German Box Office For 2012
| Rank | Release | Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 382 | Laz Vampir Tirakula | $10,266 | 21 | $10,266 | Dec 13 | - |
| 381 | Roman Polanski: A Film Memoir | $11,106 | 29 | $11,106 | Aug 23 | - |
| 380 | Kill Me Please 2012 Re-release | $12,729 | 32 | $20,594 | May 17 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 379 | Kaddisch für einen Freund | $13,251 | 22 | $13,251 | Mar 15 | - |
| 378 | Wagner & Me 2012 Re-release | $14,846 | 23 | $16,470 | Jun 21 | - |
| 377 | W.E. | $14,934 | 38 | $15,367 | Jun 21 | Senator Film |
| 376 | Tabu | $15,083 | 25 | $26,945 | Dec 20 | Real Fiction |
| 375 | Color of the Ocean | $15,720 | 32 | $15,720 | May 17 | Movienet |
| 374 | Truth About Men 2012 Re-release | $16,609 | 27 | $19,364 | Oct 18 | - |
| 373 | Sound of Heimat - Deutschland singt | $16,627 | 20 | $21,931 | Sep 27 | - |
| 372 | Herr Wichmann aus der dritten Reihe | $17,239 | 36 | $27,159 | Sep 6 | Piffl Medien |
| 371 | Lola Versus | $17,528 | 50 | $52,512 | Dec 13 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 370 | Zarafa | $17,707 | 43 | $18,537 | Oct 11 | Alamode Film |
| 369 | The Three Stooges | $17,917 | 50 | $76,065 | Oct 11 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 368 | The Big Year | $18,070 | 50 | $79,389 | Jun 14 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 367 | Nothing But Women | $18,470 | 44 | $41,473 | Sep 20 | - |
| 366 | Sparkle | $18,506 | 103 | $21,705 | Oct 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 365 | Berg Fidel | $19,087 | 22 | $22,734 | Sep 13 | - |
| 364 | Dad 2012 Re-release | $19,534 | 24 | $19,534 | Nov 29 | - |
| 363 | Lullaby Ride | $19,885 | 34 | $23,235 | Aug 23 | X Verleih AG |
| 362 | 17 Girls | $19,955 | 33 | $32,284 | Jun 14 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 361 | Death of a Superhero | $20,483 | 34 | $30,443 | Aug 30 | - |
| 360 | Arthur Christmas | $20,536 | 711 | $3,265,322 | Nov 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 359 | Father, Son & Holy Cow | $21,679 | 19 | $27,155 | Feb 16 | - |
| 358 | Dating Lanzelot | $21,685 | 32 | $42,652 | Aug 30 | - |
| 357 | Tabu: The Soul Is a Stranger on Earth | $22,136 | 32 | $29,033 | May 31 | - |
| 356 | Ruby Sparks | $22,570 | 50 | $91,450 | Nov 29 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 355 | In Darkness | $23,199 | 31 | $25,052 | Feb 9 | - |
| 354 | Sidewalls | $23,971 | 27 | $27,743 | May 3 | - |
| 353 | The Liverpool Goalie 2012 Re-release | $24,014 | 57 | $24,014 | Mar 15 | - |
| 352 | West Is West | $24,071 | 51 | $56,622 | Jun 14 | KOOL Filmdistribution |
| 351 | The Minister | $25,133 | 21 | $33,701 | Nov 22 | KOOL Filmdistribution |
| 350 | Soul Surfer | $26,116 | 102 | $26,116 | Jan 12 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 349 | The German Friend | $27,153 | 38 | $27,153 | Nov 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 348 | Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung | $27,302 | 290 | $1,739,297 | Dec 1 | - |
| 347 | Reality XL | $27,498 | 20 | $27,498 | Jan 12 | - |
| 346 | The Music Never Stopped 2012 Re-release | $27,518 | 33 | $39,873 | Mar 29 | Senator Film |
| 345 | Australien in 100 Tagen | $28,122 | 29 | $28,122 | Oct 4 | - |
| 344 | The Apparition | $28,566 | 33 | $46,771 | Dec 13 | - |
| 343 | Oma & Bella | $28,687 | 12 | $37,074 | Aug 23 | - |
| 342 | The Door | $29,092 | 30 | $35,632 | Apr 5 | Piffl Medien |
| 341 | On Air | $31,769 | 47 | $31,769 | Nov 1 | - |
| 340 | Juan of the Dead | $31,773 | 22 | $31,773 | Apr 12 | - |
| 339 | Paranormal Activity 3 | $31,943 | 333 | $8,044,089 | Nov 3 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 338 | Schilf | $31,981 | 48 | $52,243 | Mar 8 | X Verleih AG |
| 337 | King of Devil's Island | $33,204 | 36 | $80,420 | Mar 29 | - |
| 336 | The Snows of Kilimanjaro | $33,361 | 32 | $42,566 | Mar 15 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 335 | Beloved | $36,582 | 32 | $55,975 | May 3 | Senator Film |
| 334 | The Campaign | $37,830 | 50 | $151,604 | Oct 4 | Warner Bros. |
| 333 | Nobody Else But You | $39,377 | 34 | $43,975 | Aug 3 | - |
| 332 | Pommes essen | $39,504 | 56 | $42,291 | Jul 12 | - |
| 331 | Puppe, Icke & der Dicke | $40,536 | 36 | $40,536 | Nov 22 | - |
| 330 | Oglum Bak Git | $40,659 | 23 | $40,659 | Nov 15 | - |
| 329 | The Monitor | $42,041 | 19 | $86,606 | Jul 12 | - |
| 328 | Twigson Ties the Knot | $43,408 | 64 | $48,766 | Apr 12 | - |
| 327 | Part of Me | $44,111 | 82 | $44,111 | Aug 23 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 326 | Schatzritter | $46,476 | 67 | $48,556 | Aug 30 | - |
| 325 | Our Idiot Brother | $46,805 | 73 | $157,287 | May 17 | Senator Film |
| 324 | Amador | $47,130 | 54 | $51,770 | Jun 7 | Alamode Film |
| 323 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | $47,154 | 51 | $58,398 | Apr 12 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 322 | Jeff, Who Lives at Home | $48,147 | 79 | $107,455 | Aug 9 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 321 | Totally True Love | $48,705 | 350 | $51,970 | Jan 12 | - |
| 320 | The Sitter | $48,729 | 50 | $180,894 | May 31 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 319 | The River Used to Be a Man | $49,920 | 9 | $49,920 | Sep 27 | - |
| 318 | Chico & Rita | $51,716 | 32 | $63,076 | Aug 30 | KOOL Filmdistribution |
| 317 | Anonymous | $53,185 | 322 | $2,227,187 | Nov 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 316 | F Tipi Film | $55,151 | 17 | $55,151 | Dec 27 | - |
| 315 | Robot & Frank | $55,810 | 54 | $223,305 | Oct 25 | Senator Film |
| 314 | Dabbe: Demon Possession | $57,954 | 17 | $57,954 | Sep 6 | - |
| 313 | A Long Story | $58,225 | 16 | $58,225 | Oct 11 | - |
| 312 | Cracks in the Shell | $61,558 | 41 | $74,123 | Feb 9 | Falcom Media |
| 311 | The Venice Syndrome | $61,568 | 27 | $63,260 | Dec 6 | Real Fiction |
| 310 | Stopped on Track | $63,496 | 70 | $678,888 | Nov 17 | - |
| 309 | Sei Venezia | $63,730 | 30 | $66,565 | Mar 29 | - |
| 308 | This Ain't California | $65,537 | 38 | $115,924 | Aug 16 | - |
| 307 | Great Expectations | $66,137 | 39 | $83,379 | Dec 13 | Senator Film |
| 306 | When Santa Fell to Earth | $67,033 | 472 | $1,918,970 | Nov 24 | Constantin Film |
| 305 | Tomboy | $68,142 | 30 | $88,868 | May 3 | Alamode Film |
| 304 | Bar25: Tage außerhalb der Zeit | $69,716 | 17 | $70,343 | May 3 | Movienet |
| 303 | Winter Nomads | $73,338 | 33 | $74,743 | Dec 20 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 302 | Three Quarter Moon | $76,196 | 135 | $2,744,227 | Oct 13 | - |
| 301 | Sea Level | $76,379 | 290 | $76,379 | Apr 26 | - |
| 300 | Trans Bavaria | $77,944 | 26 | $77,944 | Mar 1 | - |
| 299 | African Cats | $79,706 | 103 | $79,706 | Apr 19 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 298 | Paris-Manhattan | $80,585 | 33 | $85,417 | Oct 4 | Senator Film |
| 297 | We Need to Talk About Kevin | $81,029 | 24 | $89,590 | Aug 16 | - |
| 296 | Dance with the Jackals 2 | $82,110 | 43 | $82,110 | Dec 6 | - |
| 295 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | $82,265 | 25 | $82,265 | Feb 23 | - |
| 294 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | $82,969 | 38 | $82,969 | Nov 15 | Rapid Eye Movies |
| 293 | Late Bloomers | $83,539 | 44 | $83,539 | Sep 6 | Movienet |
| 292 | Tom und Hacke | $90,026 | 47 | $93,566 | Aug 2 | - |
| 291 | I Travel Alone | $90,815 | 46 | $198,815 | Dec 29 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 290 | Work Hard - Play Hard | $94,149 | 22 | $98,410 | Apr 12 | - |
| 289 | Lay the Favorite | $94,751 | 78 | $142,891 | Jul 19 | - |
| 288 | The Help | $95,187 | 165 | $874,777 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 287 | Sister | $95,680 | 34 | $102,015 | Nov 8 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 286 | Glory: A Tale of Mistaken Identities | $97,427 | 54 | $97,427 | Mar 22 | - |
| 285 | Farewell, My Queen | $97,577 | 51 | $99,682 | May 31 | - |
| 284 | Where Do We Go Now? | $100,573 | 42 | $100,573 | Mar 22 | TOBIS Film |
| 283 | Zwischen Himmel und Erde. Anthroposophie heute 2012 Re-release | $101,071 | 35 | $102,232 | May 31 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 282 | Nicostratos the Pelican 2012 Re-release | $103,040 | 61 | $119,639 | Oct 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 281 | Last Stop: Kurtulus | $103,921 | 30 | $103,921 | Jan 12 | - |
| 280 | Think Like a Man | $104,379 | 100 | $165,257 | Aug 30 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 279 | A Dangerous Method | $105,907 | 111 | $2,213,447 | Nov 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 278 | Hut in the Woods | $107,562 | 28 | $124,129 | Feb 2 | - |
| 277 | Trouble with the Curve | $108,348 | 105 | $116,554 | Nov 29 | Warner Bros. |
| 276 | The Flat | $111,601 | 19 | $111,601 | Jun 14 | - |
| 275 | Premium Rush | $115,790 | 107 | $253,437 | Oct 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 274 | Sommer der Gaukler | $119,705 | 126 | $343,484 | Dec 22 | Movienet |
| 273 | Samsara | $122,061 | 46 | $127,094 | Aug 23 | - |
| 272 | Superclásico | $123,617 | 54 | $178,907 | May 3 | X Verleih AG |
| 271 | Gone | $128,523 | 76 | $189,012 | Mar 22 | - |
| 270 | Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry | $129,134 | 44 | $148,588 | Jun 14 | - |
| 269 | Don 2 | $132,027 | 33 | $132,027 | Feb 16 | Rapid Eye Movies |
| 268 | Skylab | $133,664 | 40 | $162,751 | Aug 9 | - |
| 267 | Lore | $134,256 | 39 | $225,864 | Nov 1 | Piffl Medien |
| 266 | The Hidden Face | $134,303 | 50 | $141,195 | Sep 13 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 265 | What's Your Number? | $143,614 | 50 | $250,259 | Mar 29 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 264 | American Masters: Woody Allen: A Documentary | $144,105 | 46 | $144,105 | Jul 5 | - |
| 263 | 50/50 | $145,601 | 78 | $281,070 | May 3 | - |
| 262 | Was machen Frauen morgens um halb vier? | $148,148 | 43 | $156,693 | Nov 8 | Movienet |
| 261 | Holy Motors | $150,475 | 51 | $153,789 | Aug 30 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 260 | Sleep Tight | $150,572 | 54 | $213,635 | Jul 5 | Senator Film |
| 259 | Declaration of War | $159,462 | 48 | $184,963 | Apr 26 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 258 | The Parade | $161,538 | 45 | $241,769 | Sep 13 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih |
| 257 | Maniac | $168,008 | 87 | $431,401 | Dec 27 | - |
| 256 | Speed: In Search of Lost Time | $168,329 | 41 | $174,171 | Sep 27 | - |
| 255 | Sons of Norway | $172,376 | 34 | $178,585 | Jul 5 | Alamode Film |
| 254 | Marley | $172,850 | 34 | $182,856 | May 17 | - |
| 253 | Deadfall | $183,034 | 127 | $315,018 | Nov 22 | - |
| 252 | Take Shelter | $183,383 | 72 | $240,584 | Mar 22 | - |
| 251 | Simon & the Oaks | $184,084 | 45 | $184,084 | Jun 28 | - |
| 250 | The Art of Love | $187,005 | 52 | $215,473 | May 17 | - |
| 249 | Intruders | $194,574 | 80 | $283,159 | Jan 19 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 248 | Messner | $194,690 | 70 | $198,768 | Sep 27 | Movienet |
| 247 | Bel Ami | $197,538 | 104 | $199,206 | May 3 | - |
| 246 | Day of the Falcon | $199,408 | 193 | $303,393 | Feb 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 245 | Chicken with Plums | $199,902 | 52 | $214,244 | Jan 5 | - |
| 244 | Beautiful Lies | $202,023 | 48 | $267,432 | Jan 19 | - |
| 243 | Elles | $202,143 | 29 | $203,332 | Mar 29 | - |
| 242 | Red Lights | $202,296 | 77 | $281,449 | Aug 9 | - |
| 241 | The Child | $206,249 | 36 | $283,324 | Oct 18 | - |
| 240 | Faust | $209,167 | 39 | $214,036 | Jan 19 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. |
| 239 | Moneyball | $212,509 | 104 | $319,461 | Feb 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 238 | Jane Eyre | $213,027 | 71 | $1,091,405 | Dec 1 | TOBIS Film |
| 237 | The Adventures of Tintin | $214,609 | 878 | $16,561,165 | Oct 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing |
| 236 | Haute Cuisine | $217,656 | 69 | $587,995 | Dec 20 | Alamode Film |
| 235 | My Worst Nightmare | $223,562 | 68 | $231,599 | Jan 19 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 234 | The Lady | $224,468 | 72 | $224,468 | Apr 5 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 233 | Bachelorette | $224,609 | 103 | $776,933 | Oct 25 | - |
| 232 | Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | $227,145 | 101 | $299,771 | Sep 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 231 | Moskova'nin Sifresi: Temel 2012 Re-release | $233,395 | 42 | $233,395 | Nov 22 | - |
| 230 | Love Lasts Three Years | $245,984 | 64 | $257,070 | Jul 19 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 229 | Hysteria | $253,166 | 71 | $561,800 | Dec 22 | Central Film |
| 228 | Buck | $255,258 | 45 | $255,258 | May 31 | - |
| 227 | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | $256,270 | 69 | $362,361 | Nov 1 | - |
| 226 | War of the Buttons | $266,254 | 154 | $282,789 | Apr 12 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 225 | Sen Kimsin? | $271,736 | 45 | $271,736 | Mar 8 | - |
| 224 | Shores of Hope | $274,055 | 68 | $332,059 | Sep 13 | - |
| 223 | We Have a Pope | $283,720 | 81 | $978,122 | Dec 8 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 222 | Beasts of the Southern Wild | $288,698 | 60 | $681,551 | Dec 20 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. |
| 221 | Happiness Never Comes Alone | $297,693 | 103 | $380,860 | Sep 20 | - |
| 220 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | $334,076 | 455 | $6,985,209 | Nov 10 | Walt Disney Pictures |
| 219 | We Bought a Zoo | $343,060 | 58 | $379,499 | May 3 | 20th Century Fox International |
| 218 | Chinese Take-Away | $345,880 | 69 | $385,667 | Jan 5 | - |
| 217 | Ludwig II | $348,185 | 214 | $1,129,324 | Dec 26 | Warner Bros. |
| 216 | Gnade | $351,939 | 62 | $378,967 | Oct 18 | Alamode Film |
| 215 | A Thousand Words | $361,006 | 91 | $467,391 | Jun 21 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 214 | Wanderlust | $361,330 | 92 | $435,169 | Jun 21 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 213 | Monsieur Lazhar | $361,718 | 53 | $369,868 | Apr 12 | Arsenal Filmverleih |
| 212 | A Royal Affair | $365,296 | 66 | $386,760 | Apr 19 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. |
| 211 | Lockout | $366,854 | 234 | $433,501 | May 10 | Universum Film (UFA) |
| 210 | Come as You Are | $372,817 | 74 | $449,143 | Jul 12 | - |
| 209 | Red Dawn | $379,948 | 210 | $658,101 | Dec 27 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 208 | Bliss | $384,302 | 110 | $384,302 | Feb 23 | Constantin Film |
| 207 | The Man with the Iron Fists | $393,366 | 160 | $459,956 | Nov 29 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) |
| 206 | Fraktus - Das letzte Kapitel der Musikgeschichte | $400,326 | 47 | $423,477 | Nov 8 | - |
| 205 | Cosmopolis | $411,170 | 100 | $411,170 | Jul 5 | Falcom Media |
| 204 | The Adventures of Huck Finn | $412,987 | 215 | $953,003 | Dec 20 | - |
| 203 | On the Road | $418,020 | 90 | $445,618 | Oct 4 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 202 | The Kid with a Bike | $427,890 | 58 | $460,402 | Feb 9 | Alamode Film |
| 201 | Asana Travelogue | $435,192 | 48 | $437,814 | Jan 5 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. |
| 200 | Jonas | $441,983 | 149 | $513,508 | Jan 5 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion |
| 199 | The Raid: Redemption | $450,741 | 75 | $499,939 | Jul 12 | - |
| 198 | Delicacy | $458,894 | 73 | $477,416 | Apr 12 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 197 | Tom Sawyer | $460,684 | 425 | $2,475,721 | Nov 17 | - |
| 196 | A Few Best Men | $463,415 | 168 | $587,251 | Jun 14 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 195 | Janosch: Komm, wir finden einen Schatz | $483,361 | 225 | $555,782 | May 24 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. |
| 194 | Young Adult | $486,562 | 160 | $528,018 | Feb 23 | Paramount Pictures International |
| 193 | Move | $487,329 | 49 | $519,504 | Oct 4 | - |
| 192 | In the House | $499,639 | 66 | $515,660 | Nov 29 | Concorde Filmverleih |
| 191 | Die Thomaner | $509,789 | 45 | $524,132 | Feb 16 | - |
| 190 | The Rum Diary | $533,137 | 294 | $681,622 | Aug 2 | - |
| 189 | Çanakkale 1915 | $534,233 | 42 | $534,233 | Oct 18 | - |
| 188 | Starbuck | $541,861 | 168 | $745,119 | Aug 16 | - |
| 187 | 360 | $546,555 | 75 | $553,937 | Aug 16 | Prokino Filmverleih |
| 186 | Headhunters | $548,388 | 131 | $713,507 | Mar 15 | - |
| 185 | Little Big Panda | $551,158 | 153 | $565,652 | Feb 23 | - |
| 184 | Two Days in New York | $554,213 | 93 | $605,827 | Jul 5 | Senator Film |
| 183 | Even the Rain | $559,987 | 51 | $702,688 | Dec 29 | Piffl Medien |
