A big surprise at the French box office this week: Top Gun: Maverick is such a success in France that the movie is coming back at number 1. Directed by Joseph Kosinski with Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, and Jennifer Connelly, this sequel is about Pete “Maverick” Mitchell who continues to push his limits as a test pilot and in charge of training a detachment of young graduates from the Top Gun school for a special mission that no pilot would have ever imagined. This week, the movie grossed 2,317,314 reaching a total of $33,953,988.

Lightyear lost its top place and now is number 2. The movie is about the true story of the legendary Space Ranger who has since inspired the famous toy. After being stranded with his commander and his crew on a hostile planet located 4.2 million light-years from Earth, Buzz Lightyear tries to bring everyone home safe and sound. This week, the movie grossed $2,243,752 reaching a total of $5,866,086.

Jurassic World: Dominion is number 3 at the box office. The movie directed by Colin Trevorrow with Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Laura Dern, takes place four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar when dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. This week, the movie grossed$2,135,971 reaching a total of $19,855,319.

The new movie Irréductible is in 4^th place. This French comedy directed by Jérôme Commandeur with Laetitia Dosch, Pascale Arbillot, and Jérôme Commandeur is about a man transferred to the North Pole who finds love over there. For the first week, the movie grossed $2,020,577.    

The movie Elvis is coming came down to 5^th place. Directed by Baz Luhrmann with Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, and Olivia DeJonge, the movie is about the life of “The King” and his complicated relationship with his manager Colonel Tom Parker. The movie grossed this week $1,383,036 reaching a total of $3,957,740.

The new movie La traversée premiered in 6^th place. Directed by Varante Soudjian with Alban Ivanov, Lucien Jean-Baptiste, and Audrey Pirault, the movie is about a cruise organized for five out-of-school teenagers to reintegrate them through the values ​​of the sea.  The movie grossed  $781,569 on its debut.

Salam is in 7^th place. The documentary is about the French singer Mélanie Diam who abandoned her career as a famous rapper and decided to start a new life in the Islam faith The documentary grossed this week $657,635.    

Another new picture, Arthur, malediction opened in  8^th place. Directed by Barthélémy Grossmann with Vadim Agid, Thalia Besson, and Ludovic Berthillot, the horror movie is about an 18 years old young man who has been a big fan of the Arthur and the Minimoys fantasy film saga for years and went with friends to an abandoned house where the film was shot, unaware that they are about to fall into a deadly plot. For its first week, the movie grossed $539,511.

The Black Phone is now in 9^th place. Directed by Scott Derrickson with Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw, the horror movie is about a teenager being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement who starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims. The movie grossed this week $524,358 reaching a total of $1,545,582.

Decision to Leave is in 10^th place. Directed by Park Chan-wook with Tang Wei and Park Hae-il, the movie is about a detective investigating a man’s death in the mountains who meets the dead man’s mysterious wife in the course of his dogged sleuthing. The movie grossed $502,715.