| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | - | - | - | $34,160,091 | 939 | $65,963,672 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Due Date | - | - | - | $10,482,779 | 529 | $13,028,652 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | - | - | - | $6,539,101 | 630 | $9,688,871 | Oct 28 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 4 | Red | - | - | - | $5,088,363 | 523 | $8,208,370 | Oct 28 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 5 | Jackass 3D | - | - | - | $4,894,160 | 349 | $7,243,633 | Oct 28 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Despicable Me | - | - | - | $4,588,232 | 697 | $26,914,321 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | Paranormal Activity 2 | - | - | - | $3,785,404 | 253 | $4,108,761 | Nov 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | Animals United | - | - | - | $3,618,274 | 725 | $14,633,199 | Oct 7 | Constantin Film | false |
| 9 | Saw 3D | - | - | - | $2,647,092 | 357 | $10,999,677 | Nov 25 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 10 | Unstoppable | - | - | - | $2,473,358 | 505 | $2,560,388 | Nov 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Act of Vengeance | - | - | - | $2,435,592 | 62 | $2,540,373 | Nov 4 | - | false |
| 12 | Life as We Know It | - | - | - | $2,188,497 | 410 | $5,568,426 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Machete | - | - | - | $1,948,693 | 205 | $2,264,814 | Nov 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | - | - | - | $1,936,587 | 371 | $5,679,469 | Oct 21 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 15 | Young Goethe in Love | - | - | - | $1,770,839 | 289 | $5,428,560 | Oct 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Easy A | - | - | - | $1,549,205 | 241 | $1,996,491 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | The Switch | - | - | - | $1,322,764 | 258 | $1,678,078 | Nov 11 | Constantin Film | false |
| 18 | Eat Pray Love | - | - | - | $1,164,006 | 525 | $14,267,576 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 19 | Somewhere | - | - | - | $1,052,079 | 71 | $1,410,752 | Nov 11 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 20 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | - | - | - | $951,188 | 455 | $3,782,806 | Oct 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 21 | The Social Network | - | - | - | $904,008 | 389 | $9,345,704 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | The Kids Are All Right | - | - | - | $663,206 | 83 | $1,268,738 | Nov 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 23 | The Secret in Their Eyes | - | - | - | $649,988 | 62 | $949,301 | Oct 28 | - | false |
| 24 | Der letzte schöne Herbsttag | - | - | - | $616,938 | 387 | $823,551 | Nov 11 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 25 | Carlos | - | - | - | $535,755 | 75 | $590,710 | Nov 4 | - | false |
| 26 | The End Is My Beginning | - | - | - | $526,881 | 92 | $1,624,710 | Oct 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 27 | The Other Guys | - | - | - | $511,542 | 369 | $5,064,833 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Fair Game | - | - | - | $508,780 | 173 | $1,591,252 | Nov 25 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 29 | Buried Alive 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $470,242 | 173 | $530,078 | Nov 4 | - | false |
| 30 | I Am Love | - | - | - | $460,482 | 41 | $600,894 | Oct 28 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 31 | The Coming Days | - | - | - | $454,879 | 225 | $482,461 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 32 | We Are the Night | - | - | - | $437,841 | 251 | $859,026 | Oct 28 | Constantin Film | false |
| 33 | Single by Contract | - | - | - | $355,734 | 409 | $5,225,452 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 34 | Inception | - | - | - | $327,177 | 616 | $36,842,861 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 35 | Exit Through the Gift Shop | - | - | - | $270,740 | 43 | $554,717 | Oct 21 | Alamode Film | false |
| 36 | Little Nicholas | - | - | - | $236,871 | 154 | $2,095,655 | Aug 26 | Central Film | false |
| 37 | Mao's Last Dancer | - | - | - | $225,660 | 61 | $231,782 | Nov 4 | - | false |
| 38 | Furry Vengeance | - | - | - | $219,466 | 206 | $752,909 | Oct 14 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 39 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | - | - | - | $195,564 | 440 | $16,119,840 | Sep 16 | Constantin Film | false |
| 40 | In the Beginning There Was Light | - | - | - | $173,386 | 44 | $241,205 | Oct 28 | Movienet | false |
| 41 | Piranha 3D | - | - | - | $171,324 | 320 | $2,183,573 | Oct 14 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 42 | Mount St. Elias | - | - | - | $142,253 | 63 | $236,879 | Nov 18 | - | false |
| 43 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | - | - | - | $132,871 | 98 | $698,066 | Oct 14 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 44 | The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams | - | - | - | $125,187 | 434 | $1,184,991 | Sep 30 | Falcom Media | false |
| 45 | You Again | - | - | - | $122,172 | 109 | $238,507 | Nov 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 46 | Charlie St. Cloud | - | - | - | $104,646 | 270 | $2,165,250 | Oct 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 47 | Miral | - | - | - | $77,349 | 50 | $87,162 | Nov 18 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 48 | Bon appétit | - | - | - | $63,976 | 61 | $96,870 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 49 | The Good Heart | - | - | - | $50,757 | 43 | $124,094 | Nov 25 | Alamode Film | false |
| 50 | Still Walking | - | - | - | $49,120 | 23 | $50,255 | Nov 18 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 51 | Takers 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $47,222 | 101 | $228,687 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | Habermann | - | - | - | $31,433 | 66 | $77,444 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 53 | Cyrus | - | - | - | $23,713 | 50 | $75,272 | Nov 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
