| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Safari | - | - | - | $14,217,026 | 573 | $15,896,842 | Apr 1 | Pathé | false |
| 2 | OSS 117: Lost in Rio | - | - | - | $13,626,979 | 602 | $20,857,087 | Apr 15 | Gaumont | false |
| 3 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $13,422,331 | 488 | $14,829,172 | Apr 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 4 | Knowing | - | - | - | $10,205,218 | 348 | $11,819,402 | Apr 1 | SND Films | false |
| 5 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $8,831,475 | 799 | $10,626,416 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | La première étoile | - | - | - | $7,773,746 | 350 | $13,839,616 | Mar 25 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 7 | Bank Error in Your Favour | - | - | - | $4,666,498 | 399 | $5,106,636 | Apr 8 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 8 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $4,627,165 | 261 | $6,901,818 | Apr 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $4,362,236 | 481 | $27,879,232 | Feb 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | In the Electric Mist | - | - | - | $4,261,148 | 282 | $7,232,479 | Apr 15 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 11 | Coco | - | - | - | $4,230,626 | 871 | $24,194,564 | Mar 18 | StudioCanal | false |
| 12 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $3,660,267 | 399 | $8,488,958 | Apr 22 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 13 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $3,587,659 | 428 | $8,680,317 | Apr 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Dragonball Evolution | - | - | - | $2,556,423 | 379 | $2,556,423 | Apr 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | Welcome | - | - | - | $2,406,804 | 310 | $9,903,224 | Mar 11 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 16 | The True Story of Puss'N Boots | - | - | - | $2,197,288 | 339 | $2,502,258 | Apr 1 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 17 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $2,007,053 | 344 | $21,595,065 | Jan 14 | Pathé | false |
| 18 | Red Cliff | - | - | - | $1,938,127 | 337 | $3,963,155 | Mar 25 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 19 | Villa Amalia 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,847,123 | 146 | $2,522,119 | Apr 8 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 20 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $1,645,117 | 380 | $4,198,794 | Mar 25 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | Chéri | - | - | - | $1,311,057 | 141 | $1,372,142 | Apr 8 | Pathé | false |
| 22 | Celle que j'aime | - | - | - | $923,104 | 183 | $1,176,822 | Apr 22 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 23 | Impy's Wonderland | - | - | - | $693,345 | 281 | $738,142 | Apr 8 | Océan Films | false |
| 24 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $609,636 | 294 | $1,593,545 | Mar 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 25 | Skirt Day | - | - | - | $546,121 | 55 | $858,949 | Mar 25 | Rézo Films | false |
| 26 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $486,604 | 74 | $1,461,759 | Mar 11 | Le Pacte | false |
| 27 | The Wave | - | - | - | $438,070 | 118 | $1,776,691 | Mar 4 | Bac Films | false |
| 28 | The Last House on the Left | - | - | - | $437,524 | 92 | $688,984 | Apr 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 29 | Horsemen | - | - | - | $398,657 | 81 | $398,657 | Apr 1 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 30 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $390,950 | 80 | $390,950 | Apr 1 | StudioCanal | false |
| 31 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $359,371 | 517 | $5,869,005 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 32 | Milk | - | - | - | $354,266 | 260 | $4,902,485 | Mar 4 | SND Films | false |
| 33 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $331,253 | 32 | $438,675 | Apr 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $326,897 | 36 | $544,118 | Mar 25 | - | false |
| 35 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $325,113 | 70 | $1,043,940 | Apr 22 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 36 | Let's Make Money | - | - | - | $324,134 | 54 | $398,586 | Apr 15 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false |
| 37 | Humans | - | - | - | $282,210 | 116 | $329,644 | Apr 22 | La Fabrique de Films | false |
| 38 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $256,285 | 174 | $6,561,855 | Oct 1 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 39 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | - | - | - | $252,576 | 526 | $28,916,401 | Feb 4 | Pathé | false |
| 40 | Komaneko 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $221,330 | 71 | $295,790 | Mar 25 | Gébéka Films | false |
| 41 | A Summer in Genoa | - | - | - | $170,936 | 45 | $170,936 | Apr 15 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 42 | Wendy and Lucy | - | - | - | $141,661 | 34 | $141,661 | Apr 8 | Epicentre Films | false |
| 43 | Nulle part terre promise | - | - | - | $135,092 | 31 | $135,092 | Apr 1 | Sophie Dulac Distribution | false |
| 44 | Katyn | - | - | - | $104,522 | 11 | $104,522 | Apr 1 | KinoVista | false |
| 45 | Linha de Passe | - | - | - | $77,880 | 67 | $482,762 | Mar 18 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 46 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $75,569 | 389 | $6,340,900 | Mar 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 47 | The Country Teacher 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $67,506 | 26 | $68,917 | Apr 1 | Memento Films | false |
| 48 | Moi, Van Gogh | - | - | - | $67,109 | 1 | $94,803 | Mar 25 | La Géode | false |
| 49 | The Girl on the Train | - | - | - | $66,714 | 193 | $1,280,441 | Mar 18 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 50 | The Secret of Kells | - | - | - | $56,375 | 132 | $921,121 | Feb 11 | Gébéka Films | false |
| 51 | Pardon My French | - | - | - | $54,036 | 48 | $193,509 | Mar 25 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 52 | Bolt | - | - | - | $47,524 | 702 | $23,381,553 | Feb 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 53 | Inspector Bellamy | - | - | - | $46,285 | 301 | $2,725,242 | Feb 25 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 54 | The Chaser | - | - | - | $44,332 | 59 | $504,328 | Mar 18 | Haut et Court | false |
| 55 | Boy A | - | - | - | $43,506 | 71 | $670,685 | Feb 25 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 56 | Adoration | - | - | - | $43,203 | 25 | $43,203 | Apr 15 | - | false |
| 57 | The Burning Plain | - | - | - | $39,467 | 97 | $870,428 | Mar 11 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 58 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $36,164 | 99 | $1,020,734 | Mar 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 59 | Everybody Dies But Me | - | - | - | $35,502 | 16 | $35,502 | Apr 22 | CTV International | false |
| 60 | The Secret Life of Bees | - | - | - | $31,528 | 10 | $31,528 | Apr 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 61 | Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge | - | - | - | $26,147 | 38 | $107,907 | Apr 8 | Haut et Court | false |
| 62 | 24 City | - | - | - | $25,100 | 21 | $165,421 | Mar 18 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false |
| 63 | À l'aventure | - | - | - | $25,013 | 21 | $25,013 | Apr 1 | Shellac Distribution | false |
| 64 | Synecdoche, New York | - | - | - | $24,573 | 22 | $24,573 | Apr 1 | Océan Films | false |
| 65 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $20,194 | 51 | $398,691 | Mar 4 | - | false |
| 66 | The International | - | - | - | $16,576 | 326 | $2,187,630 | Mar 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 67 | L'idiot | - | - | - | $15,963 | 6 | $15,963 | Apr 15 | - | false |
| 68 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $12,864 | 307 | $8,657,060 | Jan 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 69 | Running on Empty 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $12,825 | 1 | $12,825 | Apr 22 | Splendor Films | false |
| 70 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $12,530 | 41 | $346,825 | Feb 18 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 71 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $11,880 | 10 | $11,880 | Apr 22 | Jour2Fête | false |
| 72 | Sois sage | - | - | - | $10,735 | 10 | $10,735 | Apr 15 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 73 | Silent Wedding | - | - | - | $8,039 | 45 | $359,330 | Feb 18 | Bac Films | false |
| 74 | Les 16 de Basse-Pointe | - | - | - | $7,381 | 7 | $7,381 | Apr 22 | - | false |
| 75 | Katanga Business | - | - | - | $6,444 | 3 | $6,444 | Apr 15 | Pierre Grise Distribution | false |
| 76 | Deadline - U.S.A. | - | - | - | $5,228 | 1 | $5,228 | Apr 1 | Memento Films | false |
| 77 | I Am Because We Are | - | - | - | $4,755 | 30 | $39,648 | Mar 25 | La Fabrique de Films | false |
| 78 | Unwanted Witness | - | - | - | $4,578 | 9 | $4,578 | Apr 15 | Eurozoom | false |
| 79 | Chung Kuo: China | - | - | - | $4,562 | 1 | $16,196 | Apr 8 | Carlotta Films | false |
| 80 | Notes Towards an African Orestes | - | - | - | $4,256 | 1 | $4,256 | Apr 22 | Carlotta Films | false |
| 81 | Yella | - | - | - | $3,796 | 3 | $3,796 | Apr 22 | Jour2Fête | false |
| 82 | Nights of Cabiria 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,274 | 1 | $3,274 | Apr 1 | Tamasa Distribution | false |
| 83 | The Boston Strangler | - | - | - | $2,386 | 1 | $9,439 | Mar 25 | Swashbuckler Films | false |
| 84 | I Vitelloni 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,113 | 1 | $2,113 | Apr 1 | Tamasa Distribution | false |
| 85 | Amour, sexe et mobylette | - | - | - | $2,091 | 5 | $9,976 | Apr 8 | - | false |
| 86 | Les brebis font de la résistance | - | - | - | $1,986 | 1 | $1,986 | Apr 1 | Les Films du Paradoxe | false |
| 87 | Crossing the Dust | - | - | - | $1,928 | 4 | $1,928 | Apr 15 | - | false |
| 88 | Un lac | - | - | - | $1,634 | 8 | $33,306 | Mar 18 | Shellac Distribution | false |
| 89 | The Time Machine | - | - | - | $1,604 | 1 | $5,902 | Apr 8 | Splendor Films | false |
| 90 | Scar | - | - | - | $561 | 44 | $192,732 | Mar 11 | Sunday Films | false |
