Chocolat
“One taste is all it takes.”
In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where they open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor.
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Cast
23 people
Juliette Binoche
Vianne Rocher
Known for
Godzilla
Three Colors: Blue
Judi Dench
Armande Voizin
Known for
Skyfall
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Alfred Molina
Count Paul de Reynaud
Known for
Spider-Man 2
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Lena Olin
Josephine Muscat
Known for
Hunters
Nine Perfect Strangers
Johnny Depp
Roux
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Hugh O'Conor
Father Henri
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Mary Shelley
The Stag
Carrie-Anne Moss
Caroline Clairmont
Known for
The Matrix
Memento
John Wood
Guillaume Blerot
Known for
WarGames
Ladyhawke
Peter Stormare
Serge Muscat
Known for
Prison Break
22 Jump Street
Leslie Caron
Mrs. Audel
Known for
An American in Paris
Gigi
Victoire Thivisol
Anouk Rocher
Known for
Ponette
Aurelien Parent Koenig
Luc Clairmont
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Lasse Hallström Director · Robert Nelson Jacobs Screenplay Joanne Harris Author
Worldwide gross $153M · Budget $25M · United States release December 22, 2000
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$152,700,626
Gross vs. budget
6.1×
Production
Miramax
Production · Studio
David Brown Productions
Production
Fat Free
Production
United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
United States · December 15, 2000
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · December 22, 2000
Limited theatrical
United States
January 19, 2001 · Theatrical
Argentina
March 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Australia
February 14, 2001 · Theatrical
Austria
March 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 16, 2001 · Theatrical · EBA
June 7, 2001 · Physical · DVD/VHS EBA
February 15, 2002 · TV · EBA
Bulgaria
July 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
December 25, 2000 · Theatrical
China
April 18, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
May 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Egypt
October 24, 2002 · Theatrical
Estonia
August 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Finland
February 16, 2002 · Theatrical
July 12, 2002 · Theatrical · Re-release
France
February 28, 2001 · Theatrical
December 4, 2002 · TV · Canal + (La séance +)
April 8, 2004 · TV · France 3
Germany
February 10, 2001 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
March 15, 2001 · Theatrical
May 23, 2002 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
February 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 15, 2001 · Theatrical
Iceland
March 16, 2002 · Theatrical
India
August 1, 2021 · Digital
Ireland
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Israel
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
February 23, 2001 · Theatrical
Japan
April 28, 2001 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
March 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Lithuania
April 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Malaysia
May 17, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 16, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 8, 2001 · Theatrical
February 14, 2004 · TV · Nederland 1
May 11, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
February 1, 2002 · Theatrical
Peru
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Poland
June 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 10, 2001 · Theatrical
Romania
July 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
September 26, 2002 · Physical · DVD
Singapore
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Slovenia
May 31, 2002 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 15, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Ster-Kinekor Throwback Cinema
South Korea
February 24, 2001 · Theatrical
Spain
March 9, 2001 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 2, 2001 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 14, 2001 · Theatrical · French
March 15, 2001 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
March 3, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
March 16, 2002 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
November 26, 2002 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
March 1, 2001 · Theatrical
Uruguay
February 23, 2002 · Theatrical
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