| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $337,152 | - | 33 | - | $10,216 | $338,370 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Bone Man | $286,983 | -28.5% | 83 | -1 | $3,457 | $1,567,628 | 3 | Luna Filmverleih | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Marley & Me | $162,696 | -45.6% | 96 | +2 | $1,694 | $1,157,908 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 4 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $109,023 | -38.5% | 56 | - | $1,946 | $419,904 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | The Pink Panther 2 | $102,134 | -47.9% | 80 | - | $1,276 | $344,812 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 6 | - | The Tale of Despereaux | $92,130 | - | 46 | - | $2,002 | $92,130 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 7 | - | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $78,886 | - | 55 | - | $1,434 | $106,387 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $75,761 | -43.6% | 85 | - | $891 | $1,186,087 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | The Reader | $71,522 | -34.7% | 40 | -1 | $1,788 | $764,782 | 4 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 10 | 5 | Watchmen | $57,573 | -57.7% | 59 | - | $975 | $661,681 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Yes Man | $43,252 | -56% | 53 | -11 | $816 | $1,437,944 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 12 | - | RocknRolla | $36,618 | - | 22 | - | $1,664 | $42,071 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 13 | 10 | Gran Torino | $36,510 | -39% | 27 | - | $1,352 | $253,391 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 9 | The Unborn | $34,655 | -59.4% | 20 | - | $1,732 | $141,141 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Role Models | $24,677 | -38.9% | 40 | - | $616 | $386,516 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 16 | 12 | Hotel for Dogs | $21,530 | -47.1% | 40 | - | $538 | $852,543 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $19,034 | -55.4% | 42 | -10 | $453 | $507,853 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Taken | $17,526 | -22.9% | 28 | -2 | $625 | $444,423 | 5 | - | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Bolt | $13,177 | -57.3% | 61 | -5 | $216 | $2,071,543 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $12,613 | -40.9% | 25 | -13 | $504 | $2,437,939 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | He's Just Not That Into You | $10,698 | -49.9% | 25 | -13 | $427 | $114,298 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Hilde | $10,603 | -45.6% | 11 | - | $963 | $43,424 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 23 | - | Small Fish | $8,293 | - | 6 | - | $1,382 | $8,293 | 1 | Poool Filmverleih | true | false |
| 24 | 20 | Milk | $8,189 | -44.6% | 8 | -1 | $1,023 | $188,533 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | The Wrestler | $6,626 | -50.2% | 14 | -8 | $473 | $165,972 | 4 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | Welcome to the Sticks | $5,969 | -41.5% | 13 | -4 | $459 | $1,112,417 | 19 | Luna Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | Alone | $4,221 | -54.9% | 7 | -2 | $603 | $15,817 | 2 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | Killing is My Business, Honey | $3,763 | -63.8% | 13 | -23 | $289 | $139,368 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $3,519 | -52.9% | 13 | -2 | $270 | $1,061,498 | 16 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 30 | 36 | 7915 Km | $2,821 | +19.1% | 3 | -1 | $940 | $21,055 | 3 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 31 | 34 | The International | $2,809 | -0.1% | 8 | -5 | $351 | $440,223 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 32 | 33 | Mein halbes Leben | $2,306 | -27.9% | 8 | +1 | $288 | $198,627 | 12 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 33 | 29 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $2,299 | -52.7% | 9 | -9 | $255 | $6,768,522 | 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 34 | 28 | Friday the 13th | $1,779 | -64.6% | 9 | -1 | $197 | $398,155 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 35 | 31 | The Class | $1,177 | -70.6% | 5 | -3 | $235 | $285,279 | 10 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 36 | 39 | Echte Wiener - Die Sackbauer-Saga | $674 | -53% | 3 | -3 | $224 | $3,464,221 | 14 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 37 | 45 | Tag der Teufel | $396 | -34% | 1 | - | $396 | $46,556 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 38 | Recep Ivedik 2 | $376 | -77.9% | 2 | -1 | $188 | $408,816 | 6 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 39 | 43 | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | $353 | -61.7% | 1 | -2 | $353 | $13,130 | 4 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 40 | 47 | Jerichow | $257 | -39.7% | 1 | -2 | $257 | $54,013 | 7 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 41 | 48 | Waltz with Bashir | $204 | +98.1% | 1 | -1 | $204 | $65,741 | 21 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 42 | 49 | Seven Pounds | $152 | +1,420% | 2 | +1 | $76 | $885,364 | 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
