| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Angels & Demons | $5,120,643 | -34.1% | 1,092 | +12 | $4,689 | $29,915,121 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $2,753,588 | -37.6% | 733 | +10 | $3,756 | $7,927,192 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | - | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $1,605,588 | - | 320 | - | $5,017 | $1,605,588 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Star Trek | $794,074 | -38% | 568 | -96 | $1,398 | $10,784,086 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | 17 Again | $513,708 | -47.5% | 289 | +5 | $1,777 | $3,520,764 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | My Bloody Valentine | $411,782 | -34.1% | 63 | +2 | $6,536 | $1,170,770 | 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Uninvited | $411,393 | - | 101 | - | $4,073 | $411,393 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 8 | 6 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $309,821 | -33.9% | 388 | -82 | $798 | $8,871,525 | 5 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Slumdog Millionaire | $269,929 | -11.6% | 380 | -13 | $710 | $16,165,061 | 11 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 10 | - | The Limits of Control | $180,705 | - | 56 | - | $3,226 | $180,705 | 1 | TOBIS Film | true | false |
| 11 | - | The Last House on the Left | $150,009 | - | 147 | - | $1,020 | $745,401 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | - | false |
| 12 | 10 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $92,163 | -43% | 312 | - | $295 | $1,702,155 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 13 | 8 | Sunshine Cleaning | $91,184 | -60.2% | 71 | +2 | $1,284 | $360,977 | 2 | Capelight Pictures | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Duplicity | $82,180 | -37.6% | 135 | -60 | $608 | $2,493,327 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 15 | 14 | The Crocodiles | $73,362 | -21.7% | 411 | -7 | $178 | $3,593,250 | 10 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $67,364 | -37.5% | 246 | -54 | $273 | $6,323,263 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Princess Lillifee | $59,738 | -31.6% | 411 | -31 | $145 | $5,862,331 | 10 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 18 | 20 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $56,768 | +4.3% | 58 | +2 | $978 | $670,375 | 6 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 19 | 21 | Gran Torino | $52,180 | +5.3% | 116 | +2 | $449 | $5,485,697 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $51,722 | -39.2% | 201 | -46 | $257 | $12,682,397 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Mid-August Lunch | $49,019 | -16.5% | 57 | +1 | $859 | $537,180 | 5 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Last Chance Harvey | $47,958 | -15% | 116 | +2 | $413 | $1,591,743 | 7 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | The Reader | $43,891 | -2.3% | 143 | -8 | $306 | $18,704,168 | 14 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 24 | 17 | Crank: High Voltage | $42,919 | -32.1% | 120 | -55 | $357 | $6,620,279 | 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 25 | - | 12 Rounds | $36,256 | - | 15 | - | $2,417 | $48,378 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 26 | 29 | Knowing | $29,942 | -2.2% | 64 | -50 | $467 | $4,773,272 | 8 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 12 | Public Enemy | $28,869 | -77% | 32 | - | $902 | $173,627 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $27,947 | -40% | 198 | -40 | $141 | $3,821,000 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | Phantom Pain | $27,312 | -30.8% | 106 | -16 | $257 | $693,304 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 30 | 22 | I Saw the Sun 2009 Re-release | $23,250 | -51.3% | 35 | -4 | $664 | $1,555,535 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 31 | 30 | John Rabe | $19,973 | -24.5% | 81 | -2 | $246 | $1,241,380 | 12 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | Fast & Furious | $19,805 | -45.9% | 63 | -32 | $314 | $15,423,592 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 33 | 27 | Eldorado | $16,721 | -46.7% | 23 | - | $727 | $164,989 | 3 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 34 | - | Dorfpunks | $16,242 | - | 30 | - | $541 | $390,129 | - | Piffl Medien | - | false |
| 35 | 32 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $15,249 | -28.8% | 28 | - | $544 | $164,209 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | The Boat That Rocked | $11,723 | -44% | 35 | -28 | $334 | $1,821,517 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 37 | 36 | Hilde | $11,627 | -27.6% | 74 | +3 | $157 | $3,387,159 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
