French Box Office For May 2016
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $16,164,749 | 792 | $6,227,154 | 38.5% | 792 | May 18 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 2 | Warcraft | $14,410,397 | 563 | $4,357,088 | 30.2% | 490 | May 25 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 3 | Café Society | $7,079,300 | 489 | $2,150,619 | 30.4% | 393 | May 11 | - | Mars Distribution |
| 4 | Money Monster | $6,660,018 | 438 | $1,748,370 | 26.3% | 421 | May 12 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | The Angry Birds Movie | $6,090,747 | 549 | $1,665,038 | 27.3% | 532 | May 11 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 6 | Up for Love | $5,287,958 | 523 | $1,711,893 | 32.4% | - | May 5 | - | Gaumont |
| 7 | Julieta | $4,985,061 | 516 | $1,411,670 | 28.3% | 260 | May 18 | - | Pathé |
| 8 | Slack Bay | $4,281,509 | 470 | $920,719 | 21.5% | 301 | May 11 | - | Memento Films |
| 9 | Elle | $4,215,020 | 495 | $1,214,400 | 28.8% | 290 | May 25 | - | SBS Distribution |
| 10 | The Crew | $3,193,284 | 190 | $1,120,669 | 35.1% | - | May 5 | - | SND Films |
| 11 | The Nice Guys | $2,781,017 | 350 | $286,094 | 10.3% | 350 | May 11 | - | EuropaCorp |
| 12 | Mother's Day | $1,393,955 | 351 | $811,565 | 58.2% | 351 | May 25 | - | UGC Distribution |
| 13 | Criminal | $1,260,288 | 242 | $575,766 | 45.7% | - | May 5 | - | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 14 | Tini: The New Life of Violetta 2016 Re-release | $1,251,363 | 357 | $774,140 | 61.9% | - | May 5 | - | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 15 | Risen | $813,074 | 85 | $219,192 | 27% | - | May 5 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 16 | Fanny's Journey | $691,621 | 287 | $267,563 | 38.7% | 208 | May 18 | - | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 17 | Eddie the Eagle | $555,241 | 193 | $332,376 | 59.9% | - | May 5 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 18 | The Origin of Violence | $427,073 | 174 | $239,981 | 56.2% | 174 | May 25 | - | Paradis Films |
| 19 | Mr. Holmes | $386,620 | 94 | $172,831 | 44.7% | - | May 5 | - | - |
| 20 | Vendeur | $350,965 | 144 | $204,901 | 58.4% | - | May 5 | - | Bac Films |
| 21 | Our Last Tango | $155,903 | 44 | $86,586 | 55.5% | 40 | May 25 | - | Bodega Films |
| 22 | Sisters | $99,714 | 49 | $99,714 | 100% | 49 | May 11 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 23 | Dough | $77,975 | - | $77,975 | 100% | - | May 5 | - | Margo Cinema |
| 24 | Boulevard | $69,157 | 43 | $69,157 | 100% | 43 | May 18 | - | Zelig Films Distribution |
| 25 | Everything Now | $63,970 | 54 | $63,970 | 100% | 54 | May 11 | - | - |
| 26 | Baden Baden | $58,479 | - | $58,479 | 100% | - | May 5 | - | Jour2Fête |
| 27 | Men & Chicken | $42,615 | 39 | $42,615 | 100% | 39 | May 25 | - | - |
