| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $17,650,148 | 908 | $64,709,316 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! | - | - | - | $15,790,605 | 674 | $12,769,048 | Aug 20 | Constantin Film | false |
| 3 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $14,247,062 | 875 | $82,199,367 | Jul 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $14,162,187 | 610 | $18,505,527 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $11,112,458 | 446 | $20,855,235 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $9,580,358 | 469 | $23,585,703 | Aug 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | Maria, He Doesn't Like It | - | - | - | $7,368,811 | 360 | $12,341,923 | Aug 6 | Constantin Film | false |
| 8 | Public Enemies | - | - | - | $6,339,752 | 397 | $6,906,249 | Aug 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 9 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $3,629,317 | 480 | $3,929,561 | Aug 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $2,237,496 | 163 | $4,815,653 | Aug 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Friends Forever | - | - | - | $1,950,509 | 449 | $3,527,296 | Jul 23 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 12 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $1,499,563 | 78 | $2,177,492 | Aug 6 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 13 | Coraline | - | - | - | $1,332,580 | 289 | $1,725,615 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 14 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | - | - | - | $766,786 | 674 | $20,111,156 | Jun 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 15 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $766,753 | 208 | $3,490,611 | Aug 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Brüno | - | - | - | $753,121 | 472 | $7,209,557 | Jul 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 17 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $596,040 | 1,092 | $47,070,399 | May 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | Salami Aleikum | - | - | - | $568,615 | 59 | $1,048,906 | Jul 23 | Zorro Film | false |
| 19 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | - | - | - | $517,872 | 515 | $10,221,448 | Jun 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $447,862 | 124 | $464,533 | Aug 13 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 21 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $402,844 | 432 | $19,188,873 | Mar 19 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 22 | My Bloody Valentine | - | - | - | $399,491 | 69 | $3,135,001 | May 20 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 23 | The Reader | - | - | - | $384,997 | 490 | $20,544,884 | Feb 26 | Senator Film | false |
| 24 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | - | - | - | $376,095 | 152 | $1,246,787 | Aug 27 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 25 | Jasper: Journey to the End of the World | - | - | - | $327,635 | 155 | $484,433 | Aug 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $312,186 | 64 | $318,384 | Aug 13 | Senator Film | false |
| 27 | Year One | - | - | - | $300,588 | 156 | $582,095 | Aug 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Je l'aimais | - | - | - | $265,367 | 60 | $265,367 | Jul 30 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 29 | Chéri | - | - | - | $205,792 | 102 | $567,631 | Aug 27 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 30 | Le code a changé | - | - | - | $191,399 | 60 | $668,640 | Jul 16 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 31 | State of Play | - | - | - | $173,110 | 325 | $4,500,691 | Jun 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 32 | Fanboys | - | - | - | $156,344 | 44 | $156,344 | Jul 30 | - | false |
| 33 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $151,730 | 157 | $6,371,649 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Small Crime | - | - | - | $145,063 | 67 | $1,258,381 | Jun 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 35 | Sometime in August | - | - | - | $131,197 | 34 | $131,197 | Jul 30 | Senator Film | false |
| 36 | Mid-August Lunch | - | - | - | $125,570 | 59 | $1,030,273 | Apr 30 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 37 | In Search of Memory 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $124,397 | 41 | $525,967 | Jun 25 | - | false |
| 38 | Let it Rain | - | - | - | $114,429 | 40 | $114,429 | Jul 30 | Alamode Film | false |
| 39 | Tricks | - | - | - | $92,981 | 32 | $183,791 | Jul 23 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 40 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | - | - | - | $88,444 | 748 | $19,146,827 | May 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 41 | Last Chance Harvey | - | - | - | $70,663 | 123 | $2,139,464 | Apr 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 42 | Elite Squad | - | - | - | $63,388 | 32 | $63,388 | Aug 6 | Senator Film | false |
| 43 | The Country Teacher 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $61,206 | 35 | $130,619 | Aug 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 44 | Che: Part Two | - | - | - | $45,132 | 41 | $121,783 | Jul 23 | Central Film | false |
| 45 | Summertime Blues | - | - | - | $42,129 | 101 | $252,810 | Aug 20 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 46 | Inspector Bellamy | - | - | - | $40,929 | 54 | $556,266 | Jul 9 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 47 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $35,636 | 23 | $153,805 | Aug 27 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 48 | Drag Me to Hell | - | - | - | $34,931 | 275 | $2,743,384 | Jun 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 49 | The Brothers Bloom | - | - | - | $30,644 | 31 | $30,644 | Aug 27 | Senator Film | false |
| 50 | The Edge of Love | - | - | - | $29,985 | 64 | $184,527 | Jul 23 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 51 | Die PARTEI | - | - | - | $24,668 | 19 | $24,668 | Aug 13 | - | false |
| 52 | Birdwatchers | - | - | - | $19,000 | 32 | $155,029 | Jul 16 | - | false |
| 53 | For a Moment, Freedom | - | - | - | $15,932 | 12 | $15,932 | Aug 13 | - | false |
| 54 | Terminator Salvation | - | - | - | $15,260 | 979 | $13,523,845 | Jun 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 55 | The Crocodiles | - | - | - | $13,185 | 450 | $4,452,060 | Mar 26 | Constantin Film | false |
| 56 | Fraulein Stinnes Travels the World | - | - | - | $11,609 | 14 | $54,926 | Aug 20 | Real Fiction | false |
| 57 | Horsemen | - | - | - | $11,160 | 11 | $63,772 | Aug 27 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 58 | The Good the Bad the Weird | - | - | - | $8,415 | 20 | $31,733 | Jul 30 | - | false |
