French 2008 Weekend 43
October 22-26, 2008
Key:New This Week
| Rank | LW | Release | Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $5,060,783 | - | 489 | - | $10,349 | $5,060,783 | 1 | Pathé |
| 2 | - | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $4,239,717 | - | 391 | - | $10,843 | $4,239,717 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 3 | 1 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $2,116,319 | -26.2% | 442 | -1 | $4,788 | $10,446,606 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 4 | 2 | Crime Is Our Business | $1,842,385 | -16% | 360 | +30 | $5,117 | $4,575,372 | 2 | StudioCanal |
| 5 | - | Space Chimps | $1,445,680 | - | 572 | - | $2,527 | $1,445,680 | 1 | SND Films |
| 6 | 3 | Coluche | $1,137,646 | -46.7% | 481 | - | $2,365 | $3,691,562 | 2 | Mars Distribution |
| 7 | 4 | Tropic Thunder | $1,133,433 | -40.4% | 299 | +2 | $3,790 | $3,298,279 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 8 | 6 | The Class | $828,508 | -27.1% | 469 | -46 | $1,766 | $11,338,425 | 5 | Haut et Court |
| 9 | 5 | Righteous Kill | $771,253 | -39.3% | 361 | -36 | $2,136 | $5,034,344 | 3 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 10 | 7 | Paris 36 | $656,152 | -30.3% | 578 | -16 | $1,135 | $9,977,785 | 5 | Pathé |
| 11 | 10 | Death Race | $492,090 | -31.2% | 148 | - | $3,324 | $1,323,900 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 12 | - | Magique! | $449,765 | - | 298 | - | $1,509 | $449,765 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 13 | 8 | Go Fast | $434,703 | -43.1% | 273 | -16 | $1,592 | $5,722,172 | 4 | EuropaCorp |
| 14 | 9 | A French Gigolo | $429,232 | -40.5% | 337 | -51 | $1,273 | $5,218,805 | 4 | Gaumont |
| 15 | 11 | Mamma Mia! | $317,719 | -42.4% | 241 | -145 | $1,318 | $12,611,123 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 16 | 13 | Seraphine | $297,076 | -5.2% | 172 | - | $1,727 | $1,937,431 | 4 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 17 | 12 | The Meerkats | $237,139 | -47% | 243 | +15 | $975 | $672,435 | 2 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 18 | 14 | Appaloosa | $143,869 | -51.2% | 97 | -28 | $1,483 | $1,971,468 | 4 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 19 | 15 | Let it Rain | $141,223 | -50.4% | 224 | -89 | $630 | $8,057,881 | 6 | StudioCanal |
| 20 | 18 | Tokyo! | $117,518 | -37.3% | 62 | -4 | $1,895 | $318,947 | 2 | Haut et Court |
| 21 | 16 | Lakeview Terrace | $108,210 | -59.7% | 42 | -83 | $2,576 | $2,278,402 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 22 | 20 | WALL·E | $89,115 | -36.5% | 162 | -38 | $550 | $27,445,103 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 23 | 24 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $85,075 | +38.6% | 64 | +13 | $1,329 | $9,865,100 | 15 | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 24 | 17 | Eden Lake | $82,659 | -61.1% | 67 | -50 | $1,233 | $670,030 | 3 | La Fabrique de Films |
| 25 | - | Dernier maquis | $68,911 | - | 37 | - | $1,862 | $68,911 | 1 | Sophie Dulac Distribution |
| 26 | 21 | Kung Fu Panda | $52,906 | -39.5% | 112 | -3 | $472 | $27,120,300 | 16 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 27 | 23 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $47,326 | -42.2% | 70 | -22 | $676 | $10,224,103 | 14 | StudioCanal |
| 28 | 22 | Blindness | $44,935 | -47.7% | 26 | -42 | $1,728 | $341,595 | 3 | Pathé |
| 29 | 34 | Desmond & The Swamp Barbarian Trap 2008 Re-release | $44,646 | +55.3% | 40 | - | $1,116 | $97,291 | 2 | Les Films du Préau |
| 30 | 19 | The House Bunny | $44,350 | -69.8% | 28 | -62 | $1,583 | $732,644 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | - | Tricks | $37,913 | - | 22 | - | $1,723 | $37,913 | 1 | KMBO |
| 32 | 28 | Rumba | $37,763 | -10.4% | 82 | +6 | $460 | $851,578 | 7 | MK2 Diffusion |
| 33 | 25 | Khamsa | $36,955 | -37.1% | 38 | -8 | $972 | $232,622 | 3 | Rézo Films |
| 34 | 33 | Chop Shop | $29,025 | -10.4% | 25 | +4 | $1,161 | $87,318 | 2 | Pierre Grise Distribution |
| 35 | - | Gomorrah | $27,025 | - | 46 | - | $587 | $4,278,001 | 11 | Le Pacte |
| 36 | - | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2009 3D Release | $23,798 | - | 7 | - | $3,399 | $23,798 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 37 | 27 | Lorna's Silence | $23,742 | -53.5% | 92 | -43 | $258 | $2,617,803 | 9 | Diaphana Distribution |
| 38 | 44 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | $23,101 | +139.1% | 1 | - | $23,101 | $899,700 | 32 | La Géode |
| 39 | 40 | Versailles | $22,913 | +37.3% | 43 | -4 | $532 | $840,273 | 11 | Les Films du Losange |
| 40 | 36 | The Beautiful Person | $19,643 | -15.1% | 45 | - | $436 | $580,315 | 6 | Le Pacte |
| 41 | 46 | Summer Days with Coo | $18,843 | +149.5% | 35 | +8 | $538 | $108,984 | 7 | Eurozoom |
| 42 | 32 | Frontier of the Dawn | $17,829 | -49.2% | 28 | -3 | $636 | $136,298 | 3 | Les Films du Losange |
| 43 | - | Enfants de Don Quichotte (Acte 1) | $16,531 | - | 17 | - | $972 | $16,531 | 1 | Bodega Films |
| 44 | 26 | Mirrors | $16,479 | -68.5% | 32 | -51 | $514 | $4,509,468 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 45 | 42 | Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia | $15,552 | +31.8% | 1 | - | $15,552 | $1,850,780 | 77 | La Géode |
| 46 | 30 | Comme les autres | $14,752 | -62.8% | 79 | -67 | $186 | $4,704,511 | 8 | Mars Distribution |
| 47 | 39 | Salt of This Sea | $11,969 | -32.2% | 46 | -3 | $260 | $385,324 | 8 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 48 | 37 | Snow | $11,879 | -37.3% | 30 | -1 | $395 | $68,820 | 3 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 49 | - | Eat, for This Is My Body | $10,491 | - | 8 | - | $1,311 | $10,491 | 1 | Shellac Distribution |
| 50 | 48 | On War | $9,256 | +32% | 20 | +3 | $462 | $83,426 | 4 | Ad Vitam Distribution |
| 51 | - | Rear Window 2008 Re-release | $8,122 | - | 3 | - | $2,707 | $8,122 | 1 | Carlotta Films |
| 52 | 47 | It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks | $6,849 | -4% | 34 | +1 | $201 | $277,368 | 6 | Pyramide Distribution |
| 53 | 45 | The Alps | $6,588 | -19.8% | 1 | - | $6,588 | $393,824 | 20 | La Géode |
| 54 | 29 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $5,519 | -86.3% | 36 | -42 | $153 | $1,897,010 | 5 | TFM Distribution |
| 55 | 49 | Dan in Real Life | $4,292 | -34.4% | 3 | +1 | $1,430 | $2,517,800 | 6 | EuropaCorp |
| 56 | 35 | The Dark Knight | $4,280 | -82% | 2 | -37 | $2,140 | $27,514,612 | 11 | Warner Bros. |
| 57 | - | The Flowers of St. Francis | $4,223 | - | 1 | - | $4,223 | $4,223 | 1 | Carlotta Films |
| 58 | 55 | The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds | $3,920 | +13.4% | 1 | - | $3,920 | $84,462 | 7 | Splendor Films |
| 59 | 31 | Happy-Go-Lucky | $3,702 | -89.8% | 4 | -106 | $925 | $2,962,788 | 9 | MK2 Diffusion |
| 60 | 51 | Si sos brujo: A Tango Story | $2,701 | -54.2% | 3 | -2 | $900 | $35,409 | 4 | Bodega Films |
| 61 | 57 | Ashes of Time | $2,632 | +18.9% | 14 | +4 | $188 | $178,660 | 7 | - |
