| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Men in the City | - | - | - | $16,752,053 | 592 | $20,379,417 | Oct 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 2 | Up | - | - | - | $15,711,420 | 846 | $29,415,322 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Vicky the Viking | - | - | - | $14,818,797 | 816 | $41,294,527 | Sep 9 | Constantin Film | false |
| 4 | The Ugly Truth | - | - | - | $13,740,667 | 514 | $15,389,786 | Oct 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | G-Force | - | - | - | $10,579,035 | 538 | $15,483,327 | Oct 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 6 | Pope Joan | - | - | - | $9,820,955 | 542 | $25,010,090 | Oct 22 | Constantin Film | false |
| 7 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $6,149,141 | 226 | $7,442,430 | Oct 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Desert Flower 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $6,069,071 | 370 | $9,708,595 | Sep 24 | - | false |
| 9 | This Is It | - | - | - | $5,472,648 | 927 | $13,019,854 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Gangs | - | - | - | $3,923,322 | 392 | $4,239,091 | Oct 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 11 | Vision | - | - | - | $2,746,619 | 176 | $4,282,305 | Sep 24 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 12 | Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian | - | - | - | $2,518,462 | 487 | $3,699,747 | Sep 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $2,443,888 | 469 | $23,585,703 | Aug 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 14 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $2,253,254 | 359 | $3,973,440 | Sep 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $2,236,583 | 427 | $12,639,632 | Sep 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | The White Ribbon | - | - | - | $2,001,474 | 120 | $5,601,024 | Oct 15 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 17 | Maria, He Doesn't Like It | - | - | - | $1,263,898 | 360 | $12,341,923 | Aug 6 | Constantin Film | false |
| 18 | Lippels Traum | - | - | - | $1,059,755 | 433 | $1,355,326 | Oct 8 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 19 | Pandorum | - | - | - | $889,012 | 242 | $932,423 | Oct 1 | Constantin Film | false |
| 20 | Aliens in the Attic | - | - | - | $835,656 | 312 | $835,656 | Oct 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 21 | 500 Days of Summer | - | - | - | $735,062 | 140 | $994,103 | Oct 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 22 | Saviors in the Night | - | - | - | $722,781 | 48 | $995,473 | Oct 8 | - | false |
| 23 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $712,352 | 163 | $4,815,653 | Aug 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 24 | Orphan | - | - | - | $709,168 | 197 | $957,930 | Oct 22 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 25 | The Breath | - | - | - | $675,894 | 71 | $1,053,936 | Oct 22 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 26 | District 9 | - | - | - | $644,680 | 413 | $5,010,563 | Sep 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $568,589 | 446 | $20,855,235 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Pettson & Findus - Katten och gubbens år 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $558,925 | 296 | $1,010,826 | Oct 22 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 29 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $413,883 | 875 | $82,199,367 | Jul 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 30 | Away We Go | - | - | - | $412,257 | 63 | $464,916 | Oct 15 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 31 | Whiskey with Vodka | - | - | - | $316,901 | 119 | $1,513,128 | Sep 3 | Senator Film | false |
| 32 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $316,317 | 208 | $3,490,611 | Aug 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Giant | - | - | - | $314,267 | 50 | $314,267 | Oct 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 34 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $302,403 | 313 | $2,794,885 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | Carriers | - | - | - | $285,304 | 75 | $285,304 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 36 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $255,681 | 303 | $1,598,672 | Sep 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 37 | My Life in Ruins | - | - | - | $247,339 | 122 | $247,339 | Oct 15 | - | false |
| 38 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $236,830 | 105 | $236,830 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 39 | Evet, I Do! | - | - | - | $235,151 | 53 | $235,151 | Oct 1 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 40 | Louise hires a contract killer | - | - | - | $234,816 | 38 | $374,581 | Sep 24 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 41 | Antichrist | - | - | - | $231,657 | 57 | $658,605 | Sep 10 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 42 | Horst Schlämmer - Isch kandidiere! | - | - | - | $169,637 | 674 | $12,769,048 | Aug 20 | Constantin Film | false |
| 43 | Kolpaçino | - | - | - | $168,120 | 32 | $420,907 | Oct 29 | - | false |
| 44 | Imagine That | - | - | - | $151,416 | 100 | $268,197 | Oct 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 45 | Will You Marry Us? | - | - | - | $144,917 | 51 | $441,612 | Oct 29 | - | false |
| 46 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $144,543 | 78 | $2,177,492 | Aug 6 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 47 | The Day Will Come | - | - | - | $138,777 | 25 | $138,777 | Oct 1 | - | false |
| 48 | The Children of Huang Shi | - | - | - | $135,026 | 53 | $135,026 | Oct 8 | - | false |
| 49 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $117,574 | 908 | $64,709,316 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 50 | Land of the Lost | - | - | - | $103,594 | 80 | $103,594 | Oct 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 51 | Taking Woodstock | - | - | - | $73,322 | 84 | $747,241 | Sep 3 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 52 | Disgrace | - | - | - | $64,661 | 49 | $259,627 | Sep 17 | Alamode Film | false |
| 53 | Friends Forever | - | - | - | $55,145 | 449 | $3,527,296 | Jul 23 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 54 | I Love You, Beth Cooper | - | - | - | $43,370 | 7 | $43,370 | Oct 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 55 | The Cove | - | - | - | $42,530 | 45 | $42,530 | Oct 22 | - | false |
| 56 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | - | - | - | $39,680 | 152 | $1,246,787 | Aug 27 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 57 | Funny People | - | - | - | $38,345 | 228 | $899,365 | Sep 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 58 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $37,680 | 610 | $18,505,527 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 59 | Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms | - | - | - | $33,604 | 105 | $33,604 | Oct 29 | - | false |
| 60 | Storm | - | - | - | $23,956 | 49 | $273,877 | Sep 10 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 61 | Shorts | - | - | - | $23,732 | 56 | $23,732 | Oct 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | Hangtime | - | - | - | $23,111 | 31 | $23,111 | Oct 15 | - | false |
| 63 | Home from Home | - | - | - | $21,946 | 20 | $21,946 | Oct 29 | - | false |
