| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | - | - | - | $20,120,119 | 526 | $28,916,401 | Feb 4 | Pathé | false |
| 2 | Bolt | - | - | - | $18,630,941 | 702 | $23,381,553 | Feb 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $17,119,377 | 584 | $20,832,798 | Feb 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Le code a changé | - | - | - | $8,334,387 | 523 | $12,865,409 | Feb 18 | StudioCanal | false |
| 5 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $6,477,067 | 344 | $21,595,065 | Jan 14 | Pathé | false |
| 6 | District 13: Ultimatum | - | - | - | $6,061,940 | 410 | $8,925,734 | Feb 18 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 7 | Twilight | - | - | - | $5,503,073 | 459 | $23,534,630 | Jan 7 | SND Films | false |
| 8 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $5,484,084 | 481 | $27,879,232 | Feb 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $4,504,997 | 325 | $4,965,142 | Feb 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 10 | Le séminaire Caméra Café | - | - | - | $3,615,415 | 510 | $3,770,402 | Feb 11 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 11 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $3,222,235 | 450 | $5,402,177 | Jan 28 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 12 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $3,140,728 | 307 | $8,657,060 | Jan 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 13 | De l'autre côté du lit | - | - | - | $2,814,569 | 578 | $14,078,331 | Jan 7 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 14 | Cyprien | - | - | - | $2,426,750 | 340 | $5,622,301 | Feb 25 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 15 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $2,349,384 | 321 | $2,969,527 | Feb 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 16 | Spy(Ies) | - | - | - | $2,159,092 | 216 | $3,776,294 | Jan 28 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 17 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $2,016,921 | 241 | $2,191,237 | Feb 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 18 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $1,947,695 | 413 | $5,775,299 | Jan 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $1,672,096 | 346 | $9,964,159 | Jan 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Ricky | - | - | - | $1,637,352 | 260 | $1,953,118 | Feb 11 | Le Pacte | false |
| 21 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $1,469,036 | 125 | $1,952,017 | Feb 18 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 22 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $1,438,395 | 233 | $2,969,896 | Feb 25 | SND Films | false |
| 23 | All About Actresses | - | - | - | $1,297,648 | 127 | $2,528,078 | Jan 28 | SND Films | false |
| 24 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $1,261,319 | 240 | $1,984,878 | Feb 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 25 | Inspector Bellamy | - | - | - | $1,092,364 | 301 | $2,725,242 | Feb 25 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 26 | Special Correspondents | - | - | - | $1,030,574 | 493 | $4,360,191 | Jan 21 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 27 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $950,938 | 173 | $977,156 | Feb 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 28 | Doubt | - | - | - | $916,714 | 107 | $963,496 | Feb 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 29 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $833,392 | 369 | $871,072 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Eden Is West | - | - | - | $826,066 | 120 | $839,486 | Feb 11 | Pathé | false |
| 31 | Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $694,078 | 280 | $1,451,724 | Jan 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | The Other One 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $673,874 | 55 | $801,364 | Feb 4 | Ad Vitam | false |
| 33 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $649,591 | 300 | $1,484,027 | Jan 28 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 34 | King Guillaume | - | - | - | $575,060 | 333 | $1,539,715 | Jan 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Secret of Kells | - | - | - | $555,432 | 132 | $921,121 | Feb 11 | Gébéka Films | false |
| 36 | Push | - | - | - | $547,088 | 98 | $547,088 | Feb 4 | SND Films | false |
| 37 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $471,079 | 834 | $42,257,796 | Dec 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 38 | Louise hires a contract killer | - | - | - | $469,600 | 150 | $3,567,443 | Dec 24 | Ad Vitam | false |
| 39 | Che: Part One | - | - | - | $468,048 | 381 | $4,626,981 | Jan 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Mia and the Migoo | - | - | - | $430,291 | 350 | $4,414,342 | Dec 10 | Gébéka Films | false |
| 41 | Australia | - | - | - | $415,097 | 646 | $15,016,825 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 42 | Traitor | - | - | - | $385,623 | 144 | $385,623 | Feb 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 43 | Role Models | - | - | - | $346,143 | 110 | $346,143 | Feb 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 44 | The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch | - | - | - | $337,075 | 490 | $13,872,826 | Dec 16 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 45 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $335,828 | 76 | $1,260,104 | Jan 7 | Rézo Films | false |
| 46 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $308,084 | 89 | $1,873,418 | Dec 17 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 47 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | - | - | - | $306,119 | 1 | $2,550,944 | May 9 | La Géode | false |
| 48 | The Warlords | - | - | - | $289,558 | 74 | $658,093 | Jan 28 | - | false |
| 49 | The Flight Before Christmas | - | - | - | $254,166 | 391 | $4,796,060 | Dec 17 | Bac Films | false |
| 50 | The Sea Wall | - | - | - | $235,376 | 120 | $1,524,433 | Jan 7 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 51 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $232,000 | 174 | $6,561,855 | Oct 1 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 52 | Silent Wedding | - | - | - | $224,612 | 45 | $359,330 | Feb 18 | Bac Films | false |
| 53 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $222,568 | 24 | $222,568 | Feb 4 | Chrysalis Films | false |
| 54 | Hooked | - | - | - | $216,670 | 12 | $216,670 | Feb 4 | Rézo Films | false |
| 55 | Boy A | - | - | - | $210,850 | 71 | $670,685 | Feb 25 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 56 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $208,007 | 41 | $346,825 | Feb 18 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 57 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $188,194 | 261 | $6,571,300 | Nov 19 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 58 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $159,543 | 51 | $2,031,222 | Oct 29 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 59 | Defiance | - | - | - | $149,280 | 238 | $2,265,303 | Jan 14 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 60 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | - | - | - | $136,036 | 55 | $1,393,939 | Nov 5 | CTV International | false |
| 61 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | - | - | - | $124,504 | 60 | $253,892 | Feb 25 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 62 | Little Fugitive | - | - | - | $106,402 | 28 | $132,868 | Feb 11 | Carlotta Films | false |
| 63 | Private Lessons | - | - | - | $104,838 | 35 | $104,838 | Feb 4 | Haut et Court | false |
| 64 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $100,974 | 68 | $378,815 | Jan 14 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 65 | For a Moment, Freedom | - | - | - | $97,579 | 25 | $155,160 | Jan 28 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 66 | The Apprentice | - | - | - | $97,476 | 45 | $691,188 | Dec 3 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 67 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $95,356 | 16 | $101,759 | Feb 4 | Jour2Fête | false |
| 68 | A Man and His Dog | - | - | - | $78,443 | 277 | $1,575,995 | Jan 14 | Océan Films | false |
| 69 | Tony Manero | - | - | - | $76,550 | 18 | $76,550 | Feb 11 | Sophie Dulac Distribution | false |
| 70 | Beauties at War | - | - | - | $70,532 | 366 | $1,356,495 | Jan 14 | Gaumont | false |
| 71 | Puisque nous sommes nés | - | - | - | $66,599 | 18 | $66,599 | Feb 4 | Pierre Grise Distribution | false |
| 72 | Lino | - | - | - | $63,521 | 18 | $95,817 | Jan 28 | Zelig Films Distribution | false |
| 73 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $57,667 | 1 | $1,204,076 | Mar 19 | La Géode | false |
| 74 | Z32 | - | - | - | $45,814 | 16 | $53,716 | Feb 18 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 75 | With the Girl of Black Soil 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $37,587 | 7 | $37,587 | Feb 11 | Zootrope Films | false |
| 76 | The Alps | - | - | - | $32,776 | 1 | $658,351 | Jun 11 | La Géode | false |
| 77 | Il Divo | - | - | - | $27,184 | 61 | $911,115 | Dec 31 | StudioCanal | false |
| 78 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $26,538 | 476 | $11,953,191 | Dec 10 | StudioCanal | false |
| 79 | Herbe | - | - | - | $26,122 | 13 | $40,548 | Feb 18 | - | false |
| 80 | Changeling | - | - | - | $23,896 | 421 | $10,066,896 | Nov 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 81 | Diamond 13 | - | - | - | $19,601 | 297 | $739,146 | Jan 21 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 82 | Give Me Your Hand | - | - | - | $19,446 | 8 | $19,446 | Feb 18 | Bodega Films | false |
| 83 | Afterwards | - | - | - | $18,686 | 250 | $2,332,825 | Jan 14 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 84 | Gloss 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $18,451 | 14 | $18,451 | Feb 25 | - | false |
| 85 | The Blast of Shame | - | - | - | $17,015 | 5 | $17,015 | Feb 11 | Shellac Distribution | false |
| 86 | Religulous | - | - | - | $11,535 | 26 | $92,569 | Jan 21 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 87 | La Russie D'andrei Konchalovsky | - | - | - | $10,772 | 1 | $10,772 | Feb 18 | - | false |
| 88 | Ah! La libido | - | - | - | $10,757 | 6 | $10,757 | Feb 18 | Les Films du Paradoxe | false |
| 89 | Vacation | - | - | - | $10,567 | 7 | $10,567 | Feb 18 | Les Acacias | false |
| 90 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $10,194 | 69 | $635,747 | Dec 24 | Le Pacte | false |
| 91 | G Comme Godard | - | - | - | $8,855 | 1 | $8,855 | Feb 18 | Ciné-Sorbonne | false |
| 92 | Secret Defense | - | - | - | $6,923 | 271 | $4,645,133 | Dec 10 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 93 | À l'est de moi | - | - | - | $5,862 | 5 | $9,478 | Jan 28 | Bac Films | false |
| 94 | 14 kilómetros 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,992 | 4 | $4,992 | Feb 25 | Colifilms Distribution | false |
| 95 | Cocaine Cowboys 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $4,531 | 3 | $6,731 | Feb 25 | Surreal Films | false |
| 96 | The Mark of Zorro | - | - | - | $3,424 | 1 | $3,424 | Feb 11 | Swashbuckler Films | false |
| 97 | Nord-Paradis | - | - | - | $2,625 | 1 | $2,625 | Feb 25 | Pierre Grise Distribution | false |
| 98 | Bouzkachi: The Chant of Steppes | - | - | - | $1,939 | 2 | $3,594 | Feb 25 | Bodega Films | false |
| 99 | The Wedding Song | - | - | - | $1,229 | 50 | $302,018 | Dec 17 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 100 | The Square | - | - | - | $319 | 25 | $66,899 | Jan 21 | La Fabrique de Films | false |
