Top 50 Musicals in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest musicals in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 117 musicals tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Cats (musical), Footloose (musical) and Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,610,661 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 128,691, and the largest, Cats (musical), reaches around 673,192 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each musical, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cats (musical) |
673,192 | 2.1% | Music & Radio | |
| 2 |  Footloose (musical) |
476,579 | 15.7% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  Notre-Dame de Paris (musical) |
460,890 | 43.9% | Music & Radio | |
| 4 |  Cirque du Soleil |
454,884 | 2.8% | Video game | Music & Radio |
| 5 |  Wicked (musical) |
410,829 | 1.6% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 6 |  Chess (musical) |
315,524 | 2.4% | Music & Radio | |
| 7 |  Mystère (Cirque du Soleil) |
254,938 | 35.6% | Music & Radio | |
| 8 |  Elisabeth (musical) |
253,774 | 28.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 9 |  The Nutcracker |
227,226 | 3.0% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 10 |  Chicago (musical) |
186,998 | 2.3% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 11 |  Carousel (musical) |
170,461 | 4.8% | Music & Radio | |
| 12 |  Cendrillon |
157,482 | 43.3% | Music & Radio | |
| 13 |  Hair (musical) |
136,415 | 1.7% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 14 |  Les Misérables (musical) |
135,959 | 2.0% | Music & Radio | |
| 15 |  Lord of the Rings (musical) |
131,950 | 1.0% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 16 |  The Cherry Orchard |
126,297 | 32.2% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 17 |  Beauty and the Beast (musical) |
102,203 | 2.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 18 |  Beauty and the Beast |
102,058 | 2.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 19 |  The Book of Mormon (musical) |
92,907 | 2.3% | Music & Radio | |
| 20 |  Mary Poppins (musical) |
92,100 | 3.0% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 21 |  Swan Lake |
91,260 | 4.4% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 22 |  The Aristocats |
83,916 | 5.5% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 23 |  Grease (lubricant) |
77,794 | 1.6% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 24 |  Delirium (Cirque du Soleil) |
75,193 | 3.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 25 |  Cabaret (musical) |
73,307 | 3.8% | Music & Radio | |
| 26 |  Riverdance |
69,481 | 4.1% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 27 |  Alegría (Cirque du Soleil) |
68,803 | 1.4% | Music & Radio | |
| 28 |  Roméo et Juliette (musical) |
68,228 | 38.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 29 |  La traviata |
67,905 | 6.1% | Music & Radio | |
| 30 |  West Side Story |
59,751 | 2.4% | Music & Radio | |
| 31 |  Chat Noir |
56,486 | 7.7% | Music & Radio | |
| 32 |  School of Rock (musical) |
52,904 | 1.9% | Music & Radio | |
| 33 |  Shrek The Musical |
52,567 | 5.1% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 34 |  Hamilton (musical) |
49,135 | 1.5% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 35 |  Follies |
49,073 | 6.9% | Music & Radio | |
| 36 |  Dreamgirls |
38,712 | 4.0% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 37 |  Hello, Dolly! (musical) |
38,625 | 5.5% | Music & Radio | |
| 38 |  Requiem (Mozart) |
35,923 | 3.3% | Music & Radio | |
| 39 |  The Magic Flute |
34,929 | 7.0% | Literature | |
| 40 |  The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) |
34,619 | 1.8% | Music & Radio | |
| 41 |  La caverne (Méhul) |
34,117 | 91.1% | Music & Radio | |
| 42 |  War Horse (play) |
33,347 | 2.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 43 |  Candide (operetta) |
32,248 | 7.2% | Music & Radio | |
| 44 |  Evita (musical) |
29,797 | 1.1% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 45 |  Tarzan (musical) |
28,530 | 1.5% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 46 |  Dear Evan Hansen |
27,837 | 1.4% | Music & Radio | |
| 47 |  The Marriage of Figaro |
27,310 | 5.0% | Music & Radio | |
| 48 |  A Chorus Line |
27,098 | 3.1% | Musical | Music & Radio |
| 49 |  The Color Purple (musical) |
26,808 | 3.3% | Music & Radio | |
| 50 |  We Will Rock You (musical) |
26,194 | 1.7% | Music & Radio |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France and ranks each musical by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest musical in France?
Cats (musical) currently leads with an estimated audience of 673,192 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.