| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Twilight | - | - | - | $15,856,268 | 640 | $23,734,298 | Jan 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 2 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $12,390,269 | 841 | $45,757,904 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 3 | Transporter 3 | - | - | - | $11,929,741 | 482 | $11,778,941 | Jan 8 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 4 | Australia | - | - | - | $10,566,696 | 712 | $16,239,240 | Dec 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | Seven Pounds | - | - | - | $9,681,737 | 473 | $10,948,614 | Jan 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $7,351,779 | 695 | $11,442,619 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 7 | Buddenbrooks | - | - | - | $6,984,074 | 275 | $11,422,762 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | - | - | - | $6,842,557 | 611 | $14,348,566 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Bedtime Stories | - | - | - | $5,632,404 | 520 | $8,873,264 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $5,344,832 | 605 | $20,368,188 | Jan 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Bolt | - | - | - | $4,895,888 | 511 | $8,394,859 | Jan 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 12 | Saw V | - | - | - | $4,638,237 | 324 | $4,874,300 | Jan 15 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 13 | Welcome to the Sticks | - | - | - | $4,614,356 | 321 | $17,147,691 | Oct 30 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 14 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $3,822,672 | 500 | $10,112,691 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $3,754,767 | 348 | $4,764,151 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 16 | Righteous Kill | - | - | - | $2,305,639 | 211 | $2,337,843 | Jan 1 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 17 | Wild Chicks and Life | - | - | - | $2,159,955 | 520 | $6,775,800 | Jan 29 | Constantin Film | false |
| 18 | Changeling | - | - | - | $1,367,349 | 199 | $2,257,195 | Jan 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 19 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | - | - | - | $1,242,607 | 804 | $8,126,430 | Dec 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $1,229,260 | 183 | $5,450,265 | Dec 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 21 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | - | - | - | $1,194,562 | 175 | $1,730,414 | Jan 8 | Constantin Film | false |
| 22 | Quantum of Solace | - | - | - | $874,414 | 1,120 | $40,804,735 | Nov 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 23 | Wild Child | - | - | - | $718,898 | 276 | $2,533,905 | Dec 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 24 | The Class | - | - | - | $557,587 | 61 | $985,081 | Jan 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 25 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $525,845 | 39 | $758,126 | Jan 8 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 26 | Alter und Schönheit | - | - | - | $359,490 | 56 | $465,168 | Jan 8 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 27 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $332,333 | 609 | $17,865,900 | Oct 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 28 | Pride and Glory | - | - | - | $276,595 | 115 | $349,597 | Jan 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | The Drummer | - | - | - | $257,691 | 35 | $356,149 | Jan 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 30 | The Women | - | - | - | $231,351 | 354 | $2,364,557 | Dec 11 | Constantin Film | false |
| 31 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $186,059 | 26 | $323,202 | Nov 20 | FantasiaFilmi Oy | false |
| 32 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $184,466 | 43 | $491,038 | Dec 18 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 33 | Body of Lies | - | - | - | $182,469 | 428 | $5,351,455 | Nov 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | Sagan | - | - | - | $174,869 | 44 | $207,009 | Jan 1 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 35 | Ghost Town | - | - | - | $168,797 | 151 | $182,800 | Jan 29 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 36 | Novemberkind | - | - | - | $163,958 | 46 | $1,363,595 | Nov 20 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 37 | Fighter | - | - | - | $158,123 | 32 | $158,123 | Jan 1 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 38 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $148,509 | 44 | $1,528,033 | Dec 23 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 39 | The Warlords | - | - | - | $121,689 | 61 | $121,689 | Jan 8 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 40 | Quiet Chaos | - | - | - | $114,382 | 45 | $387,296 | Jan 29 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 41 | Lulu and Jimi | - | - | - | $111,440 | 126 | $130,438 | Jan 22 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 42 | Seytanin Pabucu | - | - | - | $100,720 | 25 | $106,224 | Jan 15 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 43 | For My Father | - | - | - | $94,183 | 27 | $174,588 | Jan 22 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 44 | Muro: Nalet Olsun Içimdeki Insan Sevgisine | - | - | - | $90,155 | 69 | $1,865,148 | Dec 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 45 | Der Mondbär | - | - | - | $90,008 | 390 | $4,807,831 | Oct 16 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 46 | The Goal of My Life | - | - | - | $89,073 | 23 | $196,304 | Jan 29 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 47 | A Year Ago in Winter | - | - | - | $85,397 | 154 | $2,011,990 | Nov 13 | Constantin Film | false |
| 48 | The Meerkats | - | - | - | $82,672 | 111 | $1,048,101 | Nov 20 | Central Film | false |
| 49 | Beloved Clara | - | - | - | $82,638 | 40 | $478,397 | Dec 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 50 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | - | - | - | $81,648 | 70 | $215,648 | Dec 25 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 51 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $76,104 | 62 | $785,729 | Nov 6 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 52 | Let's Make Money | - | - | - | $75,822 | 86 | $1,595,861 | Oct 30 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 53 | A Secret | - | - | - | $67,688 | 42 | $233,259 | Dec 18 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 54 | The Boss of It All | - | - | - | $55,594 | 18 | $96,319 | Jan 15 | Alpha Films | false |
| 55 | A.R.O.G | - | - | - | $53,850 | 93 | $1,725,890 | Dec 4 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 56 | Waiting for Angelina | - | - | - | $49,236 | 20 | $68,486 | Jan 8 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 57 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $45,366 | 729 | $24,130,400 | Sep 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 58 | Berlin Calling | - | - | - | $43,310 | 30 | $550,645 | Oct 2 | Movienet | false |
| 59 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $40,575 | 43 | $583,370 | Oct 23 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false |
| 60 | Four Christmases | - | - | - | $36,315 | 155 | $1,290,546 | Dec 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $26,281 | 21 | $79,688 | Jan 22 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 62 | It's a Free World... | - | - | - | $25,944 | 28 | $190,647 | Nov 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 63 | In the Shadow of the Moon | - | - | - | $24,748 | 21 | $65,852 | Jan 29 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false |
| 64 | Palermo Shooting | - | - | - | $24,549 | 41 | $324,068 | Nov 20 | Senator Film | false |
| 65 | Earth | - | - | - | $24,171 | 442 | $29,298,899 | Feb 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 66 | Max Payne | - | - | - | $21,675 | 402 | $2,983,015 | Nov 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 67 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $18,539 | 103 | $454,404 | Nov 27 | Constantin Film | false |
| 68 | Destere | - | - | - | $17,433 | 30 | $17,433 | Jan 22 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 69 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | - | - | - | $15,169 | 5 | $21,792 | Jan 1 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 70 | I've Loved You So Long | - | - | - | $14,678 | 51 | $409,803 | Nov 13 | Alamode Film | false |
| 71 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $12,327 | 236 | $1,523,402 | Oct 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 72 | CC2C | - | - | - | $11,496 | 5 | $11,496 | Jan 15 | Rapid Eye Movies | false |
| 73 | Heart of Fire | - | - | - | $9,933 | 30 | $17,454 | Jan 29 | Senator Film | false |
| 74 | The Stranger in Me | - | - | - | $9,928 | 12 | $84,544 | Oct 16 | Ventura Film | false |
| 75 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | - | - | - | $9,499 | 7 | $76,884 | Dec 11 | Rapid Eye Movies | false |
| 76 | The Strangers | - | - | - | $9,406 | 198 | $733,584 | Nov 20 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 77 | The Rocker | - | - | - | $9,388 | 16 | $84,913 | Jan 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 78 | Lakeview Terrace | - | - | - | $8,991 | 50 | $250,552 | Dec 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 79 | Gerdas Schweigen | - | - | - | $8,652 | 13 | $55,095 | Nov 6 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 80 | The Mystery of Morphus | - | - | - | $8,592 | 15 | $11,124 | Jan 22 | Central Film | false |
| 81 | Transsiberian | - | - | - | $8,461 | 86 | $259,076 | Dec 11 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 82 | Mamma Mia! | - | - | - | $8,433 | 745 | $39,040,538 | Jul 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 83 | Teenage Angst | - | - | - | $8,126 | 7 | $15,747 | Jan 29 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 84 | Death Race | - | - | - | $7,791 | 199 | $1,794,333 | Nov 27 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 85 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | - | - | - | $7,437 | 4 | $21,060 | Dec 4 | - | false |
| 86 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $6,368 | 66 | $602,885 | Oct 2 | Senator Film | false |
| 87 | Moscow, Belgium | - | - | - | $6,156 | 53 | $470,100 | Oct 16 | Senator Film | false |
| 88 | Brideshead Revisited | - | - | - | $5,985 | 70 | $263,400 | Nov 20 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 89 | Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe | - | - | - | $5,368 | 120 | $929,503 | Aug 28 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 90 | Räuber Kneißl | - | - | - | $5,163 | 72 | $2,051,003 | Aug 21 | Movienet | false |
| 91 | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | - | - | - | $4,172 | 11 | $50,777 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 92 | Her Name Is Sabine | - | - | - | $3,956 | 4 | $11,688 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 93 | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,823 | 4 | $21,030 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 94 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | - | - | - | $3,792 | 15 | $55,785 | Nov 27 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 95 | The Secret of the Grain | - | - | - | $3,726 | 40 | $815,402 | Aug 28 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 96 | How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | - | - | - | $2,996 | 102 | $498,981 | Nov 27 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 97 | Idomeneo, re di Creta: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | - | - | - | $2,953 | 6 | $5,813 | Feb 1 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 98 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | - | - | - | $2,374 | 6 | $27,966 | Dec 4 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 99 | Derek | - | - | - | $2,269 | 2 | $3,359 | Jan 22 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 100 | Reich des Bösen | - | - | - | $2,025 | 10 | $13,012 | Jan 29 | Mitosfilm | false |
| 101 | 33 Scenes from Life | - | - | - | $1,857 | 15 | $23,367 | Nov 13 | Real Fiction | false |
| 102 | Botero Born in Medellin | - | - | - | $1,704 | 15 | $55,203 | Oct 30 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 103 | In jeder Sekunde | - | - | - | $1,601 | 16 | $23,354 | Dec 11 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 104 | Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,371 | 3 | $2,120 | Jan 22 | - | false |
| 105 | Citizen Havel | - | - | - | $986 | 2 | $2,624 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 106 | Rule of the Fists | - | - | - | $875 | 2 | $3,827 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 107 | Strange Culture | - | - | - | $681 | 2 | $1,305 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 108 | Little Paris | - | - | - | $656 | 1 | $32,679 | Dec 18 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 109 | My Mother's Tears | - | - | - | $380 | 14 | $44,433 | Nov 6 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 110 | Comeback | - | - | - | $305 | 3 | $3,721 | Nov 20 | WTP International | false |
