| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Reader | - | - | - | $10,838,906 | 490 | $20,544,884 | Feb 26 | Senator Film | false |
| 2 | Marley & Me | - | - | - | $7,491,058 | 550 | $8,479,376 | Mar 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | - | - | - | $5,286,294 | 432 | $19,188,873 | Mar 19 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 4 | Watchmen | - | - | - | $4,707,141 | 369 | $5,292,211 | Mar 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | - | - | - | $4,016,562 | 509 | $12,900,472 | Mar 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Gran Torino | - | - | - | $3,566,196 | 157 | $6,371,649 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | - | - | - | $3,547,397 | 426 | $4,418,662 | Mar 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | - | - | - | $2,835,031 | 454 | $8,264,019 | Feb 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Hilde | - | - | - | $2,165,087 | 243 | $3,552,579 | Mar 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Killing is My Business, Honey | - | - | - | $2,026,304 | 410 | $3,600,222 | Feb 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Princess Lillifee | - | - | - | $1,918,326 | 506 | $6,431,914 | Mar 26 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 12 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | - | - | - | $1,917,458 | 386 | $4,137,662 | Mar 19 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 13 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | - | - | - | $1,716,402 | 841 | $45,757,904 | Dec 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 14 | The Pink Panther 2 | - | - | - | $1,467,637 | 377 | $1,555,027 | Mar 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Yes Man | - | - | - | $1,369,167 | 588 | $5,405,766 | Feb 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | The Unborn | - | - | - | $1,351,127 | 250 | $1,665,286 | Mar 12 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 17 | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | - | - | - | $1,321,612 | 197 | $1,928,276 | Mar 5 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 18 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | - | - | - | $1,281,941 | 605 | $20,368,188 | Jan 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 19 | Taken | - | - | - | $1,247,293 | 353 | $3,912,333 | Feb 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | - | - | - | $1,205,172 | 225 | $1,486,420 | Mar 5 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | - | - | - | $1,197,024 | 303 | $2,465,572 | Feb 26 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Role Models | - | - | - | $1,062,459 | 361 | $2,045,464 | Feb 26 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 23 | Australia | - | - | - | $876,325 | 712 | $16,239,240 | Dec 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 24 | Effi Briest | - | - | - | $871,697 | 154 | $3,314,400 | Feb 12 | Constantin Film | false |
| 25 | The International | - | - | - | $834,315 | 489 | $5,892,464 | Feb 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 26 | He's Just Not That Into You | - | - | - | $761,174 | 410 | $5,939,305 | Feb 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Milk | - | - | - | $661,793 | 76 | $1,658,829 | Feb 19 | Constantin Film | false |
| 28 | Twilight | - | - | - | $583,276 | 640 | $23,734,298 | Jan 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 29 | The Crocodiles | - | - | - | $578,749 | 450 | $4,452,060 | Mar 26 | Constantin Film | false |
| 30 | Hotel for Dogs | - | - | - | $565,197 | 255 | $3,463,761 | Feb 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 31 | Welcome to the Sticks | - | - | - | $562,897 | 321 | $17,147,691 | Oct 30 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 32 | The Wrestler | - | - | - | $538,300 | 101 | $1,002,239 | Feb 26 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 33 | The Bone Man | - | - | - | $534,141 | 57 | $1,275,182 | Feb 19 | Majestic Filmverleih | false |
| 34 | The Tale of Despereaux | - | - | - | $518,546 | 310 | $803,545 | Mar 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 35 | Wild Chicks and Life | - | - | - | $433,799 | 520 | $6,775,800 | Jan 29 | Constantin Film | false |
| 36 | Valkyrie | - | - | - | $400,928 | 695 | $11,442,619 | Jan 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 37 | Bolt | - | - | - | $374,210 | 511 | $8,394,859 | Jan 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 38 | Inkheart | - | - | - | $372,063 | 500 | $10,112,691 | Dec 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | Notorious | - | - | - | $346,239 | 250 | $596,015 | Mar 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 40 | Recep Ivedik 2 | - | - | - | $340,332 | 79 | $3,908,882 | Feb 12 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 41 | The Duchess | - | - | - | $274,189 | 155 | $677,525 | Mar 26 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 42 | Friday the 13th | - | - | - | $232,779 | 191 | $1,790,037 | Feb 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 43 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | - | - | - | $210,510 | 183 | $5,450,265 | Dec 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 44 | RocknRolla | - | - | - | $202,516 | 67 | $301,572 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Changeling | - | - | - | $172,654 | 199 | $2,257,195 | Jan 22 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 46 | Alone | - | - | - | $159,581 | 59 | $176,361 | Mar 12 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 47 | The Fall | - | - | - | $151,945 | 34 | $169,241 | Mar 12 | Capelight Pictures | false |
| 48 | Novemberkind | - | - | - | $151,525 | 46 | $1,363,595 | Nov 20 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 49 | A Year Ago in Winter | - | - | - | $150,501 | 154 | $2,011,990 | Nov 13 | Constantin Film | false |
| 50 | Buddenbrooks | - | - | - | $137,999 | 275 | $11,422,762 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | What Just Happened | - | - | - | $135,274 | 53 | $231,680 | Mar 26 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 52 | Sex Drive | - | - | - | $134,624 | 101 | $134,624 | Mar 26 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 53 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | - | - | - | $128,059 | 175 | $1,730,414 | Jan 8 | Constantin Film | false |
| 54 | The Meerkats | - | - | - | $101,385 | 111 | $1,048,101 | Nov 20 | Central Film | false |
| 55 | Frost/Nixon | - | - | - | $90,495 | 131 | $766,777 | Feb 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 56 | Jerichow | - | - | - | $83,534 | 39 | $758,126 | Jan 8 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 57 | Beloved Clara | - | - | - | $81,764 | 40 | $478,397 | Dec 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 58 | Hinter Kaifeck | - | - | - | $79,635 | 30 | $98,722 | Mar 12 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 59 | Baching | - | - | - | $79,356 | 15 | $102,326 | Mar 12 | Movienet | false |
| 60 | The Merry Widow | - | - | - | $77,694 | 50 | $394,078 | Feb 5 | Alamode Film | false |
| 61 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $77,026 | 43 | $583,370 | Oct 23 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false |
| 62 | Bride Wars | - | - | - | $75,782 | 456 | $3,483,297 | Feb 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 63 | The Class | - | - | - | $74,853 | 61 | $985,081 | Jan 15 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 64 | The Architect | - | - | - | $74,798 | 27 | $270,397 | Feb 5 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 65 | Waltz with Bashir | - | - | - | $74,711 | 62 | $785,729 | Nov 6 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 66 | Revolutionary Road | - | - | - | $66,271 | 348 | $4,764,151 | Jan 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 67 | Berlin Calling | - | - | - | $66,019 | 30 | $550,645 | Oct 2 | Movienet | false |
| 68 | Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation | - | - | - | $61,695 | 40 | $159,890 | Mar 26 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 69 | Where the Grass Is Greener | - | - | - | $59,473 | 15 | $77,927 | Mar 12 | Filmlichter | false |
| 70 | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | - | - | - | $56,421 | 31 | $117,025 | Feb 26 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 71 | Silly's Sweet Summer | - | - | - | $54,838 | 76 | $311,178 | Apr 24 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 72 | Quiet Chaos | - | - | - | $54,395 | 45 | $387,296 | Jan 29 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 73 | 35 Shots of Rum | - | - | - | $53,705 | 11 | $62,704 | Mar 5 | Real Fiction | false |
| 74 | Three Monkeys | - | - | - | $48,878 | 20 | $67,089 | Mar 19 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 75 | The Drummer | - | - | - | $48,569 | 35 | $356,149 | Jan 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 76 | Revanche | - | - | - | $48,315 | 27 | $194,654 | Feb 12 | Movienet | false |
| 77 | Alter und Schönheit | - | - | - | $45,619 | 56 | $465,168 | Jan 8 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 78 | Paris 36 | - | - | - | $43,395 | 103 | $454,404 | Nov 27 | Constantin Film | false |
| 79 | Earth | - | - | - | $40,683 | 442 | $29,298,899 | Feb 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 80 | John Rabe | - | - | - | $29,867 | 127 | $1,241,380 | Mar 12 | Majestic Filmverleih | false |
| 81 | Seven Days Sunday | - | - | - | $29,264 | 19 | $50,318 | Mar 5 | Timebandits Films | false |
| 82 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $27,156 | 66 | $602,885 | Oct 2 | Senator Film | false |
| 83 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | - | - | - | $26,206 | 26 | $323,202 | Nov 20 | FantasiaFilmi Oy | false |
| 84 | Doubt | - | - | - | $25,689 | 67 | $431,088 | Feb 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 85 | The Art of Negative Thinking | - | - | - | $23,661 | 38 | $633,223 | Sep 18 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 86 | The Governor | - | - | - | $21,629 | 22 | $21,629 | Mar 5 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 87 | O'Horten | - | - | - | $21,316 | 43 | $491,038 | Dec 18 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false |
| 88 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | - | - | - | $21,046 | 70 | $215,648 | Dec 25 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 89 | Man on Wire | - | - | - | $20,428 | 21 | $79,688 | Jan 22 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 90 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | - | - | - | $18,917 | 611 | $14,348,566 | Dec 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 91 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $18,675 | 29 | $224,889 | Oct 9 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 92 | It's a Free World... | - | - | - | $17,963 | 28 | $190,647 | Nov 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 93 | Adam Resurrected | - | - | - | $17,858 | 34 | $57,215 | Feb 19 | 3L Filmverleih | false |
| 94 | Give Me Your Hand | - | - | - | $16,217 | 8 | $31,100 | Feb 26 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 95 | The Boss of It All | - | - | - | $16,061 | 18 | $96,319 | Jan 15 | Alpha Films | false |
| 96 | People-Dreams-Actions | - | - | - | $15,136 | 5 | $25,286 | Feb 26 | Real Fiction | false |
| 97 | The Stranger in Me | - | - | - | $14,479 | 12 | $84,544 | Oct 16 | Ventura Film | false |
| 98 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $12,596 | 680 | $22,123,995 | Sep 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 99 | Maria am Wasser | - | - | - | $12,247 | 13 | $20,126 | Feb 26 | Timebandits Films | false |
| 100 | The Zone | - | - | - | $11,949 | 3 | $51,719 | Dec 11 | - | false |
| 101 | Henners Traum - Das größte Tourismusprojekt Europas | - | - | - | $11,783 | 13 | $29,989 | Mar 26 | Real Fiction | false |
| 102 | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $11,600 | 4 | $21,030 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 103 | Saw V | - | - | - | $10,904 | 324 | $4,874,300 | Jan 15 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 104 | Captain Abu Raed | - | - | - | $10,473 | 10 | $10,473 | Mar 12 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 105 | The Times of Harvey Milk 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $10,052 | 7 | $16,386 | Feb 19 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 106 | Sagan | - | - | - | $9,980 | 44 | $207,009 | Jan 1 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 107 | Let the Right One In | - | - | - | $9,800 | 44 | $1,528,033 | Dec 23 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 108 | Perfect moment - L'aventure continue | - | - | - | $8,915 | 11 | $11,791 | Feb 26 | Forum Hungary | false |
| 109 | Manon | - | - | - | $8,347 | 6 | $13,328 | Mar 1 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 110 | For My Father | - | - | - | $8,089 | 27 | $174,588 | Jan 22 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 111 | Ayakta Kal | - | - | - | $7,679 | 20 | $7,679 | Mar 5 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 112 | Perestroika: Reconstruction of a Flat | - | - | - | $7,449 | 5 | $20,295 | Feb 19 | Real Fiction | false |
| 113 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $7,422 | 236 | $1,523,402 | Oct 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 114 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $6,846 | 119 | $3,874,417 | Sep 4 | Senator Film | false |
| 115 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | - | - | - | $5,674 | 15 | $55,785 | Nov 27 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 116 | Gerdas Schweigen | - | - | - | $5,476 | 13 | $55,095 | Nov 6 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 117 | Joy Division | - | - | - | $5,337 | 10 | $5,337 | Mar 5 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 118 | Music | - | - | - | $5,257 | 6 | $6,117 | Mar 12 | Box! Film- und Fernsehproduktions GmbH | false |
| 119 | Her Name Is Sabine | - | - | - | $4,675 | 4 | $11,688 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 120 | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | - | - | - | $4,194 | 11 | $50,777 | Nov 27 | - | false |
| 121 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | - | - | - | $3,532 | 1,723 | $8,103,443 | Oct 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 122 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | - | - | - | $2,670 | 5 | $21,792 | Jan 1 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 123 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | - | - | - | $2,619 | 47 | $618,018 | Jul 24 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 124 | Teenage Angst | - | - | - | $2,371 | 7 | $15,747 | Jan 29 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 125 | Beautiful Bitch | - | - | - | $2,367 | 30 | $60,724 | Aug 14 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 126 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | - | - | - | $2,357 | 6 | $27,966 | Dec 4 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 127 | In the Shadow of the Moon | - | - | - | $2,040 | 21 | $65,852 | Jan 29 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false |
| 128 | Räuber Kneißl | - | - | - | $2,000 | 72 | $2,051,003 | Aug 21 | Movienet | false |
| 129 | Zuoz | - | - | - | $1,948 | 2 | $3,704 | Feb 5 | Anchor | false |
| 130 | The Goal of My Life | - | - | - | $1,935 | 23 | $196,304 | Jan 29 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 131 | Citizen Havel | - | - | - | $1,307 | 2 | $2,624 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 132 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | - | - | - | $1,189 | 4 | $21,060 | Dec 4 | - | false |
| 133 | Rule of the Fists | - | - | - | $1,140 | 2 | $3,827 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 134 | Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $527 | 3 | $2,120 | Jan 22 | - | false |
| 135 | Strange Culture | - | - | - | $508 | 2 | $1,305 | Jan 29 | Anchor | false |
| 136 | Shadow of the Holy Book | - | - | - | $426 | 2 | $2,353 | Feb 5 | Anchor | false |
| 137 | Reich des Bösen | - | - | - | $396 | 10 | $13,012 | Jan 29 | Mitosfilm | false |
