| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Alice in Wonderland | - | - | - | $28,781,181 | 555 | $34,638,318 | Mar 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 2 | Avatar | - | - | - | $15,278,884 | 738 | $156,632,531 | Dec 17 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 3 | Shutter Island | - | - | - | $8,632,757 | 481 | $14,708,736 | Feb 25 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 4 | The Men Who Stare at Goats | - | - | - | $5,003,394 | 305 | $6,189,482 | Mar 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 5 | How to Train Your Dragon | - | - | - | $4,361,702 | 717 | $15,496,906 | Mar 25 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Oceans | - | - | - | $2,803,033 | 278 | $4,516,253 | Feb 25 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 7 | Devil's Kickers | - | - | - | $2,457,067 | 484 | $3,730,071 | Mar 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 8 | Tooth Fairy | - | - | - | $2,347,153 | 415 | $4,421,733 | Mar 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | The Blind Side | - | - | - | $2,210,653 | 418 | $6,295,841 | Mar 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Green Zone | - | - | - | $2,019,696 | 348 | $2,984,399 | Mar 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 11 | The Hairdresser | - | - | - | $1,941,604 | 134 | $4,805,519 | Feb 18 | Constantin Film | false |
| 12 | Hier kommt Lola | - | - | - | $1,887,135 | 460 | $2,504,509 | Mar 4 | Constantin Film | false |
| 13 | Up in the Air | - | - | - | $1,519,534 | 266 | $7,665,802 | Feb 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 14 | Edge of Darkness | - | - | - | $1,480,976 | 321 | $1,736,428 | Mar 11 | - | false |
| 15 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | - | - | - | $1,371,042 | 657 | $7,968,745 | Feb 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 16 | Jerry Cotton | - | - | - | $1,355,625 | 526 | $1,654,881 | Mar 11 | Constantin Film | false |
| 17 | Rock It! | - | - | - | $1,326,443 | 370 | $3,571,286 | Feb 18 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 18 | Remember Me | - | - | - | $1,275,490 | 304 | $3,265,022 | Mar 25 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 19 | The Ghost Writer | - | - | - | $1,171,505 | 270 | $3,147,954 | Feb 18 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 20 | Sherlock Holmes | - | - | - | $1,017,730 | 651 | $16,629,510 | Jan 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | - | - | - | $1,008,654 | 583 | $8,962,447 | Jan 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Valentine's Day | - | - | - | $949,320 | 435 | $8,296,049 | Feb 11 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | The Book of Eli | - | - | - | $922,963 | 305 | $3,543,027 | Feb 18 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 24 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | - | - | - | $849,865 | 178 | $4,526,144 | Feb 4 | - | false |
| 25 | From Paris with Love | - | - | - | $689,809 | 242 | $1,544,822 | Mar 25 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 26 | Friendship! 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $608,160 | 435 | $14,637,870 | Jan 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Boxhagener Platz | - | - | - | $604,121 | 59 | $1,294,990 | Mar 4 | - | false |
| 28 | Crazy Heart | - | - | - | $597,453 | 56 | $753,134 | Mar 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 29 | When We Leave | - | - | - | $533,778 | 84 | $860,709 | Mar 11 | - | false |
| 30 | The Lovely Bones | - | - | - | $517,199 | 318 | $2,316,186 | Feb 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 31 | The Crocodiles Strike Back | - | - | - | $500,676 | 471 | $4,719,996 | Jan 21 | Constantin Film | false |
| 32 | Eyyvah Eyvah | - | - | - | $467,281 | 59 | $1,167,852 | Feb 25 | - | false |
| 33 | Julia's Disappearance | - | - | - | $427,196 | 74 | $1,680,636 | Feb 4 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 34 | Precious | - | - | - | $405,573 | 85 | $1,234,336 | Mar 25 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 35 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $347,880 | 120 | $5,601,024 | Oct 15 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 36 | It's Complicated | - | - | - | $331,464 | 558 | $9,831,613 | Jan 21 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 37 | The Last Station 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $301,690 | 127 | $1,728,741 | Jan 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Ay Lav Yu | - | - | - | $283,663 | 34 | $332,994 | Mar 11 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 39 | Soul Kitchen | - | - | - | $264,593 | 240 | $10,813,421 | Dec 24 | - | false |
| 40 | Agora | - | - | - | $256,643 | 145 | $256,643 | Mar 11 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 41 | Henri 4 | - | - | - | $231,654 | 180 | $248,067 | Mar 4 | Central Film | false |
| 42 | Everybody's Fine | - | - | - | $223,951 | 104 | $283,450 | Mar 18 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 43 | Case 39 | - | - | - | $214,619 | 82 | $263,811 | Mar 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 44 | Invictus | - | - | - | $200,433 | 120 | $763,812 | Feb 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Legion | - | - | - | $195,867 | 106 | $313,299 | Mar 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 46 | Very Movie Moves | - | - | - | $192,903 | 60 | $527,876 | Mar 26 | - | false |
| 47 | The Fourth Revolution: Energy | - | - | - | $158,682 | 53 | $170,708 | Mar 18 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 48 | A Prophet | - | - | - | $147,710 | 55 | $169,998 | Mar 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Ajami | - | - | - | $132,496 | 33 | $167,329 | Mar 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 50 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | - | - | - | $117,802 | 625 | $15,512,720 | Dec 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 51 | The Wolfman | - | - | - | $108,030 | 509 | $3,053,121 | Feb 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 52 | An Education | - | - | - | $82,712 | 100 | $287,519 | Feb 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 53 | Nine | - | - | - | $81,092 | 153 | $293,875 | Feb 25 | Senator Film | false |
| 54 | Plastic Planet | - | - | - | $49,191 | 36 | $113,311 | Feb 25 | - | false |
| 55 | A Serious Man | - | - | - | $24,789 | 61 | $1,812,097 | Jan 21 | - | false |
| 56 | Wings of the Night | - | - | - | $21,851 | 33 | $21,851 | Mar 4 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 57 | Same Same But Different | - | - | - | $15,097 | 117 | $1,174,322 | Jan 21 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
