| Rank
| Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Max Theaters | Total Gross | % of Total | Release Date | Distributor
|
|---|
| 1 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 | - | - | - | $12,502,531 | 939 | $65,963,672 | 19% | Nov 18, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Tangled | - | - | - | $7,668,004 | 627 | $41,402,705 | 18.5% | Dec 9, 2010 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 3 | Saw 3D | - | - | - | $4,584,685 | 357 | $10,999,677 | 41.7% | Nov 25, 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 4 | Otto's Eleven | - | - | - | $3,510,446 | 640 | $7,184,934 | 48.9% | Dec 2, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 5 | Megamind | - | - | - | $3,132,849 | 560 | $4,399,694 | 71.2% | Dec 2, 2010 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 6 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader | - | - | - | $2,384,112 | 893 | $15,531,389 | 15.4% | Dec 16, 2010 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 7 | The Tourist | - | - | - | $2,109,845 | 659 | $12,147,629 | 17.4% | Dec 16, 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 8 | Due Date | - | - | - | $1,623,927 | 529 | $13,028,652 | 12.5% | Nov 4, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 9 | You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger | - | - | - | $1,254,716 | 129 | $2,105,813 | 59.6% | Dec 2, 2010 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 10 | Fair Game | - | - | - | $723,734 | 173 | $1,591,252 | 45.5% | Nov 25, 2010 | TOBIS Film |
| 11 | 22 Bullets | - | - | - | $603,781 | 103 | $1,200,547 | 50.3% | Dec 2, 2010 | Central Film |
| 12 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | - | - | - | $576,142 | 630 | $9,688,871 | 5.9% | Oct 28, 2010 | Kinowelt Filmverleih |
| 13 | RED | - | - | - | $418,317 | 523 | $8,208,370 | 5.1% | Oct 28, 2010 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 14 | Animals United | - | - | - | $340,954 | 725 | $14,633,199 | 2.3% | Oct 7, 2010 | Constantin Film |
| 15 | The Kids Are All Right | - | - | - | $323,661 | 83 | $1,268,738 | 25.5% | Nov 18, 2010 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 16 | Young Goethe in Love | - | - | - | $306,574 | 289 | $5,428,560 | 5.6% | Oct 14, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 17 | Easy A | - | - | - | $303,049 | 241 | $1,996,491 | 15.2% | Nov 11, 2010 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 18 | Despicable Me | - | - | - | $227,989 | 697 | $26,914,321 | 0.8% | Sep 30, 2010 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 19 | Nowhere Boy | - | - | - | $225,438 | 70 | $470,613 | 47.9% | Dec 9, 2010 | Senator Film |
| 20 | Machete | - | - | - | $219,969 | 205 | $2,264,814 | 9.7% | Nov 4, 2010 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 21 | A Somewhat Gentle Man | - | - | - | $200,168 | 457 | $426,144 | 47% | Dec 9, 2010 | N/A |
| 22 | Act of Vengeance | - | - | - | $199,505 | 62 | $2,540,373 | 7.9% | Nov 4, 2010 | N/A |
| 23 | Paranormal Activity 2 | - | - | - | $197,574 | 253 | $4,108,761 | 4.8% | Nov 4, 2010 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 24 | Somewhere | - | - | - | $191,433 | 71 | $1,410,752 | 13.6% | Nov 11, 2010 | TOBIS Film |
| 25 | Of Gods and Men | - | - | - | $189,931 | 93 | $2,184,948 | 8.7% | Dec 16, 2010 | N/A |
| 26 | The Switch | - | - | - | $182,257 | 258 | $1,678,078 | 10.9% | Nov 11, 2010 | Constantin Film |
| 27 | Unstoppable | - | - | - | $167,895 | 505 | $2,560,388 | 6.6% | Nov 11, 2010 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 28 | Monsters | - | - | - | $120,792 | 46 | $186,963 | 64.6% | Dec 9, 2010 | N/A |
| 29 | Der letzte schöne Herbsttag | - | - | - | $114,237 | 387 | $823,551 | 13.9% | Nov 11, 2010 | X Verleih AG |
| 30 | Small World | - | - | - | $109,688 | 65 | $1,113,544 | 9.9% | Dec 16, 2010 | N/A |
| 31 | The End Is My Beginning | - | - | - | $96,817 | 92 | $1,624,710 | 6% | Oct 7, 2010 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 32 | The Secret in Their Eyes | - | - | - | $79,350 | 62 | $949,301 | 8.4% | Oct 28, 2010 | N/A |
| 33 | Mount St. Elias | - | - | - | $74,516 | 63 | $236,879 | 31.5% | Nov 18, 2010 | N/A |
| 34 | Little Nicholas | - | - | - | $63,701 | 154 | $2,095,655 | 3% | Aug 26, 2010 | Central Film |
| 35 | Eat Pray Love | - | - | - | $55,606 | 525 | $14,267,576 | 0.4% | Sep 23, 2010 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 36 | Come Undone | - | - | - | $55,500 | 35 | $60,418 | 91.9% | Dec 9, 2010 | Alamode Film |
| 37 | Life as We Know It | - | - | - | $52,237 | 410 | $5,568,426 | 0.9% | Oct 21, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 38 | Carlos | - | - | - | $49,985 | 75 | $590,710 | 8.5% | Nov 4, 2010 | N/A |
| 39 | The Good Heart | - | - | - | $43,029 | 43 | $124,094 | 34.7% | Nov 25, 2010 | Alamode Film |
| 40 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | - | - | - | $35,225 | 455 | $3,782,806 | 0.9% | Oct 14, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Jackass 3D | - | - | - | $30,480 | 349 | $7,243,633 | 0.4% | Oct 28, 2010 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 42 | Home for Christmas | - | - | - | $28,538 | 45 | $40,087 | 71.2% | Dec 2, 2010 | N/A |
| 43 | Habermann | - | - | - | $28,382 | 66 | $77,444 | 36.6% | Nov 25, 2010 | N/A |
| 44 | Bon appétit | - | - | - | $18,221 | 61 | $96,870 | 18.8% | Nov 25, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
| 45 | I Am Love | - | - | - | $16,404 | 41 | $600,894 | 2.7% | Oct 28, 2010 | MFA+ FilmDistribution |
| 46 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | - | - | - | $12,537 | 371 | $5,679,469 | 0.2% | Oct 21, 2010 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 47 | Soul Boy | - | - | - | $11,745 | 41 | $11,745 | 100% | Dec 2, 2010 | X Verleih AG |
| 48 | Boy | - | - | - | $11,745 | 41 | $11,745 | 100% | Dec 2, 2010 | X Verleih AG |
| 49 | The Social Network | - | - | - | $9,874 | 389 | $9,345,704 | 0.1% | Oct 7, 2010 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 50 | Vater Morgana | - | - | - | $7,609 | 32 | $7,609 | 100% | Dec 16, 2010 | Warner Bros. |
