| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Angels & Demons | $10,691,548 | - | 1,080 | - | $9,899 | $10,691,548 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Star Trek | $1,934,044 | -54.9% | 688 | - | $2,811 | $7,466,106 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 3 | - | 17 Again | $1,435,314 | - | 266 | - | $5,395 | $1,435,314 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $794,930 | -48.1% | 682 | -10 | $1,165 | $7,791,833 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Slumdog Millionaire | $392,576 | -24.2% | 418 | -14 | $939 | $15,348,804 | 9 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Last House on the Left | $309,080 | - | 149 | - | $2,074 | $309,080 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | - | false |
| 7 | 6 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $276,337 | -10.4% | 312 | - | $885 | $1,369,424 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 3 | Duplicity | $249,493 | -54.3% | 271 | -6 | $920 | $2,166,456 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 9 | 13 | The Crocodiles | $170,326 | +20.9% | 445 | -5 | $382 | $3,347,252 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 10 | 11 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $169,897 | -1.9% | 362 | -99 | $469 | $6,101,573 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $151,399 | -38.5% | 307 | -121 | $493 | $12,499,912 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 14 | Princess Lillifee | $128,408 | +9.3% | 505 | -1 | $254 | $5,679,528 | 8 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 13 | 5 | Crank: High Voltage | $109,610 | -68.4% | 295 | -108 | $371 | $6,479,534 | 5 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 14 | - | Eldorado | $88,142 | - | 23 | - | $3,832 | $88,142 | 1 | KOOL Filmdistribution | true | false |
| 15 | 22 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $83,342 | +5.5% | 272 | -72 | $306 | $3,725,331 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 19 | Mid-August Lunch | $74,297 | -10.2% | 55 | - | $1,350 | $378,540 | 3 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Last Chance Harvey | $73,080 | -26.6% | 114 | -5 | $641 | $1,439,326 | 5 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 18 | 21 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $70,474 | -11.2% | 56 | -3 | $1,258 | $513,697 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 19 | 9 | Fast & Furious | $70,160 | -66.9% | 183 | -168 | $383 | $15,348,374 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | Phantom Pain | $66,132 | -55.2% | 146 | +3 | $452 | $591,643 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 8 | Knowing | $57,977 | -75.8% | 176 | -131 | $329 | $4,693,015 | 6 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 23 | Gran Torino | $53,065 | -28.7% | 136 | -15 | $390 | $5,342,588 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | 10 | I Love You, Man | $50,392 | -74.9% | 171 | -97 | $294 | $1,352,242 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 24 | 15 | I Saw the Sun 2009 Re-release | $49,709 | -52.6% | 52 | -17 | $955 | $1,453,628 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | The Reader | $49,126 | -42.8% | 182 | -91 | $269 | $18,559,062 | 12 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | John Rabe | $40,299 | -30% | 107 | -12 | $376 | $1,161,135 | 10 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $34,037 | -24.4% | 30 | - | $1,134 | $102,683 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | - | Dorfpunks | $33,788 | - | 41 | - | $824 | $321,555 | - | Piffl Medien | - | false |
| 29 | 20 | The Boat That Rocked | $31,125 | -61.4% | 83 | -117 | $375 | $1,772,993 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 30 | 32 | Welcome to the Sticks | $29,137 | +6.4% | 122 | -17 | $238 | $17,147,691 | 29 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 31 | - | Ricky | $28,251 | - | 45 | - | $627 | $28,251 | 1 | Concorde Filmverleih | true | false |
| 32 | 30 | Hilde | $24,698 | -15.6% | 86 | -50 | $287 | $3,323,965 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 34 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $22,809 | +5.7% | 134 | -43 | $170 | $8,243,244 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 17 | Defiance | $16,668 | -82% | 95 | -140 | $175 | $848,743 | 4 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 35 | 37 | Twilight | $13,777 | -16.5% | 55 | -7 | $250 | $22,634,080 | 18 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 36 | 36 | Il Divo | $12,942 | -31.9% | 29 | - | $446 | $249,443 | 5 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 37 | 28 | Männersache | $12,215 | -64.5% | 65 | -73 | $187 | $16,803,914 | 9 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Effi Briest | $11,790 | -41.3% | 67 | -40 | $175 | $3,291,082 | 14 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | Race to Witch Mountain | $9,921 | -54.7% | 75 | -68 | $132 | $888,041 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 40 | 31 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $7,594 | -72.9% | 32 | -46 | $237 | $370,865 | 4 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 41 | 38 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $7,257 | -33% | 18 | -8 | $403 | $1,476,904 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | 27 | Boy A | $5,967 | -86.2% | 29 | -4 | $205 | $56,352 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
