| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | New Kids Turbo | $2,222,833 | - | 175 | - | $12,701 | $2,222,833 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Rio | $1,280,426 | -44.5% | 756 | +6 | $1,693 | $8,114,636 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Paul | $1,109,882 | -40.3% | 443 | +23 | $2,505 | $3,760,946 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | - | Sanctum | $757,965 | - | 257 | - | $2,949 | $778,344 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 5 | - | Red Riding Hood | $680,667 | - | 360 | - | $1,890 | $734,151 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Limitless | $635,483 | -36.2% | 335 | -27 | $1,896 | $2,039,863 | 2 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Battle Los Angeles | $595,808 | -55.4% | 395 | +17 | $1,508 | $2,404,103 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 5 | Almanya: Welcome to Germany | $372,820 | -42.2% | 324 | +19 | $1,150 | $8,621,900 | 7 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 8 | Hop | $306,571 | -26.6% | 578 | +7 | $530 | $2,612,223 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | The Mechanic | $306,161 | -40% | 321 | +9 | $953 | $2,138,550 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | The King's Speech | $264,311 | -49.5% | 521 | -14 | $507 | $21,126,798 | 10 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 12 | 9 | Beastly | $166,636 | -55.3% | 272 | -47 | $612 | $1,512,781 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Sucker Punch | $158,462 | -57.3% | 353 | -99 | $448 | $3,959,777 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | - | Four Lions | $131,721 | - | 55 | - | $2,394 | $239,085 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 15 | 11 | Potiche | $118,900 | -58.5% | 188 | +18 | $632 | $3,197,727 | 5 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 16 | 15 | Just Go with It | $118,053 | -45.7% | 194 | -42 | $608 | $11,977,884 | 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 17 | 17 | Kokowääh | $114,686 | -41.4% | 304 | -34 | $377 | $42,194,494 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | The Names of Love | $107,195 | -57.9% | 73 | +1 | $1,468 | $507,777 | 2 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 19 | 13 | Winnie the Pooh | $94,061 | -62.8% | 380 | +16 | $247 | $436,582 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | Gnomeo & Juliet | $92,089 | -54.7% | 392 | -76 | $234 | $4,252,357 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 21 | 14 | The Fighter | $85,500 | -64.3% | 169 | -5 | $505 | $1,046,963 | 3 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Pina | $79,899 | -42.7% | 125 | +4 | $639 | $4,979,039 | 9 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 24 | Hall Pass | $56,760 | -37.6% | 95 | -53 | $597 | $3,028,614 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 22 | The Rite | $56,104 | -42.2% | 109 | -44 | $514 | $1,989,800 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 25 | 18 | I Am Number Four | $51,470 | -64.1% | 216 | -89 | $238 | $4,329,852 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 26 | 21 | Unknown | $47,670 | -56% | 121 | -48 | $393 | $6,360,850 | 8 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | Never Let Me Go | $42,586 | -61.6% | 58 | +2 | $734 | $272,522 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | Season of the Witch | $40,200 | -58.5% | 128 | -60 | $314 | $2,231,211 | 5 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 29 | 26 | True Grit | $33,202 | -50.2% | 147 | -33 | $225 | $7,586,328 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 30 | 27 | Rango | $29,177 | -38.8% | 298 | -40 | $97 | $5,998,186 | 8 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 31 | 25 | Winter's Bone | $27,886 | -61.9% | 55 | -11 | $507 | $674,610 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 32 | - | Francesco und der Papst | $25,782 | - | 62 | - | $415 | $28,582 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 33 | 28 | Black Swan | $23,912 | -43.3% | 130 | -21 | $183 | $21,413,252 | 14 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 34 | - | Brighton Rock | $22,587 | - | 33 | - | $684 | $35,353 | 1 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | true | false |
| 35 | 31 | Biutiful | $22,369 | -33.8% | 56 | +7 | $399 | $938,405 | 7 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 36 | - | The Pimp | $21,973 | - | 68 | - | $323 | $115,506 | 1 | N/A | true | false |
| 37 | - | The Housemaid | $20,728 | - | 18 | - | $1,151 | $28,446 | 1 | Alamode Film | true | false |
| 38 | 29 | Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan | $17,410 | -53.8% | 327 | -36 | $53 | $4,835,314 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 39 | 30 | The Light Thief | $16,269 | -55.2% | 28 | -6 | $581 | $80,502 | 2 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | 33 | My Afternoons with Margueritte | $12,171 | -49.2% | 62 | -11 | $196 | $3,129,409 | 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
