| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Fast & Furious | $6,000,835 | - | 605 | - | $9,918 | $6,000,835 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $1,859,578 | -53.7% | 507 | +3 | $3,667 | $6,864,712 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,533,717 | -32.2% | 359 | +89 | $4,272 | $7,883,890 | 3 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 4 | - | Monsters vs. Aliens | $1,375,735 | - | 699 | - | $1,968 | $1,375,735 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Princess Lillifee | $748,461 | -61% | 506 | - | $1,479 | $3,114,999 | 2 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Reader | $528,866 | -47.4% | 448 | -42 | $1,180 | $15,951,294 | 6 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 7 | 6 | The Crocodiles | $327,816 | -43.4% | 448 | - | $731 | $1,095,177 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 8 | - | John Rabe | $252,996 | - | 127 | - | $1,992 | $282,163 | 4 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $250,456 | -63.7% | 386 | - | $648 | $2,382,676 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 10 | 8 | Gran Torino | $243,226 | -42.7% | 155 | -1 | $1,569 | $4,138,431 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Confessions of a Shopaholic | $162,635 | -60.4% | 229 | -197 | $710 | $4,040,691 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Hilde | $141,562 | -59.2% | 210 | -33 | $674 | $2,584,631 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | - | Rachel Getting Married | $137,806 | - | 51 | - | $2,702 | $137,806 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 14 | 7 | Marley & Me | $135,082 | -72.4% | 342 | -203 | $394 | $8,129,348 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $97,847 | -68% | 454 | - | $215 | $7,558,496 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | The Duchess | $79,691 | -70.9% | 148 | -7 | $538 | $464,106 | 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Watchmen | $78,000 | -61.2% | 143 | -226 | $545 | $5,139,614 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 18 | 11 | Notorious | $74,916 | -78.4% | 250 | - | $299 | $529,294 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 19 | 14 | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | $73,731 | -66.7% | 189 | -1 | $390 | $1,492,664 | 5 | MFA+ FilmDistribution | false | false |
| 20 | 21 | Welcome to the Sticks | $55,542 | -47% | 229 | -8 | $242 | $16,204,742 | 23 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | The Unborn | $52,758 | -61.3% | 132 | -108 | $399 | $1,497,179 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 22 | 16 | The Tale of Despereaux | $48,327 | -75.5% | 308 | - | $156 | $624,174 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 23 | 23 | Twilight | $40,270 | -47.7% | 120 | -55 | $335 | $21,740,771 | 12 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 24 | - | Religulous | $39,858 | - | 33 | - | $1,207 | $39,858 | 1 | Central Film | true | false |
| 25 | 24 | Effi Briest | $35,472 | -54% | 121 | -26 | $293 | $2,934,573 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 29 | The Bone Man | $33,968 | -39.5% | 56 | +1 | $606 | $1,170,969 | 7 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 27 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $26,232 | -61.3% | 80 | -34 | $327 | $20,291,942 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 28 | 25 | Taken | $26,048 | -65.4% | 91 | -88 | $286 | $3,868,579 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 29 | 31 | RocknRolla | $24,138 | -47% | 55 | -12 | $438 | $253,602 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 18 | What Just Happened | $22,963 | -83% | 53 | - | $433 | $191,423 | 2 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 31 | 34 | Milk | $21,184 | -40% | 52 | -10 | $407 | $1,559,001 | 7 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 32 | 39 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | $20,214 | <0.1% | 38 | -2 | $531 | $1,736,124 | 13 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 33 | 20 | The Pink Panther 2 | $19,919 | -83.9% | 101 | -251 | $197 | $1,512,528 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 34 | 28 | Germany 09: 13 Short Films About the State of the Nation | $19,904 | -67.7% | 36 | -4 | $552 | $111,212 | 2 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 35 | 22 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $18,457 | -79.1% | 77 | -60 | $239 | $1,308,340 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 37 | The Wrestler | $17,616 | -29.9% | 55 | -12 | $320 | $941,979 | 6 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 37 | 26 | Killing is My Business, Honey | $16,797 | -76.6% | 58 | -143 | $289 | $3,634,520 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 33 | The International | $16,325 | -56.1% | 33 | -31 | $494 | $5,855,525 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 39 | 30 | Hotel for Dogs | $14,539 | -70.9% | 146 | -76 | $99 | $3,523,557 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 40 | - | This Night | $12,116 | - | 15 | - | $807 | $12,116 | 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | true | false |
| 41 | 32 | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $11,071 | -73.8% | 58 | -86 | $190 | $2,448,381 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 42 | 36 | Wild Chicks and Life | $10,810 | -67.1% | 151 | -42 | $71 | $6,742,930 | 10 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 43 | 38 | Buddenbrooks | $8,470 | -58.4% | 64 | -30 | $132 | $11,565,942 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 44 | 42 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $7,923 | -33.9% | 52 | -2 | $152 | $5,505,116 | 18 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 45 | 54 | The Architect | $7,638 | +5.6% | 13 | -1 | $587 | $265,199 | 9 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 46 | 48 | The Class | $6,689 | -34.8% | 37 | -18 | $180 | $985,985 | 12 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 47 | 41 | Baching | $6,494 | -55.7% | 15 | +1 | $432 | $93,095 | 4 | Movienet | false | false |
| 48 | - | Eugen Onegin | $5,990 | - | 7 | - | $855 | $5,990 | 1 | Edition Salzgeber | true | false |
| 49 | 52 | The Fall | $5,413 | -34.7% | 15 | -1 | $360 | $163,802 | 4 | Capelight Pictures | false | false |
| 50 | 51 | Let's Make Money | $5,392 | -36.9% | 23 | -3 | $234 | $1,642,101 | 23 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 51 | 44 | Henners Traum - Das größte Tourismusprojekt Europas | $5,173 | -56.1% | 9 | -4 | $574 | $19,652 | 2 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 52 | 56 | The Merry Widow | $4,420 | -36.2% | 24 | +1 | $184 | $394,180 | 9 | Alamode Film | false | false |
| 53 | 49 | Revolutionary Road | $4,400 | -53.6% | 33 | -14 | $133 | $4,909,077 | 12 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 54 | 43 | Alone | $4,146 | -65.4% | 11 | -11 | $376 | $178,517 | 4 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 55 | 46 | Friday the 13th | $3,992 | -65.7% | 21 | -37 | $190 | $1,842,100 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 56 | 40 | He's Just Not That Into You | $3,978 | -76.7% | 24 | -24 | $165 | $6,131,591 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 57 | 65 | 35 Shots of Rum | $3,899 | -15% | 10 | +3 | $389 | $58,807 | 5 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 58 | 47 | Hinter Kaifeck | $3,534 | -68% | 6 | -8 | $589 | $92,084 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 59 | 45 | Three Monkeys | $3,529 | -69.9% | 13 | -5 | $271 | $61,430 | 3 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 60 | 64 | Beloved Clara | $3,313 | -28.8% | 26 | -1 | $127 | $479,775 | 18 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 61 | 92 | A Year Ago in Winter | $3,243 | +246.1% | 14 | -6 | $231 | $2,071,825 | 21 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 62 | 71 | La Bohème | $3,178 | -12.4% | 17 | +1 | $186 | $585,971 | 24 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false | false |
| 63 | 58 | Berlin Calling | $3,166 | -51.7% | 15 | +1 | $211 | $551,890 | 27 | Movienet | false | false |
| 64 | 69 | Jerichow | $3,100 | -17.1% | 13 | -4 | $238 | $776,734 | 13 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 65 | 66 | Revanche | $2,999 | -33.7% | 8 | -6 | $374 | $197,647 | 8 | Movienet | false | false |
| 66 | 62 | Changeling | $2,614 | -51.4% | 11 | -17 | $237 | $2,323,075 | 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 67 | 74 | Give Me Your Hand | $2,372 | -21.8% | 5 | - | $474 | $27,545 | 6 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 68 | 68 | The Drummer | $2,331 | -45.1% | 6 | - | $388 | $359,304 | 14 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 69 | 104 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $2,248 | +625.2% | 4 | +3 | $562 | $24,289 | 18 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 70 | 82 | The Boss of It All | $2,197 | +36% | 5 | - | $439 | $99,220 | 12 | Alpha Films | false | false |
| 71 | 60 | The Meerkats | $2,147 | -65.3% | 31 | -7 | $69 | $1,069,697 | 20 | Central Film | false | false |
| 72 | 98 | Cloud 9 | $2,105 | +309.5% | 17 | +1 | $123 | $3,874,417 | 31 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 73 | 59 | Novemberkind | $2,039 | -67.5% | 26 | -9 | $78 | $1,398,358 | 20 | - | false | false |
| 74 | 61 | Alter und Schönheit | $1,766 | -68.5% | 20 | -6 | $88 | $467,768 | 13 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 75 | 73 | Frost/Nixon | $1,716 | -49.6% | 11 | -4 | $156 | $786,672 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 76 | 67 | Quiet Chaos | $1,340 | -68.9% | 10 | -6 | $134 | $391,663 | 10 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 77 | 72 | Recep Ivedik 2 | $1,256 | -64.3% | 9 | -8 | $139 | $4,038,226 | 8 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 78 | 70 | Inkheart | $1,147 | -68.7% | 13 | -3 | $88 | $10,448,707 | 17 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 79 | 89 | Perestroika: Reconstruction of a Flat | $1,108 | -2.2% | 4 | - | $277 | $20,292 | 7 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 80 | 96 | It's a Free World... | $977 | +53.9% | 2 | - | $488 | $194,796 | 19 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 81 | 75 | Earth | $975 | -61.3% | 4 | -6 | $243 | $36,396,544 | 61 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 82 | 76 | Waltz with Bashir | $883 | -64.7% | 15 | -10 | $58 | $785,729 | 22 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 83 | 53 | Yes Man | $704 | -90.8% | 7 | -44 | $100 | $5,527,585 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 84 | 86 | People-Dreams-Actions | $600 | -52.3% | 3 | -2 | $200 | $25,286 | 6 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 85 | 83 | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | $497 | -69.2% | 2 | - | $248 | $21,030 | 10 | Anchor | false | false |
| 86 | 84 | The Zone | $485 | -67.2% | 1 | -1 | $485 | $52,128 | 17 | N/A | false | false |
| 87 | 91 | Lorna's Silence | $407 | -59.1% | 3 | +1 | $135 | $231,274 | 26 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 88 | 90 | Her Name Is Sabine | $228 | -78.2% | 2 | - | $114 | $11,688 | 10 | Anchor | false | false |
| 89 | 78 | The Times of Harvey Milk 2009 Re-release | $202 | -90.3% | 1 | -3 | $202 | $16,001 | 7 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 90 | 109 | Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) 2009 Re-release | $166 | +56.6% | 1 | -1 | $166 | $2,120 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 91 | 105 | Rule of the Fists | $113 | -62.7% | 1 | -1 | $113 | $3,827 | 10 | Anchor | false | false |
| 92 | 97 | Citizen Havel | $38 | -93.2% | 2 | - | $19 | $2,624 | 10 | Anchor | false | false |
| 93 | - | Shadow of the Holy Book | $24 | - | 1 | - | $24 | $2,353 | 9 | Anchor | false | false |
| 94 | 106 | Strange Culture | $19 | -92.9% | 1 | -1 | $19 | $1,305 | 10 | Anchor | false | false |
