] [64] |
The Stone Council | French | 2008 | $28 million (€20 million) | [65] [66] |
Paris 36 | French | 2008 | €28 million | [12] |
Empire of the Wolves | French | 2004 | $27 million (€24.2 million) | [67] [37] |
The Man with the Iron Heart | French | 2017 | €27.8 million | [12] |
Bandidas | English, Spanish | 2006 | €27.7 million | [12] |
A Perfect Plan | French | 2012 | €26.3 million | [12] |
Les Dalton | French | 2004 | €26.1 million | [45] |
A Monster in Paris | French | 2011 | €28.2 million | [12] |
Ruby & Quentin | French | 2003 | €26.7 million | [37] |
Lucky Luke | French | 2009 | €26.2 million | [40] |
Camping 2 | French | 2010 | €25.7 million | [40] |
The Visitors: Bastille Day | French | 2016 | €24.75 million | [40] |
Emilia Pérez | Spanish | 2024 | €25 million | [68] |
Micmacs | French | 2009 | €23.8 million | [40] |
Bon Voyage | French | 2003 | €24.1 million | [37] |
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse | French | 2004 | €23.8 million | [37] |
San-Antonio | French | 2004 | €23.4 million | [37] |
Immortal | English | 2004 | €22.5 million | [37] |
Double Zéro | French | 2004 | €21.5 million | [37] |
Iznogoud | French | 2005 | €21.4 million | [45] |
Little Nicholas | French | 2009 | €21.4 million | [40] |
Man to Man | English | 2005 | €21.2 million | [45] |
La Vie en Rose | French | 2007 | $25 million (€20.7 million) | [69] [70] |
Cinéman | French | 2009 | €20.6 million | [40] |
The Crimson Rivers | French | 2000 | $25 million (€14.4 million) | [71] [72] |
Taken | English | 2008 | $25 million (€19.4 million) | [16] [73] |
Benedetta | French | 2021 | $24 million (€19.8 million) | [56] |
The Wolf's Call | French | 2019 | $23 million (€20 million) | [74] [75] |
Jeanne du Barry | French | 2023 | $22.4 million | [76] |
Rust and Bone | French | 2012 | $22 million (€15 million) | [77] [78] |
Le Boulet | French | 2002 | $21.4 million (Ffr158 million) | [79] |
The Fifth Element, at a reported cost of 90 million (dollars, not francs), is the most expensive French-financed film in history
Part II, Milady, shot simultaneously, is due out in December
un budget total de 72 millions d'euros[a total budget of 72 million euros]
The two films in the franchise were completed on a budget of $78 million
Emilia Perez bénéficie d'un budget de 25 millions d'euros[Emilia Perez benefits from a budget of 25 millions euros]