| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Fast Five | $9,620,159 | - | 633 | - | $15,197 | $10,518,519 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 2 | - | Thor | $5,390,785 | - | 530 | - | $10,171 | $5,716,218 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 3 | 2 | Rio | $2,017,565 | +57.6% | 740 | -16 | $2,726 | $12,404,441 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 4 | - | Water for Elephants | $1,561,669 | - | 411 | - | $3,799 | $1,792,481 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 5 | 1 | New Kids Turbo | $857,003 | -61.4% | 258 | +83 | $3,321 | $3,869,270 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 6 | 3 | Paul | $654,746 | -41% | 438 | -5 | $1,494 | $5,202,277 | 3 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 7 | 5 | Red Riding Hood | $402,784 | -40.8% | 358 | -2 | $1,125 | $1,692,189 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Almanya: Welcome to Germany | $376,885 | +1.1% | 284 | -40 | $1,327 | $9,679,909 | 8 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Limitless | $355,741 | -44% | 318 | -17 | $1,118 | $2,774,270 | 3 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | Hop | $341,051 | +11.2% | 510 | -68 | $668 | $3,514,148 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 11 | 4 | Sanctum | $336,998 | -55.5% | 261 | +4 | $1,291 | $1,518,791 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | The King's Speech | $222,002 | -16% | 379 | -142 | $585 | $22,498,568 | 11 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 13 | 7 | Battle Los Angeles | $175,586 | -70.5% | 388 | -7 | $452 | $2,788,526 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 14 | 19 | Winnie the Pooh | $163,298 | +73.6% | 380 | - | $429 | $764,191 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Beastly | $153,665 | -7.8% | 204 | -68 | $753 | $1,949,663 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 16 | 14 | Four Lions | $135,548 | +2.9% | 57 | +2 | $2,378 | $479,206 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 17 | 15 | Potiche | $127,611 | +7.3% | 188 | - | $678 | $3,580,355 | 6 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 18 | 18 | The Names of Love | $112,463 | +4.9% | 72 | -1 | $1,561 | $726,925 | 3 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 19 | 20 | Gnomeo & Juliet | $101,777 | +10.5% | 191 | -201 | $532 | $4,725,795 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 20 | - | Mother and Child | $84,233 | - | 80 | - | $1,052 | $183,388 | 1 | Universum Film (UFA) | true | false |
| 21 | 17 | Kokowääh | $82,407 | -28.1% | 206 | -98 | $400 | $44,172,472 | 13 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Pina | $71,202 | -10.9% | 100 | -25 | $712 | $5,351,450 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 23 | 10 | The Mechanic | $71,141 | -76.8% | 194 | -127 | $366 | $2,382,844 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 24 | 16 | Just Go with It | $62,769 | -46.8% | 108 | -86 | $581 | $12,109,434 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 25 | 31 | Winter's Bone | $37,944 | +36.1% | 60 | +5 | $632 | $764,903 | 5 | N/A | false | false |
| 26 | 13 | Sucker Punch | $35,657 | -77.5% | 141 | -212 | $252 | $4,210,624 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 27 | 30 | Rango | $33,621 | +15.2% | 178 | -120 | $188 | $6,324,681 | 9 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 28 | 38 | Lilly the Witch: The Journey to Mandolan | $32,343 | +85.8% | 208 | -119 | $155 | $5,115,681 | 11 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 29 | 27 | Never Let Me Go | $31,668 | -25.6% | 56 | -2 | $565 | $352,020 | 3 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 30 | 21 | The Fighter | $23,009 | -73.1% | 88 | -81 | $261 | $1,150,046 | 4 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 31 | 37 | The Housemaid | $21,904 | +5.7% | 19 | +1 | $1,152 | $70,529 | 2 | Alamode Film | false | false |
| 32 | 32 | Francesco und der Papst | $21,105 | -18.1% | 63 | +1 | $335 | $83,637 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 33 | 35 | Biutiful | $19,936 | -10.9% | 50 | -6 | $398 | $1,015,805 | 8 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 34 | 24 | The Rite | $19,104 | -65.9% | 48 | -61 | $398 | $2,105,071 | 7 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 35 | 25 | I Am Number Four | $18,978 | -63.1% | 92 | -124 | $206 | $4,580,259 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 36 | 29 | True Grit | $18,475 | -44.4% | 83 | -64 | $222 | $7,940,562 | 10 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 37 | 23 | Hall Pass | $16,816 | -70.4% | 44 | -51 | $382 | $3,194,060 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 38 | 26 | Unknown | $16,663 | -65% | 46 | -75 | $362 | $6,642,765 | 9 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 39 | 33 | Black Swan | $13,139 | -45.1% | 68 | -62 | $193 | $22,340,179 | 15 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
