Foreign Language
1980-Present Only overseas-produced features counted. Re-issues excluded.
Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-300, #301-400, #401-500, #501-600, #601-700, #701-800, #801-900, #901-1000, #1001-1100, #1101-1200, #1201-1300, #1301-1400, #1401-1478| Row | Rank | Title (click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross / Theaters | Opening / Theaters | Date | | 1 |
1224 |
The Ox (Sweden) |
Castle |
$14,513 |
2 |
$4,285 |
2 |
8/21/92 |
| 2 |
265 |
The Best Intentions |
Gold. |
$1,253,106 |
47 |
$15,186 |
2 |
7/10/92 |
| 3 |
277 |
The Hairdresser's Husband (France) |
Trit |
$1,217,084 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/19/92 |
| 4 |
330 |
Zentropa |
Mira. |
$1,007,001 |
1 |
$21,447 |
1 |
5/22/92 |
| 5 |
383 |
Cabeza De Vaca |
Conc |
$789,127 |
11 |
$5,960 |
1 |
5/15/92 |
| 6 |
196 |
Delicatessen (France) |
Mira. |
$1,794,187 |
32 |
$4,733 |
1 |
4/3/92 |
| 7 |
75 |
Mediterraneo (Italy) |
Mira. |
$4,532,791 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/20/92 |
| 8 |
129 |
Raise the Red Lantern (China) |
OrionC |
$2,603,061 |
40 |
$22,554 |
1 |
3/13/92 |
| 9 |
186 |
Madame Bovary (1991) |
Gold. |
$1,942,423 |
53 |
$236,113 |
52 |
12/27/91 |
| 10 |
1392 |
Inspecteur Lavardin |
MK2 |
$2,685 |
- |
n/a |
- |
12/26/91 |
| 11 |
206 |
High Heels (Spain) |
Mira. |
$1,710,057 |
22 |
$74,103 |
13 |
12/20/91 |
| 12 |
489 |
Rhapsody in August |
OrionC |
$516,431 |
12 |
$26,771 |
7 |
12/19/91 |
| 13 |
180 |
The Double Life of Veronique |
Mira. |
$1,999,955 |
22 |
$8,572 |
1 |
11/22/91 |
| 14 |
539 |
La Belle Noiseuse (France) |
MK2 |
$399,516 |
- |
n/a |
- |
10/4/91 |
| 15 |
397 |
The Story of Boys and Girls |
Aries |
$741,221 |
- |
n/a |
- |
8/23/91 |
| 16 |
231 |
My Mother's Castle |
OrionC |
$1,477,071 |
- |
n/a |
- |
7/26/91 |
| 17 |
56 |
Europa, Europa |
OrionC |
$5,575,738 |
34 |
$31,433 |
2 |
6/28/91 |
| 18 |
204 |
My Father's Glory |
OrionC |
$1,730,856 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/14/91 |
| 19 |
200 |
Everybody's Fine (1991) |
Mira. |
$1,745,470 |
48 |
$18,367 |
1 |
5/31/91 |
| 20 |
454 |
Tatie Danielle |
Mira. |
$604,624 |
17 |
$20,730 |
2 |
5/17/91 |
| 21 |
632 |
Journey of Hope (Switzerland) |
Mira. |
$261,718 |
18 |
$12,489 |
2 |
4/26/91 |
| 22 |
67 |
La Femme Nikita (France) |
Gold. |
$5,017,971 |
118 |
$44,047 |
2 |
3/8/91 |
| 23 |
818 |
Open Doors (Italy) |
OrionC |
$123,470 |
6 |
$15,726 |
2 |
3/8/91 |
| 24 |
183 |
Ju Dou (China) |
Mira. |
$1,986,433 |
39 |
$10,300 |
1 |
3/6/91 |
| 25 |
50 |
Cyrano de Bergerac (France) |
OrionC |
$5,820,020 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/16/90 |
| 26 |
374 |
C'est La Vie |
Gold. |
$805,472 |
28 |
$18,749 |
2 |
11/2/90 |
| 27 |
147 |
The Nasty Girl (Germany) |
Mira. |
$2,281,569 |
40 |
$19,491 |
2 |
10/26/90 |
| 28 |
185 |
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams |
WB |
$1,963,207 |
- |
n/a |
- |
8/24/90 |
| 29 |
272 |
The Icicle Thief (Italy) |
Aries |
$1,231,622 |
22 |
$20,809 |
1 |
8/24/90 |
| 30 |
221 |
May Fools |
OrionC |
$1,576,702 |
30 |
$20,078 |
1 |
6/22/90 |
| 31 |
217 |
Jesus of Montreal |
OrionC |
$1,601,612 |
21 |
$20,388 |
1 |
5/25/90 |
| 32 |
1269 |
Pathfinder (1990) (Norway) |
IFE |
$10,628 |
1 |
$3,950 |
1 |
5/11/90 |
| 33 |
81 |
Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (Spain) |
Mira. |
$4,087,361 |
82 |
$65,299 |
2 |
5/4/90 |
| 34 |
242 |
Monsieur Hire |
OrionC |
$1,417,030 |
26 |
$29,980 |
2 |
4/20/90 |
| 35 |
198 |
Too Beautiful For You (France) |
OrionC |
$1,776,440 |
29 |
$31,208 |
1 |
3/2/90 |
| 36 |
17 |
Cinema Paradiso (Italy) |
Mira. |
$12,397,210 |
124 |
$16,552 |
1 |
2/2/90 |
| 37 |
104 |
Camille Claudel (France) |
OrionC |
$3,331,297 |
34 |
$89,273 |
9 |
12/21/89 |
| 38 |
830 |
The Big Picture |
Col. |
$117,463 |
8 |
$33,071 |
3 |
9/15/89 |
| 39 |
297 |
The Music Teacher (Belgium) |
OrionC |
$1,086,894 |
19 |
$18,486 |
1 |
7/7/89 |
| 40 |
900 |
Hanussen (Hungary) |
Col. |
$82,635 |
2 |
$15,504 |
2 |
3/8/89 |
| 41 |
171 |
Pelle the Conqueror (Denmark) |
Mira. |
$2,053,931 |
42 |
$45,985 |
10 |
12/21/88 |
| 42 |
35 |
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spain) |
OrionC |
$7,179,298 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/11/88 |
| 43 |
167 |
Salaam Bombay! (India) |
Cinc |
$2,080,046 |
27 |
$14,994 |
1 |
10/7/88 |
| 44 |
106 |
Wings of Desire (Germany) |
OrionC |
$3,210,139 |
29 |
$17,301 |
1 |
4/29/88 |
| 45 |
684 |
Matador |
WA |
$206,952 |
- |
n/a |
- |
4/29/88 |
| 46 |
677 |
Beatrice (France) |
Gold. |
$211,821 |
8 |
$11,781 |
1 |
3/18/88 |
| 47 |
76 |
Babette's Feast (Denmark) |
OrionC |
$4,398,938 |
- |
n/a |
- |
3/4/88 |
| 48 |
74 |
Au Revoir, Les Enfants (France) |
OrionC |
$4,542,825 |
- |
n/a |
- |
2/12/88 |
| 49 |
563 |
The Family (Italy) |
Vest |
$346,730 |
1 |
$10,590 |
1 |
1/22/88 |
| 50 |
89 |
Manon of the Spring (France) |
OrionC |
$3,940,542 |
- |
n/a |
- |
11/5/87 |
| 51 |
70 |
Jean de Florette (France) |
OrionC |
$4,940,939 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/26/87 |
| 52 |
28 |
My Life as a Dog (Sweden) |
Skou |
$8,345,266 |
1 |
$11,667 |
1 |
5/1/87 |
| 53 |
175 |
Betty Blue (France) |
Aliv |
$2,016,851 |
20 |
$29,383 |
2 |
11/7/86 |
| 54 |
491 |
The Assault (Holland) |
Can. |
$512,403 |
25 |
n/a |
- |
9/19/86 |
| 55 |
172 |
Three Men and a Cradle (France) |
Gold. |
$2,052,466 |
32 |
$25,380 |
1 |
4/25/86 |
| 56 |
368 |
Ginger & Fred |
MGM |
$837,623 |
1 |
$22,725 |
1 |
3/28/86 |
| 57 |
565 |
La Cage aux Folles 3 (France) |
TriS |
$345,280 |
49 |
$196,894 |
49 |
2/14/86 |
| 58 |
1112 |
The Official Story (Argentina) |
ALM |
$29,426 |
1 |
$29,426 |
1 |
11/8/85 |
| 59 |
1202 |
When Father Was Away on Business (Yugoslavia) |
Can. |
$16,131 |
1 |
$11,614 |
1 |
10/11/85 |
| 60 |
1403 |
Colonel Redl (Hungary) |
OrionC |
$2,357 |
1 |
$2,357 |
1 |
10/4/85 |
| 61 |
83 |
Ran (Japan) |
OrionC |
$4,069,653 |
30 |
n/a |
- |
9/27/85 |
| 62 |
810 |
Petit Con (France) |
Gold. |
$127,426 |
- |
n/a |
- |
4/19/85 |
| 63 |
87 |
Entre Nous (France) |
MGM |
$3,974,975 |
- |
n/a |
- |
1/25/84 |
| 64 |
40 |
Fanny and Alexander (Sweden) |
Emb |
$6,783,304 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/17/83 |
| 65 |
95 |
The Return of Martin Guerre (France) |
Eurp |
$3,704,433 |
- |
n/a |
- |
6/3/83 |
| 66 |
148 |
The Night of the Shooting Stars (Italy) |
MGM |
$2,251,121 |
- |
n/a |
- |
1/21/83 |
| 67 |
19 |
Das Boot (Germany) |
Col. |
$11,487,676 |
2 |
$26,994 |
2 |
2/10/82 |
| 68 |
38 |
La Cage aux Folles 2 (France) |
MGM |
$6,950,125 |
- |
n/a |
- |
2/15/81 |
| 69 |
117 |
The Last Metro (France) |
MGM |
$3,007,436 |
- |
n/a |
- |
2/13/81 |
| 70 |
86 |
Kagemusha (Japan) |
Fox |
$4,000,000 |
- |
n/a |
- |
10/10/80 |
| 71 |
9 |
La Cage aux Folles (France) |
MGM |
$20,424,259 |
- |
$18,709 |
5 |
3/30/79 |
| 72 |
- |
PTU (Hong Kong) |
Palm |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| 73 |
- |
Breaking News (Hong Kong) |
Palm |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| 74 |
- |
R Point (South Korea) |
Tar. |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| 75 |
- |
Blood and Bones |
Tar. |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| 76 |
- |
The Wayward Cloud (China) |
N/A |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| 77 |
- |
White Palms (Hungary) |
Strand |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| 78 |
- |
Eden Log (France) |
Magn. |
n/a |
- |
n/a |
- |
N/A |
| TOTAL (All Movies): | $1,639,167,243 | - | - | - | - | | AVERAGE (All Movies): | $1,139,894 | 44 | $119,661 | 23 | - | TOTAL (Wide Releases Only): | $384,365,580 | - | - | - | - | AVERAGE (Wide Releases Only): | $29,566,583 | 1,412 | $8,308,220 | 1,585 | - | Rows: #1-100, #101-200, #201-300, #301-400, #401-500, #501-600, #601-700, #701-800, #801-900, #901-1000, #1001-1100, #1101-1200, #1201-1300, #1301-1400, #1401-1478
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