French Box Office For October 2008
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quantum of Solace | $30,829,209 | 813 | $10,620,181 | 34.4% | 807 | Oct 31 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 2 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $18,137,700 | 491 | $5,060,783 | 27.9% | 489 | Oct 22 | - | Pathé |
| 3 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $15,763,462 | 438 | $4,239,717 | 26.9% | 391 | Oct 22 | - | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 4 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $14,995,044 | 443 | $4,111,249 | 27.4% | 412 | Oct 8 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Space Chimps | $9,926,841 | 586 | $1,445,680 | 14.6% | 572 | Oct 22 | - | SND Films |
| 6 | Crime Is Our Business | $9,781,927 | 368 | $2,193,734 | 22.4% | 330 | Oct 15 | - | StudioCanal |
| 7 | Seraphine | $6,561,855 | 174 | $649,003 | 9.9% | 161 | Oct 1 | - | Diaphana Distribution |
| 8 | Go Fast | $5,778,100 | 289 | $2,559,848 | 44.3% | 286 | Oct 1 | - | EuropaCorp |
| 9 | Righteous Kill | $5,297,800 | 397 | $2,385,147 | 45% | 393 | Oct 8 | - | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 10 | A French Gigolo | $5,249,009 | 389 | $2,003,085 | 38.2% | 367 | Oct 1 | - | Gaumont |
| 11 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | $4,663,941 | 398 | $2,375,152 | 50.9% | 398 | Oct 29 | - | Paramount Pictures International |
| 12 | Tropic Thunder | $4,460,777 | 299 | $1,900,221 | 42.6% | 297 | Oct 15 | - | Paramount Pictures International |
| 13 | Coluche | $4,346,054 | 481 | $2,133,491 | 49.1% | 481 | Oct 15 | - | Mars Distribution |
| 14 | The Meerkats | $2,539,708 | 243 | $447,680 | 17.6% | 228 | Oct 15 | - | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 15 | Appaloosa | $2,535,685 | 129 | $953,354 | 37.6% | 127 | Oct 1 | - | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 16 | Lakeview Terrace | $2,355,478 | 192 | $1,054,117 | 44.8% | 189 | Oct 1 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | My Stars | $2,169,668 | 307 | $1,262,951 | 58.2% | 307 | Oct 29 | - | StudioCanal |
| 18 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $2,031,222 | 51 | $584,861 | 28.8% | 51 | Oct 29 | - | MK2 Diffusion |
| 19 | The Visitor | $1,803,822 | 71 | $426,076 | 23.6% | 63 | Oct 29 | - | TFM Distribution |
| 20 | Death Race | $1,690,712 | 148 | $715,630 | 42.3% | 148 | Oct 15 | - | Paramount Pictures International |
| 21 | W. | $1,240,109 | 245 | $734,229 | 59.2% | 245 | Oct 29 | - | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 22 | Magique! | $961,944 | 298 | $449,765 | 46.8% | 298 | Oct 22 | - | Paramount Pictures International |
| 23 | Home | $886,197 | 71 | $247,538 | 27.9% | 55 | Oct 29 | - | Diaphana Distribution |
| 24 | Eden Lake | $739,369 | 124 | $356,326 | 48.2% | 124 | Oct 8 | - | La Fabrique de Films |
| 25 | The House Bunny | $732,644 | 115 | $371,296 | 50.7% | 115 | Oct 8 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 26 | Tokyo! | $513,295 | 66 | $187,425 | 36.5% | 66 | Oct 15 | - | Haut et Court |
| 27 | The New Species | $511,498 | 42 | $117,077 | 22.9% | 40 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 28 | Blindness | $378,794 | 74 | $181,094 | 47.8% | 74 | Oct 8 | - | Pathé |
| 29 | Khamsa | $266,487 | 48 | $105,911 | 39.7% | 48 | Oct 8 | - | Rézo Films |
| 30 | Dernier maquis | $213,304 | 42 | $68,911 | 32.3% | 37 | Oct 22 | - | Sophie Dulac Distribution |
| 31 | Desmond & The Swamp Barbarian Trap 2008 Re-release | $175,132 | 40 | $28,756 | 16.4% | 40 | Oct 15 | - | Les Films du Préau |
| 32 | Snow | $158,700 | 33 | $26,021 | 16.4% | 26 | Oct 8 | - | Pyramide Distribution |
| 33 | Frontier of the Dawn | $155,371 | 31 | $64,412 | 41.5% | 26 | Oct 8 | - | Les Films du Losange |
| 34 | Tricks | $130,530 | 22 | $37,913 | 29% | 22 | Oct 22 | - | KMBO |
| 35 | Vinyan | $108,546 | 53 | $79,637 | 73.4% | 53 | Oct 1 | - | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 36 | Chop Shop | $96,182 | 25 | $32,403 | 33.7% | 21 | Oct 15 | - | Pierre Grise Distribution |
| 37 | On War | $83,426 | 29 | $37,094 | 44.5% | 29 | Oct 1 | - | Ad Vitam Distribution |
| 38 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $67,926 | 8 | $23,798 | 35% | 7 | Oct 22 | - | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 39 | The Other 2008 Re-release | $59,060 | 15 | $18,989 | 32.2% | 15 | Oct 8 | - | Tamasa Distribution |
| 40 | A côté | $57,388 | 12 | $12,933 | 22.5% | 7 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 41 | Enfants de Don Quichotte (Acte 1) | $44,147 | 17 | $16,531 | 37.4% | 17 | Oct 22 | - | Bodega Films |
| 42 | Afterschool | $39,656 | 17 | $23,329 | 58.8% | 17 | Oct 1 | - | CTV International |
| 43 | Being W | $35,899 | 17 | $23,885 | 66.5% | 17 | Oct 8 | - | Europa Filmes |
| 44 | Si sos brujo: A Tango Story | $35,409 | 5 | $12,629 | 35.7% | 5 | Oct 1 | - | Bodega Films |
| 45 | Then She Found Me | $33,000 | 14 | $24,580 | 74.5% | 14 | Oct 1 | - | SND Films |
| 46 | Notorious 2008 Re-release | $27,776 | 2 | $13,120 | 47.2% | 2 | Oct 1 | - | - |
| 47 | La fièvre de l'or | $17,683 | 21 | $17,683 | 100% | 21 | Oct 15 | - | Zootrope Films |
| 48 | Eat, for This Is My Body | $10,491 | 8 | $10,491 | 100% | 8 | Oct 22 | - | Shellac Distribution |
| 49 | Rear Window 2008 Re-release | $8,122 | 3 | $8,122 | 100% | 3 | Oct 22 | - | Carlotta Films |
| 50 | Shelter Me | $8,007 | 13 | $8,007 | 100% | 13 | Oct 29 | - | Epicentre Films |
| 51 | Cowboy Angels | $4,615 | 5 | $4,615 | 100% | 5 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 52 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 2008 Re-release | $4,517 | 1 | $4,517 | 100% | 1 | Oct 29 | - | - |
| 53 | The Flowers of St. Francis | $4,223 | 1 | $4,223 | 100% | 1 | Oct 22 | - | Carlotta Films |
| 54 | Frenzy 2008 Re-release | $4,121 | 1 | $4,121 | 100% | 1 | Oct 9 | - | Swashbuckler Films |
| 55 | Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony | $4,049 | 2 | $4,049 | 100% | 2 | Oct 29 | - | Kino Bez Granits |
| 56 | La danse de l'enchanteresse | $3,907 | 5 | $3,907 | 100% | 5 | Oct 8 | - | Les Films du Paradoxe |
| 57 | The Mugger | $3,715 | 2 | $3,715 | 100% | 2 | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 58 | Killer of Sheep 2008 Re-release | $3,047 | 2 | $1,841 | 60.4% | 2 | Oct 1 | - | Les Films du Paradoxe |
| 59 | Un monde à nous 2008 Re-release | $2,784 | 4 | $2,784 | 100% | 4 | Oct 8 | - | ASC Distribution |
| 60 | Faro: Goddess of the Waters | $2,707 | 2 | $2,707 | 100% | 2 | Oct 29 | - | Armor Films |
| 61 | Là-bas, il fait froid | $1,010 | 3 | $1,010 | 100% | 3 | Oct 8 | - | - |
| 62 | Milestones | $996 | 3 | $996 | 100% | 3 | Oct 15 | - | - |
| 63 | Trois faces | $409 | 1 | $409 | 100% | 1 | Oct 1 | - | Pointligneplan |
| 64 | Life Sentence | $24 | 1 | $24 | 100% | 1 | Oct 8 | - | Océan Films |
