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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
1980-Present
Only overseas-produced features counted. Re-issues excluded.

TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS

Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-300, #301-400, #401-500, #501-600, #601-700, #701-800, #801-900, #901-966
RankTitle (click to view)StudioLifetime Gross / TheatersOpening / TheatersDate
1 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
(Taiwan)		 SPC $128,078,872 2,027 $663,205 16 12/8/00
2 Life Is Beautiful
(Italy)		 Mira. $57,563,264 1,136 $118,920 6 10/23/98
3 Hero
(China)		 Mira. $53,710,019 2,175 $18,004,319 2,031 8/27/04
4 Pan's Labyrinth
(Mexico)		 PicH $37,634,615 1,143 $568,641 17 12/29/06
5 Amelie
(France)		 Mira. $33,225,499 303 $136,470 3 11/2/01
6 Jet Li's Fearless
(China)		 Rog. $24,633,730 1,810 $10,590,244 1,806 9/22/06
7 Il Postino
(Italy)		 Mira. $21,848,932 430 $95,310 10 6/16/95
8 Like Water for Chocolate
(Mexico)		 Mira. $21,665,468 64 $23,600 2 2/19/93
9 La Cage aux Folles
(France)		 MGM $20,424,259 - $18,709 5 3/30/79
10 Kung Fu Hustle
(China)		 SPC $17,108,591 2,503 $269,225 7 4/8/05
11 The Motorcycle Diaries
(Argentina)		 Focus $16,781,387 272 $159,819 3 9/24/04
12 Iron Monkey
(Hong Kong)		 Mira. $14,694,904 1,235 $6,014,653 1,225 10/12/01
13 Monsoon Wedding
(India)		 USA $13,885,966 254 $68,546 2 2/22/02
14 Y Tu Mama Tambien
(Mexico)		 IFC $13,839,658 286 $408,091 40 3/15/02
15 Volver
(Spain)		 SPC $12,899,867 689 $197,703 5 11/3/06
16 The Protector (2006)
(Thailand)		 W/DD $12,044,087 1,541 $5,034,180 1,541 9/8/06
17 Cinema Paradiso
(Italy)		 Mira. $11,990,401 124 $16,552 1 2/2/90
18 Das Boot
(Germany)		 Col. $11,487,676 2 $26,994 2 2/10/82
19 The Lives of Others
(Germany)		 SPC $11,286,112 259 $213,589 9 2/9/07
20 Brotherhood of the Wolf
(France)		 Uni. $11,260,096 405 $100,839 37 1/11/02
21 House of Flying Daggers
(China)		 SPC $11,050,094 1,189 $397,472 15 12/3/04
22 La Vie en Rose
(France)		 PicH $10,301,706 178 $179,848 8 6/8/07
23 Shall We Dance?
(Japan)		 Mira. $9,499,091 - n/a - 7/11/97
24 Talk to Her
(Spain)		 SPC $9,285,469 255 $104,396 2 11/22/02
25 My Life as a Dog
(Sweden)		 Skou $8,345,266 1 $11,667 1 5/1/87
26 All About My Mother
(Spain)		 SPC $8,272,296 145 $50,362 4 11/5/99
27 City of God
(Brazil)		 Mira. $7,564,459 242 $88,292 5 1/17/03
28 Eat Drink Man Woman
(Taiwan)		 Gold. $7,294,403 217 $155,512 14 8/3/94
29 Run Lola Run
(Germany)		 SPC $7,267,585 172 $123,643 12 6/18/99
30 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
(Spain)		 OrionC $7,179,298 - n/a - 11/11/88
31 The Orphanage
(Spain)		 PicH $7,161,284 707 $233,323 19 12/28/07
32 La Cage aux Folles 2
(France)		 MGM $6,950,125 - n/a - 2/15/81
33 The Wedding Banquet
(Taiwan)		 Gold. $6,933,459 113 $134,870 7 8/6/93
34 Fanny and Alexander
(Sweden)		 Emb $6,783,304 - n/a - 6/17/83
35 The Closet (Le Placard)
(France)		 Mira. $6,678,894 145 $311,022 44 6/6/01
36 Maria Full of Grace FL $6,529,624 127 $139,066 7 7/16/04
37 A Very Long Engagement
(France)		 WIP $6,524,389 219 $101,749 4 11/26/04
38 Nowhere in Africa
(Germany)		 Zeit. $6,180,200 78 $22,070 2 3/7/03
39 Tell No One
(France)		 MBox $6,177,192 112 $169,707 8 7/2/08
40 Coco Before Chanel
(France)		 SPC $6,109,075 307 $406,768 43 9/25/09
41 Cyrano de Bergerac
(France)		 OrionC $5,820,020 - n/a - 11/16/90
42 Kolya
(Czech)		 Mira. $5,770,254 128 $445,598 128 1/17/97
43 El Crimen del Padre Amaro
(Mexico)		 IDP $5,717,044 137 $504,681 43 11/15/02
44 Mongol
(Russia)		 PicH $5,705,761 253 $135,326 5 6/6/08
45 Indochine
(France)		 SPC $5,603,158 - n/a - 12/23/92
46 Central Station
(Brazil)		 SPC $5,596,708 144 $35,708 2 11/20/98
47 Europa, Europa OrionC $5,575,738 34 $31,433 2 6/28/91
48 Water FoxS $5,529,144 91 $56,280 5 4/28/06
49 Downfall
(Germany)		 NM $5,509,040 174 $18,195 1 2/18/05
50 The Counterfeiters
(Austria)		 SPC $5,488,570 170 $87,514 8 2/22/08
51 Belle Epoque
(Spain)		 SPC $5,418,216 - n/a - 2/25/94
52 Amores Perros
(Mexico)		 Lions $5,408,467 187 $61,047 2 3/30/01
53 Bread and Tulips
(Italy)		 First $5,318,679 84 $32,933 1 7/27/01
54 Farewell My Concubine
(China)		 Mira. $5,216,888 3 $69,408 3 10/15/93
55 Bad Education
(Spain)		 SPC $5,211,842 106 $147,370 3 11/19/04
56 La Femme Nikita
(France)		 Gold. $5,017,971 118 $44,047 2 3/8/91
57 Jean de Florette
(France)		 OrionC $4,940,939 - n/a - 6/26/87
58 Lust, Caution
(China)		 Focus $4,604,982 143 $63,918 1 9/28/07
59 Italian for Beginners Mira. $4,544,753 99 $66,047 3 1/18/02
60 Au Revoir, Les Enfants
(France)		 OrionC $4,542,825 - n/a - 2/12/88
61 Mediterraneo
(Italy)		 Mira. $4,532,791 - n/a - 3/20/92
62 Babette's Feast
(Denmark)		 OrionC $4,398,938 - n/a - 3/4/88
63 Black Book SPC $4,398,532 193 $112,521 9 4/4/07
64 Broken Embraces
(Spain)		 SPC $4,281,527 202 $107,111 2 11/20/09
65 Antonia's Line
(Holland)		 First $4,228,275 73 $45,051 7 2/2/96
66 Mostly Martha ParC $4,160,475 143 $40,446 2 8/16/02
67 Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
(Spain)		 Mira. $4,087,361 82 $65,299 2 5/4/90
68 The Dinner Game
(France)		 Lions $4,071,548 67 $25,520 1 7/9/99
69 Good Bye, Lenin!
(Germany)		 SPC $4,064,200 125 $57,968 6 2/27/04
70 Ladron Que Roba A Ladron LGF $4,011,254 340 $1,626,090 340 8/31/07
71 Kagemusha
(Japan)		 Fox $4,000,000 - n/a - 10/10/80
72 Entre Nous
(France)		 MGM $3,974,975 - n/a - 1/25/84
73 Ran
(Japan)		 OrionC $3,955,225 30 n/a - 9/27/85
74 Manon of the Spring
(France)		 OrionC $3,940,542 - n/a - 11/5/87
75 L'Auberge Espagnole
(France)		 FoxS $3,897,799 100 $59,315 11 5/16/03
76 With a Friend Like Harry
(France)		 Mira. $3,830,441 220 $29,495 2 4/20/01
77 Nitro
(French Canada)		 All. $3,768,878 74 n/a - 6/29/07
78 The Class
(France)		 SPC $3,766,810 126 n/a - 12/19/08
79 The Return of Martin Guerre
(France)		 Eurp $3,704,433 - n/a - 6/3/83
80 High Tension Lions $3,681,066 1,323 $1,897,705 1,323 6/10/05
81 Cache (Hidden)
(France)		 SPC $3,647,381 90 $57,010 5 12/23/05
82 The Chorus Mira. $3,635,164 59 $18,355 2 1/14/05
83 Om Shanti Om
(India)		 Eros $3,597,372 114 $1,764,131 114 11/9/07
84 Red
(France)		 Mira. $3,581,969 - n/a - 12/1/94
85 The Jane Austen Book Club SPC $3,575,227 1,232 $148,549 25 9/21/07
86 Malena
(Italy)		 Mira. $3,448,233 117 $62,282 33 12/22/00
87 Jodhaa Akbar
(India)		 UTV $3,440,718 125 $1,300,000 100 2/15/08
88 Camille Claudel
(France)		 OrionC $3,331,297 34 $89,273 9 12/21/89
89 Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
(India)		 Yash $3,275,444 64 $1,351,786 64 8/11/06
90 Wings of Desire
(Germany)		 OrionC $3,210,139 29 $17,301 1 4/29/88
91 I've Loved You So Long
(France)		 SPC $3,169,305 69 $72,205 9 10/24/08
92 Asterix et Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
(France)		 Lions $3,115,188 - n/a - 6/7/02
93 8 Women
(France)		 Focus $3,098,776 85 $52,489 3 9/6/02
94 Tous les Matins du Monde
(France)		 Oct. $3,089,497 33 $39,277 1 11/13/92
95 The Widow of St. Pierre Lions $3,074,234 83 $31,702 1 3/2/01
96 The Band's Visit
(Israel)		 SPC $3,054,457 121 $67,492 7 2/8/08
97 Russian Ark Wells $3,011,013 22 $29,022 2 12/13/02
98 The Last Metro
(France)		 MGM $3,007,436 - n/a - 2/13/81
99 Veer Zaara
(India)		 Yash $2,938,532 88 $843,010 88 11/11/04
100 Tsotsi Mira. $2,912,606 122 $76,324 6 2/24/06
TOTAL (All Movies):$1,362,213,773----
AVERAGE (All Movies):$1,429,39548$122,75523-
TOTAL
(Wide Releases Only):		$383,835,620----
AVERAGE
(Wide Releases Only):		$29,525,8171,439$8,308,2201,585-
Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-300, #301-400, #401-500, #501-600, #601-700, #701-800, #801-900, #901-966

TOTAL GROSSES | OPENING WEEKENDS

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UPCOMING RELEASES
Title (click to view)StudioRelease Date
A Prophet (Un prophète)
(France)		 SPC 2/26/10
Warlords
(China)		 Magn. 4/2/10
Johanna
(Hungary)		 Tar. TBD

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