Disney's Vaiana Tops the French Box Office: A Look at the Latest Releases

Disney's latest live-action adaptation, "Vaiana, la légende du bout du monde," has made a significant impact at the French box office, securing the top position this week.

Box Office Results in France from July 8 to July 15, 2026

1 - Vaiana, la légende du bout du monde: 140,114 admissions 2 - Evil Dead Burn: 22,010 admissions (including 822 in advance screenings) 3 - La Chaleur: 7,743 admissions (including 1,263 in advance screenings) 4 - Le Passage: 6,828 admissions (including 1,160 in advance screenings) 5 - Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair: 5,548 admissions (including 436 in advance screenings) 6 - Seule la vie: 1,475 admissions (including 213 in advance screenings) 7 - Microstar: 1,472 admissions 8 - L'Ecologie des sentiments: 1,324 admissions (including 305 in advance screenings) 9 - Dry Leaf: 246 admissions (including 132 in advance screenings)

Key Highlights

This week, "Vaiana, la légende du bout du monde" led the box office with an impressive total of 140,114 admissions, showing a slight increase compared to last week's leader, "Supergirl," which garnered 100,622 admissions.

The animated classic from Disney, released a decade ago, had a remarkable debut with 311,041 admissions on its opening day and eventually surpassed 5 million total admissions.

Following Vaiana, "Evil Dead Burn" claimed the second spot with 22,010 admissions. Directed by Sébastien Vaniček, this installment of the franchise comes three years after "Evil Dead Rise" by Lee Cronin, which had recorded 39,591 admissions.

In third place is "La Chaleur" from director Stéphane Demoustier, who previously gained acclaim for "L'Inconnu de la Grande Arche," which attracted 20,531 viewers on its opening day last year. This new film saw 7,743 admissions.

"Le Passage," directed by Brandt Andersen and featuring Omar Sy, secured the fourth position with 6,828 admissions. This film, which won an award at the Deauville American Film Festival, is adapted from Andersen's short film "Réfugié."

Finally, the fifth spot was taken by "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair," which recorded 5,548 admissions. This extended version of Quentin Tarantino's cult classic, presented at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, combines both volumes into a single film with an additional animated scene, totaling 4 hours and 35 minutes of runtime. The original volume released in 2003 attracted 95,216 admissions, while the sequel brought in 137,264 admissions a year later.

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