| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | - | - | - | $16,480,423 | 700 | $16,599,112 | Apr 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $12,842,376 | 758 | $17,369,122 | May 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Incognito | - | - | - | $10,086,221 | 459 | $10,188,395 | Apr 29 | Pathé | false |
| 4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $8,628,402 | 696 | $13,393,941 | May 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $7,725,085 | 554 | $10,167,345 | May 13 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 6 | OSS 117: Lost in Rio | - | - | - | $7,230,108 | 602 | $20,857,087 | Apr 15 | Gaumont | false |
| 7 | Star Trek | - | - | - | $6,853,920 | 493 | $6,976,214 | May 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | Je l'aimais | - | - | - | $5,707,831 | 370 | $6,058,716 | May 6 | SND Films | false |
| 9 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $4,603,146 | 428 | $8,680,317 | Apr 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | The Boat That Rocked | - | - | - | $4,547,654 | 291 | $7,126,759 | May 6 | StudioCanal | false |
| 11 | 17 Again | - | - | - | $4,506,741 | 399 | $8,488,958 | Apr 22 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 12 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $4,230,379 | 408 | $6,936,672 | May 20 | Pathé | false |
| 13 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $2,789,977 | 288 | $3,684,815 | May 20 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 14 | In the Electric Mist | - | - | - | $2,662,011 | 282 | $7,232,479 | Apr 15 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 15 | Easy Virtue | - | - | - | $2,278,561 | 162 | $2,783,479 | May 6 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 16 | La première étoile | - | - | - | $2,252,068 | 350 | $13,839,616 | Mar 25 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 17 | Drag Me to Hell | - | - | - | $1,805,368 | 281 | $4,304,729 | May 27 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 18 | Monsters vs. Aliens | - | - | - | $1,744,931 | 799 | $10,626,416 | Apr 1 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 19 | Le missionnaire | - | - | - | $1,701,099 | 404 | $1,701,099 | Apr 29 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 20 | Safari | - | - | - | $1,679,816 | 573 | $15,896,842 | Apr 1 | Pathé | false |
| 21 | Ponyo | - | - | - | $1,662,938 | 261 | $6,901,818 | Apr 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 22 | Knowing | - | - | - | $1,614,184 | 348 | $11,819,402 | Apr 1 | SND Films | false |
| 23 | Romaine 30° Below | - | - | - | $1,565,013 | 236 | $1,565,013 | Apr 29 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 24 | Blame It on Mum | - | - | - | $1,472,935 | 353 | $3,437,705 | May 27 | StudioCanal | false |
| 25 | Looking for Eric | - | - | - | $1,466,766 | 374 | $4,286,398 | May 27 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 26 | Fast & Furious | - | - | - | $1,406,841 | 488 | $14,829,172 | Apr 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 27 | My Bloody Valentine | - | - | - | $1,243,679 | 113 | $1,243,679 | Apr 29 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 28 | Sister Smile | - | - | - | $1,140,428 | 284 | $1,140,428 | Apr 29 | Océan Films | false |
| 29 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $1,102,534 | 481 | $27,879,232 | Feb 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 30 | Welcome | - | - | - | $995,152 | 310 | $9,903,224 | Mar 11 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 31 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $820,716 | 344 | $21,595,065 | Jan 14 | Pathé | false |
| 32 | Vengeance | - | - | - | $744,881 | 280 | $744,881 | May 20 | - | false |
| 33 | $9.99 | - | - | - | $615,762 | 57 | $615,762 | Apr 29 | Memento Films | false |
| 34 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $615,234 | 70 | $1,043,940 | Apr 22 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 35 | Villa Amalia 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $595,267 | 146 | $2,522,119 | Apr 8 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 36 | The Secret of Moonacre | - | - | - | $566,031 | 152 | $566,031 | May 20 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 37 | Bank Error in Your Favour | - | - | - | $440,138 | 399 | $5,106,636 | Apr 8 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 38 | Commis d'office | - | - | - | $386,893 | 110 | $386,893 | May 6 | Bac Films | false |
| 39 | The True Story of Puss'N Boots | - | - | - | $304,970 | 339 | $2,502,258 | Apr 1 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 40 | Celle que j'aime | - | - | - | $253,718 | 183 | $1,176,822 | Apr 22 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 41 | The Last House on the Left | - | - | - | $251,460 | 92 | $688,984 | Apr 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 42 | The Sicilian Girl | - | - | - | $190,888 | 54 | $190,888 | May 13 | Rézo Films | false |
| 43 | A Complete History of My Sexual Failures | - | - | - | $141,264 | 29 | $141,264 | May 6 | - | false |
| 44 | The Other Man | - | - | - | $138,684 | 33 | $138,684 | May 27 | Pretty Pictures | false |
| 45 | Rachel Getting Married | - | - | - | $107,422 | 32 | $438,675 | Apr 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 46 | Let's Make Money | - | - | - | $74,452 | 54 | $398,586 | Apr 15 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false |
| 47 | Mutants | - | - | - | $74,420 | 29 | $74,420 | May 6 | CTV International | false |
| 48 | Chéri | - | - | - | $61,085 | 141 | $1,372,142 | Apr 8 | Pathé | false |
| 49 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $60,801 | 74 | $1,461,759 | Mar 11 | Le Pacte | false |
| 50 | Humans | - | - | - | $47,434 | 116 | $329,644 | Apr 22 | La Fabrique de Films | false |
| 51 | Beloved Clara | - | - | - | $45,359 | 15 | $45,359 | May 13 | Bodega Films | false |
| 52 | Impy's Wonderland | - | - | - | $44,797 | 281 | $738,142 | Apr 8 | Océan Films | false |
| 53 | The Headless Woman | - | - | - | $42,207 | 16 | $42,207 | Apr 29 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false |
| 54 | La différence, c'est que c'est pas pareil | - | - | - | $41,203 | 21 | $41,203 | May 13 | Zelig Films Distribution | false |
| 55 | The Fish Child | - | - | - | $35,065 | 12 | $35,065 | May 6 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 56 | Kabuli Kid | - | - | - | $24,396 | 10 | $24,396 | Apr 29 | Équation | false |
| 57 | The Pleasure of Being Robbed | - | - | - | $21,136 | 8 | $21,136 | Apr 29 | Sophie Dulac Distribution | false |
| 58 | Pandora's Box | - | - | - | $20,885 | 19 | $20,885 | Apr 29 | Bodega Films | false |
| 59 | All the Invisible Children | - | - | - | $20,615 | 18 | $20,615 | May 20 | KinoVista | false |
| 60 | Flash of Genius | - | - | - | $17,454 | 40 | $17,454 | Mar 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 61 | Involuntary | - | - | - | $14,686 | 18 | $14,686 | Apr 29 | KMBO | false |
| 62 | Blood Appears | - | - | - | $13,958 | 11 | $13,958 | Apr 29 | Les Acacias | false |
| 63 | Another Man | - | - | - | $13,484 | 8 | $13,484 | May 6 | Epicentre Films | false |
| 64 | Sword of the Stranger 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,270 | 5 | $13,270 | May 27 | - | false |
| 65 | Dawn of the World | - | - | - | $11,269 | 2 | $11,269 | May 27 | Rézo Films | false |
| 66 | Changes in the Village | - | - | - | $10,716 | 2 | $10,716 | May 6 | - | false |
| 67 | The Melon Route | - | - | - | $10,081 | 9 | $10,081 | May 6 | Zelig Films Distribution | false |
| 68 | Two-Legged Horse | - | - | - | $7,291 | 5 | $7,291 | May 6 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 69 | Hand of the Headless Man | - | - | - | $6,795 | 3 | $6,795 | May 20 | Eurozoom | false |
| 70 | The Paradine Case 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,789 | 1 | $6,789 | Apr 29 | Les Acacias | false |
| 71 | United Red Army | - | - | - | $6,659 | 2 | $6,659 | May 6 | - | false |
| 72 | Le meilleur du polar | - | - | - | $4,993 | 1 | $4,993 | Apr 29 | - | false |
| 73 | Nouvelle lune | - | - | - | $4,797 | 1 | $4,797 | May 6 | - | false |
| 74 | Colorado Territory | - | - | - | $4,755 | 1 | $4,755 | May 20 | - | false |
| 75 | That Day | - | - | - | $4,311 | 6 | $4,311 | May 20 | Rézo Films | false |
| 76 | Nothing Sacred | - | - | - | $3,765 | 1 | $3,765 | May 6 | - | false |
| 77 | No Popcorn on the Floor | - | - | - | $3,448 | 7 | $3,448 | Apr 29 | ADR Distribution | false |
| 78 | Matador 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,366 | 1 | $3,366 | May 13 | - | false |
| 79 | Judgment at Nuremberg 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,100 | 1 | $3,100 | May 6 | Swashbuckler Films | false |
| 80 | Perl oder Pica | - | - | - | $2,776 | 7 | $2,776 | May 6 | Quinta Communications | false |
| 81 | Le pays à l'envers | - | - | - | $2,662 | 1 | $2,662 | Apr 29 | Hévadis Films | false |
| 82 | Torch Song Trilogy 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,453 | 1 | $2,453 | May 13 | - | false |
| 83 | Moon Glades | - | - | - | $1,879 | 1 | $1,879 | May 6 | - | false |
| 84 | Kes | - | - | - | $1,741 | 1 | $1,741 | May 20 | - | false |
| 85 | The Bloodettes | - | - | - | $1,341 | 2 | $1,341 | May 20 | - | false |
