| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Bee Movie | $364,852 | - | 102 | - | $3,576 | $457,983 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Golden Compass | $297,916 | -40.6% | 89 | - | $3,347 | $990,209 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | - | Hitman | $234,541 | - | 37 | - | $6,338 | $234,541 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 4 | - | Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps | $200,487 | - | 35 | - | $5,728 | $200,487 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 5 | 2 | American Gangster | $64,271 | -54.7% | 59 | -4 | $1,089 | $1,372,018 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | - | For Love and Honour | $46,694 | - | 7 | - | $6,670 | $49,933 | 1 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | The Heartbreak Kid | $39,130 | -54.1% | 57 | -16 | $686 | $2,279,938 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 8 | - | August Rush | $30,235 | - | 26 | - | $1,162 | $32,120 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | Ratatouille | $25,584 | -47.5% | 87 | -19 | $294 | $6,631,315 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Beowulf | $22,863 | -66.3% | 43 | -31 | $531 | $1,078,076 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Fred Claus | $22,731 | -62.9% | 35 | - | $649 | $211,375 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | 6 | Lissi und der wilde Kaiser | $22,370 | -65.9% | 60 | -25 | $372 | $4,775,852 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Persepolis | $20,393 | -29.7% | 12 | - | $1,699 | $134,833 | 3 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $17,097 | -48.1% | 35 | - | $488 | $61,767 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | $13,525 | -66.3% | 31 | - | $436 | $180,135 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | - | The Messengers | $13,329 | - | 17 | - | $784 | $13,329 | 1 | Einhorn-Film | true | false |
| 17 | 12 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island | $11,852 | -58.4% | 58 | -6 | $204 | $368,771 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 18 | 14 | Free Rainer | $11,098 | -51% | 13 | -8 | $853 | $159,209 | 4 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Atonement | $11,041 | -26.8% | 22 | -20 | $501 | $419,882 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Love Life | $10,785 | -36.1% | 7 | - | $1,540 | $35,962 | 2 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 21 | 15 | Messy Christmas | $9,496 | -53.5% | 18 | - | $527 | $80,689 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 22 | - | Tuya's Marriage | $9,085 | - | 6 | - | $1,514 | $9,552 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 23 | 13 | Rendition | $7,690 | -71.3% | 31 | -6 | $248 | $207,785 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | Import Export | $5,848 | -38.2% | 10 | -2 | $584 | $190,734 | 6 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 25 | 25 | Lust, Caution | $5,823 | -24.4% | 7 | - | $831 | $240,807 | 7 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | Late Bloomers | $5,344 | -40.7% | 15 | -2 | $356 | $657,951 | 17 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 27 | 18 | Gone Baby Gone | $5,213 | -65.5% | 16 | - | $325 | $64,376 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 28 | 21 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | $4,949 | -56.6% | 9 | - | $549 | $22,102 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | Becoming Jane | $3,864 | -49.7% | 13 | -8 | $297 | $121,180 | 5 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 30 | 22 | Trick or Treaters | $3,721 | -60.9% | 24 | - | $155 | $30,578 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 31 | 29 | Hermes Phettberg, Elender | $3,494 | -44.2% | 7 | - | $499 | $20,224 | 2 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 32 | 31 | Odette Toulemonde | $3,233 | -47% | 9 | - | $359 | $104,856 | 7 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 33 | 20 | Breach | $2,768 | -79% | 20 | -27 | $138 | $61,531 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 34 | 35 | Rumpelstilzchen | $2,665 | -40.9% | 13 | - | $205 | $10,115 | 2 | Einhorn-Film | false | false |
| 35 | 32 | Lions for Lambs | $2,558 | -57.5% | 17 | -17 | $150 | $277,178 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | Hunting and Gathering | $1,789 | -66.4% | 9 | -5 | $198 | $950,410 | 18 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 37 | 28 | King of California | $1,615 | -74.5% | 9 | - | $179 | $11,437 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 38 | 27 | Surf's Up | $1,606 | -76.4% | 36 | -17 | $44 | $875,560 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 39 | 36 | Prinzessinnenbad | $1,605 | -48.3% | 4 | -1 | $401 | $40,714 | 4 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 40 | 40 | The Duchess of Langeais | $1,514 | +4.3% | 1 | - | $1,514 | $8,846 | 2 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 41 | 38 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | $1,275 | -39.8% | 7 | -2 | $182 | $173,949 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 42 | - | Flight of the Red Balloon | $785 | - | 1 | - | $785 | $6,975 | 1 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | true | false |
| 43 | 39 | Made in Paris | $607 | -59.3% | 1 | - | $607 | $10,414 | 4 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 44 | 42 | Little King Macius | $557 | -42.8% | 14 | -1 | $39 | $45,920 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 45 | 41 | Habana - Arte nuevo de hacer ruinas | $428 | -59.7% | 1 | - | $428 | $5,621 | 4 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 46 | 43 | Lady Chatterley | $409 | -47.8% | 1 | - | $409 | $45,477 | 7 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 47 | 44 | Jeder siebte Mensch | $173 | -77.2% | 2 | - | $86 | $13,132 | 6 | Poool Filmverleih | false | false |
