| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Marley & Me | $2,993,673 | - | 546 | - | $5,482 | $2,993,673 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Reader | $2,883,518 | -15.3% | 456 | +97 | $6,323 | $7,415,708 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 3 | - | Watchmen | $2,021,588 | - | 367 | - | $5,508 | $2,021,588 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $1,084,952 | -32.7% | 454 | - | $2,389 | $5,409,180 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Gran Torino | $969,046 | - | 151 | - | $6,417 | $969,046 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | Killing is My Business, Honey | $826,422 | -40.7% | 410 | +2 | $2,015 | $2,460,182 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $610,654 | -48.3% | 506 | -79 | $1,206 | $18,444,246 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 4 | Yes Man | $598,806 | -55.6% | 583 | +18 | $1,027 | $4,793,628 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | - | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $517,884 | - | 225 | - | $2,301 | $517,884 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 10 | 5 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $516,711 | -58.1% | 303 | +1 | $1,705 | $1,955,560 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Taken | $484,438 | -41.5% | 352 | - | $1,376 | $3,002,456 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 12 | 7 | Role Models | $475,563 | -51.6% | 334 | -27 | $1,423 | $1,597,213 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 13 | - | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | $436,262 | - | 163 | - | $2,676 | $436,262 | 1 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | true | false |
| 14 | 11 | Twilight | $345,378 | -38.1% | 425 | -89 | $812 | $20,037,422 | 8 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 15 | 9 | He's Just Not That Into You | $322,591 | -55.9% | 251 | -159 | $1,285 | $5,364,671 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 10 | The International | $308,721 | -56.4% | 350 | -138 | $882 | $5,459,851 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 13 | Hotel for Dogs | $250,912 | -36.9% | 255 | - | $983 | $2,988,119 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Wild Chicks and Life | $239,049 | -40.7% | 520 | - | $459 | $6,111,173 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Bolt | $218,596 | -38.7% | 511 | - | $427 | $8,110,358 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 17 | Effi Briest | $210,552 | -28.2% | 154 | +1 | $1,367 | $2,153,763 | 4 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 21 | 19 | Welcome to the Sticks | $194,769 | -13.5% | 286 | -3 | $681 | $14,963,865 | 19 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Milk | $188,482 | -31% | 76 | +1 | $2,480 | $1,057,722 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 23 | 15 | The Wrestler | $156,377 | -51.7% | 101 | +4 | $1,548 | $585,608 | 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | The Bone Man | $128,994 | -18.8% | 57 | +1 | $2,263 | $705,040 | 3 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 25 | 16 | Recep Ivedik 2 | $90,835 | -70.5% | 78 | -1 | $1,164 | $3,724,631 | 4 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | Buddenbrooks | $90,207 | -22.4% | 229 | +170 | $393 | $10,791,497 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | Friday the 13th | $85,044 | -50.9% | 157 | -34 | $541 | $1,603,606 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | Valkyrie | $64,630 | -59.2% | 188 | -128 | $343 | $10,989,399 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $64,608 | -39.6% | 257 | -88 | $251 | $43,401,456 | 14 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 30 | 28 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $48,501 | -19.9% | 94 | -16 | $515 | $5,208,532 | 14 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 31 | 29 | Revolutionary Road | $30,447 | -45.9% | 86 | -40 | $354 | $4,487,872 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 32 | 24 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | $26,146 | -77.5% | 65 | +6 | $402 | $1,508,116 | 9 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 33 | 26 | Bride Wars | $23,791 | -76.4% | 90 | -137 | $264 | $3,395,691 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 34 | 30 | Changeling | $21,165 | -39% | 55 | -20 | $384 | $2,111,790 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 35 | 31 | Australia | $20,222 | -41% | 59 | -49 | $342 | $15,149,723 | 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 36 | 27 | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | $20,054 | -66.9% | 30 | -1 | $668 | $94,972 | 2 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 37 | 34 | The Merry Widow | $18,822 | -5.2% | 34 | - | $553 | $324,423 | 5 | Alamode Film | false | false |
| 38 | 36 | The Class | $16,655 | -14.3% | 46 | -9 | $362 | $855,628 | 8 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 39 | 32 | Frost/Nixon | $14,607 | -49.2% | 44 | -12 | $331 | $697,587 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 40 | - | 35 Shots of Rum | $14,520 | - | 11 | - | $1,320 | $14,520 | 1 | Real Fiction | true | false |
| 41 | 40 | The Architect | $14,218 | -18.3% | 20 | -1 | $710 | $197,756 | 5 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 42 | 33 | Doubt | $14,097 | -29.5% | 37 | -8 | $381 | $431,088 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 43 | - | The Governor | $12,503 | - | 22 | - | $568 | $12,503 | 1 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | true | false |
| 44 | 41 | Quiet Chaos | $11,529 | -27.3% | 23 | -8 | $501 | $343,455 | 6 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 45 | 49 | Novemberkind | $9,995 | +9.9% | 42 | +1 | $237 | $1,264,535 | 16 | - | false | false |
| 46 | 51 | The Meerkats | $9,979 | +18.2% | 51 | -4 | $195 | $983,378 | 16 | Central Film | false | false |
| 47 | 35 | Inkheart | $9,822 | -49.5% | 50 | -33 | $196 | $9,776,514 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 48 | 86 | Paris 36 | $7,148 | +669.4% | 12 | - | $595 | $426,318 | 15 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 49 | 43 | Revanche | $6,693 | -50.1% | 19 | -7 | $352 | $153,095 | 4 | Movienet | false | false |
| 50 | 39 | Saw V | $6,611 | -62.4% | 33 | -38 | $200 | $4,874,300 | 8 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 51 | 48 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $6,398 | -30% | 6 | - | $1,066 | $303,897 | 16 | FantasiaFilmi Oy | false | false |
| 52 | 67 | La Bohème | $6,185 | +55.8% | 21 | -6 | $294 | $510,752 | 20 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false | false |
| 53 | 44 | Jerichow | $6,159 | -48.5% | 27 | -3 | $228 | $695,341 | 9 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 54 | 53 | Give Me Your Hand | $5,658 | -30.7% | 7 | -1 | $808 | $16,190 | 2 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 55 | 62 | The Drummer | $5,546 | +10.3% | 6 | -1 | $924 | $311,596 | 10 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 56 | 60 | Waltz with Bashir | $5,524 | +1.3% | 28 | -5 | $197 | $439,215 | 18 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 57 | 55 | Berlin Calling | $5,450 | -16% | 9 | -4 | $605 | $299,205 | 23 | Movienet | false | false |
| 58 | 47 | People-Dreams-Actions | $5,353 | -41.8% | 5 | - | $1,070 | $15,595 | 2 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 59 | - | Joy Division | $5,337 | - | 10 | - | $533 | $5,337 | 1 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | true | false |
| 60 | - | Seven Days Sunday | $5,230 | - | 19 | - | $275 | $26,284 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 61 | - | Ayakta Kal | $5,143 | - | 20 | - | $257 | $5,143 | 1 | Kinostar Filmverleih | true | false |
| 62 | 54 | Maria am Wasser | $4,420 | -38.1% | 12 | -1 | $368 | $14,618 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 63 | 61 | A Year Ago in Winter | $3,974 | -26.1% | 47 | +7 | $84 | $1,942,346 | 17 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 64 | 42 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $3,879 | -73.6% | 22 | -31 | $176 | $14,335,333 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 65 | 52 | Adam Resurrected | $3,758 | -55.4% | 19 | -9 | $197 | $46,117 | 3 | 3L Filmverleih | false | false |
| 66 | 81 | Earth | $3,499 | +135.8% | 13 | -7 | $269 | $36,358,999 | 57 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 67 | 69 | Perfect moment - L'aventure continue | $3,475 | +20.8% | 11 | +6 | $315 | $7,928 | 2 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 68 | 56 | Man on Wire | $3,400 | -43.2% | 17 | -4 | $200 | $63,204 | 7 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 69 | 64 | For My Father | $3,217 | -34.5% | 15 | -4 | $214 | $174,588 | 7 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 70 | 65 | The Boss of It All | $2,992 | -36.4% | 6 | -2 | $498 | $83,285 | 8 | Alpha Films | false | false |
| 71 | 79 | The Times of Harvey Milk 2009 Re-release | $2,949 | +59.1% | 7 | +1 | $421 | $9,359 | 3 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 72 | 63 | Manon | $2,837 | -43% | 4 | -2 | $709 | $7,863 | 2 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 73 | 57 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $2,617 | -55.9% | 17 | -14 | $153 | $22,115,223 | 24 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 74 | 58 | Beloved Clara | $2,507 | -56.9% | 30 | +1 | $83 | $389,762 | 14 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 75 | 70 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | $2,405 | -9.1% | 15 | -7 | $160 | $8,103,443 | 21 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 76 | 72 | The Zone | $2,330 | -3.7% | 2 | -1 | $1,165 | $41,911 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 77 | 83 | A Woman in Berlin | $1,993 | +36.9% | 14 | +2 | $142 | $1,518,554 | 20 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 78 | 71 | Cloud 9 | $1,724 | -34.3% | 22 | -7 | $78 | $3,806,955 | 27 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 79 | 76 | Young@Heart | $1,573 | -25.4% | 10 | -5 | $157 | $584,399 | 23 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 80 | 82 | It's a Free World... | $1,558 | +5.1% | 4 | +1 | $389 | $177,039 | 15 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 81 | 68 | Perestroika: Reconstruction of a Flat | $1,521 | -55% | 4 | -1 | $380 | $12,556 | 3 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 82 | 77 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $1,299 | -34.9% | 15 | -8 | $86 | $193,078 | 11 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 83 | 66 | Alter und Schönheit | $1,293 | -67.4% | 14 | -1 | $92 | $414,768 | 9 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 84 | 88 | The Stranger in Me | $1,232 | +54.2% | 2 | +1 | $616 | $72,063 | 21 | Ventura Film | false | false |
| 85 | 78 | In the Shadow of the Moon | $1,156 | -40.6% | 7 | - | $165 | $65,852 | 6 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false | false |
| 86 | 74 | O'Horten | $1,003 | -53.3% | 17 | - | $59 | $476,587 | 12 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 87 | 80 | Sagan | $969 | -42.7% | 6 | -5 | $161 | $200,921 | 10 | - | false | false |
| 88 | 90 | Silly's Sweet Summer | $912 | +17.8% | 3 | -2 | $304 | $264,310 | 46 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 89 | 92 | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | $814 | +78.1% | 1 | - | $814 | $8,715 | 6 | Anchor | false | false |
| 90 | 89 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | $718 | -7.5% | 2 | - | $359 | $20,014 | 10 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 91 | 99 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | $634 | +175.7% | 1 | - | $634 | $585,080 | 33 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 92 | 84 | The Art of Negative Thinking | $571 | -59.4% | 9 | +2 | $63 | $616,529 | 25 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 93 | 102 | Lorna's Silence | $514 | +207.8% | 2 | +1 | $257 | $211,981 | 22 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 94 | 106 | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | $425 | +2,025% | 3 | +2 | $141 | $47,621 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 95 | 95 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $368 | +1.4% | 1 | -1 | $368 | $19,167 | 14 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 96 | 97 | Räuber Kneißl | $270 | -4.3% | 1 | - | $270 | $2,050,422 | 29 | Movienet | false | false |
| 97 | 98 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | $253 | -8% | 1 | -2 | $253 | $51,032 | 15 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 98 | - | Rule of the Fists | $227 | - | 1 | - | $227 | $2,373 | 6 | Anchor | false | false |
| 99 | 93 | Her Name Is Sabine | $225 | -45.4% | 1 | - | $225 | $6,857 | 6 | Anchor | false | false |
| 100 | 105 | Teenage Angst | $114 | +8.6% | 1 | - | $114 | $13,628 | 6 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 101 | 85 | The Goal of My Life | $87 | -92.3% | 1 | -2 | $87 | $196,304 | 6 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 102 | - | Zuoz | $76 | - | 1 | - | $76 | $1,832 | 5 | Anchor | false | false |
| 103 | 104 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | $73 | -40.7% | 1 | - | $73 | $20,125 | 14 | N/A | false | false |
| 104 | - | Citizen Havel | $66 | - | 1 | - | $66 | $1,308 | 6 | Anchor | false | false |
| 105 | - | Shadow of the Holy Book | $63 | - | 1 | - | $63 | $1,907 | 5 | Anchor | false | false |
| 106 | 107 | Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) 2009 Re-release | $35 | +250% | 1 | - | $35 | $1,380 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 107 | 101 | Gerdas Schweigen | $29 | -85.4% | 1 | - | $29 | $50,608 | 18 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
