| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $12,588,049 | 605 | $20,368,188 | Jan 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | The International | - | - | - | $4,990,826 | 489 | $5,892,464 | Feb 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $4,951,075 | 410 | $5,939,305 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | - | - | - | $4,205,077 | 454 | $8,264,019 | Feb 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 5 | Twilight | - | - | - | $4,143,806 | 640 | $23,734,298 | Jan 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 6 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $4,076,657 | 588 | $5,405,766 | Feb 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Wild Chicks and Life | - | - | - | $3,793,820 | 520 | $6,775,800 | Jan 29 | Constantin Film | false |
| 8 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $3,689,912 | 695 | $11,442,619 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Recep Ivedik 2 | - | - | - | $3,637,894 | 79 | $3,908,882 | Feb 12 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 10 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $3,407,515 | 456 | $3,483,297 | Feb 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | The Reader | - | - | - | $3,404,848 | 490 | $20,544,884 | Feb 26 | Senator Film | false |
| 12 | Bolt | - | - | - | $3,124,761 | 511 | $8,394,859 | Jan 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 13 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $2,757,129 | 255 | $3,463,761 | Feb 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 14 | Taken | - | - | - | $2,388,139 | 353 | $3,912,333 | Feb 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | Effi Briest | - | - | - | $1,836,434 | 154 | $3,314,400 | Feb 12 | Constantin Film | false |
| 16 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $1,528,133 | 191 | $1,790,037 | Feb 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 17 | Killing is My Business, Honey | - | - | - | $1,393,081 | 410 | $3,600,222 | Feb 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | The Spirit | - | - | - | $1,267,326 | 215 | $1,267,326 | Feb 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $1,266,877 | 473 | $10,948,614 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 20 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $1,233,136 | 303 | $2,465,572 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Role Models | - | - | - | $983,005 | 361 | $2,045,464 | Feb 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 22 | Milk | - | - | - | $780,157 | 76 | $1,658,829 | Feb 19 | Constantin Film | false |
| 23 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $747,832 | 348 | $4,764,151 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 24 | Changeling | - | - | - | $743,122 | 199 | $2,257,195 | Jan 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 25 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $680,023 | 131 | $766,777 | Feb 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 26 | The Bone Man | - | - | - | $521,927 | 57 | $1,275,182 | Feb 19 | Majestic Filmverleih | false |
| 27 | Buddenbrooks | - | - | - | $473,358 | 275 | $11,422,762 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $415,849 | 183 | $5,450,265 | Dec 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 29 | Doubt | - | - | - | $405,399 | 67 | $431,088 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 30 | Welcome to the Sticks | - | - | - | $357,393 | 321 | $17,147,691 | Oct 30 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 31 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $323,688 | 101 | $1,002,239 | Feb 26 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 32 | The Merry Widow | - | - | - | $303,386 | 50 | $394,078 | Feb 5 | Alamode Film | false |
| 33 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | - | - | - | $290,594 | 175 | $1,730,414 | Jan 8 | Constantin Film | false |
| 34 | The Class | - | - | - | $282,991 | 61 | $985,081 | Jan 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 35 | Saw V | - | - | - | $225,159 | 324 | $4,874,300 | Jan 15 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 36 | Quiet Chaos | - | - | - | $214,612 | 45 | $387,296 | Jan 29 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 37 | Wild Child | - | - | - | $197,164 | 276 | $2,533,905 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 38 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | - | - | - | $181,237 | 100 | $181,237 | Feb 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 39 | The Architect | - | - | - | $175,381 | 27 | $270,397 | Feb 5 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 40 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $149,176 | 39 | $758,126 | Jan 8 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 41 | Revanche | - | - | - | $142,220 | 27 | $194,654 | Feb 12 | Movienet | false |
| 42 | Let's Make Money | - | - | - | $107,616 | 86 | $1,595,861 | Oct 30 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 43 | The Goal of My Life | - | - | - | $105,296 | 23 | $196,304 | Jan 29 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 44 | Pride and Glory | - | - | - | $73,002 | 115 | $349,597 | Jan 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | For My Father | - | - | - | $72,316 | 27 | $174,588 | Jan 22 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 46 | Novemberkind | - | - | - | $70,970 | 46 | $1,363,595 | Nov 20 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 47 | Der Mondbär | - | - | - | $62,731 | 390 | $4,807,831 | Oct 16 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 48 | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | - | - | - | $60,604 | 31 | $117,025 | Feb 26 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 49 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $60,369 | 680 | $22,123,995 | Sep 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 50 | The Meerkats | - | - | - | $53,826 | 111 | $1,048,101 | Nov 20 | Central Film | false |
| 51 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $53,688 | 26 | $323,202 | Nov 20 | FantasiaFilmi Oy | false |
| 52 | Beloved Clara | - | - | - | $50,815 | 40 | $478,397 | Dec 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 53 | Alter und Schönheit | - | - | - | $48,145 | 56 | $465,168 | Jan 8 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 54 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $44,459 | 43 | $583,370 | Oct 23 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false |
| 55 | A Year Ago in Winter | - | - | - | $43,460 | 154 | $2,011,990 | Nov 13 | Constantin Film | false |
| 56 | The Drummer | - | - | - | $43,286 | 35 | $356,149 | Jan 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 57 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $41,466 | 62 | $785,729 | Nov 6 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 58 | In the Shadow of the Moon | - | - | - | $39,064 | 21 | $65,852 | Jan 29 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false |
| 59 | Adam Resurrected | - | - | - | $38,264 | 34 | $57,215 | Feb 19 | 3L Filmverleih | false |
| 60 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $37,353 | 43 | $491,038 | Dec 18 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 61 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $33,171 | 804 | $8,126,430 | Dec 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 62 | Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill | - | - | - | $32,639 | 401 | $11,714,039 | Oct 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 63 | Righteous Kill | - | - | - | $32,204 | 211 | $2,337,843 | Jan 1 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 64 | Berlin Calling | - | - | - | $32,115 | 30 | $550,645 | Oct 2 | Movienet | false |
| 65 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $30,296 | 119 | $3,874,417 | Sep 4 | Senator Film | false |
| 66 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $29,482 | 21 | $79,688 | Jan 22 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 67 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | - | - | - | $27,531 | 70 | $215,648 | Dec 25 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 68 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | - | - | - | $25,624 | 47 | $618,018 | Jul 24 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 69 | The Boss of It All | - | - | - | $23,760 | 18 | $96,319 | Jan 15 | Alpha Films | false |
| 70 | Death Race | - | - | - | $23,333 | 199 | $1,794,333 | Nov 27 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 71 | Earth | - | - | - | $22,887 | 442 | $29,298,899 | Feb 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 72 | Sagan | - | - | - | $22,160 | 44 | $207,009 | Jan 1 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 73 | Lulu and Jimi | - | - | - | $18,998 | 126 | $130,438 | Jan 22 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 74 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | - | - | - | $18,881 | 1,723 | $8,103,443 | Oct 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 75 | Billu | - | - | - | $18,156 | 6 | $18,156 | Feb 12 | Rapid Eye Movies | false |
| 76 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $14,003 | 151 | $182,800 | Jan 29 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 77 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $12,523 | 103 | $454,404 | Nov 27 | Constantin Film | false |
| 78 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $12,472 | 66 | $602,885 | Oct 2 | Senator Film | false |
| 79 | Perestroika: Reconstruction of a Flat | - | - | - | $10,270 | 5 | $20,295 | Feb 19 | Real Fiction | false |
| 80 | The Zone | - | - | - | $9,427 | 3 | $51,719 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 81 | Palermo Shooting | - | - | - | $9,398 | 41 | $324,068 | Nov 20 | Senator Film | false |
| 82 | A Secret | - | - | - | $9,396 | 42 | $233,259 | Dec 18 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 83 | People-Dreams-Actions | - | - | - | $9,196 | 5 | $25,286 | Feb 26 | Real Fiction | false |
| 84 | Reich des Bösen | - | - | - | $8,374 | 10 | $13,012 | Jan 29 | Mitosfilm | false |
| 85 | Give Me Your Hand | - | - | - | $8,169 | 8 | $31,100 | Feb 26 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 86 | It's a Free World... | - | - | - | $7,938 | 28 | $190,647 | Nov 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 87 | Silly's Sweet Summer | - | - | - | $7,847 | 76 | $311,178 | Apr 24 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 88 | Heart of Fire | - | - | - | $7,521 | 30 | $17,454 | Jan 29 | Senator Film | false |
| 89 | Maria am Wasser | - | - | - | $7,141 | 13 | $20,126 | Feb 26 | Timebandits Films | false |
| 90 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $7,069 | 236 | $1,523,402 | Oct 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 91 | Räuber Kneißl | - | - | - | $6,104 | 72 | $2,051,003 | Aug 21 | Movienet | false |
| 92 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | - | - | - | $5,792 | 6 | $27,966 | Dec 4 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 93 | That's It, That's All. | - | - | - | $5,556 | 16 | $9,777 | Feb 5 | Forum Hungary | false |
| 94 | The Times of Harvey Milk 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,520 | 7 | $16,386 | Feb 19 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 95 | Seytanin Pabucu | - | - | - | $5,504 | 25 | $106,224 | Jan 15 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 96 | Teenage Angst | - | - | - | $5,250 | 7 | $15,747 | Jan 29 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 97 | Manon | - | - | - | $4,981 | 6 | $13,328 | Mar 1 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 98 | Gerdas Schweigen | - | - | - | $4,473 | 13 | $55,095 | Nov 6 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 99 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | - | - | - | $3,953 | 5 | $21,792 | Jan 1 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 100 | The Art of Negative Thinking | - | - | - | $3,596 | 38 | $633,223 | Sep 18 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 101 | The Stranger in Me | - | - | - | $3,453 | 12 | $84,544 | Oct 16 | Ventura Film | false |
| 102 | Die Eisbombe | - | - | - | $3,339 | 16 | $100,548 | Aug 7 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 103 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | - | - | - | $2,917 | 15 | $55,785 | Nov 27 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 104 | Perfect moment - L'aventure continue | - | - | - | $2,876 | 11 | $11,791 | Feb 26 | Forum Hungary | false |
| 105 | Idomeneo, re di Creta: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | - | - | - | $2,860 | 6 | $5,813 | Feb 1 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 106 | Her Name Is Sabine | - | - | - | $2,534 | 4 | $11,688 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 107 | The Mystery of Morphus | - | - | - | $2,532 | 15 | $11,124 | Jan 22 | Central Film | false |
| 108 | Shadow of the Holy Book | - | - | - | $1,745 | 2 | $2,353 | Feb 5 | Anchor | false |
| 109 | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,701 | 4 | $21,030 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 110 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | - | - | - | $1,687 | 4 | $21,060 | Dec 4 | - | false |
| 111 | Zuoz | - | - | - | $1,665 | 2 | $3,704 | Feb 5 | Anchor | false |
| 112 | Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe | - | - | - | $1,662 | 120 | $929,503 | Aug 28 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 113 | 33 Scenes from Life | - | - | - | $1,236 | 15 | $23,367 | Nov 13 | Real Fiction | false |
| 114 | Derek | - | - | - | $1,090 | 2 | $3,359 | Jan 22 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 115 | Rule of the Fists | - | - | - | $833 | 2 | $3,827 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 116 | Paula's Secret | - | - | - | $473 | 44 | $278,921 | Sep 13 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 117 | Comeback | - | - | - | $347 | 3 | $3,721 | Nov 20 | WTP International | false |
| 118 | Citizen Havel | - | - | - | $274 | 2 | $2,624 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 119 | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | - | - | - | $145 | 11 | $50,777 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 120 | Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $10 | 3 | $2,120 | Jan 22 | - | false |
