| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $763,213 | - | 90 | - | $8,480 | $803,698 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Slumdog Millionaire | $359,913 | +6.8% | 69 | +36 | $5,216 | $871,698 | 2 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Bone Man | $186,540 | -35% | 80 | -3 | $2,331 | $1,884,482 | 4 | Luna Filmverleih | false | false |
| 4 | - | Princess Lillifee | $137,022 | - | 49 | - | $2,796 | $137,022 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 5 | 6 | The Tale of Despereaux | $80,120 | -13% | 46 | - | $1,741 | $193,217 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Marley & Me | $72,991 | -55.1% | 90 | -6 | $811 | $1,265,854 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $58,267 | -46.6% | 56 | - | $1,040 | $519,032 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $56,549 | -28.3% | 55 | - | $1,028 | $174,933 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $54,327 | -28.3% | 85 | - | $639 | $1,251,647 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | The Reader | $52,406 | -26.7% | 41 | +1 | $1,278 | $859,695 | 5 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 11 | - | The Crocodiles | $40,400 | - | 40 | - | $1,010 | $40,400 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 12 | 5 | The Pink Panther 2 | $38,256 | -62.5% | 80 | - | $478 | $406,098 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 13 | - | Righteous Kill | $36,529 | - | 33 | - | $1,106 | $39,566 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 14 | 13 | Gran Torino | $25,209 | -31% | 27 | - | $933 | $297,434 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 10 | Watchmen | $19,716 | -65.8% | 38 | -21 | $518 | $702,961 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 16 | 11 | Yes Man | $19,058 | -55.9% | 31 | -22 | $614 | $1,468,507 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 17 | 16 | Hotel for Dogs | $13,862 | -35.6% | 30 | -10 | $462 | $869,464 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | RocknRolla | $13,211 | -63.9% | 23 | +1 | $574 | $71,130 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | The Unborn | $13,014 | -62.4% | 20 | - | $650 | $162,426 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 19 | Bolt | $9,973 | -24.3% | 35 | -26 | $284 | $2,085,446 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $8,353 | -56.1% | 27 | -15 | $309 | $519,212 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Taken | $7,577 | -56.8% | 19 | -9 | $398 | $454,855 | 6 | - | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Hilde | $7,353 | -30.7% | 11 | - | $668 | $58,218 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 20 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $6,966 | -44.8% | 20 | -5 | $348 | $2,448,608 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 24 | Milk | $6,110 | -25.4% | 10 | +2 | $611 | $199,271 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Welcome to the Sticks | $5,690 | -4.7% | 12 | -1 | $474 | $1,122,424 | 20 | Luna Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 15 | Role Models | $5,536 | -77.6% | 19 | -21 | $291 | $394,175 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 28 | 21 | He's Just Not That Into You | $5,493 | -48.7% | 14 | -11 | $392 | $1,150,699 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | The Wrestler | $4,095 | -38.2% | 14 | - | $292 | $174,057 | 5 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 30 | - | Gangster Girls | $3,616 | - | 4 | - | $904 | $8,798 | 1 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | true | false |
| 31 | 23 | Small Fish | $3,499 | -57.8% | 5 | -1 | $699 | $14,947 | 2 | Poool Filmverleih | false | false |
| 32 | 29 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $3,422 | -2.8% | 11 | -2 | $311 | $1,068,171 | 17 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 33 | 30 | 7915 Km | $1,213 | -57% | 3 | - | $404 | $24,802 | 4 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | Mein halbes Leben | $1,020 | -55.8% | 6 | -2 | $170 | $201,643 | 13 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 35 | - | Let's Make Money | $734 | - | 3 | - | $244 | $1,599,682 | 22 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 36 | 31 | The International | $552 | -80.3% | 5 | -3 | $110 | $441,782 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 37 | 28 | Killing is My Business, Honey | $531 | -85.9% | 7 | -6 | $75 | $140,826 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 27 | Alone | $508 | -88% | 3 | -4 | $169 | $17,575 | 3 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 39 | 40 | Jerichow | $275 | +7% | 1 | - | $275 | $54,935 | 8 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | 39 | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | $121 | -65.7% | 1 | - | $121 | $13,251 | 5 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 41 | 38 | Recep Ivedik 2 | $94 | -75% | 1 | -1 | $94 | $408,991 | 7 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
