| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $43,119,315 | 738 | $156,632,531 | Dec 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Rabbit Without Ears 2 | - | - | - | $32,798,024 | 722 | $40,954,864 | Dec 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $16,798,404 | 736 | $34,647,673 | Nov 26 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 4 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $8,280,372 | 542 | $11,780,091 | Dec 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | 2012 | - | - | - | $7,385,566 | 1,007 | $37,706,115 | Nov 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $5,347,752 | 625 | $15,512,720 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $3,633,875 | 325 | $3,900,589 | Dec 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 8 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $3,253,217 | 520 | $11,188,892 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Fame | - | - | - | $3,148,257 | 376 | $5,990,925 | Dec 24 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 10 | Soul Kitchen | - | - | - | $2,935,799 | 240 | $10,813,421 | Dec 24 | - | false |
| 11 | Pope Joan | - | - | - | $1,876,527 | 542 | $25,010,090 | Oct 22 | Constantin Film | false |
| 12 | Law Abiding Citizen | - | - | - | $1,870,074 | 612 | $5,173,078 | Nov 19 | Constantin Film | false |
| 13 | The Flight Before Christmas | - | - | - | $1,820,400 | 425 | $5,357,823 | Nov 5 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 14 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $1,753,661 | 324 | $2,181,772 | Dec 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $1,539,337 | 81 | $1,924,074 | Dec 3 | Central Film | false |
| 16 | G-Force | - | - | - | $1,170,573 | 538 | $15,483,327 | Oct 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 17 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | - | - | - | $1,059,499 | 313 | $1,676,818 | Nov 26 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 18 | Zombieland | - | - | - | $1,001,685 | 105 | $1,220,568 | Dec 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Dinosaurier | - | - | - | $911,479 | 297 | $2,288,787 | Dec 24 | Constantin Film | false |
| 20 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $858,179 | 201 | $2,483,779 | Nov 19 | - | false |
| 21 | Ninja Assassin | - | - | - | $804,853 | 157 | $850,707 | Dec 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Lila, Lila | - | - | - | $743,707 | 237 | $968,890 | Dec 17 | Falcom Media | false |
| 23 | Albert Schweitzer | - | - | - | $682,393 | 169 | $1,766,178 | Dec 24 | - | false |
| 24 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $621,483 | 214 | $1,110,733 | Dec 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 25 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $418,616 | 341 | $7,224,089 | Nov 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 26 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $132,616 | 49 | $297,637 | Dec 24 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 27 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $103,033 | 120 | $5,601,024 | Oct 15 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 28 | Ask Geliyorum Demez | - | - | - | $66,806 | 25 | $66,806 | Dec 24 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 29 | Jolly Life | - | - | - | $65,678 | 31 | $659,412 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 30 | The Murder Farm | - | - | - | $47,080 | 128 | $1,688,518 | Nov 19 | Constantin Film | false |
| 31 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | - | - | - | $39,173 | 160 | $1,526,521 | Nov 12 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
