Asterix at the Olympic Games (French: Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques) is a French film, based on characters from René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo's Astérix comic series. It was filmed essentially in Spain in the course of the year 2006. At the time of its release, it was the most expensive French film of all time. The film has been poorly received by critics, but performed well at several European box offices, topping charts in Poland, Spain and France. In May 2008 it received the "Gérard du cinéma" (French equivalent of the Razzie Awards) for "Worst French film made in 2007."