| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 2 | Angels & Demons | $2,729,021 | -25.5% | 1,041 | -1 | $2,621 | $39,782,708 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 2 | 1 | Terminator Salvation | $2,592,506 | -50.4% | 979 | +12 | $2,648 | $10,201,385 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 3 | 4 | Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | $1,961,367 | -22.4% | 743 | +10 | $2,639 | $14,911,978 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $1,533,548 | -39.4% | 504 | - | $3,042 | $6,067,592 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 5 | - | Drag Me to Hell | $989,428 | - | 274 | - | $3,611 | $989,428 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 6 | 5 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | $975,440 | -18.5% | 323 | - | $3,019 | $4,830,350 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | Che: Part One | $326,886 | - | 122 | - | $2,679 | $326,886 | 1 | Central Film | true | false |
| 8 | 7 | 17 Again | $308,021 | -18.1% | 292 | +71 | $1,054 | $4,833,726 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Star Trek | $300,317 | -31.6% | 356 | -59 | $843 | $12,354,625 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 10 | - | Small Crime | $276,085 | - | 59 | - | $4,679 | $276,085 | 1 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | true | false |
| 11 | 8 | My Bloody Valentine | $275,624 | -15.4% | 66 | +4 | $4,176 | $2,137,563 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Slumdog Millionaire | $234,630 | -14.3% | 334 | +20 | $702 | $17,514,990 | 13 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 13 | - | Obsessed | $206,120 | - | 103 | - | $2,001 | $353,076 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 14 | 10 | The Uninvited | $144,577 | -36.3% | 101 | - | $1,431 | $1,012,882 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $127,506 | -2% | 305 | - | $418 | $2,166,817 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | The Crocodiles | $102,246 | -4% | 344 | -26 | $297 | $4,018,906 | 12 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 17 | 11 | The Limits of Control | $98,404 | -35.4% | 56 | - | $1,757 | $579,624 | 3 | TOBIS Film | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $81,930 | -7.9% | 171 | -15 | $479 | $6,770,404 | 11 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | - | The Last House on the Left | $76,470 | - | 132 | - | $579 | $1,009,635 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | - | false |
| 20 | 13 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $62,776 | -50.6% | 176 | -79 | $356 | $9,592,865 | 7 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 21 | 16 | Sunshine Cleaning | $60,394 | -35.9% | 68 | -2 | $888 | $611,233 | 4 | Capelight Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 18 | Princess Lillifee | $59,878 | -26.9% | 311 | -36 | $192 | $6,286,094 | 12 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $54,205 | -27.5% | 62 | +2 | $874 | $888,272 | 8 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 24 | 21 | Gran Torino | $52,421 | -0.2% | 119 | +12 | $440 | $5,848,672 | 15 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 22 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $46,396 | -4.5% | 110 | -17 | $421 | $12,836,391 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 26 | 24 | Last Chance Harvey | $41,319 | -8.4% | 111 | +17 | $372 | $1,787,900 | 9 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 23 | Duplicity | $40,002 | -16.8% | 57 | -15 | $701 | $2,728,995 | 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 28 | 20 | Mid-August Lunch | $37,508 | -36.2% | 57 | -2 | $658 | $703,385 | 7 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | The Reader | $37,445 | +0.2% | 129 | +13 | $290 | $19,565,289 | 16 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 30 | 25 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $33,109 | -25.6% | 144 | -11 | $229 | $4,076,861 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 31 | - | Dragonball Evolution | $23,719 | - | 8 | - | $2,964 | $23,719 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 32 | 29 | Eldorado | $16,384 | -24% | 23 | - | $712 | $225,930 | 5 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 33 | 34 | Phantom Pain | $14,809 | -0.6% | 63 | +3 | $235 | $769,245 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 34 | 32 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $14,733 | -17.1% | 26 | - | $566 | $218,186 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 28 | Knowing | $13,539 | -40.4% | 20 | -11 | $676 | $4,994,862 | 10 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
