8 French films of 2005 ranked by box office. #1: March of the Penguins ($127.4 million).
| # | Film | Lead | Director | Budget | Box office | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March of the Penguins | Luc Jacquet | $8 million | $127.4 million | 15.93x | |
| 2 | Brice de Nice | James Huth | $6.1 million | $33 million | 5.41x | |
| 3 | Caché | Michael Haneke | €8 million | $16.2 million | ||
| 4 | The Moustache | Emmanuel Carrère | $5.1 million | $5.6 million | 1.10x | |
| 5 | The Black Box | Richard Berry | $8.5 million | $3.1 million | 0.36x | |
| 6 | Je préfère qu'on reste amis | Olivier Nakache | $5.3 million | $2.5 million | 0.47x | |
| 7 | Not Here to Be Loved | Stéphane Brizé | $2.2 million | $2 million | 0.91x | |
| 8 | Hell | Danis Tanović | $5.4 million | $595,618 | 0.11x |
Figures are shown in the currency they were reported in (Wikipedia, Wikidata or TMDB); no conversion.