| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $3,999,170 | - | 691 | - | $5,787 | $3,999,170 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | - | Duplicity | $925,054 | - | 275 | - | $3,363 | $925,054 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Slumdog Millionaire | $682,839 | +4% | 432 | +1 | $1,580 | $13,600,337 | 7 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 4 | 1 | Crank: High Voltage | $644,060 | -34.8% | 405 | - | $1,590 | $5,635,421 | 3 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 5 | - | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $595,155 | - | 312 | - | $1,907 | $595,155 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Fast & Furious | $453,143 | -26.4% | 476 | -140 | $951 | $14,531,564 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $403,440 | -11.4% | 482 | -26 | $837 | $11,970,985 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Knowing | $398,915 | -16.3% | 402 | -38 | $992 | $4,158,283 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 4 | I Love You, Man | $330,973 | -31.9% | 268 | - | $1,234 | $948,111 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $327,670 | +9.1% | 555 | -110 | $590 | $5,506,982 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | - | Phantom Pain | $231,273 | - | 140 | - | $1,651 | $231,273 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 12 | 15 | The Crocodiles | $217,327 | +28.8% | 450 | +2 | $482 | $2,839,447 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | I Saw the Sun 2009 Re-release | $217,168 | -16.2% | 70 | +1 | $3,102 | $1,185,355 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 14 | 7 | Defiance | $192,608 | -42.3% | 253 | +3 | $761 | $644,129 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Princess Lillifee | $180,777 | +2.3% | 506 | - | $357 | $5,190,897 | 6 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 16 | 9 | The Boat That Rocked | $174,405 | -36.4% | 415 | -76 | $420 | $1,535,871 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | The Reader | $142,947 | -20.6% | 365 | -80 | $391 | $17,754,125 | 10 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | Last Chance Harvey | $130,347 | -28.5% | 122 | - | $1,068 | $1,122,248 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 19 | - | Mid-August Lunch | $122,821 | - | 54 | - | $2,274 | $122,821 | 1 | Pandora Filmproduktion | true | false |
| 20 | 19 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $113,536 | +38% | 357 | -23 | $318 | $3,433,287 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $104,594 | -8.1% | 62 | +6 | $1,687 | $272,345 | 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Gran Torino | $96,359 | +6% | 152 | -3 | $633 | $5,001,203 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 20 | John Rabe | $95,593 | +42.7% | 122 | +3 | $783 | $958,263 | 8 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 24 | 16 | Männersache | $86,540 | -44.6% | 223 | -186 | $388 | $16,271,602 | 7 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 25 | 13 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $60,908 | -66% | 126 | -1 | $483 | $298,403 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 26 | - | Dorfpunks | $48,710 | - | 43 | - | $1,132 | $193,537 | - | Piffl Medien | - | false |
| 27 | 25 | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | $45,523 | +40.4% | 180 | -8 | $252 | $1,835,496 | 9 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. | false | false |
| 28 | 26 | Welcome to the Sticks | $43,089 | +54.1% | 165 | -6 | $261 | $16,563,897 | 27 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 29 | 21 | Race to Witch Mountain | $42,015 | -27.9% | 199 | -111 | $211 | $822,692 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 30 | 22 | Hilde | $39,068 | -17.1% | 172 | -23 | $227 | $3,113,691 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | 24 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $35,233 | -3.4% | 232 | -94 | $151 | $7,964,518 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 29 | Twilight | $24,839 | +13.6% | 77 | -5 | $322 | $21,970,710 | 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 33 | - | Il Divo | $23,299 | - | 32 | - | $728 | $188,467 | 3 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 34 | 23 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $19,628 | -57.9% | 71 | -49 | $276 | $325,566 | 3 | Central Film | false | false |
| 35 | 37 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $19,082 | +89.6% | 34 | -9 | $561 | $1,411,621 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 30 | Effi Briest | $17,511 | -17.6% | 116 | -8 | $150 | $3,124,051 | 12 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 37 | - | Pain of Autumn | $15,447 | - | 21 | - | $735 | $15,447 | 1 | Kinostar Filmverleih | true | false |
| 38 | 31 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $12,883 | -36.1% | 46 | -30 | $280 | $4,418,662 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 34 | I've Never Been Happier | $9,461 | -29.9% | 21 | -13 | $450 | $179,876 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | 38 | The Tale of Despereaux | $8,818 | -6.7% | 92 | -40 | $95 | $773,240 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 41 | 39 | The Unborn | $8,720 | -5.9% | 24 | -21 | $363 | $1,613,236 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 42 | 32 | Cadillac Records | $8,426 | -48.7% | 25 | -25 | $337 | $73,760 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | 40 | The Duchess | $7,961 | -12.5% | 44 | -10 | $180 | $644,952 | 6 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 44 | 33 | Die Ludolfs - Dankeschön für Italien! | $7,905 | -43.5% | 31 | -20 | $255 | $203,607 | 4 | Zorro Film | false | false |
| 45 | 36 | Milk | $7,617 | -26.2% | 51 | -3 | $149 | $1,658,829 | 11 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 46 | 44 | Rachel Getting Married | $3,674 | -43.1% | 11 | -12 | $334 | $269,957 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
