| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 4 | Rabbit Without Ears | $351,947 | +63.4% | 50 | - | $7,038 | $860,580 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Enchanted | $318,934 | +14.4% | 119 | +3 | $2,680 | $988,016 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | $286,871 | - | 48 | - | $5,976 | $527,071 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 4 | 6 | Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps | $271,364 | +63.4% | 44 | +7 | $6,167 | $1,021,384 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 5 | 2 | Bee Movie | $219,602 | -7.9% | 101 | -1 | $2,174 | $1,345,934 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $218,687 | +20.9% | 52 | - | $4,205 | $673,776 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | The Golden Compass | $193,689 | -10.1% | 92 | +1 | $2,105 | $1,747,152 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | - | Eastern Promises | $135,037 | - | 23 | - | $5,871 | $203,205 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 9 | 8 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | $120,876 | +15.9% | 48 | - | $2,518 | $346,508 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Hitman | $108,278 | -33.1% | 37 | - | $2,926 | $768,121 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | American Gangster | $40,896 | -8.7% | 49 | +2 | $834 | $1,539,659 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Fox and the Child | $30,206 | - | 28 | - | $1,078 | $44,607 | 1 | Luna Filmverleih | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Ratatouille | $28,259 | +52.5% | 50 | -13 | $565 | $6,734,324 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | For Love and Honor | $22,709 | -30% | 7 | - | $3,244 | $154,912 | 3 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Hunting Party | $17,434 | - | 20 | - | $871 | $21,074 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 16 | 16 | Persepolis | $17,396 | +28.4% | 12 | - | $1,449 | $200,387 | 5 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 17 | 12 | August Rush | $16,732 | -7.6% | 26 | - | $643 | $111,453 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 18 | 13 | Beowulf | $14,033 | -18.4% | 18 | -3 | $779 | $1,135,666 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | - | The White Angel | $13,744 | - | 5 | - | $2,748 | $180,159 | 7 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 20 | 15 | The Heartbreak Kid | $13,047 | -12.6% | 28 | -9 | $465 | $2,338,503 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Lissi und der wilde Kaiser | $12,522 | +26.5% | 38 | +14 | $329 | $4,821,672 | 10 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 22 | 26 | Late Bloomers | $9,077 | +76.3% | 13 | +1 | $698 | $681,198 | 19 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Free Rainer | $8,685 | +41.4% | 12 | +2 | $723 | $186,928 | 6 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | Tuya's Marriage | $8,547 | +35.4% | 8 | - | $1,068 | $38,074 | 3 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 25 | 17 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $8,107 | -25.8% | 35 | +4 | $231 | $109,599 | 4 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 30 | Import Export | $7,579 | +184.1% | 7 | - | $1,082 | $209,937 | 8 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | Love Life | $7,385 | +28.7% | 6 | -1 | $1,230 | $59,783 | 4 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 28 | 21 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island | $7,022 | -2.1% | 29 | -29 | $242 | $395,709 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 19 | Messy Christmas | $5,477 | -42.6% | 17 | - | $322 | $108,366 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 30 | 27 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | $3,076 | -31.1% | 17 | -4 | $180 | $196,531 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 31 | 29 | Odette Toulemonde | $2,961 | +3.1% | 6 | -1 | $493 | $115,175 | 9 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | $2,752 | -53.1% | 10 | +1 | $275 | $38,481 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 33 | 14 | Fred Claus | $2,674 | -83.9% | 29 | -6 | $92 | $265,233 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | - | Transylvania | $2,658 | - | 1 | - | $2,658 | $2,658 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 35 | 31 | Rendition | $2,539 | +14% | 8 | -5 | $317 | $216,042 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 35 | Lions for Lambs | $2,345 | +52.6% | 11 | +1 | $213 | $283,777 | 8 | - | false | false |
| 37 | 28 | Trick or Treaters | $2,008 | -53% | 20 | +6 | $100 | $44,186 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 38 | 40 | Ten Canoes | $1,693 | +62.6% | 2 | +1 | $846 | $3,820 | 2 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 39 | 37 | Lady Chatterley | $1,562 | +40% | 1 | - | $1,562 | $49,942 | 9 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | 42 | Surf's Up | $1,116 | +23.3% | 16 | -16 | $69 | $881,036 | 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 41 | 41 | Prinzessinnenbad | $950 | +3.8% | 2 | - | $475 | $43,565 | 6 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 42 | 46 | Flight of the Red Balloon | $864 | +88.2% | 1 | - | $864 | $9,496 | 3 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 43 | 39 | The Duchess of Langeais | $823 | -24.7% | 1 | - | $823 | $12,726 | 4 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 44 | 45 | Made in Paris | $628 | +24.1% | 1 | - | $628 | $12,449 | 6 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 45 | 43 | King of California | $439 | -49.9% | 3 | -1 | $146 | $14,024 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 46 | - | White Mane | $434 | - | 1 | - | $434 | $5,050 | 2 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 47 | 32 | Max Minsky and Me | $336 | -81.5% | 7 | +3 | $48 | $5,389 | 2 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 48 | 47 | Jeder siebte Mensch | $66 | -38.3% | 1 | -1 | $66 | $15,063 | 8 | Poool Filmverleih | false | false |
