| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Inglourious Basterds | $3,295,733 | -22.1% | 461 | +22 | $7,149 | $9,580,358 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! | $2,360,604 | -26.7% | 654 | +1 | $3,609 | $15,790,605 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 3 | 6 | The Hangover | $998,526 | -2.8% | 446 | +19 | $2,238 | $16,810,097 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $994,910 | -7.6% | 805 | -70 | $1,235 | $78,609,280 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 7 | Maria, He Doesn't Like It | $949,942 | -6.4% | 360 | +6 | $2,638 | $7,368,811 | 4 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $824,706 | -25.8% | 698 | -55 | $1,181 | $62,284,067 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | My Sister's Keeper | $766,753 | - | 206 | - | $3,722 | $766,753 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 8 | 10 | Coco Before Chanel | $386,725 | -14.5% | 157 | -3 | $2,463 | $2,237,496 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | $376,095 | - | 152 | - | $2,474 | $376,095 | 1 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | $369,383 | -46.4% | 480 | - | $769 | $3,629,317 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Public Enemies | $357,440 | -41% | 370 | -25 | $966 | $6,339,752 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | - | Year One | $300,588 | - | 156 | - | $1,926 | $348,227 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Coraline | $247,940 | -14.3% | 285 | -4 | $869 | $1,332,580 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | - | Chéri | $205,792 | - | 102 | - | $2,017 | $205,792 | 1 | Prokino Filmverleih | true | false |
| 15 | 13 | Friends Forever | $156,593 | -0.2% | 448 | -1 | $349 | $2,982,672 | 6 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Broken Embraces | $148,695 | -21.7% | 73 | -5 | $2,036 | $1,499,563 | 4 | TOBIS Film | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | My Bloody Valentine | $91,191 | +29.3% | 54 | +6 | $1,688 | $3,152,153 | 15 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Jasper: Journey to the End of the World | $75,464 | -6% | 154 | - | $490 | $327,635 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Country Teacher 2009 Re-release | $61,206 | - | 35 | - | $1,748 | $61,206 | 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | true | false |
| 20 | 16 | Salami Aleikum | $44,389 | -9.3% | 59 | - | $752 | $919,956 | 6 | Zorro Film | false | false |
| 21 | - | Summertime Blues | $42,129 | - | 101 | - | $417 | $179,678 | 2 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $36,268 | -17.3% | 191 | -42 | $189 | $10,278,076 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | - | It Might Get Loud | $35,636 | - | 23 | - | $1,549 | $35,636 | 1 | Arsenal Filmverleih | true | false |
| 24 | - | The Brothers Bloom | $30,644 | - | 31 | - | $988 | $30,644 | 1 | Senator Film | true | false |
| 25 | 17 | The Hurt Locker | $24,122 | -45.8% | 106 | -18 | $227 | $447,862 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 26 | 21 | The Reader | $22,815 | -21% | 49 | -5 | $465 | $20,726,432 | 27 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | Slumdog Millionaire | $17,171 | -18.7% | 74 | -6 | $232 | $19,188,873 | 24 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 28 | 20 | Angels & Demons | $14,596 | -51.9% | 50 | -20 | $291 | $47,055,212 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 29 | 19 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $14,290 | -54.9% | 49 | -14 | $291 | $312,186 | 3 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 30 | 26 | Le code a changé | $14,157 | +14.4% | 50 | -3 | $283 | $668,640 | 7 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 31 | 22 | Everyone Else | $13,402 | -50.4% | 48 | -5 | $279 | $1,210,064 | 11 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 32 | 28 | Gran Torino | $12,036 | +3.7% | 27 | +2 | $445 | $6,371,649 | 26 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | - | Fraulein Stinnes Travels the World | $11,609 | - | 14 | - | $829 | $31,062 | 2 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 34 | - | Horsemen | $11,160 | - | 11 | - | $1,014 | $63,772 | 1 | Concorde Filmverleih | true | false |
| 35 | 27 | In Search of Memory 2009 Re-release | $10,387 | -12.1% | 32 | -1 | $324 | $474,580 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 36 | 25 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $9,803 | -50.7% | 52 | -25 | $188 | $20,367,637 | 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 37 | 30 | Mid-August Lunch | $9,731 | +6.4% | 51 | -7 | $190 | $1,030,273 | 18 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
