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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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Most expensive French films
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]
The Little Prince English 2015 $77.5 million [23]
Hannibal Rising[A] English 2007 $75 million [24]
Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom French 2023 $72.4 million (€65 million) [25][26]
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc English 1999 $60 million (FRF390 million) [27][28]
Babylon A.D. French 2008 $60 million (€55 million) [29][30]
Mesrine French 2008 $60 million [31]
A Very Long Engagement French 2004 $58 million (€45 million) [32][33][34]
Two Brothers French 2004 €57.8 million [35]
Sur la piste du Marsupilami French 2012 $50 million (€40 million) [36]
From Paris with Love English 2010 $52 million (€29.1 million) [37][38]
Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar French 1999 $48.5 million (FRF275 million) [39]
Taken 3 English 2015 $48 million [40]
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra French 2002 $47 million (€50 million) [41]
Taken 2 English 2012 $45 million [42]
Unleashed English 2005 $43 million (€25.6 million) [43][44]
The Count of Monte Cristo French 2024 €42.9 million [45]
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec French 2010 $40.8 million (€30 million) [46]
Lucy English 2014 $40–100 million[c] (€49.01 million) [48][49]
Colombiana English 2011 $40 million (€32.1 million) [50][12]
Black Gold English 2011 €38.5–40 million [51][52]
Wolf Totem[A] Mandarin, Mongolian 2015 $38 million [53]
Blueberry English 2004 €34.5 million [35]
Beauty and the Beast French 2014 €34.05 million [49]
Mr. Nobody[A] English 2009 €33 million [54]
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape French 2015 €32 million [55]
Supercondriaque French 2014 €31.68 million [49]
The Ghost Writer English 2010 €30.8 million [38]
His Majesty Minor French 2007 €30.4 million [12]
The Family English 2013 $30 million (€28.37 million) [56][49]
The Young and Prodigious T. S. Spivet English 2013 $30 million (€26.8 million) [57][12]
Grace of Monaco English 2014 $30 million (€25.2 million) [58][12]
Anna English 2019 $30 million [59]
Seasons French 2016 €29.8 million [12]
Brotherhood of the Wolf French 2001 $29 million (FRF200 million) [60][61]
The Stone Council French 2008 $28 million (€20 million) [62][63]
Paris 36 French 2008 €28 million [12]
Empire of the Wolves French 2004 $27 million (€24.2 million) [64][35]
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 [43]
A Monster in Paris French 2011 €28.2 million [12]
Ruby & Quentin French 2003 €26.7 million [35]
Lucky Luke French 2009 €26.2 million [38]
Camping 2 French 2010 €25.7 million [38]
The Visitors: Bastille Day French 2016 €24.75 million [38]
Micmacs French 2009 €23.8 million [38]
Bon Voyage French 2003 €24.1 million [35]
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse French 2004 €23.8 million [35]
San-Antonio [fr] French 2004 €23.4 million [35]
Immortal English 2004 €22.5 million [35]
Double Zéro [fr] French 2004 €21.5 million [35]
Iznogoud [fr] French 2005 €21.4 million [43]
Little Nicholas French 2009 €21.4 million [38]
Man to Man English 2005 €21.2 million [43]
La Vie en Rose French 2007 $25 million (€20.7 million) [65][66]
Cinéman [fr] French 2009 €20.6 million [38]
The Crimson Rivers French 2000 $25 million (€14.4 million) [67][68]
Taken English 2008 $25 million (€19.4 million) [16][69]
The Wolf's Call French 2019 $23 million (€20 million) [70][71]
Jeanne du Barry French 2023 $22.4 million [72]
Rust and Bone French 2012 $22 million (€15 million) [73][74]
Le Boulet French 2002 $21.4 million (Ffr158 million) [75]

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Notes[edit]

  • A French co-production.
  1. ^ Conflicting sources stated the film's budget to be various figures between $50 million and $100 million. The most frequently cited figure and also the figure cited by Luc Besson in his book, The Story of The Fifth Element is $90 million.
  2. ^ Both films were shot simultaneously and split into two parts.[20]
  3. ^ On 5 August 2014, Variety wrote that Lucy had an estimated $100 million pricetag and was a record-setting investment for EuropaCorp,[47] but other sources and even previous articles published by Variety claim the film's budget is $40 million. France's CNC lists the budget as €49.01 million.

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