| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Avatar | - | - | - | $7,316,488 | 146 | $16,121,641 | Dec 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $1,563,541 | 96 | $3,170,796 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | - | - | - | $1,355,622 | 84 | $1,607,249 | Jan 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $1,212,106 | 87 | $2,913,166 | Jan 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 5 | Salami Aleikum | - | - | - | $841,810 | 47 | $934,475 | Jan 1 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 6 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $711,126 | 82 | $2,596,222 | Jan 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Rabbit Without Ears 2 | - | - | - | $662,872 | 94 | $3,328,301 | Dec 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | The Rebound | - | - | - | $604,747 | 41 | $714,524 | Dec 29 | Constantin Film | false |
| 9 | The Princess and the Frog | - | - | - | $490,564 | 90 | $1,942,068 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 10 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | - | - | - | $484,176 | 23 | $615,121 | Jan 6 | Constantin Film | false |
| 11 | Nanga Parbat | - | - | - | $419,576 | 66 | $556,124 | Jan 14 | - | false |
| 12 | Friendship! 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $370,530 | 47 | $503,130 | Jan 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Surrogates | - | - | - | $368,887 | 61 | $494,105 | Jan 21 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 14 | Old Dogs | - | - | - | $364,869 | 64 | $448,158 | Jan 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 15 | Fame | - | - | - | $316,113 | 40 | $641,564 | Dec 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 16 | Soul Kitchen | - | - | - | $299,230 | 24 | $516,598 | Dec 25 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 17 | Mount St. Elias | - | - | - | $205,892 | 45 | $887,712 | Nov 26 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 18 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $203,859 | 74 | $1,157,980 | Jan 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Gamer | - | - | - | $198,466 | 32 | $248,412 | Jan 6 | Constantin Film | false |
| 20 | Whatever Works | - | - | - | $185,802 | 26 | $643,115 | Dec 4 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 21 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | - | - | - | $182,584 | 80 | $4,037,383 | Nov 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 22 | Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant | - | - | - | $167,882 | 43 | $185,749 | Jan 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 23 | Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys | - | - | - | $155,882 | 9 | $152,714 | Jan 1 | - | false |
| 24 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $146,212 | 31 | $1,131,585 | Sep 24 | Filmladen | false |
| 25 | The Crocodiles Strike Back | - | - | - | $132,553 | 35 | $319,762 | Jan 22 | Constantin Film | false |
| 26 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $111,963 | 8 | $222,750 | Jan 22 | Constantin Film | false |
| 27 | Saw VI | - | - | - | $102,502 | 50 | $972,185 | Dec 3 | - | false |
| 28 | Pettson & Findus - Katten och gubbens år 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $102,281 | 47 | $278,088 | Jan 15 | Filmladen | false |
| 29 | 2012 | - | - | - | $94,657 | 118 | $4,487,563 | Nov 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 30 | Hachi: A Dog's Tale | - | - | - | $89,063 | 48 | $542,582 | Nov 20 | Filmladen | false |
| 31 | Where the Wild Things Are | - | - | - | $80,550 | 28 | $182,425 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | Sacred Demijohn 2 | - | - | - | $72,841 | 7 | $72,841 | Jan 22 | - | false |
| 33 | Looking for Eric | - | - | - | $57,594 | 12 | $62,090 | Jan 8 | Filmladen | false |
| 34 | Albert Schweitzer | - | - | - | $52,814 | 15 | $61,571 | Jan 6 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 35 | Bright Star | - | - | - | $48,238 | 8 | $76,079 | Dec 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 36 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $43,880 | 6 | $43,880 | Jan 1 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 37 | Seraphine | - | - | - | $43,185 | 9 | $52,473 | Jan 15 | Filmladen | false |
| 38 | Paranormal Activity | - | - | - | $42,178 | 32 | $527,931 | Nov 20 | - | false |
| 39 | Winds of Sand, Women of Rock | - | - | - | $40,932 | 6 | $104,775 | Jan 15 | - | false |
| 40 | Plastic Planet | - | - | - | $40,214 | 36 | $722,947 | Sep 18 | - | false |
| 41 | Lourdes | - | - | - | $39,189 | 12 | $136,245 | Dec 11 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 42 | The Last Station 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $37,302 | 17 | $183,810 | Jan 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 43 | G-Force | - | - | - | $32,961 | 92 | $2,383,966 | Oct 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 44 | Planet 51 | - | - | - | $27,127 | 63 | $337,111 | Dec 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | Ninja Assassin | - | - | - | $24,702 | 42 | $257,407 | Dec 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 46 | Bock for President | - | - | - | $23,784 | 4 | $49,771 | Jan 15 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 47 | Same Same But Different | - | - | - | $22,489 | 11 | $110,023 | Jan 29 | Filmladen | false |
| 48 | Chéri | - | - | - | $22,449 | 11 | $74,354 | Dec 18 | Filmladen | false |
| 49 | Dragon Trap | - | - | - | $20,210 | 9 | $20,210 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 50 | Kill Daddy Good Night | - | - | - | $18,578 | 11 | $87,892 | Nov 27 | Filmladen | false |
| 51 | New in Town | - | - | - | $15,817 | 14 | $15,817 | Jan 29 | - | false |
| 52 | Tetro | - | - | - | $14,765 | 2 | $41,618 | Dec 18 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 53 | The Flight Before Christmas | - | - | - | $12,755 | 49 | $659,154 | Nov 13 | Constantin Film | false |
| 54 | Couples Retreat | - | - | - | $11,348 | 68 | $2,045,291 | Nov 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 55 | A Christmas Carol | - | - | - | $11,329 | 96 | $1,645,231 | Nov 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 56 | Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno | - | - | - | $10,312 | 1 | $25,901 | Jan 22 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 57 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | - | - | - | $9,769 | 38 | $228,496 | Nov 27 | Constantin Film | false |
| 58 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $4,452 | 4 | $6,187 | Jan 1 | Filmladen | false |
| 59 | Ask Geliyorum Demez | - | - | - | $4,200 | 5 | $19,715 | Dec 25 | - | false |
| 60 | Sizi Seviyorum | - | - | - | $3,984 | 5 | $3,984 | Jan 15 | - | false |
| 61 | A Christmas Tale | - | - | - | $3,607 | 2 | $36,828 | Dec 11 | Filmladen | false |
| 62 | Up | - | - | - | $925 | 137 | $2,919,072 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 63 | Defamation | - | - | - | $801 | 3 | $5,271 | Jan 22 | - | false |
