| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Avatar | $10,770,723 | -16.8% | 738 | +2 | $14,594 | $53,890,038 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | Rabbit Without Ears 2 | $2,753,421 | -22.4% | 719 | - | $3,829 | $35,551,445 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 3 | 3 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | $2,058,564 | -30% | 616 | +4 | $3,341 | $7,406,316 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | 5 | Soul Kitchen | $1,484,143 | -15.2% | 233 | +4 | $6,369 | $4,419,942 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Fame | $1,120,089 | -39.1% | 376 | +2 | $2,978 | $4,268,346 | 2 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 6 | 6 | The Princess and the Frog | $913,980 | -32.6% | 542 | - | $1,686 | $9,194,352 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | - | The Rebound | $863,258 | - | 286 | - | $3,018 | $863,258 | 1 | TOBIS Film | true | false |
| 8 | 7 | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | $695,335 | -21.5% | 557 | -33 | $1,248 | $34,141,649 | 6 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | - | Yahsi Bati - The Ottoman Cowboys | $417,056 | - | 62 | - | $6,726 | $417,056 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 10 | 8 | Dinosaurier | $384,022 | -26.6% | 297 | - | $1,293 | $1,295,501 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | 2012 | $307,770 | -25.5% | 276 | -16 | $1,115 | $37,428,996 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Albert Schweitzer | $254,900 | -38.6% | 169 | - | $1,508 | $937,293 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Pope Joan | $190,567 | -15.1% | 277 | -36 | $687 | $24,981,555 | 11 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 14 | - | The Stepfather | $170,868 | - | 101 | - | $1,691 | $225,906 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | Saw VI | $161,341 | -27.7% | 247 | -18 | $653 | $3,795,216 | 5 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 16 | 19 | Whatever Works | $140,976 | +19.7% | 80 | -1 | $1,762 | $1,680,313 | 5 | Central Film | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Law Abiding Citizen | $130,657 | -12.8% | 612 | +438 | $213 | $5,086,975 | 7 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 18 | 16 | Where the Wild Things Are | $121,364 | -11.8% | 204 | -10 | $594 | $742,847 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Lila, Lila | $114,152 | -12.7% | 162 | -55 | $704 | $857,859 | 3 | Falcom Media | false | false |
| 20 | 18 | Planet 51 | $98,419 | -16.8% | 296 | -19 | $332 | $1,917,339 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 21 | 22 | The White Ribbon | $94,782 | +20.3% | 85 | -3 | $1,115 | $4,152,131 | 12 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | Zombieland | $88,808 | -17.9% | 101 | -4 | $879 | $1,220,568 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 23 | - | La première étoile | $82,900 | - | 47 | - | $1,763 | $118,018 | 1 | KOOL Filmdistribution | true | false |
| 24 | 23 | Bright Star | $81,436 | +3.8% | 49 | - | $1,661 | $214,052 | 2 | TOBIS Film | false | false |
| 25 | 28 | The Murder Farm | $66,668 | +23.6% | 104 | +12 | $641 | $1,257,663 | 7 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 26 | 15 | The Flight Before Christmas | $63,892 | -57.1% | 369 | -56 | $173 | $5,357,823 | 9 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 27 | 11 | A Christmas Carol | $60,141 | -83.7% | 244 | -163 | $246 | $11,188,892 | 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 28 | 27 | Paranormal Activity | $47,421 | -17.6% | 84 | -10 | $564 | $2,483,779 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard | $46,778 | -18.8% | 225 | -19 | $207 | $1,676,818 | 6 | TOBIS Film | false | false |
| 30 | 21 | Ninja Assassin | $45,854 | -42.1% | 86 | -30 | $533 | $850,707 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
