| Rank
| Release
| Total Gross
| Top Rank
| Overall Rank
| Year
| Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Sun Alley | $12,891,924 | 18 | 500 | 1999 | - |
| 2 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $12,788,541 | 12 | 506 | 2001 | - |
| 3 | The Chorus Quebec Release | $7,129,524 | 15 | 951 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 4 | Laura's Star | $7,028,961 | 12 | 972 | 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls | $6,818,680 | 11 | 1,002 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 6 | Head-On | $5,351,766 | 96 | 1,217 | 2004 | Timebandits Films |
| 7 | Four Minutes | $4,448,930 | 14 | 1,414 | 2007 | Piffl Medien |
| 8 | Saint-Jacques... La Mecque 2007 Re-release | $4,407,801 | 11 | 1,425 | 2007 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih |
| 9 | Rhythm Is It! | $4,094,889 | 15 | 1,499 | 2004 | Piffl Medien |
| 10 | The Church Remains in the Village | $4,007,192 | 11 | 1,515 | 2012 | - |
| 11 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $3,129,409 | 13 | 1,741 | 2011 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 12 | The Concert | $3,069,266 | 15 | 1,763 | 2010 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 13 | All Together | $3,037,758 | 13 | 1,781 | 2012 | - |
| 14 | Still Alice | $2,918,944 | 11 | 1,820 | 2015 | - |
| 15 | Pokémon 3 the Movie: Spell of the Unown | $2,736,100 | 18 | 1,892 | 2001 | - |
| 16 | Manchester by the Sea | $2,723,647 | 11 | 1,897 | 2017 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 17 | Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc | $2,705,657 | 11 | 1,905 | 2025 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Mittagsstunde | $2,674,221 | 12 | 1,915 | 2022 | Majestic Filmverleih |
| 19 | The Fox and the Child | $2,668,485 | 11 | 1,916 | 2007 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 20 | Among Wolves 2012 Re-release | $2,594,965 | 25 | 1,943 | 2012 | - |
| 21 | Quartet | $2,562,810 | 11 | 1,961 | 2013 | - |
| 22 | Tomcats | $2,542,371 | 17 | 1,978 | 2001 | - |
| 23 | Tom Sawyer | $2,475,721 | 11 | 2,001 | 2011 | - |
| 24 | Machete | $2,264,814 | 11 | 2,088 | 2010 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 25 | Along Came a Spider | $2,220,456 | 15 | 2,107 | 2001 | - |
| 26 | Le Havre | $2,195,987 | 12 | 2,124 | 2011 | - |
| 27 | You Are So Beautiful | $2,166,788 | 15 | 2,141 | 2007 | Movienet |
| 28 | An Inconvenient Truth | $2,146,515 | 14 | 2,153 | 2006 | United International Pictures |
| 29 | Little Nicholas | $2,095,655 | 11 | 2,173 | 2010 | Central Film |
| 30 | The Diving Bell and the Butterfly | $2,090,635 | 14 | 2,175 | 2008 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 31 | Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes | $2,079,637 | 11 | 2,180 | 2014 | - |
| 32 | Suffragette | $2,036,701 | 12 | 2,205 | 2016 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 33 | A Coffee in Berlin | $2,035,193 | 12 | 2,207 | 2012 | X Verleih AG |
| 34 | Vitus | $2,027,333 | 11 | 2,211 | 2006 | S&W Entertainment Limited |
| 35 | Tulip Fever | $2,023,596 | 12 | 2,215 | 2017 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 36 | All Is Lost | $2,008,798 | 11 | 2,226 | 2014 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 37 | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | $1,928,276 | 11 | 2,268 | 2009 | MFA+ FilmDistribution |
| 38 | Late Bloomers | $1,911,828 | 13 | 2,284 | 2007 | X Verleih AG |
| 39 | Phantom Thread | $1,896,517 | 12 | 2,290 | 2018 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 40 | Empties | $1,894,511 | 16 | 2,293 | 2008 | KOOL Filmdistribution |
| 41 | Call Me by Your Name | $1,830,654 | 13 | 2,324 | 2018 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 42 | Shine a Light | $1,828,535 | 11 | 2,326 | 2008 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 43 | A Serious Man | $1,812,097 | 11 | 2,335 | 2010 | - |
| 44 | Wadjda | $1,796,943 | 14 | 2,345 | 2013 | - |
| 45 | Drive | $1,796,027 | 14 | 2,346 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 46 | The Hedgehog | $1,763,274 | 13 | 2,370 | 2010 | Central Film |
| 47 | The Other Boleyn Girl | $1,733,674 | 12 | 2,391 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 48 | The Last Station 2010 Re-release | $1,728,741 | 12 | 2,394 | 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 49 | August: Osage County | $1,725,883 | 14 | 2,397 | 2014 | TOBIS Film |
| 50 | Capote | $1,725,056 | 12 | 2,399 | 2006 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 51 | Dallas Buyers Club | $1,718,555 | 15 | 2,408 | 2014 | - |
| 52 | All Creatures Big And Small 2015 Re-release | $1,695,025 | 11 | 2,420 | 2015 | Senator Film |
| 53 | Only Lovers Left Alive | $1,694,244 | 11 | 2,421 | 2013 | - |
| 54 | Julia's Disappearance | $1,680,636 | 13 | 2,433 | 2010 | X Verleih AG |
| 55 | The Switch | $1,678,078 | 11 | 2,434 | 2010 | Constantin Film |
| 56 | Milk | $1,658,829 | 15 | 2,446 | 2009 | Constantin Film |
| 57 | The Infidel | $1,652,748 | 12 | 2,454 | 2011 | Senator Film |
| 58 | The Fog | $1,645,012 | 11 | 2,462 | 2006 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 59 | Ladies in Lavender | $1,643,139 | 12 | 2,463 | 2005 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 60 | The End Is My Beginning | $1,624,710 | 11 | 2,471 | 2010 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 61 | Spring Breakers | $1,618,442 | 13 | 2,480 | 2013 | - |
| 62 | A Single Man | $1,612,440 | 11 | 2,484 | 2010 | Central Film |
| 63 | 3 Türken & ein Baby | $1,611,854 | 11 | 2,485 | 2015 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 64 | Let's Make Money | $1,595,861 | 14 | 2,492 | 2008 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 65 | The Magic Kids: Three Unlikely Heroes | $1,593,072 | 11 | 2,494 | 2020 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 66 | The Lunchbox 2013 Re-release | $1,574,498 | 11 | 2,501 | 2013 | - |
| 67 | Monster Trucks | $1,562,575 | 12 | 2,506 | 2017 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 68 | The Singer (Quand j'étais chanteur) | $1,562,559 | 13 | 2,507 | 2007 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 69 | Rust and Bone | $1,557,033 | 14 | 2,511 | 2013 | - |
| 70 | Persepolis | $1,554,377 | 13 | 2,516 | 2007 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 71 | There Will Be Blood | $1,543,829 | 13 | 2,525 | 2008 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 72 | Last Love | $1,538,512 | 15 | 2,528 | 2013 | Central Film |
| 73 | Let the Right One In | $1,528,033 | 16 | 2,532 | 2008 | MFA+ FilmDistribution |
| 74 | Sushi in Suhl | $1,527,960 | 14 | 2,534 | 2012 | Movienet |
| 75 | The Children Act | $1,526,015 | 12 | 2,536 | 2018 | - |
| 76 | A Woman in Berlin | $1,523,402 | 12 | 2,537 | 2008 | Constantin Film |
| 77 | Whiskey with Vodka | $1,513,128 | 12 | 2,542 | 2009 | Senator Film |
| 78 | Love in the Time of Cholera | $1,501,681 | 12 | 2,550 | 2008 | TOBIS Film |
| 79 | V8 - Du willst der Beste sein | $1,468,314 | 12 | 2,566 | 2013 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 80 | Night of the Living Dorks | $1,466,934 | 13 | 2,568 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 81 | Home from Home: Chronicle of a Vision | $1,463,669 | 18 | 2,572 | 2013 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 82 | Eyyvah Eyvah 3 | $1,449,339 | 13 | 2,583 | 2014 | - |
| 83 | Intimacy | $1,446,830 | 19 | 2,587 | 2001 | - |
| 84 | Somewhere | $1,410,752 | 13 | 2,601 | 2010 | TOBIS Film |
| 85 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | $1,408,388 | 11 | 2,604 | 2006 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 86 | Adam's Apples | $1,406,587 | 55 | 2,606 | 2006 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 87 | Full Metal Village | $1,404,875 | 13 | 2,607 | 2007 | Zorro Film |
| 88 | Yves Saint Laurent | $1,399,444 | 14 | 2,611 | 2014 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 89 | Hitchcock | $1,390,466 | 13 | 2,616 | 2013 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 90 | Hereafter | $1,387,104 | 11 | 2,619 | 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 91 | Once | $1,382,976 | 15 | 2,623 | 2008 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 92 | Mein Lotta-Leben: Alles Tschaka mit Alpaka! | $1,380,234 | 12 | 2,626 | 2022 | - |
| 93 | Nymphomaniac: Vol. I | $1,372,664 | 13 | 2,632 | 2014 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 94 | Brooklyn | $1,367,620 | 16 | 2,637 | 2016 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 95 | Lessons of a Dream | $1,365,913 | 11 | 2,640 | 2011 | Senator Film |
| 96 | Novemberkind | $1,363,595 | 15 | 2,642 | 2008 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih |
| 97 | Micmacs | $1,362,242 | 26 | 2,643 | 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 98 | Paris, Je T'aime | $1,362,175 | 15 | 2,645 | 2007 | Senator Film |
| 99 | Lippels Traum | $1,355,326 | 13 | 2,653 | 2009 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 100 | Winnie the Pooh | $1,351,418 | 13 | 2,655 | 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 101 | Coming In | $1,349,544 | 11 | 2,656 | 2014 | Warner Bros. |
| 102 | The Italian | $1,344,602 | 19 | 2,662 | 2011 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 103 | Her | $1,343,524 | 13 | 2,663 | 2014 | Warner Bros. |
| 104 | The Grey | $1,335,353 | 11 | 2,667 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 105 | African Safari | $1,327,088 | 13 | 2,675 | 2013 | - |
| 106 | Margin Call | $1,317,722 | 11 | 2,683 | 2011 | - |
| 107 | Nicholas on Holiday | $1,312,531 | 13 | 2,685 | 2014 | - |
| 108 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | $1,310,431 | 13 | 2,688 | 2006 | Buena Vista International |
| 109 | The Bling Ring | $1,303,099 | 13 | 2,695 | 2013 | TOBIS Film |
| 110 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | $1,299,910 | 11 | 2,698 | 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 111 | Blue Is the Warmest Colour | $1,299,800 | 15 | 2,700 | 2013 | Alamode Film |
| 112 | Boxhagener Platz | $1,294,990 | 17 | 2,704 | 2010 | - |
| 113 | 2046 | $1,292,521 | 14 | 2,706 | 2005 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 114 | The Young Chief Winnetou | $1,292,294 | 12 | 2,707 | 2022 | Andrea Leone Films |
| 115 | Bergkristall | $1,285,744 | 11 | 2,714 | 2004 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 116 | The Skin I Live In | $1,279,313 | 13 | 2,717 | 2011 | TOBIS Film |
| 117 | All of Us Strangers | $1,278,981 | 12 | 2,718 | 2024 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 118 | Berlin Kaplani | $1,278,696 | 13 | 2,719 | 2012 | - |
| 119 | The Bone Man | $1,275,182 | 18 | 2,722 | 2009 | Majestic Filmverleih |
| 120 | Hotel Rwanda | $1,273,310 | 11 | 2,723 | 2005 | TOBIS Film |
| 121 | The Kids Are All Right | $1,268,738 | 11 | 2,727 | 2010 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 122 | I'm Not There | $1,261,480 | 19 | 2,733 | 2008 | TOBIS Film |
| 123 | Caché | $1,252,816 | 15 | 2,742 | 2006 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 124 | Mary Magdalene | $1,246,274 | 11 | 2,751 | 2018 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 125 | Sinister | $1,237,963 | 11 | 2,753 | 2012 | - |
| 126 | Precious | $1,234,336 | 12 | 2,754 | 2010 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 127 | Colors in the Dark | $1,229,356 | 17 | 2,759 | 2011 | - |
| 128 | Osman Pazarlama | $1,226,387 | 12 | 2,762 | 2016 | - |
| 129 | Control | $1,221,229 | 13 | 2,766 | 2008 | Capelight Pictures |
| 130 | Another Year | $1,213,689 | 14 | 2,774 | 2011 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 131 | Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony | $1,212,045 | 23 | 2,776 | 2008 | Piffl Medien |
| 132 | My Brother | $1,191,663 | 11 | 2,792 | 2016 | AF-Media |
| 133 | A Walk in the Woods | $1,187,721 | 13 | 2,796 | 2015 | Alamode Film |
| 134 | The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams | $1,184,991 | 11 | 2,800 | 2010 | Falcom Media |
| 135 | Afire | $1,181,448 | 12 | 2,803 | 2023 | - |
| 136 | The Taste of Apple Seeds | $1,179,166 | 11 | 2,804 | 2013 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 137 | Beste Gegend | $1,178,535 | 14 | 2,805 | 2008 | Constantin Film |
| 138 | Wild Tales | $1,178,255 | 15 | 2,807 | 2015 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 139 | Same Same But Different | $1,174,322 | 14 | 2,811 | 2010 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 140 | Eyyvah Eyvah | $1,167,852 | 17 | 2,817 | 2010 | - |
| 141 | Legend | $1,163,533 | 11 | 2,821 | 2016 | StudioCanal |
| 142 | Lust, Caution | $1,162,030 | 11 | 2,824 | 2007 | TOBIS Film |
| 143 | The Band's Visit | $1,157,186 | 13 | 2,832 | 2008 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 144 | Café Society | $1,155,184 | 11 | 2,833 | 2016 | Warner Bros. |
| 145 | A Real Pain | $1,152,031 | 11 | 2,836 | 2025 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 146 | Little White Lies | $1,148,064 | 11 | 2,840 | 2011 | TOBIS Film |
| 147 | The Dead Don't Die | $1,146,310 | 12 | 2,841 | 2019 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 148 | The Names of Love | $1,142,347 | 12 | 2,844 | 2011 | X Verleih AG |
| 149 | Lone Survivor | $1,140,425 | 11 | 2,845 | 2014 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 150 | The Angels' Share | $1,138,813 | 12 | 2,847 | 2012 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 151 | Ludwig II | $1,129,324 | 15 | 2,853 | 2012 | Warner Bros. |
| 152 | Hükümet Kadin 2013 Re-release | $1,118,860 | 14 | 2,320 | 2013 | - |
| 153 | Ghosthunters: On Icy Trails | $1,118,480 | 13 | 2,857 | 2015 | Warner Bros. |
| 154 | Small World | $1,113,544 | 11 | 2,862 | 2010 | - |
| 155 | Caramel | $1,109,538 | 16 | 2,867 | 2008 | Alamode Film |
| 156 | The Thing | $1,106,493 | 12 | 2,868 | 2011 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 157 | The Boxtrolls | $1,101,520 | 13 | 2,872 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 158 | A Separation | $1,093,321 | 11 | 2,878 | 2011 | Alamode Film |
| 159 | More Than Honey | $1,092,063 | 18 | 2,879 | 2012 | Senator Film |
| 160 | Jane Eyre | $1,091,405 | 16 | 2,883 | 2011 | TOBIS Film |
| 161 | Trick or Treaters | $1,091,361 | 12 | 2,884 | 2007 | X Verleih AG |
| 162 | Tamara Drewe | $1,083,697 | 11 | 2,888 | 2010 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 163 | Four Lions | $1,082,532 | 14 | 2,889 | 2011 | - |
| 164 | The Swimsuit Issue 2010 Re-release | $1,080,757 | 13 | 2,891 | 2010 | - |
| 165 | A Dog's Purpose | $1,076,869 | 12 | 2,893 | 2017 | Constantin Film |
| 166 | Conversations with My Gardener | $1,073,926 | 17 | 2,895 | 2007 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 167 | Shame | $1,070,622 | 17 | 2,897 | 2012 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 168 | Beauty and the Beast | $1,067,972 | 13 | 2,899 | 2014 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 169 | Journey to the Christmas Star 2013 Re-release | $1,065,356 | 12 | 2,900 | 2013 | - |
| 170 | Biutiful | $1,062,656 | 17 | 2,901 | 2011 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 171 | My Summer in Provence | $1,062,304 | 16 | 2,902 | 2014 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 172 | 00 Schneider - Im Wendekreis der Eidechse | $1,061,348 | 11 | 2,904 | 2013 | Senator Film |
| 173 | The Day I Was Not Born | $1,058,756 | 14 | 2,906 | 2011 | - |
| 174 | The Breath | $1,053,936 | 11 | 2,912 | 2009 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH |
| 175 | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | $1,048,680 | 13 | 2,919 | 2011 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 176 | The Meerkats | $1,048,101 | 13 | 2,921 | 2008 | Central Film |
| 177 | The Girl with Nine Wigs | $1,047,929 | 18 | 2,922 | 2013 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 178 | Moskova'nin Sifresi: Temel | $1,046,959 | 13 | 2,716 | 2012 | - |
| 179 | The Page Turner | $1,046,559 | 12 | 2,927 | 2007 | Alamode Film |
| 180 | Becoming Jane | $1,046,069 | 12 | 2,928 | 2007 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 181 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | $1,041,122 | 12 | 2,931 | 2008 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 182 | Look at Me | $1,040,572 | 14 | 2,932 | 2004 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 183 | Vatertage - Opa über Nacht | $1,039,680 | 15 | 2,934 | 2012 | - |
| 184 | Mid-August Lunch | $1,030,273 | 16 | 2,940 | 2009 | Pandora Filmproduktion |
| 185 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $1,024,920 | 17 | 2,945 | 2009 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 186 | Selma | $1,022,841 | 12 | 2,948 | 2015 | StudioCanal |
| 187 | Pettson & Findus - Katten och gubbens år 2009 Re-release | $1,010,826 | 13 | 1,286 | 2009 | MFA+ FilmDistribution |
| 188 | The Poll Diaries | $1,008,340 | 12 | 2,961 | 2011 | Piffl Medien |
| 189 | The Wrestler | $1,002,239 | 15 | 2,964 | 2009 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 190 | Corpse Bride | $1,000,066 | 11 | 2,965 | 2005 | Warner Bros. |
| 191 | Saviors in the Night | $995,473 | 16 | 2,971 | 2009 | - |
| 192 | Beste Chance | $995,021 | 13 | 2,973 | 2014 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 193 | Endless Love | $994,781 | 12 | 2,974 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 194 | 500 Days of Summer | $994,103 | 11 | 2,976 | 2009 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 195 | The Pool | $993,762 | 11 | 2,977 | 2022 | Constantin Film |
| 196 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | $989,860 | 11 | 2,978 | 2008 | X Verleih AG |
| 197 | The Broken Circle Breakdown | $986,193 | 11 | 2,979 | 2013 | - |
| 198 | The Class | $985,081 | 14 | 2,981 | 2009 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 199 | We Have a Pope | $978,122 | 13 | 2,990 | 2011 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 200 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | $972,594 | 11 | 2,994 | 2009 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |