Between January and June 2024, nearly 700 French productions were released across all five continents. Of these, 53 were animated films, representing 7.7% of the total. Over the same period, they generated 3.6 million admissions, corresponding to 18.8% of the total audience for French cinema abroad.
French animation continues to play a key role in promoting French cinema on foreign screens in 2024! Since the beginning of the year, it has included one of the four million-admissions titles and four others attracting over 100,000 moviegoers, all of which are listed in the top 5 below. The range of French films, which has expanded over the last few years, is finding its audience outside France.
The top French animation films by international admissions between January and June 2024.
| Rank | Title | Territories | Admissions (semester) | Box Office Revenues (€) (semester) |
| 1 | Robot Dreams* | 33 | 1,492,477 | 7,006,614 |
| 2 | The Jungle Bunch: World Tour | 31 | 931,319 | 5,860,620 |
| 3 | Panda Bear in Africa* | 4 | 475,514 | 1,399,720 |
| 4 | The Inseparables* | 21 | 306,958 | 2,195,898 |
| 5 | Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening | 10 | 161,052 | 787,761 |
*Minority-French production
The minority-French film Robot Dreams caused a sensation by attracting 823,000 Mexicans (Canibal, €3.03 million), and has been on release in the country since March 7! The film was then exported to China, where it attracted 274,000 young and old (China Film, €1.42 million in box office revenues), just one week after opening in the USA & English-speaking Canada under the Neon banner (around 62,000 admissions and $0.65 million). 1.54 million foreign viewers saw Robot Dreams on the big screen (€7.35 million).
Two other minority-French productions stood out in the first half of 2024. On the one hand, newcomer Panda Bear in Africa, chosen by 386,000 Russians (Volga, €1.10 million) and 84,000 Vietnamese (CGV, €0.25 million). On the other hand, The Inseparables, which continued its international tour, attracting 39,000 Portuguese (Nos, €0.22 million) and 38,000 Danes (Scanbox, €0.47 million). Since its launch in early December 2023, the film has sold 661,000 tickets abroad (€4.16 million).
Completing this report, two French ambassadors continued to shine in foreign markets: The Jungle Bunch: World Tour attracted 266,000 Poles (Kino Swiat, €1.20 million) and 126,000 Germans (Splendid, €0.95 million), while Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening attracted 52,000 Romanians (Ro-Image 2000, €0.24 million) and was a crowd-pleaser in Slovenia with 47,000 admissions (Karatanija, €0.32 million). The Jungle Bunch: World Tour sold 1.44 million tickets internationally (€8.54 million), while Ladybug & Cat Noir racked up 7.52 million (€33.9 million).
Upcoming theatrical releases*
- Kensuke's Kingdom (sold by Bankside Films): Brazil (Playarte Pictures) and the United States & English-speaking Canada (Blue Fox Entertainment).
- The Inseparables (sold by Octopolis): Germany (Splendid Film) and Poland (M2 Films).
- Chicken for Linda! (sold by Charades): Italy (I Wonder Pictures) and Netherlands (Periscoop Film).
- Robot Dreams (sold by Elle Driver): Portugal (Films4You).
- Argonuts (sold by Kinology): Germany (Plaion Pictures), Austria (Filmladen), Colombia (Cinecolor Films), Uruguay (Movie Center), and Venezuela (Cinecolor Films).
- Panda Bear in Africa (sold by CMG - Cinema Management Group): Nigeria & Ghana (FilmOne Distribution), Poland (Kino Swiat) and Portugal (Films4You).
- Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds (sold by Kinology): Argentina (Lupino Films), USA & English-speaking Canada (GKids).
- Yuku and the Flower of the Himalayas (sold by New Europe Film Sales): Greece (Weird Wave).
- Zak & Wowo, la légende de Lendarys (sold by All Rights Entertainment): Ecuador (Venus Films), Spain (Flins & Piniculas), Netherlands (Periscoop), Poland (Kino Swiat), Portugal (Outsider Films), Turkey (Bir Film) and Uruguay (Movie Center).
* The above releases are subject to cancellation or postponement.
For further information on international results and releases of French films, please contact Andrea Sponchiado
