5 French films of 1997 ranked by box office. #1: Didier ($21.8 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier | Alain Chabat | $8.8 million | $21.8 million | 2.48x | |
| 2 | Assassin(s) | Mathieu Kassovitz | $7.5 million | $3.3 million | 0.44x | |
| 3 | XXL | Ariel Zeitoun | $11 million | $2.2 million | 0.20x | |
| 4 | Seventh Heaven | Benoît Jacquot | $2.7 million | $2 million | 0.74x | |
| 5 | Artemisia | Agnès Merlet | $6.6 million | $1.9 million | 0.29x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.