| Rank
| Release
| Total Gross
| Top Rank
| Overall Rank
| Year
| Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Downfall | $39,074,362 | 8 | 94 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 2 | Pearl Harbor | $28,113,392 | 10 | 169 | 2001 | - |
| 3 | Männersache | $16,813,421 | 10 | 360 | 2009 | Constantin Film |
| 4 | Beautiful Boy | $15,474,571 | 10 | 404 | 2022 | NFP Marketing & Distribution |
| 5 | The Terminal | $13,855,431 | 10 | 458 | 2004 | United International Pictures |
| 6 | Toy Story 2 | $12,969,188 | 9 | 498 | 2000 | - |
| 7 | Sun Alley | $12,891,924 | 18 | 501 | 1999 | - |
| 8 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $12,788,541 | 12 | 507 | 2001 | - |
| 9 | Shark Tale | $12,243,062 | 7 | 537 | 2004 | United International Pictures |
| 10 | Anatomy | $10,492,298 | 8 | 631 | 2000 | - |
| 11 | Cherry Blossoms | $10,127,883 | 6 | 658 | 2008 | Majestic Filmverleih |
| 12 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | $9,559,825 | 6 | 698 | 2014 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 13 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $9,004,793 | 7 | 749 | 2016 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 14 | As It Is in Heaven | $8,736,046 | 10 | 770 | 2005 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 15 | The Bourne Supremacy | $8,547,991 | 6 | 782 | 2004 | United International Pictures |
| 16 | Babel | $7,887,516 | 7 | 860 | 2006 | TOBIS Film |
| 17 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $7,631,198 | 6 | 884 | 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | $7,491,113 | 8 | 900 | 2016 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 19 | 12 Years a Slave | $7,439,636 | 8 | 906 | 2014 | TOBIS Film |
| 20 | Hunting and Gathering | $7,228,742 | 6 | 940 | 2007 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 21 | The Chorus Quebec Release | $7,129,524 | 15 | 955 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 22 | Night Train to Lisbon | $7,084,483 | 7 | 964 | 2013 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 23 | Evolution | $7,083,374 | 7 | 965 | 2001 | - |
| 24 | Laura's Star | $7,028,961 | 12 | 976 | 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 25 | Ray | $7,010,339 | 6 | 979 | 2005 | United International Pictures |
| 26 | Midnight in Paris | $6,898,659 | 7 | 994 | 2011 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 27 | Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls | $6,818,680 | 11 | 1,006 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 28 | Help, I Shrunk My Parents | $6,758,320 | 6 | 1,011 | 2018 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 29 | Summer in Berlin | $6,738,421 | 6 | 1,015 | 2006 | X Verleih AG |
| 30 | The Beach | $6,651,068 | 10 | 1,021 | 2000 | - |
| 31 | Go for Zucker | $6,613,501 | 7 | 1,027 | 2005 | X Verleih AG |
| 32 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $6,071,900 | 7 | 1,103 | 2012 | - |
| 33 | The Kite Runner | $5,940,133 | 6 | 1,125 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 34 | The Crocodiles: All for One | $5,866,715 | 6 | 1,135 | 2011 | Constantin Film |
| 35 | Billy Elliot | $5,813,186 | 7 | 1,139 | 2000 | - |
| 36 | Pina | $5,773,395 | 9 | 1,144 | 2011 | - |
| 37 | The Emoji Movie | $5,728,605 | 6 | 1,151 | 2017 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 38 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | $5,614,725 | 6 | 1,169 | 2014 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 39 | The White Ribbon | $5,601,024 | 8 | 1,172 | 2009 | X Verleih AG |
| 40 | The Artist | $5,502,089 | 10 | 1,186 | 2012 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 41 | Hands off Mississippi | $5,484,233 | 6 | 1,189 | 2007 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 42 | Die rote Zora | $5,479,533 | 6 | 1,190 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 43 | Mirror Mirror | $5,447,240 | 6 | 1,193 | 2012 | - |
| 44 | Young Goethe in Love | $5,428,560 | 7 | 1,198 | 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | Coconut, the Little Dragon | $5,406,751 | 6 | 1,203 | 2014 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 46 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | $5,398,436 | 7 | 1,206 | 2007 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 47 | The Marching Band | $5,391,063 | 9 | 1,210 | 2024 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 48 | The Shape of Water | $5,367,195 | 6 | 1,216 | 2018 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 49 | The Flight Before Christmas | $5,357,823 | 7 | 1,219 | 2009 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 50 | Head-On | $5,351,766 | 96 | 1,222 | 2004 | Timebandits Films |
| 51 | The Cell | $5,326,613 | 6 | 1,224 | 2000 | - |
| 52 | Thunder and the House of Magic | $5,291,155 | 6 | 1,231 | 2014 | StudioCanal |
| 53 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $5,251,891 | 6 | 1,238 | 2011 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 54 | The Imitation Game | $5,180,021 | 6 | 1,242 | 2015 | - |
| 55 | Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan | $5,168,967 | 6 | 1,247 | 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 56 | The Wild Life | $5,139,390 | 6 | 1,251 | 2016 | StudioCanal |
| 57 | Lincoln | $5,134,662 | 6 | 1,253 | 2013 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 58 | The Edge of Heaven | $5,102,332 | 7 | 1,259 | 2007 | Pandora Filmproduktion |
| 59 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | $5,095,552 | 7 | 1,260 | 2014 | Constantin Film |
| 60 | Yogi Bear | $4,988,967 | 6 | 1,281 | 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Sapphire Blue | $4,926,733 | 7 | 1,292 | 2014 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 62 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | $4,924,435 | 8 | 1,293 | 2014 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 63 | Blutzbrüdaz | $4,902,541 | 6 | 1,296 | 2011 | Constantin Film |
| 64 | Spies in Disguise | $4,891,196 | 6 | 1,300 | 2019 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 65 | Blue Jasmine | $4,884,773 | 7 | 1,302 | 2013 | Warner Bros. |
| 66 | Toni Erdmann | $4,832,090 | 8 | 1,313 | 2016 | NFP Marketing & Distribution |
| 67 | Coco Before Chanel | $4,815,653 | 8 | 1,318 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | Der Mondbär | $4,807,831 | 8 | 1,320 | 2008 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 69 | The Hairdresser | $4,805,519 | 10 | 1,321 | 2010 | Constantin Film |
| 70 | Cats & Dogs | $4,767,739 | 9 | 1,328 | 2001 | - |
| 71 | Little Women | $4,761,411 | 6 | 1,331 | 2020 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 72 | The Robber Hotzenplotz | $4,753,874 | 6 | 1,332 | 2006 | Constantin Film |
| 73 | Princess Lillifee and the Little Unicorn | $4,728,509 | 6 | 1,335 | 2011 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 74 | Dampfnudelblues | $4,698,692 | 8 | 1,344 | 2013 | Constantin Film |
| 75 | Hidden Figures | $4,696,971 | 7 | 1,345 | 2017 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 76 | Lion | $4,682,467 | 7 | 1,349 | 2017 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 77 | The Phantom of the Opera | $4,670,505 | 6 | 1,352 | 2004 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 78 | Abominable | $4,649,977 | 6 | 1,356 | 2019 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 79 | Vampire Sisters 2: Bats in the Belly | $4,600,126 | 6 | 1,372 | 2014 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 80 | Darkest Hour | $4,591,163 | 9 | 1,375 | 2018 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 81 | My Life in Orange | $4,553,113 | 9 | 1,388 | 2011 | - |
| 82 | The Edukators | $4,540,541 | 6 | 1,393 | 2004 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 83 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | $4,526,144 | 8 | 1,399 | 2010 | - |
| 84 | Paulette | $4,498,900 | 8 | 1,409 | 2013 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 85 | The Crocodiles | $4,452,060 | 6 | 1,418 | 2009 | Constantin Film |
| 86 | Four Minutes | $4,448,930 | 14 | 1,419 | 2007 | Piffl Medien |
| 87 | Saint-Jacques... La Mecque 2007 Re-release | $4,407,801 | 11 | 1,430 | 2007 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih |
| 88 | Iron Sky | $4,391,367 | 8 | 1,435 | 2012 | - |
| 89 | The Queen | $4,313,451 | 6 | 1,444 | 2007 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 90 | Nothing to Declare | $4,310,806 | 6 | 1,445 | 2011 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 91 | Mia and the White Lion | $4,305,837 | 7 | 1,448 | 2019 | StudioCanal |
| 92 | When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before | $4,282,908 | 6 | 1,452 | 2023 | Warner Bros. |
| 93 | Vision | $4,282,305 | 7 | 1,453 | 2009 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 94 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | $4,260,394 | 9 | 1,459 | 2015 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 95 | Charlie Wilson's War | $4,256,370 | 7 | 1,461 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 96 | Potiche | $4,254,683 | 7 | 1,462 | 2011 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 97 | Anna Karenina | $4,240,606 | 7 | 1,463 | 2012 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 98 | Gangs | $4,239,091 | 6 | 1,465 | 2009 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 99 | Safe Haven | $4,230,672 | 7 | 1,466 | 2013 | Senator Film |
| 100 | Money Monster | $4,229,441 | 6 | 1,469 | 2016 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 101 | Lammbock | $4,202,851 | 7 | 1,477 | 2001 | - |
| 102 | Winterkartoffelknödel | $4,194,879 | 6 | 1,480 | 2014 | Constantin Film |
| 103 | The Theory of Everything | $4,142,125 | 8 | 1,491 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 104 | The Constant Gardener | $4,139,378 | 6 | 1,492 | 2006 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 105 | Little Dodo | $4,138,755 | 6 | 1,493 | 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 106 | A Girl Named Willow | $4,110,946 | 6 | 1,499 | 2025 | Constantin Film |
| 107 | Rhythm Is It! | $4,094,889 | 15 | 1,505 | 2004 | Piffl Medien |
| 108 | The Jungle Book 2000 Re-release | $4,042,746 | 8 | 1,510 | 2000 | - |
| 109 | Yoko | $4,037,093 | 7 | 1,511 | 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 110 | North Face | $4,030,997 | 9 | 1,514 | 2008 | Majestic Filmverleih |
| 111 | Baby Driver | $4,012,428 | 6 | 1,520 | 2017 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 112 | The Church Remains in the Village | $4,007,192 | 11 | 1,522 | 2012 | - |
| 113 | Cloud 9 | $3,874,417 | 6 | 1,550 | 2008 | Senator Film |
| 114 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $3,855,260 | 6 | 1,553 | 2001 | - |
| 115 | Michael Clayton | $3,822,030 | 7 | 1,561 | 2008 | Constantin Film |
| 116 | Victoria & Abdul | $3,789,639 | 6 | 1,568 | 2017 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 117 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $3,782,806 | 6 | 1,569 | 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 118 | Bread and Tulips | $3,751,983 | 9 | 1,578 | 2000 | - |
| 119 | Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian | $3,699,747 | 8 | 1,586 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 120 | Asterix and Obelix: Mansion of the Gods | $3,673,470 | 6 | 1,595 | 2015 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 121 | Girl You Know It's True | $3,600,094 | 7 | 1,611 | 2023 | Leonine Studios |
| 122 | Smallfoot | $3,579,680 | 6 | 1,618 | 2018 | Warner Bros. |
| 123 | Rock It! | $3,571,286 | 7 | 1,619 | 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 124 | Hannah Arendt | $3,562,865 | 9 | 1,624 | 2013 | - |
| 125 | Hilde | $3,552,579 | 6 | 1,627 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 126 | Pettersson und Findus 2 - Das schönste Weihnachten überhaupt | $3,547,669 | 6 | 1,628 | 2016 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 127 | Magic Mike | $3,541,602 | 6 | 1,631 | 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 128 | Happy Death Day | $3,520,942 | 6 | 1,638 | 2017 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 129 | Triangle of Sadness | $3,508,332 | 6 | 1,642 | 2022 | - |
| 130 | The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 | $3,501,591 | 6 | 1,644 | 2016 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 131 | Charlotte's Web | $3,498,706 | 6 | 1,647 | 2007 | United International Pictures |
| 132 | My Sister's Keeper | $3,490,611 | 7 | 1,649 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 133 | The Last Witch Hunter | $3,470,515 | 7 | 1,658 | 2015 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 134 | Hotel for Dogs | $3,463,761 | 7 | 1,662 | 2009 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 135 | Christopher Robin | $3,459,091 | 7 | 1,664 | 2018 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 136 | Felix 2 - Der Hase und die verflixte Zeitmaschine | $3,453,444 | 6 | 1,666 | 2006 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 137 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $3,444,253 | 7 | 1,668 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 138 | Lan Yu | $3,443,272 | 9 | 1,669 | - | - |
| 139 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $3,441,697 | 9 | 1,670 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 140 | Before the Fall | $3,421,465 | 9 | 1,675 | 2005 | Constantin Film |
| 141 | Sams im Glück | $3,395,279 | 9 | 1,684 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 142 | Eastern Promises | $3,385,681 | 9 | 1,686 | 2007 | TOBIS Film |
| 143 | Back on Track | $3,381,397 | 6 | 1,687 | 2013 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 144 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | $3,366,233 | 6 | 1,692 | 2024 | TOBIS Film |
| 145 | As Above, So Below | $3,353,976 | 6 | 1,694 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 146 | The Big Short | $3,352,710 | 6 | 1,695 | 2016 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 147 | Cold Pursuit | $3,318,643 | 6 | 1,699 | 2019 | StudioCanal |
| 148 | Effi Briest | $3,314,400 | 9 | 1,701 | 2009 | Constantin Film |
| 149 | Sideways | $3,312,547 | 10 | 1,702 | 2005 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 150 | Little Miss Sunshine | $3,303,727 | 6 | 1,705 | 2006 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 151 | Wer's glaubt, wird selig | $3,293,375 | 8 | 1,706 | 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 152 | Spotlight | $3,278,068 | 7 | 1,708 | 2016 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 153 | Boyhood | $3,261,354 | 8 | 1,712 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 154 | Killers | $3,261,138 | 6 | 1,713 | 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 155 | Raven the Little Rascal | $3,248,395 | 9 | 1,719 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 156 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | $3,235,991 | 9 | 1,722 | 2022 | Andrea Leone Films |
| 157 | Snowden | $3,215,856 | 6 | 1,726 | 2016 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 158 | The Ides of March | $3,208,028 | 9 | 1,727 | 2011 | TOBIS Film |
| 159 | Lights Out | $3,200,000 | 6 | 1,729 | 2016 | Warner Bros. |
| 160 | Hall Pass | $3,194,060 | 8 | 1,730 | 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 161 | The Seventh Dwarf | $3,186,963 | 7 | 1,733 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 162 | Colombiana | $3,164,449 | 6 | 1,739 | 2011 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 163 | The Ghost Writer | $3,147,954 | 10 | 1,741 | 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 164 | Recep Ivedik | $3,143,369 | 6 | 1,742 | 2008 | Kinostar Filmverleih |
| 165 | Casanova | $3,135,514 | 7 | 1,743 | 2006 | Buena Vista International |
| 166 | Emma's Bliss | $3,129,499 | 9 | 1,746 | 2006 | Pandora Filmproduktion |
| 167 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $3,129,409 | 13 | 1,747 | 2011 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 168 | How Do You Know | $3,119,931 | 6 | 1,750 | 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 169 | The Danish Girl | $3,104,853 | 10 | 1,753 | 2016 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 170 | Runaway Horse | $3,097,346 | 6 | 1,757 | 2007 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 171 | BlacKkKlansman | $3,095,018 | 8 | 1,758 | 2018 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 172 | Dügün Dernek | $3,092,043 | 8 | 1,759 | 2013 | - |
| 173 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D | $3,088,723 | 6 | 1,760 | 2013 | Constantin Film |
| 174 | Loving Vincent | $3,086,257 | 10 | 1,762 | 2017 | Weltkino Filmverleih |
| 175 | Philomena | $3,074,776 | 10 | 1,766 | 2014 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 176 | Impy's Wonderland | $3,072,041 | 7 | 1,768 | 2008 | Constantin Film |
| 177 | The Concert | $3,069,266 | 15 | 1,770 | 2010 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 178 | The Salt Path | $3,068,691 | 7 | 1,772 | 2025 | DCM Film Distribution |
| 179 | Looper | $3,068,690 | 6 | 1,773 | 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 180 | Exit Marrakech | $3,067,106 | 9 | 1,774 | 2013 | - |
| 181 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | $3,058,132 | 8 | 1,776 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 182 | The Wolfman | $3,053,121 | 6 | 1,777 | 2010 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 183 | Racing Stripes | $3,048,585 | 7 | 1,780 | 2005 | Constantin Film |
| 184 | Savages | $3,048,583 | 6 | 1,781 | 2012 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 185 | All Together | $3,037,758 | 13 | 1,788 | 2012 | - |
| 186 | New Kids Nitro | $3,026,764 | 7 | 1,791 | 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 187 | LOL | $3,011,131 | 6 | 1,795 | 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 188 | Silver Linings Playbook | $3,002,483 | 10 | 1,797 | 2013 | Senator Film |
| 189 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia | $2,997,342 | 6 | 1,799 | 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 190 | Cloverfield | $2,984,678 | 6 | 1,803 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 191 | The Darjeeling Limited | $2,977,631 | 9 | 1,806 | 2008 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 192 | Moonfall | $2,973,580 | 7 | 1,809 | 2022 | Andrea Leone Films |
| 193 | Lions for Lambs | $2,973,386 | 6 | 1,810 | 2007 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 194 | The Wall | $2,966,367 | 10 | 1,815 | 2012 | - |
| 195 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | $2,946,414 | 7 | 1,821 | 2011 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 196 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $2,940,785 | 7 | 1,823 | 2012 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 197 | Freche Mädchen 2 | $2,924,277 | 9 | 1,825 | 2010 | Constantin Film |
| 198 | Blow | $2,921,695 | 8 | 1,826 | 2001 | - |
| 199 | Still Alice | $2,918,944 | 11 | 1,828 | 2015 | - |
| 200 | Deliver Us from Evil | $2,893,986 | 6 | 1,836 | 2014 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
