| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $18,597,448 | 813 | $30,829,209 | Oct 31 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Public Enemy | - | - | - | $8,029,175 | 500 | $12,625,822 | Nov 19 | Pathé | false |
| 3 | Changeling | - | - | - | $6,938,044 | 421 | $10,066,896 | Nov 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 4 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | - | - | - | $6,673,429 | 491 | $18,137,700 | Oct 22 | Pathé | false |
| 5 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $6,278,708 | 428 | $7,047,530 | Nov 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | The Villain | - | - | - | $5,726,156 | 263 | $7,913,951 | Nov 12 | SND Films | false |
| 7 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $4,637,280 | 535 | $11,370,900 | Nov 26 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 8 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $4,154,490 | 438 | $15,763,462 | Oct 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Saw V | - | - | - | $3,831,489 | 183 | $4,134,338 | Nov 5 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 10 | Space Chimps | - | - | - | $3,345,171 | 586 | $9,926,841 | Oct 22 | SND Films | false |
| 11 | Two Lovers | - | - | - | $3,070,041 | 261 | $6,571,300 | Nov 19 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 12 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $2,964,306 | 377 | $3,233,461 | Nov 12 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 13 | Musée haut, musée bas | - | - | - | $2,644,446 | 311 | $3,860,046 | Nov 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Bouquet final | - | - | - | $2,429,802 | 350 | $2,593,445 | Nov 5 | Gaumont | false |
| 15 | Crime Is Our Business | - | - | - | $2,287,323 | 368 | $9,781,927 | Oct 15 | StudioCanal | false |
| 16 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | - | - | - | $2,264,929 | 398 | $4,663,941 | Oct 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 17 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $1,961,621 | 443 | $14,995,044 | Oct 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | The Very Very Big Company | - | - | - | $1,610,485 | 263 | $1,610,485 | Nov 5 | Pathé | false |
| 19 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $1,409,269 | 128 | $1,761,579 | Nov 12 | Pathé | false |
| 20 | Hollywood, I'm Sleeping Over Tonight | - | - | - | $1,300,360 | 150 | $1,944,870 | Nov 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $928,613 | 174 | $6,561,855 | Oct 1 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 22 | The Visitor | - | - | - | $927,228 | 71 | $1,803,822 | Oct 29 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 23 | My Stars | - | - | - | $906,717 | 307 | $2,169,668 | Oct 29 | StudioCanal | false |
| 24 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $824,286 | 51 | $2,031,222 | Oct 29 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 25 | Les grandes personnes | - | - | - | $814,583 | 131 | $1,123,579 | Nov 12 | Memento Films | false |
| 26 | Modern Life | - | - | - | $563,871 | 85 | $2,306,409 | Sep 24 | Ad Vitam Distribution | false |
| 27 | RocknRolla | - | - | - | $506,006 | 180 | $606,793 | Nov 19 | StudioCanal | false |
| 28 | W. | - | - | - | $505,880 | 245 | $1,240,109 | Oct 29 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 29 | Stella | - | - | - | $445,463 | 78 | $692,001 | Nov 12 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 30 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $414,467 | 299 | $4,460,777 | Oct 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 31 | Home | - | - | - | $401,597 | 71 | $886,197 | Oct 29 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 32 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $376,898 | 1 | $1,745,432 | Jun 13 | La Géode | false |
| 33 | Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera | - | - | - | $366,417 | 143 | $912,397 | Nov 26 | Gaumont | false |
| 34 | Appaloosa | - | - | - | $357,286 | 129 | $2,535,685 | Oct 1 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 35 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $354,501 | 146 | $431,840 | Nov 12 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 36 | Hello Goodbye | - | - | - | $352,220 | 193 | $476,804 | Nov 26 | SND Films | false |
| 37 | God's Offices | - | - | - | $319,790 | 100 | $845,116 | Nov 5 | Shellac Distribution | false |
| 38 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $312,248 | 462 | $13,058,056 | Sep 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 39 | A French Gigolo | - | - | - | $309,351 | 389 | $5,249,009 | Oct 1 | Gaumont | false |
| 40 | The Class | - | - | - | $307,956 | 515 | $13,018,239 | Sep 24 | Haut et Court | false |
| 41 | Hunger | - | - | - | $245,260 | 72 | $834,623 | Nov 26 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 42 | The Meerkats | - | - | - | $223,647 | 243 | $2,539,708 | Oct 15 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 43 | The New Species | - | - | - | $211,850 | 42 | $511,498 | Oct 29 | - | false |
| 44 | Step Brothers | - | - | - | $205,426 | 69 | $205,426 | Nov 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | Baby Blues | - | - | - | $197,105 | 43 | $197,105 | Nov 26 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 46 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $188,437 | 363 | $10,789,205 | Jul 16 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 47 | The Joy of Singing | - | - | - | $171,436 | 57 | $439,377 | Nov 26 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 48 | Moscow, Belgium | - | - | - | $164,874 | 69 | $240,256 | Nov 19 | Bac Films | false |
| 49 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | - | - | - | $160,639 | 57 | $160,639 | Nov 5 | Colifilms Distribution | false |
| 50 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $150,804 | 1 | $1,204,076 | Mar 19 | La Géode | false |
| 51 | Four Nights with Anna | - | - | - | $124,435 | 25 | $124,435 | Nov 5 | Les Films du Losange | false |
| 52 | Coluche | - | - | - | $124,013 | 481 | $4,346,054 | Oct 15 | Mars Distribution | false |
| 53 | Food Beware: The French Organic Revolution | - | - | - | $113,591 | 55 | $1,393,939 | Nov 5 | CTV International | false |
| 54 | Johnny Mad Dog | - | - | - | $89,657 | 40 | $196,821 | Nov 26 | TFM Distribution | false |
| 55 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $85,830 | 18 | $85,830 | Nov 5 | ASC Distribution | false |
| 56 | Dernier maquis | - | - | - | $79,267 | 42 | $213,304 | Oct 22 | Sophie Dulac Distribution | false |
| 57 | Home Sweet Home | - | - | - | $72,307 | 67 | $72,307 | Nov 19 | Rézo Films | false |
| 58 | Service | - | - | - | $69,462 | 12 | $69,462 | Nov 12 | Équation | false |
| 59 | Magique! | - | - | - | $55,113 | 298 | $961,944 | Oct 22 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 60 | Kung Fu Panda | - | - | - | $43,669 | 750 | $29,315,194 | Jul 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 61 | In Love We Trust | - | - | - | $42,104 | 21 | $89,892 | Nov 26 | Sophie Dulac Distribution | false |
| 62 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | - | - | - | $40,000 | 1 | $2,550,944 | May 9 | La Géode | false |
| 63 | The Broken | - | - | - | $39,873 | 23 | $58,494 | Nov 26 | Gaumont | false |
| 64 | Snow | - | - | - | $34,911 | 33 | $158,700 | Oct 8 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 65 | The Silence Before Bach | - | - | - | $33,769 | 5 | $42,198 | Nov 19 | Medula Films | false |
| 66 | Tokyo! | - | - | - | $28,635 | 66 | $513,295 | Oct 15 | Haut et Court | false |
| 67 | Chomsky & Cie | - | - | - | $26,467 | 15 | $26,467 | Nov 26 | - | false |
| 68 | The Nest | - | - | - | $23,928 | 11 | $23,928 | Nov 5 | Océan Films | false |
| 69 | The Alps | - | - | - | $23,599 | 1 | $658,351 | Jun 11 | La Géode | false |
| 70 | A côté | - | - | - | $22,706 | 12 | $57,388 | Oct 29 | - | false |
| 71 | Salt of This Sea | - | - | - | $22,285 | 53 | $438,295 | Sep 3 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 72 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $22,043 | 177 | $2,678,831 | Aug 27 | Diaphana Distribution | false |
| 73 | Rumba | - | - | - | $21,440 | 82 | $967,474 | Sep 10 | MK2 Diffusion | false |
| 74 | Go Fast | - | - | - | $20,407 | 289 | $5,778,100 | Oct 1 | EuropaCorp | false |
| 75 | Rebecca 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $19,205 | 2 | $19,205 | Nov 5 | Les Acacias | false |
| 76 | The Art of Negative Thinking | - | - | - | $18,460 | 21 | $18,460 | Nov 26 | Little Stone Distribution | false |
| 77 | The Letter | - | - | - | $16,455 | 1 | $16,455 | Nov 5 | - | false |
| 78 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | - | - | - | $12,844 | 302 | $10,499,301 | Jul 23 | StudioCanal | false |
| 79 | Duel in the Sun 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,809 | 2 | $20,608 | Nov 26 | Les Acacias | false |
| 80 | Tricks | - | - | - | $8,198 | 22 | $130,530 | Oct 22 | KMBO | false |
| 81 | Righteous Kill | - | - | - | $7,840 | 397 | $5,297,800 | Oct 8 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 82 | My Magic | - | - | - | $7,404 | 10 | $39,826 | Nov 5 | - | false |
| 83 | Used Parts | - | - | - | $6,808 | 10 | $69,980 | Nov 19 | Epicentre Films | false |
| 84 | Kurt Cobain About a Son 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,729 | 3 | $15,601 | Nov 26 | E.D. Distribution | false |
| 85 | Experience | - | - | - | $6,725 | 2 | $6,725 | Nov 12 | Les Films du Paradoxe | false |
| 86 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $5,714 | 748 | $27,984,103 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 87 | It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks | - | - | - | $4,491 | 62 | $301,633 | Sep 17 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 88 | Hamlet 2 | - | - | - | $4,092 | 1 | $4,939 | Nov 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 89 | Excalibur 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,699 | 1 | $3,699 | Nov 19 | Splendor Films | false |
| 90 | All About Eve 2007 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,631 | 1 | $3,631 | Nov 19 | - | false |
| 91 | Johnny Got His Gun | - | - | - | $2,735 | 1 | $2,735 | Nov 12 | Tamasa Distribution | false |
| 92 | Cages 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,253 | 4 | $2,253 | Nov 26 | L'Entrepôt | false |
| 93 | Welcome to Bataville | - | - | - | $2,008 | 3 | $2,008 | Nov 19 | Film Unlimited | false |
| 94 | Life and Nothing But | - | - | - | $1,600 | 1 | $1,600 | Nov 19 | Tamasa Distribution | false |
| 95 | Pleine lune | - | - | - | $1,109 | 3 | $1,109 | Nov 5 | - | false |
