| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Marley & Me | $463,600 | - | 93 | - | $4,984 | $502,445 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | - | The Bone Man | $435,471 | - | 84 | - | $5,184 | $438,638 | 1 | Luna Filmverleih | true | false |
| 3 | - | Watchmen | $270,362 | - | 59 | - | $4,582 | $302,552 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $210,016 | -23.5% | 85 | - | $2,470 | $906,409 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 1 | Yes Man | $190,838 | -43.3% | 73 | - | $2,614 | $1,229,948 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Reader | $151,597 | -7.5% | 40 | +10 | $3,789 | $424,297 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $91,806 | -58.9% | 52 | - | $1,765 | $404,491 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Role Models | $87,837 | -45.6% | 40 | - | $2,195 | $292,928 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 9 | - | Gran Torino | $79,810 | - | 27 | - | $2,955 | $87,234 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 10 | 6 | He's Just Not That Into You | $54,768 | -59.4% | 58 | -25 | $944 | $1,077,604 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Hotel for Dogs | $53,820 | -24.9% | 41 | - | $1,312 | $777,977 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $49,200 | -58% | 54 | -10 | $911 | $2,381,892 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Taken | $44,658 | -53% | 43 | -1 | $1,038 | $386,748 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Bolt | $43,604 | -29.1% | 70 | -17 | $622 | $2,015,544 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | The Wrestler | $27,970 | -53.8% | 23 | - | $1,216 | $122,996 | 2 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Milk | $25,536 | -27.9% | 9 | - | $2,837 | $134,864 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 17 | 9 | Killing is My Business, Honey | $24,613 | -65.7% | 36 | - | $683 | $117,267 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 19 | Wild Chicks and Life | $15,759 | -29.8% | 49 | - | $321 | $489,015 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Bride Wars | $11,689 | -66.1% | 33 | -31 | $354 | $881,299 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | The International | $10,869 | -72% | 35 | -10 | $310 | $430,093 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Welcome to the Sticks | $10,198 | -29.8% | 15 | -6 | $679 | $1,087,016 | 17 | Luna Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $8,972 | -30.8% | 14 | -5 | $640 | $1,041,378 | 14 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 23 | 17 | Recep Ivedik 2 | $8,586 | -70.3% | 6 | -4 | $1,431 | $405,514 | 4 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 24 | 18 | Friday the 13th | $7,378 | -73.4% | 21 | -14 | $351 | $383,713 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | Revanche | $6,313 | -45.6% | 10 | -3 | $631 | $273,697 | 43 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 26 | 27 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $5,586 | -20.1% | 20 | -12 | $279 | $6,389,565 | 14 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 27 | 30 | The Class | $3,196 | -28.8% | 8 | -1 | $399 | $267,651 | 8 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 28 | 28 | Mein halbes Leben | $3,025 | -38.4% | 7 | -2 | $432 | $189,244 | 10 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 29 | 24 | Changeling | $2,833 | -69.2% | 5 | -20 | $566 | $550,986 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 30 | 41 | Let's Make Money | $2,741 | +19.5% | 8 | -2 | $342 | $1,517,100 | 19 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 31 | 25 | Doubt | $2,653 | -66.7% | 12 | -10 | $221 | $133,233 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | - | Ayakta Kal | $2,587 | - | 3 | - | $862 | $2,587 | 1 | Kinostar Filmverleih | true | false |
| 33 | 26 | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | $2,428 | -66.6% | 3 | - | $809 | $10,972 | 2 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 34 | - | 7915 Km | $2,255 | - | 3 | - | $751 | $9,269 | 1 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | true | false |
| 35 | 39 | For a Moment, Freedom | $1,917 | -19.4% | 4 | -4 | $479 | $103,123 | 9 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 36 | - | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $1,757 | - | 28 | - | $62 | $7,098 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 37 | 32 | Echte Wiener - Die Sackbauer-Saga | $1,643 | -57.4% | 12 | -5 | $136 | $3,459,400 | 12 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Brideshead Revisited | $1,341 | -60.5% | 7 | +6 | $191 | $17,820 | 3 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 39 | 36 | Jerichow | $1,285 | -60.7% | 4 | -1 | $321 | $51,546 | 5 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | - | The Governor | $893 | - | 2 | - | $446 | $893 | 1 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | true | false |
| 41 | 38 | Man on Wire | $843 | -66.1% | 4 | +1 | $210 | $13,663 | 4 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 42 | 45 | Waltz with Bashir | $762 | +111.1% | 2 | +1 | $381 | $64,771 | 19 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 43 | 42 | Seven Pounds | $195 | -89.8% | 2 | -1 | $97 | $873,460 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 44 | 46 | Tag der Teufel | $125 | -24.7% | 1 | - | $125 | $45,560 | 16 | - | false | false |
