This is a list of French films that were scheduled to be released in 2023, including co-productions with other countries.
Box office and budgets Domestic The highest-grossing French films released in 2023, by domestic box office, are as follows: * Denotes films still running in French cinemas +Highest-grossing films of 2023 (France) Rank Overall rank Title Distributor Domestic attendance Domestic gross Weeks in release 1 3 Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom Pathé 4,622,711 €33,468,000 30 2 5 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 StudioCanal 1,898,935 €13,748,000 20 8 26 Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening SND 1,646,431 €11,920,000 26 9 32 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 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
Worldwide The highest-grossing French films released in 2023, by worldwide box office, are as follows: * Denotes films still running in cinemas +Highest-grossing films of 2023 (Worldwide) Rank Title French Distributor Worldwide gross 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 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 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 Apollo Films €9,916,000 17 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
Most Expensive Films The most expensive French films of 2023 are as follows: +Most expensive French films of 2023 Rank Title Distributor Budget 1 Ladybug & Cat Noir: Awakening SND €80,000,000 2 The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan Pathé €72,000,000 The Three Musketeers: Milady 3 Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom Pathé €65,000,000 4 Life for Real Pathé €23,000,000 5 Marlowe Metropolitan Filmexport €22,300,000 6 Jeanne du Barry Le Pacte €20,620,000 7 Dogman Apollo Films €20,417,000 8 StudioCanal €19,200,000 9 Retribution StudioCanal €18,940,000 10 The Animal Kingdom* StudioCanal €15,960,000 11 Mr. Putifar's Wacky Plan UGC €15,800,000 12 Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion SND €15,700,000 13 StudioCanal €14,200,000 14 Flo Metropolitan Filmexport €14,000,000 15 The Crime Is Mine Gaumont €13,780,000 16 Father & Soldier Gaumont €12,100,000 17 Acid Pathé €12,000,000 18 Carmen Pathé €11,500,000 19 SND €11,000,000 20 StudioCanal €10,700,000 21 Gaumont €9,850,000 22 SND €9,800,000
Theatrical Profitability * Denotes films still running in cinemas +Most profitable French films of 2023 Rank Title Distributor Budget Worldwide gross Theatrical Profitability 1 Anatomy of a Fall Le Pacte €6,200,000 €49,501,000 2 StudioCanal €14,200,000 €32,202,000 3 Four Daughters Jour2Fête €900,000 €1,850,000 4 Argonuts* Apollo Films €9,150,000 €18,404,000 5 The Taste of Things* Gaumont €6,860,000 €13,710,000 6 The Jungle Bunch: World Tour* SND €8,100,000 €14,554,000 7 Sweet Little Things* Zinc Film €5,460,000 €8,284,000 8 The Braid* SND €8,500,000 €11,208,000 9 Return to Seoul Les Films du Losange €2,200,000 €2,545,000 10 Bernadette* Warner Bros. Pictures €6,500,000 €7,078,000 11 A Great Friend SND €5,950,000 €6,297,000 12 A Cat's Life UGC €4,000,000 €3,816,000 13 Just the Two of Us* Diaphana Distribution €5,830,000 €5,267,000 14 * StudioCanal €19,200,000 €15,433,000 15 Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom Pathé €65,000,000 €51,342,000 16 Jeanne du Barry Le Pacte €20,620,000 €15,764,000 17 Father & Soldier Gaumont €12,100,000 €9,055,000 18 Two Tickets to Greece Memento Distribution €5,680,000 €3,743,000 19 Marguerite's Theorem* Pyramide Films €2,870,000 €1,861,000 20 Vaincre ou mourir €3,500,000 €2,251,000 21 Tchaikovsky's Wife BAC Films €2,113,000 €1,344,000 22 SND €7,800,000 €4,732,000 23 Infested Tandem Films €5,000,000 €3,022,000 24 Pan-Européenne €2,500,000 €1,474,000 25 Pan-Européenne €2,700,000 €1,556,000 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto; margin:auto;" |+Least profitable French films of 2023 |- ! Rank !! Title !! Distributor !! Budget !! Worldwide gross !! Theatrical Profitability |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 1 | | Wayna Pitch | €2,200,000 | €8,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Earwig | New Story Films | €3,400,000 | €27,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 3 | Swing Rendez-vous | Epicentre Films | €1,000,000 | €14,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 4 | The Line | Diaphana Distribution | €5,200,000 | €102,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 5 | | Urban Distribution | €1,200,000 | €27,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 6 | Mother and Son | Diaphana Distribution | €3,900,000 | €108,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 7 | | The Jokers Films | €3,510,000 | €130,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 8 | | Alfama Films | €2,036,000 | €80,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 9
| €2,300,000 | €92,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 10 | Beating Sun | Pyramide Films | €1,300,000 | €67,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 11 | Woman at Sea | | €3,040,000 | €158,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 12 | | StudioCanal | €7,940,000 | €416,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 13 | | The Jokers Films | €1,950,000 | €115,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 14 | For My Country''' | Memento Distribution | €5,300,000 | €317,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 15 | | Ad Vitam Distribution | €6,700,000 | €468,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 16 | | Paname Distribution | €5,300,000 | €376,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 17
| €3,0100,000 | €222,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 18 | | Alba Films | €1,100,000 | €82,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 19 | Neneh Superstar| Gaumont | €5,400,000 | €403,000 ! style="text-align:center;"| |- ! style="text-align:center;"| 20 | | Diaphana Distribution | €3,950,000 | €313,000 ! style="text-align:center;"|
Release date changes In late January 2023, was pushed back from March 29 to April 12. Shortly thereafter in early February 2023, was pushed back from February 22 to March 29, from March 22 to April 5, from March 29 to April 12 and The Lost Boys a week from May 3 to the 10th, while was brought forward from April 26 to March 29. Initially set to release on April 5, 2023, Juniors was pushed back first to the fall, then back forward to 26 July. 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. In early March, was pushed back from 22 March to an indeterminate Summer 2023 date, set in late April to 26 July. 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. In late March, Summer Scars was pushed back one week from 26 April to 3 May. In early April, Stars at Noon was moved back six weeks from 3 May to 14 June and The Hummingbird almost three months from 10 May to 2 August. 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. In mid-May, Le Pacte moved back one week from 7 June to 14 June. On the first of June, Last Summer was moved forward one week from 20 to 13 September. A few days later, was brought forward two and a half months from 15 November to 30 August. 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.
In late July, Little Girl Blue was pushed back from 1 November to 15 November.
In mid-September, The Deep Dark'' was brought forward two weeks from 29 to 15 November.
January–March ⌀ 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