| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $8,979,208 | -62.3% | 903 | +72 | $9,943 | $40,063,378 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $5,343,903 | -46.2% | 834 | -38 | $6,407 | $61,111,335 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Hangover | $4,170,753 | - | 423 | - | $9,859 | $4,170,753 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | - | Friends Forever | $810,107 | - | 442 | - | $1,832 | $810,107 | 1 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Brüno | $609,146 | -55.5% | 472 | - | $1,290 | $6,112,028 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $415,182 | -54.3% | 425 | -104 | $976 | $19,040,600 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 7 | - | Salami Aleikum | $277,963 | - | 59 | - | $4,711 | $277,963 | 1 | Zorro Film | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Angels & Demons | $240,719 | -35% | 252 | -93 | $955 | $46,379,472 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $140,934 | -39.6% | 423 | -57 | $333 | $9,497,803 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Le code a changé | $134,460 | -37% | 60 | - | $2,241 | $419,121 | 2 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Edge of Love | $123,209 | - | 64 | - | $1,925 | $123,209 | 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | true | false |
| 12 | 9 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $98,901 | -43.9% | 305 | -97 | $324 | $18,643,932 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | State of Play | $97,753 | -50% | 140 | -60 | $698 | $4,211,937 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Everyone Else | $77,147 | -42.1% | 54 | - | $1,428 | $1,406,288 | 6 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 15 | - | Tricks | $65,768 | - | 32 | - | $2,055 | $65,768 | 1 | KOOL Filmdistribution | true | false |
| 16 | 11 | Inspector Bellamy | $54,131 | -53.3% | 54 | - | $1,002 | $486,356 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 17 | - | Che: Part Two | $53,747 | - | 41 | - | $1,310 | $53,747 | 1 | Central Film | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Slumdog Millionaire | $44,994 | -16.2% | 152 | -6 | $296 | $18,359,146 | 19 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 19 | 24 | The Reader | $37,632 | +59.6% | 91 | +2 | $413 | $19,923,431 | 22 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Birdwatchers | $33,370 | -45.5% | 32 | +1 | $1,042 | $119,057 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | In Search of Memory 2009 Re-release | $32,756 | -16.5% | 32 | -4 | $1,023 | $326,649 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | 13 | Small Crime | $28,579 | -53.9% | 54 | -6 | $529 | $1,010,560 | 7 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | Drag Me to Hell | $23,327 | -54.6% | 71 | -28 | $328 | $2,650,653 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 24 | 12 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $18,916 | -70.7% | 81 | -57 | $233 | $6,957,884 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 28 | The Crocodiles | $17,415 | -12.6% | 133 | -9 | $130 | $4,334,326 | 18 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 31 | My Bloody Valentine | $16,691 | +14.4% | 17 | +2 | $981 | $2,695,930 | 10 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | Home | $15,454 | -23.2% | 29 | -1 | $532 | $231,493 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 28 | 33 | Last Chance Harvey | $14,723 | +9.5% | 55 | +14 | $267 | $2,013,580 | 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 29 | 21 | 17 Again | $14,403 | -57.6% | 90 | -75 | $160 | $5,556,424 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 29 | The Limits of Control | $11,837 | -23.3% | 34 | +7 | $348 | $812,258 | 9 | TOBIS Film | false | false |
| 31 | 20 | Terminator Salvation | $10,903 | -69.4% | 54 | -72 | $201 | $13,505,791 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | The Countess | $10,466 | -54.1% | 31 | -14 | $337 | $336,524 | 5 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 33 | 25 | Gran Torino | $10,124 | -56% | 49 | -13 | $206 | $6,087,306 | 21 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 22 | Che: Part One | $9,940 | -64.8% | 51 | -7 | $194 | $1,022,079 | 7 | Central Film | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | Mid-August Lunch | $9,652 | -31.8% | 41 | - | $235 | $881,521 | 13 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 36 | 18 | Killshot | $9,424 | -77.7% | 25 | -5 | $376 | $63,357 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 37 | 30 | Princess Lillifee | $8,520 | -43.2% | 93 | -18 | $91 | $6,431,914 | 18 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
