French Box Office For 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $4,840,568 | 545 | $12,184,528 | Dec 23 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 132 | It's Complicated | $2,402,250 | 363 | $6,262,170 | Dec 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 137 | [Rec]² | $2,266,187 | 261 | $3,854,263 | Dec 23 | - |
| 157 | Solomon Kane | $1,643,132 | 310 | $3,084,484 | Dec 23 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 243 | Tetro | $646,638 | 113 | $646,638 | Dec 23 | - |
| 270 | No One Knows About Persian Cats | $393,483 | 87 | $393,483 | Dec 23 | - |
| 319 | The Soloist | $150,153 | 65 | $150,153 | Dec 23 | StudioCanal |
| 4 | Avatar | $50,299,305 | 730 | $174,376,309 | Dec 16 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 136 | The Last Flight | $2,279,454 | 356 | $2,740,963 | Dec 16 | - |
| 151 | Eleanor's Secret | $1,854,262 | 220 | $1,854,262 | Dec 16 | - |
| 180 | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,279,784 | 278 | $1,279,784 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. |
| 287 | Sisters | $276,925 | 107 | $276,925 | Dec 16 | UGC Distribution |
| 304 | Remembering the Children | $196,432 | 58 | $196,432 | Dec 16 | Les Films du Losange |
| 307 | Jasper: Journey to the End of the World | $191,587 | 130 | $191,587 | Dec 16 | Bac Films |
| 502 | Sweet Mud 2009 Re-release | $6,916 | 3 | $6,916 | Dec 16 | - |
| 282 | The Limits of Control | $317,532 | 81 | $317,532 | Dec 12 | - |
| 63 | Wolf | $6,637,899 | 522 | $10,189,599 | Dec 9 | Pathé |
| 65 | RTT | $6,598,752 | 525 | $8,809,180 | Dec 9 | StudioCanal |
| 189 | Oscar and the Lady in Pink | $1,196,593 | 287 | $1,196,593 | Dec 9 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 190 | Astro Boy | $1,189,211 | 445 | $1,189,211 | Dec 9 | SND Films |
| 221 | Persécution | $825,218 | 96 | $825,218 | Dec 9 | - |
| 312 | The Stepfather | $176,753 | 55 | $176,753 | Dec 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 8 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $30,203,860 | 925 | $35,942,985 | Dec 2 | Europa Filmes |
| 44 | Paranormal Activity | $9,617,547 | 245 | $9,617,547 | Dec 2 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 105 | The Road | $3,531,349 | 202 | $3,531,349 | Dec 2 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 217 | Bitter Victory | $861,246 | 200 | $861,246 | Dec 2 | - |
| 296 | He Is My Girl 2009 Re-release | $251,994 | 110 | $251,994 | Dec 2 | Bac Films |
| 298 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $245,230 | 107 | $245,230 | Dec 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 394 | Dogtooth | $36,283 | 12 | $36,283 | Dec 2 | - |
| 473 | Food, Inc. | $10,802 | 12 | $10,802 | Dec 2 | CTV International |
| 35 | A Christmas Carol | $11,132,410 | 532 | $12,523,968 | Nov 25 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 66 | Le vilain 2009 Re-release | $6,559,859 | 382 | $6,559,859 | Nov 25 | StudioCanal |
| 124 | Zombieland | $2,597,999 | 215 | $2,611,917 | Nov 25 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 181 | State Affairs | $1,273,589 | 150 | $1,273,589 | Nov 25 | - |
| 209 | Vincere | $942,159 | 86 | $942,159 | Nov 25 | - |
| 259 | Capitalism: A Love Story | $478,231 | 134 | $478,231 | Nov 25 | - |
| 299 | The Time Traveler's Wife | $226,318 | 90 | $226,318 | Nov 25 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 328 | Male Domination | $128,253 | 41 | $128,253 | Nov 25 | UGC Distribution |
| 7 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $39,210,470 | 755 | $39,210,470 | Nov 18 | - |
| 117 | Rapt | $2,819,097 | 196 | $2,819,097 | Nov 18 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 164 | Cartagena | $1,549,367 | 157 | $1,549,367 | Nov 18 | - |
| 290 | In the Loop | $265,573 | 39 | $265,573 | Nov 18 | CTV International |
| 468 | The Damned United | $11,619 | 6 | $11,619 | Nov 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 5 | 2012 | $42,752,928 | 723 | $44,038,740 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 71 | Trésor | $6,058,957 | 441 | $6,058,957 | Nov 11 | - |
| 90 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | $4,641,627 | 237 | $4,641,627 | Nov 11 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 120 | In the Beginning | $2,762,891 | 298 | $2,762,891 | Nov 11 | Europa Filmes |
| 261 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | $448,216 | 90 | $448,216 | Nov 11 | Bac Films |
| 41 | The Concert | $10,146,997 | 357 | $13,779,022 | Nov 4 | Europa Filmes |
| 97 | Saw VI | $4,080,689 | 179 | $4,080,689 | Nov 4 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 109 | Wild Grass | $3,202,807 | 225 | $3,202,807 | Nov 4 | StudioCanal |
| 115 | The Box | $2,952,779 | 214 | $2,952,779 | Nov 4 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 145 | Away We Go | $1,996,528 | 85 | $1,996,528 | Nov 4 | - |
| 281 | Murphy's Law | $327,306 | 188 | $327,306 | Nov 4 | - |
| 26 | This Is It | $14,545,085 | 456 | $14,545,085 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | Micmacs | $11,055,298 | 623 | $11,055,298 | Oct 28 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Surrogates | $8,849,456 | 306 | $8,849,456 | Oct 28 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 131 | Cinéman | $2,485,191 | 465 | $2,485,191 | Oct 28 | Pathé |
| 213 | Aliens in the Attic | $881,422 | 210 | $881,422 | Oct 28 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 321 | A Town Called Panic | $145,454 | 77 | $145,454 | Oct 28 | Gébéka Films |
| 398 | Dance Flick | $35,540 | 9 | $35,540 | Oct 28 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 22 | Lucky Luke | $17,182,596 | 687 | $17,182,596 | Oct 21 | UGC Distribution |
| 78 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | $5,731,513 | 609 | $5,798,908 | Oct 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 99 | The White Ribbon | $4,019,904 | 189 | $4,019,904 | Oct 21 | - |
| 107 | The Lawyers - A German Story | $3,277,435 | 194 | $3,277,435 | Oct 21 | - |
| 118 | Jennifer's Body | $2,802,563 | 211 | $2,802,563 | Oct 21 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 269 | Whiteout | $396,410 | 100 | $396,410 | Oct 21 | StudioCanal |
| 278 | Sin Nombre | $334,546 | 52 | $334,546 | Oct 21 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 357 | Friends Forever | $72,887 | 100 | $72,887 | Oct 21 | Bac Films |
| 400 | Happy Ever Afters | $35,142 | 26 | $35,142 | Oct 21 | - |
| 408 | My Winnipeg 2009 Re-release | $31,274 | 7 | $31,274 | Oct 21 | - |
| 413 | Casanegra | $28,380 | 16 | $28,380 | Oct 21 | - |
| 33 | G-Force | $12,223,393 | 519 | $12,223,393 | Oct 14 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 101 | Mademoiselle Chambon | $3,870,839 | 240 | $3,870,839 | Oct 14 | Rézo Films |
| 126 | The Descent: Part 2 | $2,529,936 | 134 | $2,529,936 | Oct 14 | - |
| 182 | Divorces! | $1,268,213 | 333 | $1,268,213 | Oct 14 | StudioCanal |
| 214 | Fashion Victim | $876,082 | 377 | $876,082 | Oct 14 | Europa Filmes |
| 349 | The Maid | $82,931 | 16 | $82,931 | Oct 14 | - |
| 454 | A Tale of Two Mozzies 2008 Re-release | $13,929 | 22 | $13,929 | Oct 14 | - |
| 565 | French for Beginners 2009 Re-release | $1,181 | 1 | $1,181 | Oct 14 | - |
| 64 | Fame | $6,621,720 | 455 | $6,621,720 | Oct 7 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 163 | Le syndrome du Titanic | $1,563,659 | 191 | $1,563,659 | Oct 7 | Mars Distribution |
| 186 | Hidden Diary | $1,230,740 | 170 | $1,230,740 | Oct 7 | Bac Films |
| 195 | Victor | $1,171,252 | 309 | $1,171,252 | Oct 7 | TFM Distribution |
| 292 | Funny People | $256,372 | 114 | $256,372 | Oct 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 435 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | $19,519 | 10 | $19,519 | Oct 7 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 441 | Katalin Varga | $18,969 | 9 | $18,969 | Oct 7 | - |
| 564 | Munyurangabo 2009 Re-release | $1,245 | 1 | $1,245 | Oct 7 | - |
| 3 | Little Nicholas | $50,724,899 | 630 | $50,724,899 | Sep 30 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 143 | The Informant! | $2,102,308 | 262 | $2,102,308 | Sep 30 | Warner Bros. |
| 198 | 500 Days of Summer | $1,141,406 | 141 | $1,141,406 | Sep 30 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 330 | Thirst | $119,136 | 73 | $391,269 | Sep 30 | - |
| 61 | The Proposal | $6,890,722 | 324 | $6,890,722 | Sep 23 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 68 | Farewell | $6,351,716 | 459 | $6,351,716 | Sep 23 | Pathé |
| 116 | One for the Road | $2,870,589 | 238 | $2,870,589 | Sep 23 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 193 | The Hurt Locker | $1,184,002 | 121 | $1,184,002 | Sep 23 | SND Films |
| 45 | District 9 | $9,347,921 | 448 | $9,347,921 | Sep 16 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 153 | Julie & Julia | $1,758,232 | 274 | $1,758,232 | Sep 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 200 | Army of Crime | $1,135,317 | 250 | $1,135,317 | Sep 16 | StudioCanal |
| 256 | Fish Tank | $492,090 | 98 | $492,090 | Sep 16 | MK2 Diffusion |
| 268 | The Ordinary People | $396,685 | 87 | $396,685 | Sep 16 | Rézo Films |
| 89 | Le coach | $4,769,081 | 345 | $4,769,081 | Sep 9 | Mars Distribution |
| 135 | Gamer | $2,279,764 | 342 | $2,279,764 | Sep 9 | - |
| 227 | My Sister's Keeper | $766,288 | 135 | $766,288 | Sep 9 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 112 | Making Plans for Lena | $2,987,232 | 230 | $2,987,232 | Sep 2 | - |
| 158 | Regrets | $1,607,553 | 146 | $1,607,553 | Sep 2 | Mars Distribution |
| 38 | A Prophet | $10,309,555 | 408 | $10,309,555 | Aug 26 | UGC Distribution |
| 49 | The Final Destination | $8,770,754 | 399 | $8,770,754 | Aug 26 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 77 | The Ugly Truth | $5,770,389 | 258 | $5,770,389 | Aug 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 283 | OceanWorld | $312,797 | 76 | $312,797 | Aug 26 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 402 | I Love You, Man | $34,958 | 28 | $34,958 | Aug 26 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 11 | Inglourious Basterds | $24,978,026 | 508 | $24,978,026 | Aug 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 92 | 9 | $4,506,172 | 443 | $4,506,172 | Aug 19 | SND Films |
| 251 | My Best Friend's Girl | $547,058 | 139 | $547,058 | Aug 19 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 257 | Happy End | $484,344 | 182 | $484,344 | Aug 19 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 352 | Memory of Love | $78,630 | 40 | $78,630 | Aug 19 | - |
| 15 | Neuilly Yo Mama! | $21,851,834 | 469 | $21,851,834 | Aug 12 | TFM Distribution |
| 55 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $7,390,359 | 528 | $7,390,359 | Aug 12 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 83 | Partir | $4,995,229 | 305 | $4,995,229 | Aug 12 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 202 | Queen to Play | $1,056,938 | 170 | $1,056,938 | Aug 12 | StudioCanal |
| 229 | The Time That Remains | $753,808 | 139 | $753,808 | Aug 12 | - |
| 242 | Bandslam | $647,817 | 226 | $647,817 | Aug 12 | SND Films |
| 260 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $465,091 | 199 | $465,091 | Aug 12 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 285 | Demain | $299,042 | 145 | $299,042 | Aug 12 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 293 | Year One | $254,106 | 92 | $254,106 | Aug 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 437 | Tears for Sale 2009 Re-release | $19,314 | 27 | $19,314 | Aug 12 | - |
| 461 | Sita Sings the Blues | $12,619 | 9 | $12,619 | Aug 12 | - |
| 231 | Little New York | $745,622 | 170 | $745,622 | Aug 5 | EuropaCorp |
| 320 | Silk | $148,066 | 37 | $148,066 | Aug 5 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 384 | L'amour | $42,101 | 22 | $42,101 | Aug 5 | - |
| 483 | Knitting | $10,144 | 3 | $10,144 | Aug 5 | - |
| 491 | Liverpool | $9,167 | 3 | $9,167 | Aug 5 | - |
| 6 | Up | $39,445,454 | 721 | $39,445,454 | Jul 29 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 241 | Every Jack Has a Jill | $648,827 | 82 | $648,827 | Jul 29 | Mars Distribution |
| 327 | Simon Konianski | $131,579 | 43 | $131,579 | Jul 29 | - |
| 464 | Saawariya 2009 Re-release | $12,511 | 3 | $12,511 | Jul 29 | - |
| 70 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | $6,121,639 | 396 | $6,121,639 | Jul 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 98 | Alternate Weeks (and Half the Vacation) | $4,040,958 | 340 | $4,040,958 | Jul 22 | TFM Distribution |
| 140 | Ong Bak 2 | $2,196,189 | 251 | $2,196,189 | Jul 22 | EuropaCorp |
| 146 | Brüno | $1,988,301 | 214 | $1,988,301 | Jul 22 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 192 | Totally Spies! The Movie | $1,186,742 | 272 | $1,186,742 | Jul 22 | Mars Distribution |
| 224 | The Young Victoria | $798,669 | 181 | $798,669 | Jul 22 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 230 | Goodbye Gary Cooper | $749,474 | 67 | $749,474 | Jul 22 | StudioCanal |
| 409 | The Invisible Woman | $29,783 | 21 | $29,783 | Jul 22 | Shellac Distribution |
| 416 | Laila's Birthday | $27,081 | 14 | $27,081 | Jul 22 | CTV International |
| 488 | Last Stop 174 | $9,362 | 9 | $9,362 | Jul 22 | - |
| 504 | Miss March | $6,789 | 11 | $6,789 | Jul 22 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 547 | The Great Buck Howard | $2,503 | 1 | $2,503 | Jul 22 | - |
| 297 | The Midnight Meat Train | $251,076 | 58 | $251,076 | Jul 16 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $54,158,946 | 980 | $54,158,946 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. |
| 228 | Bronson | $760,847 | 76 | $760,847 | Jul 15 | Le Pacte |
| 288 | Ma mère 2009 Re-release | $276,914 | 58 | $276,914 | Jul 15 | - |
| 313 | Sans rancune! | $175,777 | 142 | $175,777 | Jul 15 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 314 | So Woman! | $174,074 | 113 | $174,074 | Jul 15 | Colifilms Distribution |
| 317 | The King of Escape | $158,647 | 43 | $158,647 | Jul 15 | Les Films du Losange |
| 367 | Martian Child 2009 Re-release | $59,298 | 47 | $59,298 | Jul 15 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 370 | Black 2009 Re-release | $52,814 | 57 | $52,814 | Jul 15 | Zootrope Films |
| 495 | Two Women | $8,565 | 1 | $8,565 | Jul 15 | - |
| 528 | Smart People | $3,909 | 1 | $3,909 | Jul 15 | TFM Distribution |
| 539 | Hommage a la Warner | $3,121 | 1 | $3,121 | Jul 15 | - |
| 144 | Spread | $2,033,758 | 253 | $2,033,758 | Jul 8 | MK2 Diffusion |
| 150 | Park Benches | $1,867,908 | 192 | $1,867,908 | Jul 8 | UGC Distribution |
| 196 | Bambou | $1,169,580 | 355 | $1,169,580 | Jul 8 | Océan Films |
| 331 | The Girlfriend Experience | $115,585 | 26 | $115,585 | Jul 8 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 348 | Divorce Italian Style | $83,296 | 8 | $131,467 | Jul 8 | Ad Vitam Distribution |
| 388 | Zion and His Brother | $39,083 | 15 | $39,083 | Jul 8 | MK2 Diffusion |
| 419 | Lovely Loneliness | $25,176 | 11 | $25,176 | Jul 8 | - |
| 427 | Surfwise 2009 Re-release | $24,242 | 15 | $24,242 | Jul 8 | - |
| 458 | Parque vía | $13,248 | 5 | $13,248 | Jul 8 | - |
| 1 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $69,240,468 | 783 | $69,240,468 | Jul 1 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 62 | Whatever Works | $6,863,863 | 252 | $6,863,863 | Jul 1 | Mars Distribution |
| 73 | The Hedgehog | $5,935,575 | 340 | $5,935,575 | Jul 1 | Pathé |
| 74 | State of Play | $5,924,105 | 394 | $5,924,105 | Jul 1 | StudioCanal |
| 345 | Somers Town | $91,736 | 25 | $91,736 | Jul 1 | Ad Vitam Distribution |
| 365 | Monsieur Hulot's Holiday 2009 Re-release | $62,689 | 29 | $62,689 | Jul 1 | - |
| 410 | Paris-Cinéma | $29,085 | 4 | $29,085 | Jul 1 | - |
| 470 | A Time to Love and a Time to Die | $11,431 | 2 | $11,431 | Jul 1 | - |
| 524 | Escape from Alcatraz 2009 Re-release | $4,381 | 1 | $4,381 | Jul 1 | - |
| 533 | The Princess Bride 2009 Re-release | $3,478 | 3 | $3,478 | Jul 1 | - |
| 561 | Mouth to Mouth 2009 Re-release | $1,501 | 2 | $1,501 | Jul 1 | - |
| 571 | All That Heaven Allows | $170 | 1 | $170 | Jul 1 | - |
| 19 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $19,861,079 | 763 | $19,861,079 | Jun 24 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 21 | The Hangover | $17,329,727 | 259 | $17,329,727 | Jun 24 | Warner Bros. |
| 31 | Public Enemies | $12,925,216 | 471 | $12,925,216 | Jun 24 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 110 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $3,074,413 | 295 | $3,074,413 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 205 | Please, Please Me! | $1,002,819 | 153 | $1,002,819 | Jun 24 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 208 | Notorious | $958,594 | 137 | $958,594 | Jun 24 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 246 | High Lane | $591,621 | 102 | $591,621 | Jun 24 | Gaumont |
| 472 | 1962 | $11,169 | 5 | $11,169 | Jun 24 | - |
| 501 | Kommunalka | $6,935 | 1 | $6,935 | Jun 24 | - |
| 510 | The Monsters | $5,743 | 2 | $5,743 | Jun 24 | - |
| 67 | Tellement proches | $6,485,588 | 395 | $6,485,588 | Jun 17 | Mars Distribution |
| 88 | Round Da Way | $4,790,739 | 319 | $4,790,739 | Jun 17 | Bac Films |
| 173 | Blood: The Last Vampire | $1,374,994 | 206 | $1,374,994 | Jun 17 | Pathé |
| 178 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $1,298,000 | 187 | $1,298,000 | Jun 17 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 197 | Amreeka | $1,145,654 | 108 | $1,145,654 | Jun 17 | Memento Films |
| 358 | The Milk of Sorrow | $72,336 | 37 | $72,336 | Jun 17 | Jour2Fête |
| 377 | The Perfect World of Kai 2008 Re-release | $44,999 | 36 | $44,999 | Jun 17 | Eurozoom |
| 391 | Marching Band | $38,106 | 34 | $38,106 | Jun 17 | Les Films du Losange |
| 411 | Summer Holiday | $28,622 | 9 | $28,622 | Jun 17 | Cinema Without Frontiers |
