6 French films of 1986 ranked by box office. #1: Jean de Florette ($87 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean de Florette | Claude Berri | $120 million | $87 million | 0.73x | |
| 2 | The Decline of the American Empire | Denys Arcand | $1.8 million | $30 million | 16.67x | |
| 3 | Tenue de soirée | Bertrand Blier | $23.6 million | |||
| 4 | Betty Blue | Jean-Jacques Beineix | $2 million | |||
| Manon des Sources | Claude Berri | €56.4 million | ||||
| Exploits of a Young Don Juan | Gianfranco Mingozzi | ₹13 lakh |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.