| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $34,624,324 | 841 | $45,757,904 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 2 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | - | - | - | $8,528,925 | 611 | $14,348,566 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $6,850,652 | 804 | $8,126,430 | Dec 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 4 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $6,729,649 | 500 | $10,112,691 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | Australia | - | - | - | $5,208,784 | 712 | $16,239,240 | Dec 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $4,637,825 | 1,120 | $40,804,735 | Nov 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $3,790,260 | 520 | $8,873,264 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $3,487,825 | 183 | $5,450,265 | Dec 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 9 | Buddenbrooks | - | - | - | $3,358,600 | 275 | $11,422,762 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Welcome to the Sticks | - | - | - | $3,357,729 | 321 | $17,147,691 | Oct 30 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 11 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $2,449,646 | 428 | $5,351,455 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | The Women | - | - | - | $2,204,049 | 354 | $2,364,557 | Dec 11 | Constantin Film | false |
| 13 | Muro: Nalet Olsun Içimdeki Insan Sevgisine | - | - | - | $1,774,982 | 69 | $1,865,148 | Dec 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 14 | A.R.O.G | - | - | - | $1,672,040 | 93 | $1,725,890 | Dec 4 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 15 | Wild Child | - | - | - | $1,617,843 | 276 | $2,533,905 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 16 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $1,254,231 | 155 | $1,290,546 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Death Race | - | - | - | $780,413 | 199 | $1,794,333 | Nov 27 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 18 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $767,220 | 312 | $12,654,607 | Oct 2 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 19 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $677,074 | 402 | $2,983,015 | Nov 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $623,674 | 729 | $24,130,400 | Sep 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill | - | - | - | $581,468 | 401 | $11,714,039 | Oct 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $433,645 | 382 | $6,519,316 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $430,245 | 609 | $17,865,900 | Oct 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 24 | Der Mondbär | - | - | - | $412,846 | 390 | $4,807,831 | Oct 16 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 25 | North Face | - | - | - | $399,471 | 218 | $4,030,997 | Oct 23 | Majestic Filmverleih | false |
| 26 | The Accidental Husband | - | - | - | $397,141 | 346 | $2,835,280 | Nov 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 27 | A Year Ago in Winter | - | - | - | $374,762 | 154 | $2,011,990 | Nov 13 | Constantin Film | false |
| 28 | Novemberkind | - | - | - | $333,319 | 46 | $1,363,595 | Nov 20 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 29 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | - | - | - | $317,034 | 1,723 | $8,103,443 | Oct 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 30 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | - | - | - | $313,093 | 498 | $5,861,087 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 31 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $268,285 | 119 | $3,874,417 | Sep 4 | Senator Film | false |
| 32 | Quarantine | - | - | - | $249,434 | 89 | $238,976 | Dec 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Lakeview Terrace | - | - | - | $241,561 | 50 | $250,552 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 34 | The Meerkats | - | - | - | $216,590 | 111 | $1,048,101 | Nov 20 | Central Film | false |
| 35 | Mirrors | - | - | - | $209,571 | 233 | $2,551,888 | Oct 30 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 36 | Let's Make Money | - | - | - | $199,190 | 86 | $1,595,861 | Oct 30 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 37 | Nim's Island | - | - | - | $194,367 | 373 | $4,074,404 | Jun 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 38 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $171,200 | 103 | $454,404 | Nov 27 | Constantin Film | false |
| 39 | The Strangers | - | - | - | $158,077 | 198 | $733,584 | Nov 20 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 40 | Transsiberian | - | - | - | $145,026 | 86 | $259,076 | Dec 11 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 41 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | - | - | - | $142,204 | 102 | $498,981 | Nov 27 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 42 | Beloved Clara | - | - | - | $130,934 | 40 | $478,397 | Dec 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 43 | The Ottoman Republic | - | - | - | $118,506 | 36 | $702,119 | Nov 20 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 44 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $103,552 | 236 | $1,523,402 | Oct 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 45 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $97,925 | 62 | $785,729 | Nov 6 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 46 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $95,000 | 43 | $491,038 | Dec 18 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 47 | Palermo Shooting | - | - | - | $83,384 | 41 | $324,068 | Nov 20 | Senator Film | false |
| 48 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $78,981 | 51 | $409,803 | Nov 13 | Alamode Film | false |
| 49 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $70,863 | 680 | $22,123,995 | Sep 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 50 | A Secret | - | - | - | $67,875 | 42 | $233,259 | Dec 18 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 51 | Brideshead Revisited | - | - | - | $57,922 | 70 | $263,400 | Nov 20 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 52 | The Invention of the Curried Sausage | - | - | - | $56,356 | 53 | $838,563 | Sep 11 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 53 | It's a Free World... | - | - | - | $55,474 | 28 | $190,647 | Nov 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 54 | The Secret of the Grain | - | - | - | $51,875 | 40 | $815,402 | Aug 28 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 55 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $47,189 | 66 | $602,885 | Oct 2 | Senator Film | false |
| 56 | The Art of Negative Thinking | - | - | - | $45,975 | 38 | $633,223 | Sep 18 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 57 | Berlin Calling | - | - | - | $45,098 | 30 | $550,645 | Oct 2 | Movienet | false |
| 58 | De brief voor de koning | - | - | - | $42,449 | 63 | $189,756 | Nov 13 | Zorro Film | false |
| 59 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $37,185 | 7 | $76,884 | Dec 11 | Rapid Eye Movies | false |
| 60 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $36,749 | 37 | $480,577 | Oct 2 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 61 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | - | - | - | $35,459 | 47 | $618,018 | Jul 24 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 62 | Moscow, Belgium | - | - | - | $33,006 | 53 | $470,100 | Oct 16 | Senator Film | false |
| 63 | Blindness | - | - | - | $27,485 | 71 | $362,474 | Oct 23 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 64 | Finnischer Tango | - | - | - | $22,281 | 23 | $276,839 | Aug 28 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 65 | I Served the King of England | - | - | - | $19,781 | 40 | $292,814 | Aug 21 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 66 | Silly's Sweet Summer | - | - | - | $18,486 | 76 | $311,178 | Apr 24 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 67 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $18,216 | 43 | $583,370 | Oct 23 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false |
| 68 | Days and Clouds | - | - | - | $18,134 | 39 | $211,757 | Oct 9 | Movienet | false |
| 69 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $17,530 | 29 | $224,889 | Oct 9 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 70 | Chaotic Ana | - | - | - | $17,235 | 20 | $31,579 | Nov 27 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 71 | Paula's Secret | - | - | - | $17,006 | 44 | $278,921 | Sep 13 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 72 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | - | - | - | $16,897 | 15 | $55,785 | Nov 27 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 73 | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | - | - | - | $16,038 | 11 | $50,777 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 74 | Earth | - | - | - | $15,911 | 442 | $29,298,899 | Feb 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 75 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $11,080 | 754 | $29,669,980 | Aug 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 76 | In jeder Sekunde | - | - | - | $9,720 | 16 | $23,354 | Dec 11 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 77 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | - | - | - | $9,656 | 6 | $27,966 | Dec 4 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 78 | Rumba | - | - | - | $8,879 | 33 | $69,647 | Nov 6 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 79 | Heimatkunde | - | - | - | $8,816 | 20 | $91,186 | Oct 2 | Titanic.filmverleih | false |
| 80 | My Mother's Tears | - | - | - | $8,334 | 14 | $44,433 | Nov 6 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 81 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | - | - | - | $8,249 | 4 | $21,060 | Dec 4 | - | false |
| 82 | The House Bunny | - | - | - | $8,101 | 219 | $2,063,929 | Oct 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 83 | The Plane 2007 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,509 | 12 | $104,243 | May 3 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 84 | The Stranger in Me | - | - | - | $6,537 | 12 | $84,544 | Oct 16 | Ventura Film | false |
| 85 | Lenin kam nur bis Lüdenscheid - Meine kleine deutsche Revolution | - | - | - | $6,170 | 22 | $112,923 | Jun 5 | W-film | false |
| 86 | Die Eisbombe | - | - | - | $5,468 | 16 | $100,548 | Aug 7 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 87 | Räuber Kneißl | - | - | - | $5,300 | 72 | $2,051,003 | Aug 21 | Movienet | false |
| 88 | Botero Born in Medellin | - | - | - | $5,174 | 15 | $55,203 | Oct 30 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 89 | Gerdas Schweigen | - | - | - | $4,885 | 13 | $55,095 | Nov 6 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 90 | U-900 | - | - | - | $4,462 | 404 | $1,759,338 | Oct 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 91 | Back to Africa | - | - | - | $4,274 | 11 | $70,812 | Aug 14 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 92 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $4,074 | 26 | $323,202 | Nov 20 | FantasiaFilmi Oy | false |
| 93 | Avanak Kuzenler | - | - | - | $3,417 | 31 | $188,350 | Nov 13 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 94 | Egoïste: Lotti Latrous | - | - | - | $3,022 | 8 | $19,544 | Nov 13 | - | false |
| 95 | NoBody's Perfect 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,952 | 6 | $28,141 | Sep 11 | Ventura Film | false |
| 96 | Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe | - | - | - | $2,339 | 120 | $929,503 | Aug 28 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 97 | Impy's Wonderland | - | - | - | $1,897 | 403 | $3,072,041 | May 1 | Constantin Film | false |
| 98 | 33 Scenes from Life | - | - | - | $1,818 | 15 | $23,367 | Nov 13 | Real Fiction | false |
| 99 | Grave Decisions | - | - | - | $1,570 | 397 | $16,764,003 | Aug 17 | Movienet | false |
| 100 | Silent Resident | - | - | - | $1,514 | 8 | $20,238 | Sep 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 101 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | - | - | - | $1,295 | 88 | $989,860 | Aug 7 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 102 | About Water: People and Yellow Cans 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,142 | 15 | $49,568 | Jun 19 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 103 | Comeback | - | - | - | $550 | 3 | $3,721 | Nov 20 | WTP International | false |
| 104 | To Faro | - | - | - | $332 | 20 | $65,694 | Oct 30 | Alpenrepublik Filmverleih | false |
| 105 | Surveillance | - | - | - | $80 | 51 | $51,605 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
