Les Intouchables - set in France, the story of a rich quadrapelegic who hires a young man from the slums to be his caretaker.
Wikipedia maintain a list of the highest grossing films in France. They have two categories, one for all films, one for french productions.[1]
France appears to have a tradition of mini-series in the summer months, "Saga d'été. Wikipedia has a list of them.[2]