The French, for all their justified concern about US culture destroying their own, love America: film noir, the films of Hitchcock, the songs of Bob Dylan - and they realised how great Clint Eastwood is long before the rest of the world did (one-third of Invictus's international box office came from France). They also love Walt Disney...
No, really. Last month's Screen International features a focus on France; this lists the top 20 most popular films of all time in France. Crucially, the measurement is admissions rather than box office take. First place is probably not that shocking, but check out the number of classic Disneys on the list.
1. Titanic (1998) - 20.6m
2. Welcome To The Sticks (2008) - 20.4m
3. Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At (1966) - 17.3m
4. Gone With The Wind (1950) - 16.7m
5. Once Upon A Time In The West (1969) - 14.9m
6. The Jungle Book (1968) - 14.7m
7. 101 Dalmations (1961) - 14.6m
8. Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002) - 14.4m
9. The 10 Commandments (1958) - 14.2m
10. Avatar (2009) - 14.1m
11. Ben Hur (1960) - 13.9m
12. The Visitors (1993) - 13.7m
13. The Bridge Over The River Kwai (1957) - 13.5m
14. Cinderella (1950) - 13.2m
15. The Little World Of Do Camillo (1952) - 12.8m
16. The Arisocats (1971) - 12.6m
17. The Longest Day (1962) - 11.9m
18. The Sucker (1956) - 11.7m
19. Lady And The Tramp (1955) - 11.2m
20. Bambi (1947) - 10.7m
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