French 2008 Weekend 42
October 15-19, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $2,869,550 | -30.2% | 443 | +31 | $6,477 | $7,780,334 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | - | Crime Is Our Business | $2,193,734 | - | 330 | - | $6,647 | $2,193,734 | 1 | StudioCanal |
| 3 | - | Coluche | $2,133,491 | - | 481 | - | $4,435 | $2,133,491 | 1 | Mars Distribution |
| 4 | - | Tropic Thunder | $1,900,221 | - | 297 | - | $6,398 | $1,900,221 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 5 | 2 | Righteous Kill | $1,270,726 | -46.7% | 397 | +4 | $3,200 | $4,044,770 | 2 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 6 | 3 | The Class | $1,136,204 | -30.2% | 515 | +3 | $2,206 | $10,161,355 | 4 | Haut et Court |
| 7 | 4 | Paris 36 | $941,550 | -29.9% | 594 | - | $1,585 | $9,123,931 | 4 | Pathé |
| 8 | 5 | Go Fast | $763,409 | -38.3% | 289 | - | $2,641 | $5,164,098 | 3 | EuropaCorp |
| 9 | 6 | A French Gigolo | $721,737 | -36.2% | 388 | -1 | $1,860 | $4,607,261 | 3 | Gaumont |
| 10 | - | Death Race | $715,630 | - | 148 | - | $4,835 | $715,630 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 11 | 7 | Mamma Mia! | $552,037 | -30% | 386 | -68 | $1,430 | $12,165,075 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 12 | - | The Meerkats | $447,680 | - | 228 | - | $1,963 | $447,680 | 1 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 13 | 11 | Seraphine | $313,408 | -27% | 172 | - | $1,822 | $1,619,070 | 3 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 14 | 10 | Appaloosa | $294,805 | -39.4% | 125 | -4 | $2,358 | $2,036,446 | 3 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 15 | 9 | Let it Rain | $284,513 | -43.5% | 313 | -129 | $908 | $7,862,160 | 5 | StudioCanal |
| 16 | 8 | Lakeview Terrace | $268,697 | -49.3% | 125 | -67 | $2,149 | $2,124,452 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 17 | 13 | Eden Lake | $212,762 | -40.3% | 117 | -7 | $1,818 | $644,582 | 2 | La Fabrique de Films |
| 18 | - | Tokyo! | $187,425 | - | 66 | - | $2,839 | $187,426 | 1 | Haut et Court |
| 19 | 12 | The House Bunny | $146,656 | -60.5% | 90 | -25 | $1,629 | $574,736 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 20 | 14 | WALL·E | $140,359 | -35.3% | 200 | -63 | $701 | $27,314,011 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 21 | 20 | Kung Fu Panda | $87,511 | -18.5% | 115 | -36 | $760 | $25,289,278 | 15 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 22 | 17 | Blindness | $85,856 | -52.6% | 68 | -6 | $1,262 | $291,323 | 2 | Pathé |
| 23 | 18 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $81,891 | -39.5% | 92 | -69 | $890 | $10,151,031 | 13 | StudioCanal |
| 24 | 24 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $61,382 | -9.7% | 51 | -7 | $1,203 | $9,756,100 | 14 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 25 | 21 | Khamsa | $58,708 | -44.6% | 46 | -2 | $1,276 | $183,733 | 2 | Rézo Films |
| 26 | 16 | Mirrors | $52,378 | -71.4% | 83 | -105 | $631 | $4,734,103 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 27 | 26 | Lorna's Silence | $51,009 | -9.1% | 135 | -28 | $377 | $2,589,011 | 8 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 28 | 28 | Rumba | $42,155 | -12% | 76 | - | $554 | $842,124 | 6 | MK2 Diffusion |
| 29 | 15 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $40,332 | -80.9% | 78 | -75 | $517 | $1,878,003 | 4 | TFM Distribution |
| 30 | 23 | Comme les autres | $39,698 | -41.8% | 146 | -48 | $271 | $4,678,100 | 7 | Mars Distribution |
| 31 | 27 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $36,224 | -29.2% | 110 | -22 | $329 | $2,957,800 | 8 | MK2 Diffusion |
| 32 | 25 | Frontier of the Dawn | $35,094 | -45.5% | 31 | +5 | $1,132 | $114,796 | 2 | Les Films du Losange |
| 33 | - | Chop Shop | $32,403 | - | 21 | - | $1,543 | $32,403 | 1 | Pierre Grise Distribution |
| 34 | - | Desmond & The Swamp Barbarian Trap 2008 Re-release | $28,756 | - | 40 | - | $718 | $28,756 | 1 | - |
| 35 | 22 | The Dark Knight | $23,739 | -75% | 39 | -63 | $608 | $27,506,190 | 10 | Warner Bros. |
| 36 | 30 | The Beautiful Person | $23,131 | -41.9% | 45 | - | $514 | $568,290 | 5 | Le Pacte |
| 37 | 33 | Snow | $18,956 | -27.2% | 31 | +5 | $611 | $53,222 | 2 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 38 | - | La fièvre de l'or | $17,683 | - | 21 | - | $842 | $17,683 | 1 | Zootrope Films |
| 39 | 39 | Salt of This Sea | $17,642 | +22.5% | 49 | -3 | $360 | $386,948 | 7 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 40 | - | Versailles | $16,683 | - | 47 | - | $354 | $850,627 | 10 | Les Films du Losange |
| 41 | 37 | The Other 2008 Re-release | $12,308 | -35.2% | 12 | -3 | $1,025 | $36,384 | 2 | Tamasa Distribution |
| 42 | 50 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | $11,797 | +80.9% | 1 | - | $11,797 | $1,829,000 | 76 | - |
| 43 | 36 | Mark of an Angel | $10,629 | -44.5% | 44 | -38 | $241 | $5,400,009 | 10 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 44 | 41 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $9,662 | -3% | 1 | - | $9,662 | $850,788 | 31 | - |
| 45 | 46 | The Alps | $8,215 | +8.7% | 1 | - | $8,215 | $440,765 | 19 | - |
| 46 | 43 | Summer Days with Coo | $7,551 | -13.8% | 27 | -5 | $279 | $88,524 | 6 | Eurozoom |
| 47 | 42 | It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks | $7,133 | -23.6% | 33 | -2 | $216 | $282,694 | 5 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 48 | 40 | On War | $7,014 | -44.6% | 17 | -9 | $412 | $71,048 | 3 | Ad Vitam Distribution |
| 49 | 19 | Dan in Real Life | $6,546 | -94% | 2 | -158 | $3,273 | $2,500,788 | 5 | EuropaCorp |
| 50 | 34 | Being W | $6,086 | -74.5% | 4 | -13 | $1,521 | $35,899 | 2 | Europa Filmes |
| 51 | 49 | Si sos brujo: A Tango Story | $5,892 | -14.1% | 5 | - | $1,178 | $33,240 | 3 | Bodega Films |
| 52 | 48 | Cherry Blossoms | $5,633 | -19.2% | 27 | -15 | $208 | $195,199 | 6 | Jour2Fête |
| 53 | - | Deep Sea | $4,132 | - | 1 | - | $4,132 | $1,871,999 | 71 | - |
| 54 | 54 | Notorious 2008 Re-release | $4,041 | -20% | 2 | - | $2,020 | $27,776 | 3 | - |
| 55 | 53 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | $3,457 | -35.8% | 1 | - | $3,457 | $83,643 | 6 | Splendor Films |
| 56 | 51 | Afterschool | $2,245 | -65.1% | 8 | -3 | $280 | $39,656 | 3 | CTV International |
| 57 | 62 | Ashes of Time | $2,213 | +12.6% | 10 | - | $221 | $184,155 | 6 | - |
| 58 | 61 | Married Life | $1,324 | -41.2% | 2 | - | $662 | $147,718 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 59 | - | Milestones | $996 | - | 3 | - | $332 | $996 | 1 | N/A |
