This is a list of French films that were scheduled to be released in 2023, including co-productions with other countries.
This is a list of French films that were scheduled to be released in 2023, including co-productions with other countries.
The highest-grossing French films released in 2023, by domestic box office, are as follows: [1] [2] [3] [4]
| * | Denotes films still running in French cinemas |
| Rank | Overall Rank | Title | Distributor | Domestic attendance | Domestic gross [lower-alpha 1] | Weeks in release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom | Pathé | 4,622,711 | €33,468,000 | 30 |
| 2 | 5 | Alibi.com 2 | StudioCanal | 4,277,971 | €31,352,000 | 28 |
| 3 | 8 | The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan | Pathé | 3,432,815 | €24,932,000 | 43 |
| 4 | 13 | The Three Musketeers: Milady | Pathé | 2,576,209 | €18,652,000 | 21 |
| 5 | 19 | Open Season | UGC | 1,924,712 | €13,858,000 | 36 |
| 6 | 20 | Anatomy of a Fall * | Le Pacte | 1,907,902 | €13,813,000 | 58 |
| 7 | 21 | Only 3 Days Left | StudioCanal | 1,898,935 | €13,748,000 | 20 |
| 8 | 26 | Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening | SND | 1,646,431 | €11,920,000 | 26 |
| 9 | 32 | Les SEGPA au Ski | Apollo Films | 1,369,549 | €9,916,000 | 19 |
| 10 | 34 | The Braid * | SND | 1,256,704 | €9,099,000 | 44 |
| 11 | 35 | Father & Soldier | Gaumont | 1,196,248 | €8,661,000 | 25 |
| 12 | 39 | All Your Faces | StudioCanal | 1,165,390 | €8,702,000 | 62 |
| 13 | 40 | The Animal Kingdom | StudioCanal | 1,160,322 | €8,401,000 | 47 |
| 14 | 43 | The Crime Is Mine | Gaumont | 1,091,489 | €7,902,000 | 40 |
| 15 | 45 | On the Wandering Paths | Apollo Films | 1,056,777 | €7,651,000 | 35 |
| 16 | 46 | Second Round | Pathé | 979,636 | €7,093,000 | 20 |
| 17 | 47 | Sweet Little Things | Zinc Film | 946,194 | €6,851,000 | 40 |
| 18 | 50 | A Difficult Year | Gaumont | 901,332 | €6,526,000 | 30 |
| 19 | 51 | Argonuts | Apollo Films | 874,125 | €6,329,000 | 38 |
| 20 | 55 | The Jungle Bunch: World Tour | SND | 830,657 | €6,014,000 | 20 |
The highest-grossing French films released in 2023, by worldwide box office, are as follows: [5]
| * | Denotes films still running in cinemas |
| Rank | Title | French Distributor | Worldwide gross [lower-alpha 2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom | Pathé | €51,342,000 |
| 2 | Anatomy of a Fall * | Le Pacte | €49,501,000 |
| 3 | Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening | SND | €45,820,000 |
| 4 | Alibi.com 2 | StudioCanal | €33,280,000 |
| 5 | The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan | Pathé | €33,276,000 |
| 6 | The Three Musketeers: Milady | Pathé | €22,650,000 |
| 7 | Argonuts * | Apollo Films | €18,404,000 |
| 8 | Retribution | StudioCanal | €17,413,000 |
| 9 | Jeanne du Barry * | Le Pacte | €15,764,000 |
| 10 | Only 3 Days Left | StudioCanal | €15,433,000 |
| 11 | The Jungle Bunch: World Tour | SND | €14,554,000 |
| 12 | Open Season | UGC | €14,195,000 |
| 13 | The Taste of Things * | Gaumont | €13,710,000 |
| 14 | The Crime Is Mine | Gaumont | €11,907,000 |
| 15 | The Braid * | SND | €11,208,000 |
| 16 | Les SEGPA au Ski | Apollo Films | €9,916,000 |
| 17 | On the Wandering Paths | Apollo Films | €9,557,000 |
| 18 | The Animal Kingdom | StudioCanal | €9,403,000 |
| 19 | All Your Faces | StudioCanal | €9,276,000 |
| 20 | Father & Soldier | Gaumont | €9,055,000 |
The most expensive French films of 2023 are as follows:
| * | Denotes films still running in cinemas |
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Budget | Worldwide gross [lower-alpha 4] | Theatrical Profitability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anatomy of a Fall | Le Pacte | €6,200,000 [28] | €49,501,000 | 798.4% |
| 2 | Alibi.com 2 | StudioCanal | €14,200,000 [18] | €32,202,000 | 234.4% |
| 3 | Four Daughters | Jour2Fête | €900,000 [29] | €1,850,000 | 205.5% |
| 4 | Argonuts * | Apollo Films | €9,150,000 [30] | €18,404,000 | 201.1% |
| 5 | The Taste of Things * | Gaumont | €6,860,000 [31] | €13,710,000 | 199.9% |
| 6 | The Jungle Bunch: World Tour * | SND | €8,100,000 [32] | €14,554,000 | 179.7% |
| 7 | Sweet Little Things * | Zinc Film | €5,460,000 [33] | €8,284,000 | 151.7% |
| 8 | The Braid * | SND | €8,500,000 [34] | €11,208,000 | 131.9% |
| 9 | Return to Seoul | Les Films du Losange | €2,200,000 [35] | €2,545,000 | 115.7% |
| 10 | Bernadette * | Warner Bros. Pictures | €6,500,000 [36] | €7,078,000 | 108.9% |
| 11 | A Great Friend | SND | €5,950,000 [37] | €6,297,000 | 105.8% |
| 12 | A Cat's Life | UGC | €4,000,000 [38] | €3,816,000 | 95.4% |
| 13 | Just the Two of Us * | Diaphana Distribution | €5,830,000 [39] | €5,267,000 | 90.3% |
| 14 | Only 3 Days Left * | StudioCanal | €19,200,000 [13] | €15,433,000 | 80.4% |
| 15 | Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom | Pathé | €65,000,000 [8] | €51,342,000 | 79% |
| 16 | Jeanne du Barry | Le Pacte | €20,620,000 [11] | €15,764,000 | 76.5% |
| 17 | Father & Soldier | Gaumont | €12,100,000 [21] | €9,055,000 | 74.8% |
| 18 | Two Tickets to Greece | Memento Distribution | €5,680,000 [40] | €3,743,000 | 65.9% |
| 19 | Marguerite's Theorem * | Pyramide Films | €2,870,000 [41] | €1,861,000 | 64.8% |
| 20 | Vaincre ou Mourir | Saje distribution | €3,500,000 [42] | €2,251,000 | 64.3% |
| 21 | Tchaikovsky's Wife | BAC Films | €2,113,000 [43] | €1,344,000 | 63.6% |
| 22 | The Book of Wonders | SND | €7,800,000 [44] | €4,732,000 | 60.7% |
| 23 | Infested | Tandem Films | €5,000,000 [45] | €3,022,000 | 60.4% |
| 24 | Whale Nation | Pan-Européenne | €2,500,000 [46] | €1,474,000 | 59% |
| 25 | Le Clan | Pan-Européenne | €2,700,000 [47] | €1,556,000 | 57.6% |
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Budget | Worldwide gross [lower-alpha 5] | Theatrical Profitability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartbeast | Wayna Pitch | €2,200,000 [48] | €8,000 | 0.3% |
| 2 | Earwig | New Story Films | €3,400,000 [49] | €27,000 | 0.8% |
| 3 | Swing Rendez-vous | Epicentre Films | €1,000,000 [50] | €14,000 | 1.4% |
| 4 | The Line | Diaphana Distribution | €5,200,000 [51] | €102,000 | 2% |
| 5 | Amore Mio | Urban Distribution | €1,200,000 [52] | €27,000 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Mother and Son | Diaphana Distribution | €3,900,000 [53] | €108,000 | 2.8% |
| 7 | Rascals | The Jokers Films | €3,510,000 [54] | €130,000 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Remains of the Wind | Alfama Films | €2,036,000 [55] | €80,000 | 3.9% |
| 9 | Tel Aviv Beirut | Dulac Distribution | €2,300,000 [56] | €92,000 | 4% |
| 10 | Beating Sun | Pyramide Films | €1,300,000 [57] | €67,000 | 5.2% |
| 11 | Woman at Sea | Rezo Films | €3,040,000 [58] | €158,000 | 5.2% |
| 12 | This One Summer | StudioCanal | €7,940,000 [59] | €416,000 | 5.2% |
| 13 | Slumlord | The Jokers Films | €1,950,000 [60] | €115,000 | 5.9% |
| 14 | For My Country ' | Memento Distribution | €5,300,000 [61] | €317,000 | 6% |
| 15 | The Great Magic | Ad Vitam Distribution | €6,700,000 [62] | €468,000 | 7% |
| 16 | Sixteen | Paname Distribution | €5,300,000 [63] | €376,000 | 7.1% |
| 17 | Where Life Begins | JHR Films | €3,0100,000 [64] | €222,000 | 7.4% |
| 18 | Bright Women | Alba Films | €1,100,000 [65] | €82,000 | 7.5% |
| 19 | Neneh Superstar | Gaumont | €5,400,000 [66] | €403,000 | 7.5% |
| 20 | The Astronaut | Diaphana Distribution | €3,950,000 [67] | €313,000 | 7.9% |
In late January 2023, A Love Story was pushed back from March 29 to April 12. [68] [69] Shortly thereafter in early February 2023, Apaches: Gang of Paris was pushed back from February 22 to March 29, Loving Memories from March 22 to April 5, Alma Viva from March 29 to April 12 and The Lost Boys a week from May 3 to the 10th, while Serial Driver was brought forward from April 26 to March 29. [70] Initially set to release on April 5, 2023, Juniors was pushed back first to the fall, then back forward to 26 July. [71] Streams was pushed back a couple of weeks from April 12 to April 26. In late February, Dogman was pushed back from April 19 to September 27 following enthusiastic reception from international distributors at the European Film Market, in order to premiere at a film festival before a worldwide release. [72] In early March, Summer Frost was pushed back from 22 March to an indeterminate Summer 2023 date, [73] set in late April to 26 July. [74] Visions was moved forward three weeks from the 27th to the 6th of September, while La Petite was pushed back one week from 13 September to the 20th. [75] In late March, Summer Scars was pushed back one week from 26 April to 3 May. [76] In early April, Stars at Noon was moved back six weeks from 3 May to 14 June [77] and The Hummingbird almost three months from 10 May to 2 August. [78] Also set to release on 10 May, Parisian Hustle was pushed back indefinitely. Later in April, Tropic was retitled and pushed back over a month from 14 June to 19 July, before being pushed further to 2 August. [71] In mid-May, Le Pacte moved The Peace and Love Process back one week from 7 June to 14 June. [79] On the first of June, Last Summer was moved forward one week from 20 to 13 September. [80] A few days later, Small, Slow but Steady was brought forward two and a half months from 15 November to 30 August. [81] In mid-June, The Damned Don't Cry was pushed back two weeks from 12 to 26 July while Paint It Gold was brought forward one week from 16 to 9 August. [82]
In late July, Little Girl Blue was pushed back from 1 November to 15 November. [83] [84]
In mid-September, The Deep Dark was brought forward two weeks from 29 to 15 November. [85]
⌀ Denotes a film that was publicly screened prior to 2023, be it through film festivals, premieres or releases in other countries
† Denotes a film released through a streaming service, not theatrically
‡ Denotes a film primarily not in the French language
⌀ Denotes a film that was publicly screened prior to 2023, be it through film festivals, premieres or releases in other countries
† Denotes a film released through a streaming service, not theatrically
‡ Denotes a film primarily not in the French language
⌀ Denotes a film that was publicly screened prior to 2023, be it through film festivals, premieres or releases in other countries
† Denotes a film released through a streaming service, not theatrically
‡ Denotes a film primarily not in the French language
⌀ Denotes a film that was publicly screened prior to 2023, be it through film festivals, premieres or releases in other countries
† Denotes a film released through a streaming service, not theatrically
‡ Denotes a film primarily not in the French language
The Five Devils is a 2022 French fantasy drama film directed by Léa Mysius, who co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Guilhaume. The film stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Sally Dramé. It premiered in the Directors' Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival on 23 May 2022. It was released in France on 31 August 2022.
The Beast is a 2023 science fiction romantic drama film directed and written by Bertrand Bonello from a story he co-wrote with Guillaume Bréaud and Benjamin Charbit. A co-production between France and Canada, the film is loosely based on Henry James's 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle. It stars Léa Seydoux and George MacKay, with Guslagie Malanda, Dasha Nekrasova, Martin Scali, Elina Löwensohn, Marta Hoskins, Julia Faure, Kester Lovelace, Félicien Pinot and Laurent Lacotte in supporting roles.
Little Girl Blue is a 2023 biographical docudrama film written and directed by Mona Achache based on the life of her mother, the writer and photographer Carole Achache, starring Marion Cotillard as Carole Achache and Mona Achache as herself. The film is a co-production between France and Belgium and had its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section on 21 May 2023, where it competed for the Golden Eye and was well received by critics. The title comes from the song of the same name written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The film was released theatrically in France by Tandem on 15 November 2023 and in Belgium by Galeries Distribution on 3 April 2024.
The Old Oak is a 2023 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It is a co-production between the United Kingdom, France and Belgium.
Rosalie is a 2023 historical drama film directed by Stéphanie Di Giusto from a screenplay by Di Giusto and Sandrine Le Coustumer, based on a treatment by Le Coustumer and Alexandra Echkenazi. The film stars Nadia Tereszkiewicz and Benoît Magimel. It is loosely inspired by the life of Clémentine Delait, a famous French bearded lady from the beginning of the 20th century.
Le Pacte is a French motion picture company headquartered in Paris. It specializes in film distribution, co-productions and international sales. It was founded by Jean Labadie in November 2007, shortly after he was forced out of his previous company, BAC Films. Since its creation, it has become one of the largest independent French distribution companies. It had a record number of admissions in 2019 with more than 6.5 million cumulative admissions.
Ad Vitam is a French independent film company headquartered in Paris. It specializes in film distribution, but has since expanded into film production. Since its founding in 1998, Ad Vitam has become one of France's leading independent distribution companies.
Out of Season is a 2023 French romantic drama film directed by Stéphane Brizé, from a screenplay written by Brizé and Marie Drucker.
Daaaaaalí! is a 2023 French comedy film written and directed by Quentin Dupieux. It has been described as a "real fake biopic" about the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí.
And Their Children After Them is a 2024 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Ludovic Boukherma and Zoran Boukherma. It is an adaptation of the 2018 novel of the same name by Nicolas Mathieu. It stars Paul Kircher, Angelina Woreth, Sayyid El Alami, Gilles Lellouche and Ludivine Sagnier.
Grand Expectations is a 2022 French psychological political thriller film directed by Sylvain Desclous. It stars Rebecca Marder and Benjamin Lavernhe in the lead roles. It premiered on 27 August 2022 at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. It was released in France on 22 March 2023.
An Ordinary Case is a 2024 French legal drama film co-written, directed and starring Daniel Auteuil. The screenplay was written by Auteuil with Steven Mitz and is an adaptation of Le Livre de Maître Mô, a book of the legal experiences of the French criminal lawyer and blogger Jean-Yves Moyart. Auteuil stars as a lawyer hired to defend a client accused of his wife's murder.
Madame de Sévigné is a 2023 French historical drama film directed by Isabelle Brocard. It tells the story of Madame de Sévigné, who maintained a correspondence with her daughter, Françoise, the Countess of Grignan, who was passionate about French literature. The film stars Karin Viard in title role. It premiered on 26 August 2023 at the Angoulême Francophone Film Festival. It was released in France on 28 February 2024.
Wild Diamond is a 2024 French coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Agathe Riedinger, in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Malou Khebizi, Idir Azougli, Andréa Bescond and Ashley Romano, and was adapted from Riedinger's 2017 short film J'attends Jupiter.
The Balconettes is a 2024 French comedy horror film directed by, co-written by, and starring Noémie Merlant. The film, which co-stars Souheila Yacoub and Sanda Codreanu, follows three young women during a heatwave in the south of France.
Karmapolice is a 2023 French neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Julien Paolini. His second feature film, Karmapolice was written by Paolini in collaboration with Manolis Mavropoulos and Syrus Shahidi. It stars Shahidi as a troubled cop who investigates his mysterious neighbour. Alexis Manenti and Karidja Touré appear in supporting roles. It premiered on 21 October 2023 at the Festival Polar de Cognac, before being theatrically released in France on 17 July 2024.
Everybody Loves Touda is a 2024 drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Nabil Ayouch from a screenplay he wrote with Maryam Touzani. The film stars Nisrin Erradi as a young singer who dreams of becoming a traditional Moroccan folk singer and moving to Casablanca for greater recognition and a better life for her son. It is a co-production between Morocco, France, Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway.
