| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Life as We Know It | $310,216 | - | 58 | - | $5,348 | $372,171 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 2 | - | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | $302,769 | - | 72 | - | $4,205 | $302,769 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 3 | 1 | Despicable Me | $282,183 | -39.8% | 88 | +5 | $3,206 | $2,335,411 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | 2 | Conference of Animals | $268,774 | -26.5% | 71 | - | $3,785 | $996,294 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Piranha 3D | $172,323 | -27.5% | 51 | +1 | $3,378 | $506,284 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | The Unintentional Kidnapping of Mrs. Elfriede Ott | $161,636 | -23.9% | 80 | +2 | $2,020 | $1,072,168 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 7 | - | 3faltig | $159,838 | - | 85 | - | $1,880 | $177,210 | 1 | Einhorn-Film | true | false |
| 8 | 3 | The Social Network | $132,480 | -50.2% | 59 | - | $2,245 | $997,132 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 9 | 7 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | $92,906 | -41.3% | 59 | -25 | $1,574 | $295,094 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Eat Pray Love | $91,203 | -43.4% | 72 | -16 | $1,266 | $1,759,021 | 5 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | $52,661 | -33.4% | 38 | -9 | $1,385 | $2,357,475 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | In the Beginning There Was Light | $40,434 | -34.8% | 53 | -1 | $762 | $705,815 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Twelve | $36,541 | -38.9% | 13 | - | $2,810 | $117,366 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 14 | - | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | $29,444 | - | 85 | - | $346 | $29,444 | - | N/A | - | false |
| 15 | 11 | Young Goethe in Love | $19,829 | -50.2% | 23 | -1 | $862 | $83,682 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 24 | Mademoiselle Chambon | $13,168 | +6.3% | 8 | +3 | $1,646 | $30,852 | 2 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 17 | - | Ponyo | $12,453 | - | 34 | - | $366 | $17,243 | 1 | Polyfilm Verleih | true | false |
| 18 | 18 | Day and Night | $12,395 | -35.9% | 12 | -2 | $1,032 | $83,266 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Charlie St. Cloud | $10,622 | -63.5% | 23 | - | $461 | $113,208 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | 12 | The Last Exorcism | $10,476 | -66.5% | 22 | -19 | $476 | $238,304 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 21 | - | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | $10,241 | - | 9 | - | $1,137 | $10,241 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 22 | 16 | The Sandman and the Lost Sand of Dreams | $9,539 | -59.3% | 36 | - | $264 | $84,587 | 4 | Einhorn-Film | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Der Atem des Himmels | $9,091 | -45.7% | 20 | -2 | $454 | $548,057 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 24 | 14 | Dinner for Schmucks | $8,691 | -65.9% | 19 | -14 | $457 | $362,993 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | $7,891 | -53.7% | 13 | -15 | $607 | $1,162,100 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 15 | The Town | $7,880 | -66.8% | 18 | -6 | $437 | $281,909 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 19 | The American | $7,644 | -58.9% | 17 | -6 | $449 | $450,535 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | Jew Suss: Rise and Fall | $6,428 | -51.4% | 16 | -10 | $401 | $161,093 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | Little Nicholas | $6,036 | -50.8% | 22 | -9 | $274 | $142,363 | 6 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | The Concert | $5,773 | -18.4% | 7 | -1 | $824 | $432,453 | 11 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | Inception | $5,350 | -41.6% | 7 | -6 | $764 | $3,599,425 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | 20 | Get Him to the Greek | $5,123 | -72.1% | 11 | -15 | $465 | $1,011,591 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 33 | - | Jane's Journey | $4,883 | - | 7 | - | $697 | $5,769 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 34 | 29 | Moon | $4,220 | -45.5% | 6 | -4 | $703 | $71,857 | 4 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 35 | 26 | Single by Contract | $3,740 | -59.6% | 12 | -17 | $311 | $175,619 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | $3,086 | -28.3% | 14 | -3 | $220 | $1,158,961 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 37 | 35 | Babies | $3,005 | -23.3% | 12 | -5 | $250 | $189,475 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 38 | 31 | Mammuth | $2,897 | -45.1% | 6 | -1 | $482 | $39,993 | 4 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 39 | 34 | La vie sauvage des animaux domestiques | $2,651 | -35.6% | 10 | - | $265 | $7,693 | 2 | Einhorn-Film | false | false |
| 40 | 45 | Honey | $2,515 | +138.2% | 2 | +1 | $1,257 | $41,056 | 8 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 41 | 28 | Oscar and the Lady in Pink | $2,434 | -69.6% | 16 | +2 | $152 | $16,238 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 42 | 32 | Mahler on the Couch | $1,876 | -58.3% | 6 | -1 | $312 | $168,927 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 43 | 43 | Gypsy Spirit: Harri Stojka - Eine Reise | $1,643 | -15% | 4 | -5 | $410 | $73,236 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 44 | 40 | Women Without Men | $1,517 | -36% | 5 | +1 | $303 | $67,616 | 7 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 45 | 47 | The Karate Kid | $747 | -5.9% | 1 | - | $747 | $1,630,403 | 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 46 | 39 | Micmacs | $698 | -74.7% | 10 | - | $69 | $14,162 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 47 | 38 | Certified Copy | $655 | -81.1% | 1 | -1 | $655 | $23,143 | 5 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 48 | 44 | Toy Story 3 | $499 | -73.1% | 5 | -1 | $99 | $2,247,031 | 13 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 49 | 48 | When You're Strange | $425 | -46.2% | 1 | -3 | $425 | $27,123 | 8 | N/A | false | false |
| 50 | 50 | Grandmother | $342 | -35.7% | 1 | - | $342 | $7,527 | 3 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 51 | 41 | Easy Virtue | $149 | -93.4% | 1 | -6 | $149 | $71,584 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 52 | 36 | Grown Ups | $142 | -96.3% | 4 | -7 | $35 | $3,521,030 | 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 53 | 51 | Salt | $40 | -77.4% | 2 | - | $20 | $1,159,303 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
