After "Nikita"'s release in France, it was released in over 95 countries. Gaumont handled the sales of distribution rights separately, distribution rights were sold to Columbia Pictures and the remake rights were sold to Warner Bros.. "Nikita" was shown in Montreal, Canada in 1990. The film was very popular in Montreal, where distributor Didier Farre noted that the film was only beaten by "Bird on a Wire" and "Back to the Future Part III" in June 1990. In Britain, the film became the highest weekly box office ever for a French film and was also popular in the box office in Italy and Japan.