| Rank | Release
             | Genre
             | Budget
             | Running Time
             | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
             | Estimated
             | 
|---|
| 1 | I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single | - | - | - | $19,592,247 | 532 | $25,589,640 | Nov 1 | Mars Distribution | false | 
| 2 | Tell No One | - | - | - | $13,015,854 | 480 | $22,194,261 | Nov 1 | EuropaCorp | false | 
| 3 | Casino Royale | - | - | - | $9,191,069 | 743 | $26,908,166 | Nov 22 | Gaumont | false | 
| 4 | Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | - | - | - | $5,215,064 | 551 | $11,067,898 | Oct 25 | Diaphana Distribution | false | 
| 5 | Scoop | - | - | - | $5,079,125 | 331 | $5,443,492 | Nov 1 | TFM Distribution | false | 
| 6 | Open Season | - | - | - | $4,946,749 | 629 | $11,557,063 | Oct 18 | Gaumont | false | 
| 7 | Borat | - | - | - | $3,996,418 | 269 | $6,626,191 | Nov 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false | 
| 8 | Saw III | - | - | - | $2,909,687 | 213 | $5,426,944 | Nov 22 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false | 
| 9 | The Black Dahlia | - | - | - | $2,787,653 | 311 | $2,787,653 | Nov 8 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false | 
| 10 | Days of Glory | - | - | - | $2,786,922 | 584 | $20,783,516 | Sep 27 | Mars Distribution | false | 
| 11 | Twice Upon a Time | - | - | - | $2,500,731 | 336 | $2,500,731 | Nov 8 | Gaumont | false | 
| 12 | Babel | - | - | - | $2,426,856 | 263 | $3,904,790 | Nov 15 | Mars Distribution | false | 
| 13 | Pan's Labyrinth | - | - | - | $2,411,020 | 202 | $2,411,020 | Nov 1 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false | 
| 14 | The Queen | - | - | - | $1,948,436 | 278 | $6,033,069 | Oct 18 | Pathé | false | 
| 15 | The Devil Wears Prada | - | - | - | $1,664,105 | 508 | $17,860,230 | Sep 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false | 
| 16 | Private Fears in Public Places | - | - | - | $1,626,822 | 281 | $3,334,490 | Nov 22 | Mars Distribution | false | 
| 17 | Poltergay | - | - | - | $1,493,207 | 388 | $3,615,888 | Oct 25 | TFM Distribution | false | 
| 18 | The Stone Council | - | - | - | $1,355,412 | 377 | $1,355,412 | Nov 15 | UGC Distribution | false | 
| 19 | Step Up | - | - | - | $1,354,919 | 109 | $2,329,300 | Nov 15 | United International Pictures | false | 
| 20 | Flags of Our Fathers | - | - | - | $1,336,185 | 430 | $3,900,000 | Oct 25 | Warner Bros. | false | 
| 21 | The Prestige | - | - | - | $1,272,736 | 282 | $1,500,000 | Nov 15 | Warner Bros. | false | 
| 22 | An Inconvenient Truth | - | - | - | $983,849 | 150 | $5,158,951 | Oct 11 | United International Pictures | false | 
| 23 | Stormbreaker | - | - | - | $883,481 | 330 | $2,110,114 | Oct 25 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false | 
| 24 | Little Miss Sunshine | - | - | - | $797,113 | 118 | $8,488,386 | Sep 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | 
| 25 | The Host | - | - | - | $680,805 | 223 | $985,421 | Nov 22 | Océan Films | false | 
| 26 | Shortbus | - | - | - | $550,461 | 86 | $550,461 | Nov 8 | Bac Films | false | 
| 27 | Libero (Along the Ridge) | - | - | - | $548,562 | 74 | $548,562 | Nov 8 | MK2 Diffusion | false | 
| 28 | Lady Chatterley | - | - | - | $542,728 | 81 | $542,728 | Nov 1 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false | 
| 29 | L'école pour tous | - | - | - | $388,824 | 180 | $2,221,747 | Oct 18 | Mars Distribution | false | 
| 30 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | - | - | - | $364,576 | 479 | $6,175,228 | Oct 4 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false | 
| 31 | You, Me and Dupree | - | - | - | $358,103 | 100 | $544,491 | Nov 8 | United International Pictures | false | 
| 32 | Children of Men | - | - | - | $342,542 | 146 | $2,604,911 | Oct 18 | United International Pictures | false | 
| 33 | Fast Food Nation | - | - | - | $257,315 | 29 | $257,315 | Nov 22 | La Fabrique de Films | false | 
| 34 | Le grand Meaulnes | - | - | - | $230,371 | 426 | $3,904,746 | Oct 4 | TFM Distribution | false | 
| 35 | Bamako | - | - | - | $191,143 | 90 | $817,208 | Oct 18 | Les Films du Losange | false |