In the month of October, two French comedies hit the mark in French-language markets and Mexico, while two candidates for the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film crossed the symbolic 100,000 admissions mark in European markets.
This month, three majority-French productions registered over 100,000 admissions in international theaters.
| # | Title | Admissions | Box Office Revenues (€) | No. of Prints | No. of Countries | Total Admissions |
| 1 | Penny Pincher! | 176,528 | 1,207,348 | 82 | 3 | 243,241 |
| 2 | Frantz | 149,589 | 1,122,656 | 353 | 7 | 268,539 |
| 3 | Elle | 115,682 | 710,222 | 87 | 2 | 324,783 |
| 4 | Things to Come | 99,386 | 711,167 | 243 | 8 | 308,894 |
| 5 | Cézanne and I | 90,846 | 707,829 | 139 | 5 | 102,784 |
| 6 | Up for Love | 69,847 | 254,143 | 147 | 7 | 675,839 |
| 7 | Irreplaceable | 58,996 | 287,234 | 142 | 7 | 415,812 |
| 8 | A Sense of Wonder | 50,425 | 168,105 | 73 | 4 | 879,094 |
| 9 | Being Seventeen | 46,242 | 241,184 | 103 | 5 | 69,279 |
| 10 | Brice From Nice | 46,239 | 438,374 | 58 | 2 | 46,239 |
| 11 | The Cow | 41,413 | 236,950 | 70 | 4 | 316,976 |
| 12 | Seasons | 34,057 | 132,188 | 43 | 2 | 696,013 |
| 13 | The Odyssey | 31,185 | 296,634 | 47 | 2 | 31,185 |
| 14 | L'Ami (François d'Assise et ses frères) | 27,480 | 134,188 | 108 | 1 | 27,480 |
| 15 | The Student and Mr. Henri | 25,321 | 159,346 | 93 | 2 | 615,022 |
| 16 | Saint Amour | 23,223 | 153,047 | 130 | 5 | 48,971 |
| 17 | Babysitting 2 | 22,159 | 128,285 | 56 | 3 | 544,979 |
| 18 | Last Call for Nowhere | 17,249 | 60,383 | 139 | 1 | 43,567 |
| 19 | Tomorrow | 16,617 | 102,336 | 46 | 7 | 474,406 |
| 20 | Agnus Dei / The Innocents | 16,487 | 84,820 | 21 | 2 | 315,668 |
Penny Pincher! enjoyed a highly successful debut in international French-language markets this month. In Belgium, it jumped to second place at the box office in its opening week, and currently tallies a total of just under 187,000 admissions after 6 weeks on the screens. Another excellent performance can be seen in French-speaking Switzerland, where Radin! hit the top of the charts in its opening week, with a running total of over 50,000 admissions. The film by Fred Cavayé was also eagerly-awaited in theaters in Quebec: released on 26 screens, it continues to win over French-speaking audiences, after taking over CAD$107,000 in its opening week, for around 12,000 tickets sold. These results propelled the film to 7th place in the weekly charts, boasting the best performance for a non-American film in this period. These results are all the more encouraging considering that French comedies that had enjoyed hit status in France have struggled to find an audience in this market in recent years. After 4 weeks in Quebec theaters, Radin! now posts a total of CAD$263,000, with over 29,000 admissions registered.
Another noteworthy comedy this month is Up for Love, which has reached 12th place at the Mexican box office, with around 30,000 spectators registered from 51 theaters. It currently posts over 50,000 admissions in this market—an impressive score for a French film in Mexico this year, where the most successful French title to date is Mon roi (96,000 admissions), all so far remaining under 100,000 admissions. Released in around fifteen foreign markets at this time, Up for Love has registered 679,000 admissions to date, including 182,000 in Poland and 153,000 in Russia.
The French candidate for the Oscar for Best Foreign-Language Film, Elle, continues its successful international run. Released in Australia late October, it attracted around 7,000 moviegoers in 16 theaters. This ranks as the best per-screen admissions average registered by a French-language film in this market since the beginning of the year, ahead of Marguerite (19,000 admissions at the end of its run) and Belle & Sebastian, the Adventure Continues... (10,000). Paul Verhoeven's film is also proving popular in European markets, having crossed the 100,000 admissions mark in Spain (136,000 admissions) and the The Netherlands (105,000 admissions). Elle is scheduled for release in upcoming weeks in Quebec and the USA.
Another highlight of the month of October is the triumphant release of Frantz in Germany, where it has also topped 100,000 admissions after 4 weeks (140,000 tickets sold to date), which marks its best results outside France after its excellent performance in Italy (88,000 admissions).
