| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Golden Compass | $501,223 | - | 89 | - | $5,631 | $543,919 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | American Gangster | $142,005 | -18.7% | 63 | - | $2,254 | $1,258,303 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 3 | - | Bee Movie | $89,865 | - | 99 | - | $907 | $89,865 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | - | false |
| 4 | 4 | The Heartbreak Kid | $85,325 | -6.6% | 73 | -8 | $1,168 | $2,212,341 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Beowulf | $67,744 | -41.5% | 74 | -13 | $915 | $1,034,031 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Lissi und der wilde Kaiser | $65,653 | -28.2% | 85 | -6 | $772 | $4,739,919 | 7 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Fred Claus | $61,314 | -24.7% | 35 | +1 | $1,751 | $172,292 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | Ratatouille | $48,711 | -17.2% | 106 | -16 | $459 | $6,590,330 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | $40,187 | -48.1% | 31 | +1 | $1,296 | $151,522 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 10 | - | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $32,940 | - | 35 | - | $941 | $32,940 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 11 | 10 | Persepolis | $29,024 | -13% | 12 | - | $2,418 | $95,807 | 2 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island | $28,476 | -27.9% | 64 | -3 | $444 | $350,974 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 9 | Rendition | $26,774 | -20.2% | 37 | - | $723 | $189,731 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Free Rainer | $22,640 | -24.9% | 21 | - | $1,078 | $137,609 | 3 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | Messy Christmas | $20,443 | -13.5% | 18 | +1 | $1,135 | $60,679 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | The White Angel | $18,133 | -39.7% | 4 | - | $4,533 | $122,107 | 4 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 17 | - | Love Life | $16,876 | - | 7 | - | $2,410 | $16,876 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 18 | 15 | Gone Baby Gone | $15,092 | -31.5% | 16 | - | $943 | $52,347 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 16 | Atonement | $15,089 | -29.3% | 42 | -2 | $359 | $400,042 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 13 | Breach | $13,185 | -50.2% | 47 | - | $280 | $53,456 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | - | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | $11,405 | - | 9 | - | $1,267 | $12,662 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 22 | 24 | Trick or Treaters | $9,518 | +31.8% | 24 | +5 | $396 | $23,306 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 23 | 17 | Import Export | $9,456 | -20.9% | 12 | - | $788 | $179,042 | 5 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Late Bloomers | $9,019 | +20% | 17 | - | $530 | $646,722 | 16 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | Lust, Caution | $7,699 | -15.1% | 7 | -2 | $1,099 | $228,023 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | Becoming Jane | $7,689 | -13.1% | 21 | - | $366 | $111,902 | 4 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | Surf's Up | $6,797 | -26% | 53 | -10 | $128 | $873,284 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 28 | - | King of California | $6,329 | - | 9 | - | $703 | $6,329 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 29 | - | Hermes Phettberg, Elender | $6,265 | - | 7 | - | $895 | $13,143 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 30 | 18 | Stardust | $6,143 | -43.7% | 26 | -5 | $236 | $761,649 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 31 | 30 | Odette Toulemonde | $6,103 | +68.7% | 9 | - | $678 | $98,303 | 6 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 32 | 19 | Lions for Lambs | $6,024 | -43.5% | 34 | -1 | $177 | $271,509 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 33 | 26 | Hunting and Gathering | $5,324 | -8.2% | 14 | -6 | $380 | $947,258 | 17 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 34 | 25 | Good Times | $4,660 | -24.4% | 12 | -2 | $388 | $14,828 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 35 | - | Rumpelstilzchen | $4,512 | - | 13 | - | $347 | $5,069 | 1 | Einhorn-Film | true | false |
| 36 | 28 | Prinzessinnenbad | $3,104 | -35.1% | 5 | - | $620 | $36,742 | 3 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 37 | 29 | Halloween | $2,338 | -43.3% | 10 | -6 | $233 | $550,059 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 38 | 32 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | $2,118 | -25.8% | 9 | +1 | $235 | $170,709 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | 34 | Made in Paris | $1,492 | -15.2% | 1 | - | $1,492 | $8,946 | 3 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | - | The Duchess of Langeais | $1,452 | - | 1 | - | $1,452 | $6,320 | 1 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | true | false |
| 41 | 40 | Habana - Arte nuevo de hacer ruinas | $1,062 | +38.8% | 1 | - | $1,062 | $4,635 | 3 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 42 | 31 | Little King Macius | $974 | -70.9% | 15 | -11 | $64 | $44,918 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 43 | 37 | Lady Chatterley | $783 | -25.7% | 1 | - | $783 | $44,613 | 6 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 44 | 38 | Jeder siebte Mensch | $758 | -27% | 2 | -2 | $379 | $12,906 | 5 | Poool Filmverleih | false | false |
| 45 | 35 | Paranoid Park | $575 | -65.3% | 1 | - | $575 | $27,658 | 6 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 46 | 42 | Sicko | $349 | +0.3% | 6 | -2 | $58 | $147,246 | 9 | Senator Film | false | false |
