French Box Office For May 2002
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | $17,527,078 | 836 | $30,664,323 | May 17 | - |
| 2 | Panic Room | $3,892,553 | 524 | $6,659,229 | Apr 24 | - |
| 3 | Shooting Stars | $3,664,674 | 619 | $6,416,410 | Apr 24 | - |
| 4 | Steal | $3,365,476 | 472 | $3,806,717 | May 8 | - |
| 5 | Talk to Her 2002 Re-release | $3,067,288 | 366 | $9,264,928 | Apr 10 | - |
| 6 | Dead Weight | $3,026,415 | 839 | $16,325,873 | Apr 10 | - |
| 7 | Satin Rouge | $2,780,404 | 32 | $2,898,309 | Apr 24 | - |
| 8 | The Scorpion King | $2,521,329 | 464 | $2,521,329 | May 1 | - |
| 9 | Hollywood Ending | $2,354,986 | 315 | $3,885,950 | May 15 | - |
| 10 | Femme Fatale | $2,159,134 | 304 | $2,159,134 | May 1 | - |
| 11 | A Private Affair | $2,116,218 | 224 | $2,216,230 | May 1 | - |
| 12 | Spirited Away | $2,075,397 | 305 | $6,326,294 | Apr 10 | - |
| 13 | Showtime | $1,607,539 | 453 | $2,969,013 | Apr 24 | - |
| 14 | Monsters, Inc. | $1,370,388 | 813 | $17,783,870 | Mar 20 | - |
| 15 | Samsara | $1,099,015 | 108 | $1,191,882 | May 1 | - |
| 16 | I Am Sam | $1,086,067 | 142 | $1,086,067 | May 1 | - |
| 17 | K-PAX | $994,105 | 201 | $994,105 | May 8 | - |
| 18 | Irreversible | $805,542 | 283 | $2,904,190 | May 24 | - |
| 19 | Frailty | $607,230 | 124 | $722,160 | May 15 | - |
| 20 | Dance Challenge | $526,370 | 172 | $1,221,230 | May 22 | - |
| 21 | Gosford Park | $464,604 | 155 | $4,012,013 | Mar 20 | - |
| 22 | Domestic Disturbance | $396,796 | 157 | $568,448 | May 22 | - |
| 23 | The Mothman Prophecies | $337,812 | 288 | $1,732,364 | Apr 17 | - |
| 24 | The Devil's Backbone | $334,957 | 44 | $325,957 | May 8 | - |
| 25 | Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra | $308,516 | 954 | $74,121,575 | Jan 30 | - |
| 26 | The Majestic | $269,662 | 147 | $269,662 | May 8 | - |
| 27 | Bones | $268,689 | 107 | $380,624 | May 22 | - |
| 28 | Resident Evil | $188,484 | 404 | $5,530,855 | Apr 3 | - |
| 29 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary | $182,597 | 396 | $2,312,913 | Apr 3 | - |
| 30 | Kedma | $168,605 | 56 | $273,915 | May 22 | - |
| 31 | Monsieur Batignole | $128,896 | 525 | $8,353,894 | Mar 6 | - |
| 32 | Bridget | $109,611 | 60 | $109,611 | May 1 | - |
| 33 | Wesh, Wesh, What's Happening? | $85,249 | 33 | $85,249 | May 1 | - |
| 34 | The War in Paris | $72,748 | 63 | $72,748 | May 22 | - |
| 35 | Taking Sides | $54,054 | 23 | $54,054 | May 1 | - |
| 36 | Memento Mori | $52,692 | 19 | $52,692 | May 8 | - |
| 37 | The Clay Bird | $46,852 | 28 | $46,852 | May 15 | - |
| 38 | Tangled | $38,407 | 31 | $38,407 | May 15 | - |
| 39 | Innocents | $35,828 | 45 | $35,828 | May 8 | - |
| 40 | Circuit | $26,068 | 1 | $26,068 | May 8 | - |
| 41 | Accidental Saint | $9,802 | 8 | $9,802 | May 15 | - |
| 42 | Freddy Got Fingered 2002 Re-release | $9,776 | 19 | $9,776 | May 1 | - |
| 43 | Uprising | $9,266 | 2 | $9,266 | May 8 | - |
| 44 | The Seven Year Itch | $9,006 | 1 | $7,652 | May 1 | - |
| 45 | Sanjuro 2002 Re-release | $8,720 | 1 | $8,720 | May 15 | - |
| 46 | Marnie 2002 Re-release | $7,025 | 1 | $7,095 | May 8 | - |
| 47 | Fleurs de sang | $6,989 | 6 | $6,989 | May 1 | - |
| 48 | The Dish | $5,574 | 2 | $5,574 | May 1 | - |
| 49 | L'ecole des Facteurs et autres coures | $5,174 | 8 | $5,174 | May 1 | - |
| 50 | Le Cinema Portugais: Nouvelles Vagues | $3,136 | 1 | $3,136 | May 8 | - |
| 51 | Ma soeur, mon amour | $2,278 | 5 | $2,278 | May 8 | - |
