| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $3,800,687 | -28.9% | 605 | - | $6,282 | $10,210,013 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | Bride Wars | $1,608,212 | - | 455 | - | $3,534 | $1,608,212 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Twilight | $1,598,666 | -38.5% | 640 | +11 | $2,497 | $16,802,213 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Valkyrie | $1,457,499 | -40.1% | 695 | - | $2,097 | $8,905,053 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Wild Chicks and Life | $1,293,172 | -40.1% | 520 | +60 | $2,486 | $3,854,180 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Bolt | $1,100,125 | -37.7% | 511 | +9 | $2,152 | $6,120,694 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Hotel for Dogs | $893,098 | - | 251 | - | $3,558 | $893,098 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 8 | - | The Spirit | $669,201 | - | 212 | - | $3,156 | $669,201 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 9 | 6 | Seven Pounds | $498,940 | -44.3% | 378 | -78 | $1,319 | $10,314,891 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Transporter 3 | $412,349 | -50.6% | 418 | -60 | $986 | $11,493,780 | 5 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 11 | 14 | Welcome to the Sticks | $337,786 | -11% | 312 | +6 | $1,082 | $13,606,343 | 15 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 12 | 13 | Buddenbrooks | $333,863 | -22% | 275 | - | $1,214 | $9,965,268 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 11 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $327,297 | -32% | 607 | -52 | $539 | $43,453,174 | 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Australia | $311,650 | -36.9% | 319 | -56 | $976 | $14,914,798 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | Revolutionary Road | $307,656 | -46.8% | 287 | -61 | $1,071 | $3,950,321 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 16 | - | Frost/Nixon | $303,201 | - | 129 | - | $2,350 | $303,201 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 17 | 12 | Changeling | $272,110 | -37.7% | 188 | -4 | $1,447 | $1,695,066 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 18 | 8 | Saw V | $265,799 | -54.5% | 309 | -13 | $860 | $4,604,114 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 19 | - | Doubt | $160,603 | - | 67 | - | $2,397 | $160,603 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 20 | - | The Merry Widow | $112,305 | - | 50 | - | $2,246 | $112,305 | 1 | Alamode Film | true | false |
| 21 | 17 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $94,657 | -42% | 248 | -96 | $381 | $14,298,154 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 15 | Bedtime Stories | $91,856 | -49.7% | 295 | -153 | $311 | $8,830,061 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | Inkheart | $90,949 | -37.5% | 264 | -74 | $344 | $9,846,132 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $82,018 | -16.6% | 101 | -15 | $812 | $4,897,363 | 10 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 25 | 19 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | $81,964 | -29.2% | 134 | -9 | $611 | $1,206,870 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 22 | The Class | $67,696 | -25.7% | 59 | -2 | $1,147 | $682,275 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | Quiet Chaos | $65,402 | -42.8% | 45 | +1 | $1,453 | $204,413 | 2 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | The Goal of My Life | $58,321 | -34.5% | 23 | - | $2,535 | $176,325 | 2 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 29 | - | The Architect | $46,949 | - | 27 | - | $1,738 | $46,949 | 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | true | false |
| 30 | 25 | Jerichow | $41,575 | -20.7% | 39 | - | $1,066 | $594,062 | 5 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 31 | 24 | Pride and Glory | $33,952 | -55.5% | 83 | -32 | $409 | $330,349 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | For My Father | $19,361 | -37.6% | 26 | - | $744 | $128,281 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 33 | 31 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $17,628 | -13.4% | 108 | -5 | $163 | $22,081,399 | 20 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 34 | 34 | Der Mondbär | $17,095 | -4.9% | 111 | -18 | $154 | $4,769,830 | 17 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 35 | 29 | Novemberkind | $16,640 | -20.5% | 41 | -4 | $405 | $1,174,130 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 36 | 32 | A Year Ago in Winter | $15,169 | -24.3% | 51 | +3 | $297 | $1,867,144 | 13 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 37 | 45 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $14,468 | +67.2% | 9 | - | $1,607 | $264,770 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 30 | Alter und Schönheit | $14,129 | -32.1% | 24 | -10 | $588 | $389,316 | 5 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 39 | 38 | The Meerkats | $13,742 | -6.1% | 73 | +1 | $188 | $921,088 | 12 | Central Film | false | false |
| 40 | - | Let's Make Money | $12,398 | - | 50 | - | $247 | $1,375,785 | 15 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 41 | 27 | In the Shadow of the Moon | $11,965 | -51.7% | 19 | -2 | $629 | $44,983 | 2 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false | false |
| 42 | 42 | Waltz with Bashir | $11,838 | +0.2% | 44 | +5 | $269 | $677,373 | 14 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill | $11,702 | -19.8% | 67 | -13 | $174 | $11,699,830 | 18 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 44 | 36 | O'Horten | $11,067 | -27.1% | 28 | -9 | $395 | $455,087 | 8 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 45 | 35 | The Drummer | $10,066 | -35.5% | 24 | +2 | $419 | $275,597 | 6 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 46 | 64 | Cloud 9 | $8,911 | +183% | 38 | +2 | $234 | $3,789,803 | 23 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 47 | 28 | Wild Child | $8,569 | -60.9% | 50 | -35 | $171 | $2,376,162 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 48 | 52 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $8,404 | +29.4% | 49 | +7 | $171 | $176,566 | 7 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 49 | 46 | Berlin Calling | $8,221 | -4.9% | 18 | - | $456 | $457,528 | 19 | Movienet | false | false |
| 50 | 33 | Righteous Kill | $7,987 | -58.6% | 35 | -24 | $228 | $2,316,783 | 6 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 51 | 41 | Lulu and Jimi | $6,976 | -50.9% | 30 | -50 | $232 | $125,821 | 3 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 52 | 48 | Man on Wire | $6,971 | -5.5% | 18 | -1 | $387 | $36,819 | 3 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 53 | 49 | Sagan | $6,295 | -11.3% | 21 | +2 | $299 | $186,801 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 54 | 57 | La Bohème | $6,113 | +36.7% | 22 | -2 | $277 | $465,863 | 16 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false | false |
| 55 | 37 | Beloved Clara | $6,077 | -58.8% | 20 | -9 | $303 | $341,569 | 10 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 56 | 16 | Ghost Town | $5,287 | -96.9% | 85 | -66 | $62 | $182,011 | 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 57 | 58 | Death Race | $5,006 | +18.3% | 15 | -1 | $333 | $1,794,333 | 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 58 | 51 | Earth | $4,279 | -39.1% | 27 | +17 | $158 | $36,339,810 | 53 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 59 | 71 | Reich des Bösen | $3,877 | +91.5% | 3 | -7 | $1,292 | $6,392 | 2 | Mitosfilm | false | false |
| 60 | 61 | It's a Free World... | $3,670 | -1.7% | 7 | -4 | $524 | $171,812 | 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 61 | 55 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | $3,655 | -20.5% | 27 | -11 | $135 | $8,088,755 | 17 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 62 | 54 | A Secret | $3,220 | -39.8% | 21 | +7 | $153 | $231,366 | 8 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 63 | 81 | The Art of Negative Thinking | $3,037 | +256.5% | 21 | +5 | $144 | $616,700 | 21 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 64 | 50 | Seytanin Pabucu | $2,941 | -58.4% | 12 | -4 | $245 | $106,224 | 4 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 65 | 70 | Palermo Shooting | $2,753 | +24.5% | 17 | -1 | $161 | $323,317 | 12 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 66 | - | Silly's Sweet Summer | $2,750 | - | 9 | - | $305 | $251,243 | 42 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 67 | - | The Zone | $2,741 | - | 3 | - | $913 | $32,044 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 68 | 47 | Teenage Angst | $2,348 | -71.1% | 6 | -1 | $391 | $12,004 | 2 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 69 | 66 | Idomeneo, re di Creta: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | $2,264 | -23.3% | 3 | -3 | $754 | $5,246 | 2 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 70 | 43 | Heart of Fire | $1,834 | -81.5% | 20 | -10 | $91 | $15,915 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 71 | 62 | Paris 36 | $1,795 | -48.2% | 13 | -7 | $138 | $407,842 | 11 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 72 | - | Zuoz | $1,665 | - | 2 | - | $832 | $1,665 | 1 | Anchor | true | false |
| 73 | - | Shadow of the Holy Book | $1,634 | - | 2 | - | $817 | $1,634 | 1 | Anchor | true | false |
| 74 | 74 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | $1,524 | +11.1% | 3 | -1 | $508 | $17,875 | 6 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 75 | 69 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $1,497 | -36.9% | 2 | -1 | $748 | $15,152 | 10 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 76 | 67 | The Stranger in Me | $1,428 | -51.2% | 3 | -1 | $476 | $69,734 | 17 | Ventura Film | false | false |
| 77 | 53 | A Woman in Berlin | $1,272 | -77% | 16 | -8 | $79 | $1,510,883 | 16 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 78 | 85 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | $1,129 | +134.2% | 3 | +2 | $376 | $597,003 | 29 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 79 | 73 | Finnischer Tango | $1,127 | -36.8% | 3 | +2 | $375 | $281,645 | 24 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 80 | 56 | Young@Heart | $1,031 | -77.6% | 21 | -8 | $49 | $573,864 | 19 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 81 | 79 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | $969 | +8% | 3 | - | $323 | $19,334 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 82 | - | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | $895 | - | 3 | - | $298 | $47,333 | 11 | - | false | false |
| 83 | 89 | The Women | $819 | +143% | 6 | -4 | $136 | $2,364,557 | 9 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 84 | 75 | 33 Scenes from Life | $799 | -32.6% | 3 | - | $266 | $23,367 | 13 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 85 | 63 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $757 | -76.2% | 7 | -20 | $108 | $8,175,399 | 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 86 | 88 | Days and Clouds | $744 | +112.6% | 1 | -1 | $744 | $217,028 | 18 | Movienet | false | false |
| 87 | 84 | Räuber Kneißl | $726 | +17.3% | 4 | - | $181 | $2,044,300 | 25 | Movienet | false | false |
| 88 | 80 | Rule of the Fists | $678 | -22.5% | 1 | - | $678 | $1,561 | 2 | Anchor | false | false |
| 89 | 59 | Her Name Is Sabine | $605 | -84.7% | 1 | -3 | $605 | $4,741 | 2 | Anchor | false | false |
| 90 | 72 | Gerdas Schweigen | $548 | -70.3% | 1 | -5 | $548 | $48,485 | 14 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 91 | 87 | Lorna's Silence | $477 | +22.6% | 2 | -1 | $238 | $212,128 | 18 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 92 | - | Paula's Secret | $473 | - | 2 | - | $236 | $278,921 | 74 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 93 | 65 | Waiting for Angelina | $326 | -89.2% | 4 | -5 | $81 | $66,321 | 5 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 94 | 83 | Derek | $312 | -51.4% | 1 | -1 | $312 | $2,864 | 3 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 95 | 77 | The Mystery of Morphus | $266 | -73.1% | 7 | -4 | $38 | $9,708 | 3 | Central Film | false | false |
| 96 | - | Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe | $160 | - | 3 | - | $53 | $928,001 | 24 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 97 | 90 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | $89 | -70.7% | 1 | -2 | $89 | $48,038 | 11 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 98 | 92 | Die Eisbombe | $70 | -56% | 1 | - | $70 | $98,246 | 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 99 | 78 | Citizen Havel | $67 | -93.2% | 1 | - | $67 | $1,063 | 2 | Anchor | false | false |
