| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Crank: High Voltage | $988,268 | -69.2% | 405 | - | $2,440 | $4,707,905 | 2 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 2 | 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | $656,546 | -47.6% | 431 | +9 | $1,523 | $12,609,811 | 6 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Fast & Furious | $615,778 | -61.1% | 616 | -21 | $999 | $13,916,514 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | - | I Love You, Man | $486,355 | - | 268 | - | $1,814 | $486,355 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 5 | 6 | Knowing | $476,600 | -50.7% | 440 | - | $1,083 | $3,624,655 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $455,475 | -63.2% | 508 | -1 | $896 | $11,461,428 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 7 | - | Defiance | $333,612 | - | 250 | - | $1,334 | $333,612 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $300,228 | -72.3% | 665 | -50 | $451 | $5,030,081 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Boat That Rocked | $274,180 | -66.9% | 491 | -6 | $558 | $1,255,661 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 12 | I Saw the Sun 2009 Re-release | $259,021 | -45.2% | 69 | +3 | $3,753 | $875,030 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Last Chance Harvey | $182,355 | -69.7% | 122 | -1 | $1,494 | $895,345 | 2 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | The Reader | $180,018 | -50.3% | 445 | +3 | $404 | $17,450,390 | 9 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 13 | - | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $179,060 | - | 127 | - | $1,409 | $179,060 | 1 | Senator Film | true | false |
| 14 | 8 | Princess Lillifee | $176,645 | -71.1% | 506 | - | $349 | $4,933,983 | 5 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 15 | 11 | The Crocodiles | $168,707 | -67.5% | 448 | - | $376 | $2,524,331 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | Männersache | $156,120 | -70.4% | 409 | -93 | $381 | $16,120,209 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 17 | - | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $113,770 | - | 56 | - | $2,031 | $113,770 | 1 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | true | false |
| 18 | 17 | Gran Torino | $90,908 | -49% | 155 | - | $586 | $4,857,795 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $82,252 | -74.2% | 380 | - | $216 | $3,291,387 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 20 | John Rabe | $66,984 | -38.5% | 119 | -3 | $562 | $810,297 | 7 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Race to Witch Mountain | $58,233 | -73% | 310 | - | $187 | $766,472 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 21 | Hilde | $47,120 | -50.5% | 195 | -7 | $241 | $3,024,708 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $46,667 | -77.6% | 120 | -1 | $388 | $294,080 | 2 | Central Film | false | false |
| 24 | 18 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $36,485 | -72% | 326 | -27 | $111 | $7,907,526 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 19 | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | $32,430 | -74% | 188 | +6 | $172 | $1,773,232 | 8 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | Welcome to the Sticks | $27,955 | -47.1% | 171 | -10 | $163 | $16,471,801 | 26 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | - | Morgen, ihr Luschen! Der Ausbilder-Schmidt-Film | $27,382 | - | 30 | - | $912 | $27,382 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 28 | 22 | Marley & Me | $23,631 | -72.7% | 125 | -41 | $189 | $8,479,376 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 29 | 27 | Twilight | $21,860 | -51.3% | 82 | +1 | $266 | $21,899,904 | 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 30 | 33 | Effi Briest | $21,251 | -21.7% | 124 | +24 | $171 | $3,065,437 | 11 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 31 | 23 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $20,173 | -72.9% | 76 | -29 | $265 | $4,392,367 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | - | Cadillac Records | $16,435 | - | 50 | - | $328 | $56,814 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 33 | 29 | Die Ludolfs - Dankeschön für Italien! | $13,980 | -67.2% | 51 | -17 | $274 | $193,585 | 3 | Zorro Film | false | false |
| 34 | 26 | I've Never Been Happier | $13,498 | -70.2% | 34 | -3 | $397 | $162,189 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 35 | 36 | The Bone Man | $13,452 | -48.3% | 46 | -6 | $292 | $1,275,182 | 10 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 36 | 42 | Milk | $10,316 | -43.1% | 54 | -1 | $191 | $1,639,103 | 10 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 37 | 38 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $10,064 | -52.4% | 43 | -1 | $234 | $1,386,938 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 28 | The Tale of Despereaux | $9,451 | -78.2% | 132 | -36 | $71 | $760,894 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 39 | 37 | The Unborn | $9,265 | -63% | 45 | -31 | $205 | $1,600,904 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 40 | 32 | The Duchess | $9,097 | -66.7% | 54 | -17 | $168 | $630,287 | 5 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 41 | 34 | Watchmen | $8,259 | -69.2% | 27 | -42 | $305 | $5,292,211 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 42 | 43 | Religulous | $6,758 | -57.8% | 24 | -5 | $281 | $123,397 | 4 | Central Film | false | false |
| 43 | - | The Secret Life of Bees | $6,654 | - | 7 | - | $950 | $6,654 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 44 | 35 | Rachel Getting Married | $6,459 | -75.7% | 23 | -12 | $280 | $261,863 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 45 | 49 | The Wrestler | $6,271 | -34.9% | 40 | -3 | $156 | $1,002,239 | 9 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 46 | 41 | Hotel for Dogs | $5,760 | -69% | 71 | -14 | $81 | $3,463,761 | 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
