French Box Office For December 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $50,299,305 | 730 | $174,376,309 | Dec 16 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 2 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $30,203,860 | 925 | $35,942,985 | Dec 2 | Europa Filmes |
| 3 | Paranormal Activity | $9,617,547 | 245 | $9,617,547 | Dec 2 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 4 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $9,387,421 | 755 | $39,210,470 | Nov 18 | - |
| 5 | A Christmas Carol | $7,728,250 | 532 | $12,523,968 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 6 | 2012 | $7,417,170 | 723 | $44,038,740 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 7 | Wolf | $6,637,899 | 522 | $10,189,599 | Dec 9 | Pathé |
| 8 | RTT | $6,598,752 | 525 | $8,809,180 | Dec 9 | StudioCanal |
| 9 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $4,840,568 | 545 | $12,184,528 | Dec 23 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 10 | The Villain 2009 Re-release | $3,761,360 | 382 | $6,559,859 | Nov 25 | StudioCanal |
| 11 | The Road | $3,531,349 | 202 | $3,531,349 | Dec 2 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 12 | The Concert | $3,475,558 | 357 | $13,779,022 | Nov 4 | Europa Filmes |
| 13 | It's Complicated | $2,402,250 | 363 | $6,262,170 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 14 | The Last Flight | $2,279,454 | 356 | $2,740,963 | Dec 16 | - |
| 15 | [Rec]² | $2,266,187 | 261 | $3,854,263 | Dec 23 | - |
| 16 | Eleanor's Secret | $1,854,262 | 220 | $1,854,262 | Dec 16 | - |
| 17 | Solomon Kane | $1,643,132 | 310 | $3,084,484 | Dec 23 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 18 | Little Nicholas | $1,541,682 | 630 | $50,724,899 | Sep 30 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 19 | Zombieland | $1,391,978 | 215 | $2,611,917 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,279,784 | 278 | $1,279,784 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 21 | Oscar and the Lady in Pink | $1,196,593 | 287 | $1,196,593 | Dec 9 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 22 | Astro Boy | $1,189,211 | 445 | $1,189,211 | Dec 9 | SND Films |
| 23 | Bitter Victory | $861,246 | 200 | $861,246 | Dec 2 | - |
| 24 | Persécution | $825,218 | 96 | $825,218 | Dec 9 | - |
| 25 | Tetro | $646,638 | 113 | $646,638 | Dec 23 | - |
| 26 | Rapt | $590,804 | 196 | $2,819,097 | Nov 18 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 27 | State Affairs | $525,786 | 150 | $1,273,589 | Nov 25 | - |
| 28 | Vincere | $508,241 | 86 | $942,159 | Nov 25 | - |
| 29 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $508,148 | 237 | $4,641,627 | Nov 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 30 | Trésor | $493,636 | 441 | $6,058,957 | Nov 11 | - |
| 31 | No One Knows About Persian Cats | $393,483 | 87 | $393,483 | Dec 23 | - |
| 32 | The Limits of Control | $317,532 | 81 | $317,532 | Dec 12 | - |
| 33 | Sisters | $276,925 | 107 | $276,925 | Dec 16 | UGC Distribution |
| 34 | He Is My Girl 2009 Re-release | $251,994 | 110 | $251,994 | Dec 2 | Bac Films |
| 35 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $245,230 | 107 | $245,230 | Dec 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 36 | Remembering the Children | $196,432 | 58 | $196,432 | Dec 16 | Les Films du Losange |
| 37 | Jasper: Journey to the End of the World | $191,587 | 130 | $191,587 | Dec 16 | Bac Films |
| 38 | The Stepfather | $176,753 | 55 | $176,753 | Dec 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 39 | The Soloist | $150,153 | 65 | $150,153 | Dec 23 | StudioCanal |
| 40 | Dogtooth | $36,283 | 12 | $36,283 | Dec 2 | - |
| 41 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $33,668 | 609 | $5,798,908 | Oct 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 42 | Food, Inc. | $10,802 | 12 | $10,802 | Dec 2 | CTV International |
| 43 | Sweet Mud 2009 Re-release | $6,916 | 3 | $6,916 | Dec 16 | - |
