| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Vicky the Viking | - | - | - | $23,171,793 | 816 | $41,294,527 | Sep 9 | Constantin Film | false |
| 2 | Up | - | - | - | $11,458,578 | 846 | $29,415,322 | Sep 17 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Inglourious Basterds | - | - | - | $10,893,771 | 469 | $23,585,703 | Aug 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 4 | The Final Destination | - | - | - | $9,807,780 | 427 | $12,639,632 | Sep 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | District 9 | - | - | - | $4,330,002 | 413 | $5,010,563 | Sep 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 6 | Maria, He Doesn't Like It | - | - | - | $3,372,635 | 360 | $12,341,923 | Aug 6 | Constantin Film | false |
| 7 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | - | - | - | $3,176,204 | 875 | $82,199,367 | Jul 1 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | The Hangover | - | - | - | $3,121,931 | 446 | $20,855,235 | Jul 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | The Proposal | - | - | - | $2,530,293 | 610 | $18,505,527 | Jul 30 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 10 | My Sister's Keeper | - | - | - | $2,407,541 | 208 | $3,490,611 | Aug 27 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Desert Flower 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,361,755 | 370 | $9,708,595 | Sep 24 | - | false |
| 12 | Julie & Julia | - | - | - | $2,356,365 | 313 | $2,794,885 | Sep 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | - | - | - | $2,307,675 | 908 | $64,709,316 | Jul 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 14 | Coco Before Chanel | - | - | - | $1,654,412 | 163 | $4,815,653 | Aug 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | - | - | - | $1,541,705 | 359 | $3,973,440 | Sep 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | The Time Traveler's Wife | - | - | - | $1,342,991 | 303 | $1,598,672 | Sep 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 17 | Whiskey with Vodka | - | - | - | $1,196,227 | 119 | $1,513,128 | Sep 3 | Senator Film | false |
| 18 | Vision | - | - | - | $929,262 | 176 | $4,282,305 | Sep 24 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 19 | Dance Flick | - | - | - | $872,640 | 181 | $872,640 | Sep 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 20 | Funny People | - | - | - | $861,020 | 228 | $899,365 | Sep 17 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | LOL (Laughing Out Loud) | - | - | - | $831,012 | 152 | $1,246,787 | Aug 27 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 22 | Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian | - | - | - | $753,809 | 487 | $3,699,747 | Sep 24 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Taking Woodstock | - | - | - | $673,919 | 84 | $747,241 | Sep 3 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 24 | Public Enemies | - | - | - | $566,497 | 397 | $6,906,249 | Aug 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 25 | Broken Embraces | - | - | - | $533,386 | 78 | $2,177,492 | Aug 6 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 26 | Friends Forever | - | - | - | $489,479 | 449 | $3,527,296 | Jul 23 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 27 | Antichrist | - | - | - | $426,948 | 57 | $658,605 | Sep 10 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false |
| 28 | Coraline | - | - | - | $393,035 | 289 | $1,725,615 | Aug 13 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 29 | Chéri | - | - | - | $361,839 | 102 | $567,631 | Aug 27 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 30 | Berlin '36 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $323,209 | 95 | $323,209 | Sep 10 | - | false |
| 31 | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | - | - | - | $300,244 | 480 | $3,929,561 | Aug 13 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 32 | Storm | - | - | - | $249,921 | 49 | $273,877 | Sep 10 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 33 | Fighting | - | - | - | $245,861 | 50 | $245,861 | Sep 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 34 | Year One | - | - | - | $233,868 | 156 | $582,095 | Aug 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 35 | Disgrace | - | - | - | $194,966 | 49 | $259,627 | Sep 17 | Alamode Film | false |
| 36 | Jasper: Journey to the End of the World | - | - | - | $156,798 | 155 | $484,433 | Aug 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 37 | Louise hires a contract killer | - | - | - | $139,765 | 38 | $374,581 | Sep 24 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 38 | Salami Aleikum | - | - | - | $128,950 | 59 | $1,048,906 | Jul 23 | Zorro Film | false |
| 39 | It Might Get Loud | - | - | - | $118,169 | 23 | $153,805 | Aug 27 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 40 | Summertime Blues | - | - | - | $73,132 | 101 | $252,810 | Aug 20 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 41 | The Country Teacher 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $69,413 | 35 | $130,619 | Aug 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 42 | Short Cut to Hollywood | - | - | - | $56,652 | 42 | $56,652 | Sep 24 | Senator Film | false |
| 43 | Extreme Movie | - | - | - | $52,448 | 30 | $52,448 | Sep 17 | Senator Film | false |
| 44 | In Search of Memory 2009 Re-release | - | - | - | $51,387 | 41 | $525,967 | Jun 25 | - | false |
| 45 | Small Crime | - | - | - | $50,294 | 67 | $1,258,381 | Jun 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 46 | Fraulein Stinnes Travels the World | - | - | - | $23,864 | 14 | $54,926 | Aug 20 | Real Fiction | false |
| 47 | The Hurt Locker | - | - | - | $16,671 | 124 | $464,533 | Aug 13 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 48 | Angels & Demons | - | - | - | $15,187 | 1,092 | $47,070,399 | May 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 49 | Katyn | - | - | - | $12,260 | 13 | $12,260 | Sep 17 | - | false |
| 50 | Der gelbe Satin | - | - | - | $11,589 | 25 | $11,589 | Sep 24 | - | false |
| 51 | The Beaches of Agnès | - | - | - | $7,392 | 6 | $7,392 | Sep 10 | - | false |
| 52 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | - | - | - | $6,198 | 64 | $318,384 | Aug 13 | Senator Film | false |
