| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $5,344,832 | - | 605 | - | $8,834 | $5,344,832 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Twilight | $2,598,284 | -32.5% | 629 | +15 | $4,130 | $15,856,268 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 3 | 1 | Valkyrie | $2,432,855 | -38.5% | 695 | +30 | $3,500 | $7,351,779 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | - | Wild Chicks and Life | $2,159,955 | - | 460 | - | $4,695 | $2,159,965 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Bolt | $1,765,853 | -36.1% | 502 | - | $3,517 | $4,895,888 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Seven Pounds | $895,549 | -40.2% | 456 | -12 | $1,963 | $9,681,737 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Transporter 3 | $835,067 | -42.1% | 478 | -4 | $1,747 | $11,929,741 | 4 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Saw V | $584,350 | -42.6% | 322 | -2 | $1,814 | $4,638,237 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Revolutionary Road | $577,790 | -38.1% | 348 | - | $1,660 | $3,754,767 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Australia | $494,210 | -32.3% | 375 | -116 | $1,317 | $15,775,480 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $481,635 | -24.5% | 659 | -53 | $730 | $47,014,593 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Changeling | $436,591 | -37.2% | 192 | -7 | $2,273 | $1,367,349 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Buddenbrooks | $427,771 | -23.2% | 275 | +1 | $1,555 | $10,342,674 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 12 | Welcome to the Sticks | $379,387 | -5.3% | 306 | +2 | $1,239 | $14,366,133 | 14 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Bedtime Stories | $182,464 | -31.1% | 448 | - | $407 | $9,422,664 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | - | Ghost Town | $168,797 | - | 151 | - | $1,117 | $168,797 | 1 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | true | false |
| 17 | 14 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $163,186 | -37.8% | 344 | -77 | $474 | $15,371,482 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Inkheart | $145,496 | -24.2% | 338 | -75 | $430 | $10,552,321 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | $115,849 | -34.4% | 143 | -32 | $810 | $1,194,562 | 4 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 20 | - | Quiet Chaos | $114,382 | - | 44 | - | $2,599 | $114,382 | 1 | KOOL Filmdistribution | true | false |
| 21 | 18 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $98,358 | -26.6% | 116 | -4 | $847 | $4,717,085 | 9 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | The Class | $91,072 | -30.2% | 61 | - | $1,492 | $557,587 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 23 | - | The Goal of My Life | $89,073 | - | 23 | - | $3,872 | $89,073 | 1 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | true | false |
| 24 | 17 | Pride and Glory | $76,231 | -53.9% | 115 | - | $662 | $276,595 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | Jerichow | $52,426 | -32.3% | 39 | +1 | $1,344 | $525,845 | 4 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | For My Father | $31,048 | -33.1% | 26 | -1 | $1,194 | $94,183 | 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | - | In the Shadow of the Moon | $24,748 | - | 21 | - | $1,178 | $24,748 | 1 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | true | false |
| 28 | 22 | Wild Child | $21,936 | -65.1% | 85 | -47 | $258 | $2,336,741 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 29 | 27 | Novemberkind | $20,926 | -13.1% | 45 | +3 | $465 | $1,144,711 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 30 | 25 | Alter und Schönheit | $20,815 | -53.2% | 34 | -18 | $612 | $359,490 | 4 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 31 | 37 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $20,346 | +39.8% | 113 | +66 | $180 | $22,051,030 | 19 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 32 | 30 | A Year Ago in Winter | $20,028 | -0.6% | 48 | -5 | $417 | $1,842,108 | 12 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 33 | 23 | Righteous Kill | $19,315 | -67% | 59 | -63 | $327 | $2,305,639 | 5 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 34 | 31 | Der Mondbär | $17,971 | -4.6% | 129 | - | $139 | $4,745,100 | 16 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 35 | 29 | The Drummer | $15,597 | -24.2% | 22 | -3 | $708 | $257,691 | 5 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 36 | 32 | O'Horten | $15,184 | -15.5% | 37 | +2 | $410 | $432,369 | 7 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 37 | 44 | Beloved Clara | $14,745 | +59.5% | 29 | +4 | $508 | $324,424 | 9 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 38 | 34 | The Meerkats | $14,639 | -7.9% | 72 | -15 | $203 | $891,027 | 11 | Central Film | false | false |
| 39 | 40 | Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill | $14,595 | +28.2% | 80 | +9 | $182 | $11,681,400 | 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 40 | 36 | The Boss of It All | $14,490 | -4.6% | 14 | -3 | $1,035 | $55,594 | 3 | Alpha Films | false | false |
| 41 | 20 | Lulu and Jimi | $14,214 | -82% | 80 | -46 | $177 | $111,440 | 2 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 42 | 35 | Waltz with Bashir | $11,811 | -23.5% | 39 | -6 | $302 | $653,011 | 13 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 43 | - | Heart of Fire | $9,933 | - | 30 | - | $331 | $9,933 | 1 | Senator Film | true | false |
| 44 | - | The Rocker | $9,388 | - | 16 | - | $586 | $81,333 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 45 | 48 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $8,655 | +11.2% | 9 | - | $961 | $243,308 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | Berlin Calling | $8,642 | -12.3% | 18 | - | $480 | $440,959 | 18 | Movienet | false | false |
| 47 | - | Teenage Angst | $8,126 | - | 7 | - | $1,160 | $8,126 | 1 | Edition Salzgeber | true | false |
| 48 | 38 | Man on Wire | $7,373 | -44.6% | 19 | - | $388 | $26,281 | 2 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 49 | 52 | Sagan | $7,100 | +2.2% | 19 | - | $373 | $174,869 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 50 | 28 | Seytanin Pabucu | $7,076 | -66.1% | 16 | -8 | $442 | $100,720 | 3 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 51 | 54 | Earth | $7,030 | +7.5% | 10 | - | $703 | $36,330,991 | 52 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 52 | 42 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $6,497 | -37% | 42 | -10 | $154 | $162,113 | 6 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 53 | 81 | A Woman in Berlin | $5,525 | +550.8% | 24 | +11 | $230 | $1,508,911 | 15 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 54 | 49 | A Secret | $5,347 | -29.9% | 14 | -8 | $381 | $223,863 | 7 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 55 | 47 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | $4,600 | -41.8% | 38 | -7 | $121 | $8,081,030 | 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 56 | 53 | Young@Heart | $4,595 | -30.5% | 29 | -4 | $158 | $563,257 | 18 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 57 | 39 | La Bohème | $4,472 | -64.1% | 24 | -3 | $186 | $449,402 | 15 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false | false |
| 58 | 59 | Death Race | $4,230 | -1.1% | 16 | -5 | $264 | $1,771,000 | 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 59 | - | Her Name Is Sabine | $3,956 | - | 4 | - | $989 | $3,956 | 1 | Anchor | true | false |
| 60 | - | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | $3,823 | - | 4 | - | $955 | $3,823 | 1 | Anchor | true | false |
| 61 | 60 | It's a Free World... | $3,735 | -11.4% | 11 | +1 | $339 | $165,061 | 10 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 62 | 55 | Paris 36 | $3,468 | -44% | 20 | -11 | $173 | $398,486 | 10 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 63 | 46 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $3,186 | -62.8% | 27 | -29 | $118 | $8,093,259 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 64 | 56 | Cloud 9 | $3,149 | -44.7% | 36 | -4 | $87 | $3,774,103 | 22 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 65 | 63 | Waiting for Angelina | $3,019 | +31.6% | 9 | -5 | $335 | $77,649 | 4 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 66 | - | Idomeneo, re di Creta: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | $2,953 | - | 6 | - | $492 | $2,953 | 1 | Edition Salzgeber | true | false |
| 67 | 61 | The Stranger in Me | $2,929 | -23.5% | 4 | -1 | $732 | $66,612 | 16 | Ventura Film | false | false |
| 68 | 51 | Body of Lies | $2,454 | -65% | 12 | -12 | $204 | $5,351,455 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 69 | - | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $2,374 | - | 3 | - | $791 | $12,838 | 9 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 70 | 45 | Palermo Shooting | $2,212 | -75.9% | 18 | -1 | $122 | $314,670 | 11 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 71 | - | Reich des Bösen | $2,025 | - | 10 | - | $202 | $2,025 | 1 | Mitosfilm | true | false |
| 72 | 68 | Gerdas Schweigen | $1,846 | +26.2% | 6 | - | $307 | $45,146 | 13 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 73 | 83 | Finnischer Tango | $1,784 | +174.9% | 1 | -1 | $1,784 | $277,568 | 23 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 74 | 64 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | $1,372 | -35% | 4 | -1 | $343 | $15,169 | 5 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 75 | 82 | 33 Scenes from Life | $1,186 | +52.8% | 3 | - | $395 | $22,131 | 12 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 76 | 41 | Destere | $1,132 | -89.8% | 11 | -19 | $102 | $17,433 | 2 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 77 | 50 | The Mystery of Morphus | $990 | -86.1% | 11 | -4 | $90 | $8,592 | 2 | Central Film | false | false |
| 78 | - | Citizen Havel | $986 | - | 1 | - | $986 | $986 | 1 | Anchor | true | false |
| 79 | 75 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | $897 | -28.9% | 3 | - | $299 | $18,184 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 80 | - | Rule of the Fists | $875 | - | 1 | - | $875 | $875 | 1 | Anchor | true | false |
| 81 | 58 | The Art of Negative Thinking | $852 | -80.8% | 16 | -8 | $53 | $605,966 | 20 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 82 | - | Strange Culture | $681 | - | 1 | - | $681 | $681 | 1 | Anchor | true | false |
| 83 | 74 | Derek | $642 | -51.5% | 2 | - | $321 | $2,269 | 2 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 84 | 85 | Räuber Kneißl | $619 | +63.3% | 4 | -1 | $154 | $2,042,899 | 24 | Movienet | false | false |
| 85 | 70 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | $482 | -65.6% | 1 | -4 | $482 | $589,775 | 28 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 86 | 76 | Lemon Tree | $464 | -62.8% | 9 | -4 | $51 | $480,577 | 18 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 87 | 67 | Lorna's Silence | $389 | -77.2% | 3 | -2 | $129 | $208,245 | 17 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 88 | 78 | Days and Clouds | $350 | -67.8% | 2 | +1 | $175 | $212,340 | 17 | Movienet | false | false |
| 89 | 69 | The Women | $337 | -76.4% | 10 | -7 | $33 | $2,435,400 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 90 | 87 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | $304 | -10.1% | 3 | +1 | $101 | $47,194 | 10 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 91 | 90 | Rumba | $277 | +71% | 3 | -1 | $92 | $69,647 | 13 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 92 | 86 | Die Eisbombe | $159 | -56.9% | 1 | -1 | $159 | $97,209 | 26 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 93 | 89 | The Warlords | $143 | -44.6% | 2 | +1 | $71 | $121,689 | 4 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 94 | 73 | Muro: Nalet Olsun Içimdeki Insan Sevgisine | $85 | -93.7% | 3 | -4 | $28 | $1,865,148 | 9 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
