| Rank
| Release
| Total Gross
| Top Rank
| Overall Rank
| Year
| Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Downfall | $39,074,362 | 8 | 96 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 2 | Pearl Harbor | $28,113,392 | 10 | 172 | 2001 | - |
| 3 | Männersache | $16,813,421 | 10 | 365 | 2009 | Constantin Film |
| 4 | Beautiful Boy | $15,474,571 | 10 | 410 | 2022 | NFP Marketing & Distribution |
| 5 | The Terminal | $13,855,431 | 10 | 465 | 2004 | United International Pictures |
| 6 | Toy Story 2 | $12,969,188 | 9 | 505 | 2000 | - |
| 7 | Sun Alley | $12,891,924 | 18 | 508 | 1999 | - |
| 8 | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | $12,788,541 | 12 | 514 | 2001 | - |
| 9 | Shark Tale | $12,243,062 | 7 | 544 | 2004 | United International Pictures |
| 10 | Anatomy | $10,492,298 | 8 | 641 | 2000 | - |
| 11 | Cherry Blossoms | $10,127,883 | 6 | 668 | 2008 | Majestic Filmverleih |
| 12 | The Grand Budapest Hotel | $9,559,825 | 6 | 709 | 2014 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 13 | X-Men: Apocalypse | $9,004,793 | 7 | 762 | 2016 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 14 | As It Is in Heaven | $8,736,046 | 10 | 783 | 2005 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 15 | The Bourne Supremacy | $8,547,991 | 6 | 794 | 2004 | United International Pictures |
| 16 | The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | $8,174,327 | 7 | 837 | 2025 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 17 | Babel | $7,887,516 | 7 | 873 | 2006 | TOBIS Film |
| 18 | The Pirates! Band of Misfits | $7,631,198 | 6 | 897 | 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 19 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | $7,491,113 | 8 | 913 | 2016 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 20 | 12 Years a Slave | $7,439,636 | 8 | 919 | 2014 | TOBIS Film |
| 21 | Hunting and Gathering | $7,228,742 | 6 | 953 | 2007 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 22 | The Chorus Quebec Release | $7,129,524 | 15 | 969 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 23 | Night Train to Lisbon | $7,084,483 | 7 | 978 | 2013 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 24 | Evolution | $7,083,374 | 7 | 979 | 2001 | - |
| 25 | Laura's Star | $7,028,961 | 12 | 990 | 2004 | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | Ray | $7,010,339 | 6 | 994 | 2005 | United International Pictures |
| 27 | Midnight in Paris | $6,898,659 | 7 | 1,009 | 2011 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 28 | Scream 7 | $6,866,205 | 6 | 1,017 | 2026 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 29 | Bibi Blocksberg and the Secret of Blue Owls | $6,818,680 | 11 | 1,022 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 30 | Help, I Shrunk My Parents | $6,758,320 | 6 | 1,027 | 2018 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 31 | Summer in Berlin | $6,738,421 | 6 | 1,031 | 2006 | X Verleih AG |
| 32 | The Beach | $6,651,068 | 10 | 1,037 | 2000 | - |
| 33 | Go for Zucker | $6,613,501 | 7 | 1,043 | 2005 | X Verleih AG |
| 34 | A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise | $6,071,900 | 7 | 1,120 | 2012 | - |
| 35 | The Kite Runner | $5,940,133 | 6 | 1,142 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 36 | The Crocodiles: All for One | $5,866,715 | 6 | 1,152 | 2011 | Constantin Film |
| 37 | Billy Elliot | $5,813,186 | 7 | 1,157 | 2000 | - |
| 38 | Pina | $5,773,395 | 9 | 1,162 | 2011 | - |
| 39 | The Emoji Movie | $5,728,605 | 6 | 1,169 | 2017 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 40 | Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones | $5,614,725 | 6 | 1,187 | 2014 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 41 | The White Ribbon | $5,601,024 | 8 | 1,190 | 2009 | X Verleih AG |
| 42 | The Artist | $5,502,089 | 10 | 1,204 | 2012 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 43 | Hands off Mississippi | $5,484,233 | 6 | 1,207 | 2007 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 44 | Die rote Zora | $5,479,533 | 6 | 1,208 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 45 | Mirror Mirror | $5,447,240 | 6 | 1,211 | 2012 | - |
| 46 | Young Goethe in Love | $5,428,560 | 7 | 1,216 | 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | The Marching Band | $5,408,754 | 9 | 1,221 | 2024 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 48 | Coconut, the Little Dragon | $5,406,751 | 6 | 1,222 | 2014 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 49 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | $5,398,436 | 7 | 1,225 | 2007 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 50 | The Shape of Water | $5,367,195 | 6 | 1,234 | 2018 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 51 | The Flight Before Christmas | $5,357,823 | 7 | 1,237 | 2009 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 52 | Head-On | $5,351,766 | 96 | 1,240 | 2004 | Timebandits Films |
| 53 | The Cell | $5,326,613 | 6 | 1,242 | 2000 | - |
| 54 | Thunder and the House of Magic | $5,291,155 | 6 | 1,249 | 2014 | StudioCanal |
| 55 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | $5,251,891 | 6 | 1,256 | 2011 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 56 | The Imitation Game | $5,180,021 | 6 | 1,260 | 2015 | - |
| 57 | Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan | $5,168,967 | 6 | 1,265 | 2011 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 58 | The Wild Life | $5,139,390 | 6 | 1,269 | 2016 | StudioCanal |
| 59 | Lincoln | $5,134,662 | 6 | 1,271 | 2013 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 60 | The Edge of Heaven | $5,102,332 | 7 | 1,278 | 2007 | Pandora Filmproduktion |
| 61 | The Hundred-Foot Journey | $5,095,552 | 7 | 1,279 | 2014 | Constantin Film |
| 62 | Yogi Bear | $4,988,967 | 6 | 1,299 | 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Sapphire Blue | $4,926,733 | 7 | 1,310 | 2014 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 64 | Planes: Fire & Rescue | $4,924,435 | 8 | 1,311 | 2014 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 65 | Blutzbrüdaz | $4,902,541 | 6 | 1,314 | 2011 | Constantin Film |
| 66 | Spies in Disguise | $4,891,196 | 6 | 1,319 | 2019 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 67 | Blue Jasmine | $4,884,773 | 7 | 1,321 | 2013 | Warner Bros. |
| 68 | Toni Erdmann | $4,832,090 | 8 | 1,332 | 2016 | NFP Marketing & Distribution |
| 69 | Coco Before Chanel | $4,815,653 | 8 | 1,337 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 70 | Der Mondbär | $4,807,831 | 8 | 1,339 | 2008 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 71 | The Hairdresser | $4,805,519 | 10 | 1,340 | 2010 | Constantin Film |
| 72 | Cats & Dogs | $4,767,739 | 9 | 1,347 | 2001 | - |
| 73 | Little Women | $4,761,411 | 6 | 1,350 | 2020 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 74 | The Robber Hotzenplotz | $4,753,874 | 6 | 1,351 | 2006 | Constantin Film |
| 75 | Princess Lillifee and the Little Unicorn | $4,728,509 | 6 | 1,354 | 2011 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 76 | Dampfnudelblues | $4,698,692 | 8 | 1,363 | 2013 | Constantin Film |
| 77 | Hidden Figures | $4,696,971 | 7 | 1,364 | 2017 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 78 | Lion | $4,682,467 | 7 | 1,368 | 2017 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 79 | The Phantom of the Opera | $4,670,505 | 6 | 1,371 | 2004 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 80 | Abominable | $4,649,977 | 6 | 1,376 | 2019 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 81 | Vampire Sisters 2: Bats in the Belly | $4,600,126 | 6 | 1,392 | 2014 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 82 | Darkest Hour | $4,591,163 | 9 | 1,395 | 2018 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 83 | My Life in Orange | $4,553,113 | 9 | 1,408 | 2011 | - |
| 84 | The Edukators | $4,540,541 | 6 | 1,413 | 2004 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 85 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | $4,526,144 | 8 | 1,418 | 2010 | - |
| 86 | Paulette | $4,498,900 | 8 | 1,429 | 2013 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 87 | The Crocodiles | $4,452,060 | 6 | 1,437 | 2009 | Constantin Film |
| 88 | Four Minutes | $4,448,930 | 14 | 1,438 | 2007 | Piffl Medien |
| 89 | Saint-Jacques... La Mecque 2007 Re-release | $4,407,801 | 11 | 1,449 | 2007 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih |
| 90 | Iron Sky | $4,391,367 | 8 | 1,454 | 2012 | - |
| 91 | The Queen | $4,313,451 | 6 | 1,463 | 2007 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 92 | Nothing to Declare | $4,310,806 | 6 | 1,464 | 2011 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 93 | Mia and the White Lion | $4,305,837 | 7 | 1,467 | 2019 | StudioCanal |
| 94 | When Will It Be Again Like It Never Was Before | $4,282,908 | 6 | 1,471 | 2023 | Warner Bros. |
| 95 | Vision | $4,282,305 | 7 | 1,472 | 2009 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 96 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | $4,260,394 | 9 | 1,478 | 2015 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 97 | Charlie Wilson's War | $4,256,370 | 7 | 1,480 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 98 | Potiche | $4,254,683 | 7 | 1,481 | 2011 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 99 | Hamnet | $4,252,316 | 7 | 1,482 | 2026 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 100 | Anna Karenina | $4,240,606 | 7 | 1,483 | 2012 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 101 | Gangs | $4,239,091 | 6 | 1,485 | 2009 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 102 | Safe Haven | $4,230,672 | 7 | 1,486 | 2013 | Senator Film |
| 103 | Money Monster | $4,229,441 | 6 | 1,489 | 2016 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 104 | Lammbock | $4,202,851 | 7 | 1,498 | 2001 | - |
| 105 | Winterkartoffelknödel | $4,194,879 | 6 | 1,501 | 2014 | Constantin Film |
| 106 | The Theory of Everything | $4,142,125 | 8 | 1,512 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 107 | The Constant Gardener | $4,139,378 | 6 | 1,513 | 2006 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 108 | Little Dodo | $4,138,755 | 6 | 1,514 | 2008 | Warner Bros. |
| 109 | A Girl Named Willow | $4,110,946 | 6 | 1,521 | 2025 | Constantin Film |
| 110 | Rhythm Is It! | $4,094,889 | 15 | 1,527 | 2004 | Piffl Medien |
| 111 | The Jungle Book 2000 Re-release | $4,042,746 | 8 | 1,532 | 2000 | - |
| 112 | Yoko | $4,037,093 | 7 | 1,533 | 2012 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 113 | North Face | $4,030,997 | 9 | 1,536 | 2008 | Majestic Filmverleih |
| 114 | Baby Driver | $4,012,428 | 6 | 1,541 | 2017 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 115 | The Church Remains in the Village | $4,007,192 | 11 | 1,543 | 2012 | - |
| 116 | Cloud 9 | $3,874,417 | 6 | 1,571 | 2008 | Senator Film |
| 117 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $3,855,260 | 6 | 1,574 | 2001 | - |
| 118 | Michael Clayton | $3,822,030 | 7 | 1,583 | 2008 | Constantin Film |
| 119 | Victoria & Abdul | $3,789,639 | 6 | 1,589 | 2017 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 120 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $3,782,806 | 6 | 1,590 | 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 121 | Bread and Tulips | $3,751,983 | 9 | 1,599 | 2000 | - |
| 122 | Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian | $3,699,747 | 8 | 1,608 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 123 | Astérix: The Mansions of the Gods | $3,673,470 | 6 | 1,617 | 2015 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 124 | Girl You Know It's True | $3,600,094 | 7 | 1,633 | 2023 | Leonine Studios |
| 125 | Smallfoot | $3,579,680 | 6 | 1,640 | 2018 | Warner Bros. |
| 126 | Rock It! | $3,571,286 | 7 | 1,641 | 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 127 | Hannah Arendt | $3,562,865 | 9 | 1,646 | 2013 | - |
| 128 | Hilde | $3,552,579 | 6 | 1,649 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 129 | Pettersson und Findus 2 - Das schönste Weihnachten überhaupt | $3,547,669 | 6 | 1,650 | 2016 | Wild Bunch Distribution |
| 130 | Magic Mike | $3,541,602 | 6 | 1,653 | 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 131 | Happy Death Day | $3,520,942 | 6 | 1,660 | 2017 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 132 | Triangle of Sadness | $3,508,332 | 6 | 1,664 | 2022 | - |
| 133 | The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 | $3,501,591 | 6 | 1,666 | 2016 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 134 | Charlotte's Web | $3,498,706 | 6 | 1,669 | 2007 | United International Pictures |
| 135 | My Sister's Keeper | $3,490,611 | 7 | 1,671 | 2009 | Warner Bros. |
| 136 | The Last Witch Hunter | $3,470,515 | 7 | 1,681 | 2015 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 137 | Hotel for Dogs | $3,463,761 | 7 | 1,685 | 2009 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 138 | Christopher Robin | $3,459,091 | 7 | 1,687 | 2018 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 139 | Felix 2 - Der Hase und die verflixte Zeitmaschine | $3,453,444 | 6 | 1,689 | 2006 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 140 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | $3,444,253 | 7 | 1,691 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 141 | Lan Yu | $3,443,272 | 9 | 1,692 | - | - |
| 142 | The Motorcycle Diaries | $3,441,697 | 9 | 1,693 | 2004 | Constantin Film |
| 143 | Before the Fall | $3,421,465 | 9 | 1,698 | 2005 | Constantin Film |
| 144 | Sams im Glück | $3,395,279 | 9 | 1,707 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 145 | Eastern Promises | $3,385,681 | 9 | 1,709 | 2007 | TOBIS Film |
| 146 | Back on Track | $3,381,397 | 6 | 1,710 | 2013 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 147 | Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 | $3,366,233 | 6 | 1,715 | 2024 | TOBIS Film |
| 148 | As Above, So Below | $3,353,976 | 6 | 1,717 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 149 | The Big Short | $3,352,710 | 6 | 1,718 | 2016 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 150 | Cold Pursuit | $3,318,643 | 6 | 1,722 | 2019 | StudioCanal |
| 151 | Effi Briest | $3,314,400 | 9 | 1,724 | 2009 | Constantin Film |
| 152 | Sideways | $3,312,547 | 10 | 1,725 | 2005 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 153 | Little Miss Sunshine | $3,303,727 | 6 | 1,728 | 2006 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 154 | Wer's glaubt, wird selig | $3,293,375 | 8 | 1,730 | 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 155 | Spotlight | $3,278,068 | 7 | 1,732 | 2016 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 156 | Boyhood | $3,261,354 | 8 | 1,737 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 157 | Killers | $3,261,138 | 6 | 1,738 | 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 158 | Raven the Little Rascal | $3,248,395 | 9 | 1,744 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 159 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | $3,235,991 | 9 | 1,746 | 2022 | Andrea Leone Films |
| 160 | Snowden | $3,215,856 | 6 | 1,750 | 2016 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 161 | The Ides of March | $3,208,028 | 9 | 1,751 | 2011 | TOBIS Film |
| 162 | Lights Out | $3,200,000 | 6 | 1,753 | 2016 | Warner Bros. |
| 163 | Hall Pass | $3,194,060 | 8 | 1,754 | 2011 | Warner Bros. |
| 164 | The Seventh Dwarf | $3,186,963 | 7 | 1,757 | 2014 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 165 | Colombiana | $3,164,449 | 6 | 1,763 | 2011 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 166 | The Ghost Writer | $3,147,954 | 10 | 1,765 | 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 167 | Recep Ivedik | $3,143,369 | 6 | 1,766 | 2008 | Kinostar Filmverleih |
| 168 | Casanova | $3,135,514 | 7 | 1,767 | 2006 | Buena Vista International |
| 169 | Emma's Bliss | $3,129,499 | 9 | 1,770 | 2006 | Pandora Filmproduktion |
| 170 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $3,129,409 | 13 | 1,771 | 2011 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 171 | How Do You Know | $3,119,931 | 6 | 1,774 | 2011 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 172 | The Danish Girl | $3,104,853 | 10 | 1,777 | 2016 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 173 | Runaway Horse | $3,097,346 | 6 | 1,782 | 2007 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 174 | BlacKkKlansman | $3,095,018 | 8 | 1,783 | 2018 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 175 | Dügün Dernek | $3,092,043 | 8 | 1,784 | 2013 | - |
| 176 | Walking with Dinosaurs 3D | $3,088,723 | 6 | 1,785 | 2013 | Constantin Film |
| 177 | Loving Vincent | $3,086,257 | 10 | 1,787 | 2017 | Weltkino Filmverleih |
| 178 | Philomena | $3,074,776 | 10 | 1,791 | 2014 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 179 | Impy's Wonderland | $3,072,041 | 7 | 1,793 | 2008 | Constantin Film |
| 180 | The Concert | $3,069,266 | 15 | 1,795 | 2010 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 181 | The Salt Path | $3,068,691 | 7 | 1,797 | 2025 | DCM Film Distribution |
| 182 | Looper | $3,068,690 | 6 | 1,798 | 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 183 | Exit Marrakech | $3,067,106 | 9 | 1,799 | 2013 | - |
| 184 | Little Brother, Big Trouble: A Christmas Adventure | $3,058,132 | 8 | 1,801 | 2012 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 185 | The Wolfman | $3,053,121 | 6 | 1,802 | 2010 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 186 | Racing Stripes | $3,048,585 | 7 | 1,805 | 2005 | Constantin Film |
| 187 | Savages | $3,048,583 | 6 | 1,806 | 2012 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 188 | All Together | $3,037,758 | 13 | 1,813 | 2012 | - |
| 189 | New Kids Nitro | $3,026,764 | 7 | 1,816 | 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 190 | LOL | $3,011,131 | 6 | 1,820 | 2012 | Constantin Film |
| 191 | Silver Linings Playbook | $3,002,483 | 10 | 1,822 | 2013 | Senator Film |
| 192 | Astérix and Obélix: God Save Britannia | $2,997,342 | 6 | 1,824 | 2012 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 193 | Cloverfield | $2,984,678 | 6 | 1,828 | 2008 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 194 | The Darjeeling Limited | $2,977,631 | 9 | 1,831 | 2008 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 195 | Moonfall | $2,973,580 | 7 | 1,834 | 2022 | Andrea Leone Films |
| 196 | Lions for Lambs | $2,973,386 | 6 | 1,835 | 2007 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 197 | The Wall | $2,966,367 | 10 | 1,840 | 2012 | - |
| 198 | Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son | $2,946,414 | 7 | 1,846 | 2011 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 199 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | $2,940,785 | 7 | 1,848 | 2012 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 200 | Freche Mädchen 2 | $2,924,277 | 9 | 1,850 | 2010 | Constantin Film |
