| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Slumdog Millionaire | $2,210,886 | - | 187 | - | $11,822 | $2,210,886 | 1 | Prokino Filmverleih | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | The Reader | $1,251,334 | -40.3% | 490 | - | $2,553 | $12,690,347 | 4 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 3 | - | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $1,094,301 | - | 386 | - | $2,834 | $1,094,301 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 2 | Marley & Me | $959,766 | -51.3% | 550 | - | $1,745 | $6,813,265 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | 3 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $764,600 | -56.9% | 426 | - | $1,794 | $2,925,163 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 6 | 7 | Gran Torino | $533,809 | -36.1% | 157 | +4 | $3,400 | $2,947,982 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | 4 | Watchmen | $441,133 | -53.7% | 367 | - | $1,201 | $4,325,442 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 8 | 6 | Hilde | $431,276 | -48.7% | 240 | +6 | $1,796 | $1,597,957 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $343,631 | -49.3% | 454 | - | $756 | $6,672,765 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | The Unborn | $304,979 | -57.6% | 245 | -5 | $1,244 | $1,152,641 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 5 | The Pink Panther 2 | $296,662 | -66.1% | 377 | +3 | $786 | $1,294,318 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | - | The Tale of Despereaux | $268,620 | - | 310 | - | $866 | $268,620 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | $217,822 | -34.4% | 188 | +11 | $1,158 | $1,068,286 | 3 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false | false |
| 14 | 10 | Killing is My Business, Honey | $177,416 | -57.3% | 365 | -45 | $486 | $3,308,970 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $138,815 | -53.5% | 212 | -10 | $654 | $1,088,359 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Taken | $124,490 | -51.8% | 255 | -56 | $488 | $3,534,412 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Twilight | $118,044 | -42.5% | 244 | -91 | $483 | $20,483,236 | 10 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | Welcome to the Sticks | $117,512 | -32.7% | 266 | +34 | $441 | $16,323,551 | 21 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 19 | - | RocknRolla | $112,828 | - | 64 | - | $1,762 | $112,828 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 20 | 12 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $108,977 | -64.2% | 207 | -140 | $526 | $19,112,301 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 21 | 20 | Effi Briest | $90,501 | -39.5% | 152 | -2 | $595 | $2,777,305 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $88,344 | -53.2% | 259 | -42 | $341 | $2,376,020 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | 21 | Hotel for Dogs | $72,924 | -50.9% | 255 | - | $285 | $3,521,727 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 24 | 24 | Bolt | $67,670 | -51.1% | 366 | -145 | $184 | $9,014,264 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 27 | The Bone Man | $66,014 | -39.6% | 52 | -4 | $1,269 | $1,043,084 | 5 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 26 | 23 | Wild Chicks and Life | $59,703 | -58.8% | 297 | -140 | $201 | $6,853,721 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 27 | 25 | The International | $58,509 | -55.5% | 116 | -85 | $504 | $5,770,572 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 28 | 22 | Milk | $56,198 | -61.3% | 74 | -2 | $759 | $1,343,338 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | He's Just Not That Into You | $46,985 | -63.8% | 82 | -80 | $572 | $5,797,080 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 16 | Role Models | $45,183 | -76.4% | 123 | -189 | $367 | $2,078,466 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 31 | 29 | The Wrestler | $43,091 | -53.4% | 87 | -6 | $495 | $876,723 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 32 | 19 | Yes Man | $39,240 | -77.4% | 139 | -222 | $282 | $5,547,046 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 33 | 32 | Buddenbrooks | $30,698 | -46.6% | 123 | -57 | $249 | $11,779,416 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | - | Three Monkeys | $30,434 | - | 20 | - | $1,521 | $30,434 | 1 | Arsenal Filmverleih | true | false |
| 35 | 30 | Alone | $30,348 | -64.8% | 42 | -17 | $722 | $150,337 | 2 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 36 | 31 | Friday the 13th | $26,078 | -61.4% | 105 | -44 | $248 | $1,834,409 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 37 | 33 | Hinter Kaifeck | $21,048 | -43.5% | 27 | -3 | $779 | $69,209 | 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $20,658 | -38.4% | 62 | -13 | $333 | $5,329,855 | 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 39 | 36 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | $16,260 | -51.4% | 51 | +4 | $318 | $1,706,290 | 11 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 40 | 37 | Baching | $16,257 | -47.7% | 14 | - | $1,161 | $59,883 | 2 | Movienet | false | false |
| 41 | 28 | The Fall | $15,961 | -84.4% | 28 | -6 | $570 | $138,231 | 2 | Capelight Pictures | false | false |
| 42 | 51 | Earth | $15,643 | +80.9% | 43 | +8 | $363 | $36,389,441 | 59 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 43 | 40 | Where the Grass Is Greener | $14,418 | -36.3% | 14 | -1 | $1,029 | $46,454 | 2 | Filmlichter | false | false |
| 44 | 39 | Revolutionary Road | $14,032 | -43.2% | 58 | -5 | $241 | $4,907,080 | 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 45 | 34 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $13,774 | -59.5% | 91 | -82 | $151 | $46,691,713 | 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 46 | 42 | Changeling | $9,342 | -42.6% | 34 | -12 | $274 | $2,318,444 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 47 | 41 | Recep Ivedik 2 | $9,154 | -59% | 25 | -14 | $366 | $4,059,232 | 6 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 48 | 45 | The Class | $8,687 | -29.4% | 49 | - | $177 | $966,412 | 10 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 49 | 44 | 35 Shots of Rum | $8,656 | -31.4% | 10 | -1 | $865 | $49,670 | 3 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 50 | 46 | The Architect | $8,074 | -25.4% | 16 | -5 | $504 | $242,157 | 7 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 51 | 47 | The Merry Widow | $8,023 | -24.3% | 27 | -3 | $297 | $377,393 | 7 | Alamode Film | false | false |
| 52 | - | Let's Make Money | $7,980 | - | 25 | - | $319 | $1,624,841 | 21 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 53 | 88 | Silly's Sweet Summer | $7,691 | +605.6% | 19 | +16 | $404 | $302,699 | 48 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 54 | 52 | Frost/Nixon | $7,307 | -7% | 23 | -11 | $317 | $778,887 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 55 | 56 | Berlin Calling | $6,339 | <0.1% | 14 | +3 | $452 | $542,173 | 25 | Movienet | false | false |
| 56 | 60 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $5,781 | +4% | 7 | - | $825 | $317,119 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 57 | 49 | Novemberkind | $5,464 | -45.5% | 39 | - | $140 | $1,379,938 | 18 | - | false | false |
| 58 | 53 | La Bohème | $5,333 | -31.4% | 24 | - | $222 | $573,668 | 22 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false | false |
| 59 | 58 | The Meerkats | $4,600 | -19.9% | 35 | -7 | $131 | $1,059,829 | 18 | Central Film | false | false |
| 60 | 54 | Jerichow | $4,256 | -35.9% | 15 | -3 | $283 | $768,258 | 11 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 61 | 55 | Revanche | $4,191 | -35.3% | 13 | -4 | $322 | $187,708 | 6 | Movienet | false | false |
| 62 | 59 | Inkheart | $3,956 | -28.8% | 19 | -16 | $208 | $10,492,444 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 63 | 73 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $3,296 | +77.6% | 10 | -3 | $329 | $14,346,322 | 14 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 64 | 66 | The Boss of It All | $2,972 | -13.7% | 6 | - | $495 | $96,070 | 10 | Alpha Films | false | false |
| 65 | 61 | Beloved Clara | $2,862 | -48.3% | 28 | -1 | $102 | $451,010 | 16 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 66 | 76 | Man on Wire | $2,684 | +53.8% | 20 | +4 | $134 | $75,452 | 9 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 67 | 64 | Quiet Chaos | $2,684 | -35.8% | 12 | -6 | $223 | $386,223 | 8 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 68 | 67 | Waltz with Bashir | $2,661 | -13.6% | 35 | +4 | $76 | $778,300 | 20 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 69 | 101 | Alter und Schönheit | $2,601 | +566.9% | 20 | +7 | $130 | $453,754 | 11 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 70 | 70 | People-Dreams-Actions | $2,550 | -1.4% | 5 | - | $510 | $23,270 | 4 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 71 | 57 | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | $2,078 | -65.1% | 4 | -5 | $519 | $117,674 | 4 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 72 | 62 | The Drummer | $2,007 | -59.1% | 6 | -1 | $334 | $349,074 | 12 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 73 | 78 | Manon | $1,749 | +6.5% | 4 | +1 | $437 | $11,922 | 4 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 74 | 86 | It's a Free World... | $1,683 | +35.2% | 4 | +1 | $420 | $194,399 | 17 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 75 | 97 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | $1,682 | +226% | 1 | - | $1,682 | $630,831 | 35 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 76 | 89 | A Year Ago in Winter | $1,549 | +46.5% | 24 | -10 | $64 | $2,075,236 | 19 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 77 | 72 | Music | $1,500 | -31.8% | 6 | - | $250 | $6,117 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 78 | 63 | Cloud 9 | $1,419 | -67.4% | 20 | +2 | $70 | $3,808,499 | 29 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 79 | 68 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $1,363 | -55.5% | 11 | -4 | $123 | $22,123,995 | 26 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 80 | 69 | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | $1,301 | -53.4% | 2 | -1 | $650 | $16,222 | 8 | Anchor | false | false |
| 81 | 91 | Paris 36 | $1,146 | +33.6% | 11 | +2 | $104 | $462,778 | 17 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 82 | 80 | The Times of Harvey Milk 2009 Re-release | $1,132 | -25.1% | 4 | - | $283 | $13,322 | 5 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 83 | 84 | Perestroika: Reconstruction of a Flat | $1,089 | -17.1% | 4 | - | $272 | $16,417 | 5 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 84 | 83 | Give Me Your Hand | $1,053 | -20.8% | 3 | -1 | $351 | $21,060 | 4 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 85 | 109 | Teenage Angst | $982 | +732.2% | 2 | +1 | $491 | $15,747 | 8 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 86 | 105 | Young@Heart | $908 | +380.4% | 8 | +7 | $113 | $602,885 | 25 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 87 | 92 | The Stranger in Me | $734 | +3.1% | 1 | - | $734 | $80,680 | 23 | Ventura Film | false | false |
| 88 | 87 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $658 | -45.8% | 13 | - | $50 | $211,552 | 13 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 89 | 95 | The Art of Negative Thinking | $612 | +12.5% | 6 | -4 | $102 | $633,223 | 27 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 90 | 74 | The Governor | $557 | -69.9% | 5 | -4 | $111 | $21,783 | 3 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 91 | 71 | Seven Days Sunday | $551 | -78.1% | 7 | -6 | $78 | $50,695 | 3 | - | false | false |
| 92 | 81 | Adam Resurrected | $539 | -64% | 8 | -5 | $67 | $54,932 | 5 | 3L Filmverleih | false | false |
| 93 | 90 | Maria am Wasser | $519 | -39.8% | 5 | - | $103 | $19,290 | 4 | - | false | false |
| 94 | 110 | Citizen Havel | $512 | +369.7% | 2 | +1 | $256 | $2,031 | 8 | Anchor | false | false |
| 95 | 94 | Lorna's Silence | $373 | -35.2% | 2 | -1 | $186 | $230,508 | 24 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 96 | 100 | Gerdas Schweigen | $269 | -37.7% | 1 | -1 | $269 | $55,095 | 20 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 97 | 75 | A Woman in Berlin | $236 | -86.7% | 6 | -3 | $39 | $1,523,402 | 22 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 98 | 103 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $227 | -23.1% | 1 | - | $227 | $21,130 | 16 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 99 | 111 | Strange Culture | $148 | +120.9% | 2 | +1 | $74 | $1,022 | 8 | Anchor | false | false |
| 100 | 113 | Shadow of the Holy Book | $140 | +337.5% | 1 | - | $140 | $2,270 | 7 | Anchor | false | false |
| 101 | 108 | Rule of the Fists | $132 | +3.9% | 2 | +1 | $66 | $2,892 | 8 | Anchor | false | false |
| 102 | 107 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | $130 | -18.8% | 1 | - | $130 | $55,645 | 17 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 103 | 79 | Her Name Is Sabine | $126 | -91.7% | 1 | -1 | $126 | $9,817 | 8 | Anchor | false | false |
| 104 | 106 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | $102 | -42.7% | 1 | - | $102 | $21,792 | 12 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 105 | 104 | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | $22 | -88.9% | 1 | - | $22 | $51,711 | 17 | - | false | false |
