| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Up | - | - | - | $21,137,617 | 721 | $39,445,454 | Jul 29 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 2 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $12,427,865 | 508 | $24,978,026 | Aug 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 3 | Neuilly Yo Mama! | - | - | - | $10,466,803 | 469 | $21,851,834 | Aug 12 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 4 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $10,274,710 | 980 | $54,158,946 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $8,661,609 | 783 | $69,240,468 | Jul 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $7,390,359 | 528 | $7,390,359 | Aug 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 7 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $3,738,662 | 396 | $6,121,639 | Jul 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 8 | Leaving | - | - | - | $3,602,558 | 305 | $4,995,229 | Aug 12 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 9 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $3,582,185 | 399 | $8,770,754 | Aug 26 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 10 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $3,072,598 | 259 | $17,329,727 | Jun 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | 9 | - | - | - | $2,850,508 | 443 | $4,506,172 | Aug 19 | SND Films | false |
| 12 | A Prophet | - | - | - | $2,337,109 | 408 | $10,309,555 | Aug 26 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 13 | Public Enemies | - | - | - | $2,077,675 | 471 | $12,925,216 | Jun 24 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 14 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $1,841,487 | 258 | $5,770,389 | Aug 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | The Reader | - | - | - | $1,518,056 | 294 | $5,494,936 | - | TFM Distribution | false |
| 16 | Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation) | - | - | - | $1,471,125 | 340 | $4,040,958 | Jul 22 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 17 | Queen to Play | - | - | - | $1,056,938 | 170 | $1,056,938 | Aug 12 | StudioCanal | false |
| 18 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $978,305 | 252 | $6,863,863 | Jul 1 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 19 | The Time That Remains | - | - | - | $753,808 | 139 | $753,808 | Aug 12 | - | false |
| 20 | Little New York | - | - | - | $745,622 | 170 | $745,622 | Aug 5 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 21 | Bandslam | - | - | - | $647,817 | 226 | $647,817 | Aug 12 | SND Films | false |
| 22 | The Hedgehog | - | - | - | $583,816 | 340 | $5,935,575 | Jul 1 | Pathé | false |
| 23 | My Best Friend's Girl | - | - | - | $547,058 | 139 | $547,058 | Aug 19 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 24 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $526,049 | 763 | $19,861,079 | Jun 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 25 | Happy End | - | - | - | $484,344 | 182 | $484,344 | Aug 19 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 26 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | - | - | - | $465,091 | 199 | $465,091 | Aug 12 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 27 | Brüno | - | - | - | $428,435 | 214 | $1,988,301 | Jul 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Ong Bak 2 | - | - | - | $389,585 | 251 | $2,196,189 | Jul 22 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 29 | Every Jack Has a Jill | - | - | - | $322,027 | 82 | $648,827 | Jul 29 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 30 | OceanWorld | - | - | - | $312,797 | 76 | $312,797 | Aug 26 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 31 | Demain | - | - | - | $299,042 | 145 | $299,042 | Aug 12 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 32 | Goodbye Gary Cooper | - | - | - | $293,432 | 67 | $749,474 | Jul 22 | StudioCanal | false |
| 33 | The Brothers Bloom | - | - | - | $260,717 | 55 | $260,717 | - | SND Films | false |
| 34 | Year One | - | - | - | $254,106 | 92 | $254,106 | Aug 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | Totally Spies! The Movie | - | - | - | $245,465 | 272 | $1,186,742 | Jul 22 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 36 | Park Benches | - | - | - | $208,532 | 192 | $1,867,908 | Jul 8 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 37 | Silk | - | - | - | $148,066 | 37 | $148,066 | Aug 5 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 38 | The Midnight Meat Train | - | - | - | $110,341 | 58 | $251,076 | Jul 16 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 39 | The Young Victoria | - | - | - | $102,731 | 181 | $798,669 | Jul 22 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 40 | The Boat That Rocked | - | - | - | $94,653 | 291 | $7,126,759 | May 6 | StudioCanal | false |
| 41 | Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $94,163 | 1 | $504,236 | Jun 10 | La Géode | false |
| 42 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | - | - | - | $88,685 | 1 | $2,550,944 | May 9 | La Géode | false |
| 43 | Memory of Love | - | - | - | $78,630 | 40 | $78,630 | Aug 19 | - | false |
| 44 | Machan | - | - | - | $55,638 | 28 | $55,638 | - | UGC Distribution | false |
| 45 | Simon Konianski | - | - | - | $55,387 | 43 | $131,579 | Jul 29 | - | false |
| 46 | L'amour | - | - | - | $42,101 | 22 | $42,101 | Aug 5 | - | false |
| 47 | Somers Town | - | - | - | $40,903 | 25 | $91,736 | Jul 1 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false |
| 48 | Zion and His Brother | - | - | - | $39,083 | 15 | $39,083 | Jul 8 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 49 | Marching Band | - | - | - | $38,106 | 34 | $38,106 | Jun 17 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 50 | Tears for Sale 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,314 | 27 | $19,314 | Aug 12 | - | false |
| 51 | State of Play | - | - | - | $14,734 | 394 | $5,924,105 | Jul 1 | StudioCanal | false |
| 52 | Sita Sings the Blues | - | - | - | $12,619 | 9 | $12,619 | Aug 12 | - | false |
| 53 | Looking for Eric | - | - | - | $12,099 | 374 | $4,286,398 | May 27 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 54 | Divorce Italian Style | - | - | - | $11,079 | 8 | $131,467 | Jul 8 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false |
| 55 | Knitting | - | - | - | $10,144 | 3 | $10,144 | Aug 5 | - | false |
| 56 | Liverpool | - | - | - | $9,167 | 3 | $9,167 | Aug 5 | - | false |
