During the first eight months of 2025, 68 French animated productions were shown on the big screen abroad, attracting 9.4 million viewers.
Between January and August 2025, one French production exceeded 7 million admissions internationally, and five others exceeded 500,000.
Top 10 French animated films on the international scene between January and August 2025 based on box office admissions
| Rank | Film | Territories (2025) | Admissions (2025) | Box Office Revenues (€) (2025) | Total Admissions | Total Revenues |
| 1 | Flow* | 59 | 7,773,309 | 38,986,234 | 8,144,916 | 42,518,172 |
| 2 | Night of the Zoopocalypse* | 18 | 497,338 | 3,194,185 | 497,338 | 3,194,185 |
| 3 | Pets on a Train | 15 | 301,651 | 1,036,881 | 301,651 | 1,036,881 |
| 4 | Argonuts | 8 | 152,179 | 512,592 | 2,222,949 | 13,237,337 |
| 5 | Panda Bear in Africa* | 12 | 134,966 | 847,354 | 1,331,120 | 6,260,892 |
| 6 | Into The Wonderwoods | 9 | 119,030 | 484,665 | 226,531 | 843,180 |
| 7 | The Most Precious of Cargoes | 31 | 63,228 | 313,334 | 84,284 | 498,503 |
| 8 | Robot Dreams* | 8 | 61,684 | 573,123 | 1,920,836 | 10,441,663 |
| 9 | Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening | 3 | 42,310 | 236,832 | 7,598,082 | 34,280,030 |
| 10 | The Inseparables* | 5 | 39,718 | 227,544 | 1,159,812 | 6,359,166 |
*Majority-French financed production.
As in recent years, French animation remains a privileged ambassador for French film production internationally, particularly in distant or less Francophile geographical areas. The multi-award-winning French-Latvian production Flow was the most-watched French title on the big screen across five continents at the end of August 2025! More than 8 million children and adults fell under the spell of the black cat, more than half of whom were from Latin American countries: 2.2 million in Mexico (Canibal, €6.8 million in box office revenues), 421,000 in Brazil (Mares, €1.4 million), 357,000 in Chile (BF, €1.4 million), 330,000 in Colombia (Cineplex, €0.9 million), 315,000 in Peru (BF, €0.9 million), and 262,000 in Argentina (BF, €1.1 million). In the rest of the world, Flow also attracted 676,000 viewers in China (China Film, €3.6 million), 294,000 in the United Kingdom & Ireland (Curzon, €2.7 million), and 294,000 in Germany (MFA+, €2.5 million).
Mexico stood out as the leading market in terms of audience numbers for French films. In addition to the aforementioned Flow, the list of locally popular animated films also includes Pets on a Train, which sold 180,000 tickets (Corazón, €0.4 million), and Argonuts, which sold 135,000 tickets (Zima, €0.5 million). These two examples illustrate the dual nature of French animation: on the one hand, new releases that debut outside France; on the other, titles that continue their international tour over several years. The first group, along with Pets on a Train, includes the minority-French film Night of the Zoopocalypse, which has grossed nearly $2 million in the United States and English-speaking Canada (Viva, 167,000 admissions) and attracted 133,000 Russians (Atmosfera, €0.4m) and 75,000 Ukrainians (UFD, €0.3m). The second group includes the eight other films in the top 10. 66,000 Spaniards flocked to Panda Bear in Africa (Vercine, €0.4 million), 57,000 Japanese discovered Robot Dreams (The Klockworx, €0.6 million), and 35,000 Italians opted for The Inseparables, three minority-French productions. The hit of 2023, Ladybug & Cat Noir Awakening, opened in Bulgaria and thrilled 41,000 viewers (Pro, €0.2 million), while Into the Wonderwoods sold 50,000 tickets in Vietnam (Skyline, €0.2 million) and more than 10,000 in Serbia & Montenegro (MegaCom, €0.04 million). In the latter market, the film rose to the top of the French releases of 2025! Finally, we must commend the wide distribution enjoyed by The Most Precious of Cargoes, which arrived in some thirty foreign countries.
Even if they didn't make it into the top 10 above, other new French animated films have been exported since the beginning of the year, such as Little Amélie or the Character of Rain and minority-French productions Hola Frida, La Vie, en gros, Sauvages, and Slocum et moi.
Upcoming international theatrical releases of French animated films:
- Little Amélie or the Character of Rain: in the United States & English-speaking Canada (GKids) and in Belgium (Paradiso Films).
- Into The Wonderwoods: in Latin America (Cinetopia) and Portugal (Pris).
- Arco: in Belgium & Luxembourg (Belga), the United States & English-speaking Canada (Neon), Italy (I Wonder), and the Netherlands (Independent).
- Pets on a Train: in Brazil (Paris), the United States & English-speaking Canada (Viva), Greece (Tanweer), Israel (Red Cape), Oceania (Umbrella), Portugal (Nos), and Romania (Cay).
- Hola Frida*: in Greece (Rosebud.21) and Mexico (Alfhaville).
- Chickenhare and the Secret of the Groundhog*: in French-speaking Africa and the Maghreb (Les Films 26), the Baltic States (Adastra), Norway (Ymer), the Netherlands (Image Factory), Portugal (Nos), and the Czech Republic & Slovakia (AQS).
- Animal Tales of Christmas Magic: in Norway (Storytelling) and Poland (New Horizons).
- A Magnificent Life: in French-speaking Switzerland (Praesens).
- Maya Give Me a Title: in Ukraine (Arthouse Traffic).
- Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds: in Italy (Trent).
- Night of the Zoopocalypse*: in Latin America (Diamond), Denmark (Another World), Norway (Selmer), Oceania (Kismet), Poland (M2), Portugal (Nos), Czech Republic (Bohemia), Romania (Cay), United Kingdom & Ireland (Kazoo).
*Minority-French financed production.
