French Box Office For December 2009
| Rank | Release | Gross | Max Th | Opening | % of Total | Open Th | Open | Close | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avatar | $174,376,309 | 730 | $17,436,397 | 10% | 726 | Dec 16 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 2 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $35,942,985 | 925 | $10,806,531 | 30.1% | 925 | Dec 2 | - | Europa Filmes |
| 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $12,184,528 | 545 | $305,079 | 2.5% | 526 | Dec 23 | - | 20th Century Fox International |
| 4 | Wolf | $10,189,599 | 522 | $2,217,390 | 21.8% | 512 | Dec 9 | - | Pathé |
| 5 | Paranormal Activity | $9,617,547 | 245 | $4,935,683 | 51.3% | 240 | Dec 2 | - | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 6 | RTT | $8,809,180 | 525 | $2,863,182 | 32.5% | 525 | Dec 9 | - | StudioCanal |
| 7 | It's Complicated | $6,262,170 | 363 | $1,687,499 | 26.9% | 363 | Dec 23 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 8 | Orphan | $5,790,293 | 289 | $2,069,518 | 35.7% | 284 | Dec 30 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | [Rec]² | $3,854,263 | 261 | $1,631,938 | 42.3% | 251 | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 10 | The Road | $3,531,349 | 202 | $1,579,787 | 44.7% | 201 | Dec 2 | - | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 11 | Solomon Kane | $3,084,484 | 310 | $1,188,432 | 38.5% | 310 | Dec 23 | - | Metropolitan Filmexport |
| 12 | The Last Flight | $2,740,963 | 356 | $1,056,054 | 38.5% | 356 | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 13 | Eleanor's Secret | $1,854,262 | 220 | $835,014 | 45% | 215 | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 14 | Where the Wild Things Are | $1,279,784 | 278 | $648,755 | 50.7% | 278 | Dec 16 | - | Warner Bros. |
| 15 | Oscar and the Lady in Pink | $1,196,593 | 287 | $756,554 | 63.2% | 287 | Dec 9 | - | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 16 | Astro Boy | $1,189,211 | 445 | $714,588 | 60.1% | 445 | Dec 9 | - | SND Films |
| 17 | Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky | $885,868 | 167 | $569,694 | 64.3% | 147 | Dec 30 | - | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 18 | Bitter Victory | $861,246 | 200 | $574,382 | 66.7% | 200 | Dec 2 | - | - |
| 19 | Persécution | $825,218 | 96 | $526,079 | 63.8% | 96 | Dec 9 | - | - |
| 20 | Tetro | $646,638 | 113 | $646,638 | 100% | 113 | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 21 | No One Knows About Persian Cats | $393,483 | 87 | $393,483 | 100% | 87 | Dec 23 | - | - |
| 22 | The Limits of Control | $317,532 | 81 | - | - | - | Dec 12 | - | - |
| 23 | Sisters | $276,925 | 107 | $276,925 | 100% | 107 | Dec 16 | - | UGC Distribution |
| 24 | Das Lied der Dinge | $273,214 | 39 | $273,214 | 100% | 39 | Dec 30 | - | - |
| 25 | He Is My Girl 2009 Re-release | $251,994 | 110 | $251,994 | 100% | 110 | Dec 2 | - | Bac Films |
| 26 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $245,230 | 107 | $245,230 | 100% | 107 | Dec 2 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 27 | Remembering the Children | $196,432 | 58 | $196,432 | 100% | 58 | Dec 16 | - | Les Films du Losange |
| 28 | Jasper: Journey to the End of the World | $191,587 | 130 | $191,587 | 100% | 130 | Dec 16 | - | Bac Films |
| 29 | The Stepfather | $176,753 | 55 | $133,474 | 75.5% | 55 | Dec 9 | - | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 30 | The Soloist | $150,153 | 65 | $150,153 | 100% | 65 | Dec 23 | - | StudioCanal |
| 31 | Accident | $63,667 | 6 | $63,667 | 100% | 6 | Dec 30 | - | - |
| 32 | Dogtooth | $36,283 | 12 | $36,283 | 100% | 12 | Dec 2 | - | - |
| 33 | Cracks | $32,948 | 17 | $32,948 | 100% | 17 | Dec 30 | - | StudioCanal |
| 34 | Food, Inc. | $10,802 | 12 | $10,802 | 100% | 12 | Dec 2 | - | CTV International |
| 35 | Sweet Mud 2009 Re-release | $6,916 | 3 | $6,916 | 100% | 3 | Dec 16 | - | - |
| 36 | Treeless Mountain | $4,999 | 2 | $4,999 | 100% | 2 | Dec 30 | - | - |
