| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Coco | - | - | - | $19,963,802 | 871 | $24,194,564 | Mar 18 | StudioCanal | false |
| 2 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $16,930,378 | 481 | $27,879,232 | Feb 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | - | - | - | $8,543,706 | 526 | $28,916,401 | Feb 4 | Pathé | false |
| 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $7,793,152 | 344 | $21,595,065 | Jan 14 | Pathé | false |
| 5 | Welcome | - | - | - | $6,501,268 | 310 | $9,903,224 | Mar 11 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 6 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $6,265,331 | 389 | $6,340,900 | Mar 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $5,509,634 | 517 | $5,869,005 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | Bolt | - | - | - | $4,703,088 | 702 | $23,381,553 | Feb 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Milk | - | - | - | $4,548,219 | 260 | $4,902,485 | Mar 4 | SND Films | false |
| 10 | Le code a changé | - | - | - | $4,531,022 | 523 | $12,865,409 | Feb 18 | StudioCanal | false |
| 11 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $4,085,181 | 584 | $20,832,798 | Feb 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | La première étoile | - | - | - | $3,813,802 | 350 | $13,839,616 | Mar 25 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 13 | Cyprien | - | - | - | $3,195,551 | 340 | $5,622,301 | Feb 25 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 14 | District 13: Ultimatum | - | - | - | $2,863,794 | 410 | $8,925,734 | Feb 18 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 15 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $2,788,939 | 229 | $2,747,905 | Mar 4 | La Fabrique de Films | false |
| 16 | Twilight | - | - | - | $2,779,431 | 459 | $23,534,630 | Jan 7 | SND Films | false |
| 17 | Duplicity | - | - | - | $2,553,677 | 380 | $4,198,794 | Mar 25 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 18 | Ultimate Heist | - | - | - | $2,196,995 | 337 | $2,196,995 | Mar 4 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 19 | The International | - | - | - | $2,171,054 | 326 | $2,187,630 | Mar 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Red Cliff | - | - | - | $2,025,028 | 337 | $3,963,155 | Mar 25 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 21 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $1,606,975 | 174 | $6,561,855 | Oct 1 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 22 | Inspector Bellamy | - | - | - | $1,586,593 | 301 | $2,725,242 | Feb 25 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 23 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $1,531,501 | 233 | $2,969,896 | Feb 25 | SND Films | false |
| 24 | The Wave | - | - | - | $1,338,621 | 118 | $1,776,691 | Mar 4 | Bac Films | false |
| 25 | The Girl on the Train | - | - | - | $1,213,727 | 193 | $1,280,441 | Mar 18 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 26 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $984,570 | 99 | $1,020,734 | Mar 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 27 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | - | - | - | $983,909 | 294 | $1,593,545 | Mar 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 28 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $914,354 | 74 | $1,461,759 | Mar 11 | Le Pacte | false |
| 29 | The Burning Plain | - | - | - | $830,961 | 97 | $870,428 | Mar 11 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 30 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $723,559 | 240 | $1,984,878 | Feb 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 31 | Passengers | - | - | - | $697,158 | 76 | $697,158 | Mar 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 32 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $639,719 | 321 | $2,969,527 | Feb 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 33 | Mia and the Migoo | - | - | - | $597,526 | 350 | $4,414,342 | Dec 10 | Gébéka Films | false |
| 34 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $578,441 | 346 | $9,964,159 | Jan 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $482,981 | 125 | $1,952,017 | Feb 18 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 36 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $460,145 | 325 | $4,965,142 | Feb 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 37 | The Chaser | - | - | - | $459,996 | 59 | $504,328 | Mar 18 | Haut et Court | false |
| 38 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $416,891 | 307 | $8,657,060 | Jan 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 39 | Boy A | - | - | - | $416,329 | 71 | $670,685 | Feb 25 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 40 | All About Actresses | - | - | - | $407,222 | 127 | $2,528,078 | Jan 28 | SND Films | false |
| 41 | Linha de Passe | - | - | - | $404,882 | 67 | $482,762 | Mar 18 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 42 | Che: Part One | - | - | - | $380,236 | 381 | $4,626,981 | Jan 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | Tulpan | - | - | - | $378,497 | 51 | $398,691 | Mar 4 | - | false |
| 44 | Ricky | - | - | - | $315,766 | 260 | $1,953,118 | Feb 11 | Le Pacte | false |
| 45 | Skirt Day | - | - | - | $312,828 | 55 | $858,949 | Mar 25 | Rézo Films | false |
| 46 | The Secret of Kells | - | - | - | $309,314 | 132 | $921,121 | Feb 11 | Gébéka Films | false |
| 47 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | - | - | - | $295,756 | 55 | $1,393,939 | Nov 5 | CTV International | false |
| 48 | Spy(Ies) | - | - | - | $268,857 | 216 | $3,776,294 | Jan 28 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 49 | Louise hires a contract killer | - | - | - | $224,908 | 150 | $3,567,443 | Dec 24 | Ad Vitam | false |
| 50 | Tokyo Sonata | - | - | - | $217,221 | 36 | $544,118 | Mar 25 | - | false |
| 51 | Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $200,247 | 280 | $1,451,724 | Jan 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 52 | Scar | - | - | - | $192,171 | 44 | $192,732 | Mar 11 | Sunday Films | false |
| 53 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | - | - | - | $190,745 | 59 | $190,745 | Mar 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 54 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $186,845 | 89 | $1,873,418 | Dec 17 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 55 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $174,316 | 241 | $2,191,237 | Feb 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 56 | Le séminaire Caméra Café | - | - | - | $154,987 | 510 | $3,770,402 | Feb 11 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 57 | 24 City | - | - | - | $140,321 | 21 | $165,421 | Mar 18 | Ad Vitam | false |
| 58 | Pardon My French | - | - | - | $139,473 | 48 | $193,509 | Mar 25 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 59 | The Sea Wall | - | - | - | $132,711 | 120 | $1,524,433 | Jan 7 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 60 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | - | - | - | $129,388 | 60 | $253,892 | Feb 25 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 61 | The Other One 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $127,490 | 55 | $801,364 | Feb 4 | Ad Vitam | false |
| 62 | Silent Wedding | - | - | - | $126,679 | 45 | $359,330 | Feb 18 | Bac Films | false |
| 63 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $126,288 | 41 | $346,825 | Feb 18 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 64 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $114,741 | 1 | $1,204,076 | Mar 19 | La Géode | false |
| 65 | You Will Be Mine | - | - | - | $107,075 | 27 | $107,075 | Mar 11 | Little Stone Distribution | false |
| 66 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $100,780 | 1 | $1,745,432 | Jun 13 | La Géode | false |
| 67 | The Apprentice | - | - | - | $90,551 | 45 | $691,188 | Dec 3 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 68 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | - | - | - | $82,824 | 1 | $2,550,944 | May 9 | La Géode | false |
| 69 | Beyond the Summits | - | - | - | $78,237 | 8 | $78,237 | Mar 18 | Pathé | false |
| 70 | Komaneko the Stop Motion Movie 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $74,460 | 71 | $295,790 | Mar 25 | Gébéka Films | false |
| 71 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $59,804 | 51 | $2,031,222 | Oct 29 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 72 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $53,313 | 834 | $42,257,796 | Dec 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 73 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $49,082 | 69 | $635,747 | Dec 24 | Le Pacte | false |
| 74 | Doubt | - | - | - | $46,782 | 107 | $963,496 | Feb 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 75 | De l'autre côté du lit | - | - | - | $37,956 | 578 | $14,078,331 | Jan 7 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 76 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $37,680 | 369 | $871,072 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 77 | Frozen River | - | - | - | $36,511 | 76 | $1,260,104 | Jan 7 | Rézo Films | false |
| 78 | I Am Because We Are | - | - | - | $34,893 | 30 | $39,648 | Mar 25 | La Fabrique de Films | false |
| 79 | Pelléas et Mélisande, le chant des aveugles | - | - | - | $32,979 | 10 | $32,979 | Mar 4 | Les Films Pelléas | false |
| 80 | Un lac | - | - | - | $31,672 | 8 | $33,306 | Mar 18 | Shellac Distribution | false |
| 81 | Moi, Van Gogh | - | - | - | $27,694 | 1 | $94,803 | Mar 25 | La Géode | false |
| 82 | Postcards from Leningrad | - | - | - | $26,939 | 8 | $26,939 | Mar 11 | Colifilms Distribution | false |
| 83 | Little Fugitive | - | - | - | $26,466 | 28 | $132,868 | Feb 11 | Carlotta Films | false |
| 84 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $26,218 | 173 | $977,156 | Feb 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 85 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $25,263 | 300 | $1,484,027 | Jan 28 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 86 | Revanche | - | - | - | $24,944 | 10 | $24,944 | Mar 11 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 87 | Pour un fils | - | - | - | $22,076 | 29 | $22,076 | Mar 4 | Rézo Films | false |
| 88 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $20,938 | 68 | $378,815 | Jan 14 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 89 | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,161 | 2 | $19,161 | Mar 11 | Swashbuckler Films | false |
| 90 | Spellbound 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,000 | 1 | $19,000 | Mar 11 | Les Acacias | false |
| 91 | Gabbla | - | - | - | $15,706 | 10 | $15,706 | Mar 25 | Contre-Allée Distribution | false |
| 92 | Herbe | - | - | - | $14,426 | 13 | $40,548 | Feb 18 | - | false |
| 93 | Eden Is West | - | - | - | $13,407 | 120 | $839,486 | Feb 11 | Pathé | false |
| 94 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $13,259 | 40 | $15,774 | Mar 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 95 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $13,146 | 450 | $5,402,177 | Jan 28 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 96 | A Beautiful Voyage | - | - | - | $13,002 | 13 | $13,002 | Mar 18 | Les Acacias | false |
| 97 | Delta | - | - | - | $12,614 | 10 | $12,614 | Mar 4 | Le Pacte | false |
| 98 | Le temps des amoureuses | - | - | - | $11,659 | 10 | $11,659 | Mar 11 | Shellac Distribution | false |
| 99 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | - | - | - | $11,592 | 5 | $11,592 | Mar 4 | 9ème Dimension | false |
| 100 | Paris When It Sizzles | - | - | - | $10,721 | 1 | $10,721 | Mar 4 | - | false |
| 101 | The Alps | - | - | - | $9,937 | 1 | $658,351 | Jun 11 | La Géode | false |
| 102 | Bullet in the Head | - | - | - | $9,221 | 9 | $9,221 | Mar 11 | Bodega Films | false |
| 103 | My Brother's Wedding 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,980 | 1 | $8,980 | Mar 4 | Les Films du Paradoxe | false |
| 104 | Used Parts | - | - | - | $7,938 | 10 | $69,980 | Nov 19 | Epicentre Films | false |
| 105 | Z32 | - | - | - | $7,902 | 16 | $53,716 | Feb 18 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 106 | The Boston Strangler | - | - | - | $7,053 | 1 | $9,439 | Mar 25 | Swashbuckler Films | false |
| 107 | For a Moment, Freedom | - | - | - | $6,738 | 25 | $155,160 | Jan 28 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 108 | Of Time and the City | - | - | - | $6,403 | 16 | $101,759 | Feb 4 | Jour2Fête | false |
| 109 | Far North | - | - | - | $4,538 | 5 | $4,538 | Mar 18 | Le Petit Bureau | false |
| 110 | The Night of the Iguana 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,942 | 1 | $3,942 | Mar 18 | Ciné-Sorbonne | false |
| 111 | I Am from Titov Veles | - | - | - | $3,736 | 6 | $3,736 | Mar 25 | Silkroad Production | false |
| 112 | The Parallax View 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,942 | 1 | $2,942 | Mar 11 | - | false |
| 113 | Manhattan 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,635 | 1 | $2,635 | Mar 11 | - | false |
| 114 | Expérience africaine | - | - | - | $2,342 | 1 | $2,342 | Mar 25 | Hévadis Films | false |
| 115 | Cocaine Cowboys 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,200 | 3 | $6,731 | Feb 25 | Surreal Films | false |
| 116 | Bouzkachi: The Chant of Steppes | - | - | - | $1,655 | 2 | $3,594 | Feb 25 | Bodega Films | false |
| 117 | Nos désirs font désordre | - | - | - | $1,524 | 3 | $1,524 | Mar 25 | Les Films à Fleur de Peau | false |
| 118 | Acolytes | - | - | - | $860 | 1 | $860 | Mar 25 | CTV International | false |
| 119 | Chris 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $529 | 1 | $529 | Mar 18 | KMBO | false |
| 120 | Mabou Mines Dollhouse | - | - | - | $291 | 1 | $291 | Mar 18 | Pour Voir Productions | false |
