| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Enchanted | $278,798 | - | 116 | - | $2,403 | $325,270 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | Bee Movie | $238,368 | -34.7% | 102 | - | $2,336 | $807,842 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | The Golden Compass | $215,479 | -27.7% | 91 | +2 | $2,367 | $1,326,709 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 4 | - | Rabbit Without Ears | $215,350 | - | 50 | - | $4,307 | $239,992 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 5 | - | Alvin and the Chipmunks | $180,859 | - | 52 | - | $3,478 | $180,859 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps | $166,062 | -17.2% | 37 | +2 | $4,488 | $455,826 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 7 | 3 | Hitman | $161,936 | -31% | 37 | - | $4,376 | $509,122 | 2 | - | false | false |
| 8 | - | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | $104,322 | - | 48 | - | $2,173 | $140,322 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 9 | 5 | American Gangster | $44,815 | -30.3% | 47 | -12 | $953 | $1,453,508 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | For Love and Honour | $32,440 | -30.5% | 7 | - | $4,634 | $94,968 | 2 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 11 | 9 | Ratatouille | $18,532 | -27.6% | 63 | -24 | $294 | $6,667,860 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | August Rush | $18,102 | -40.1% | 26 | - | $696 | $70,249 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 13 | 10 | Beowulf | $17,200 | -24.8% | 21 | -22 | $819 | $1,105,785 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Fred Claus | $16,570 | -27.1% | 35 | - | $473 | $235,936 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 15 | 7 | The Heartbreak Kid | $14,920 | -61.9% | 37 | -20 | $403 | $2,311,259 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Persepolis | $13,547 | -33.6% | 12 | - | $1,128 | $169,266 | 4 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | $10,919 | -36.1% | 31 | -4 | $352 | $81,962 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Lissi und der wilde Kaiser | $9,902 | -55.7% | 24 | -36 | $412 | $4,790,984 | 9 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 19 | 21 | Messy Christmas | $9,546 | +0.5% | 17 | -1 | $561 | $95,740 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | The Messengers | $7,208 | -45.9% | 17 | - | $424 | $26,124 | 2 | Einhorn-Film | false | false |
| 21 | 17 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Skeleton Island | $7,176 | -39.5% | 58 | - | $123 | $383,031 | 7 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 22 | 22 | Tuya's Marriage | $6,312 | -30.5% | 8 | +2 | $789 | $21,226 | 2 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 23 | 18 | Free Rainer | $6,144 | -44.6% | 10 | -3 | $614 | $172,477 | 5 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 24 | 28 | The Nightmare Before Christmas 2008 3D Release | $5,867 | +18.5% | 9 | - | $651 | $30,995 | 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | 20 | Love Life | $5,737 | -46.8% | 7 | - | $819 | $46,434 | 3 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 26 | 26 | Late Bloomers | $5,148 | -3.7% | 12 | -3 | $429 | $667,079 | 18 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 27 | 15 | In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale | $4,462 | -67% | 21 | -10 | $212 | $189,867 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 28 | 30 | Trick or Treaters | $4,271 | +14.8% | 14 | -10 | $305 | $38,176 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 29 | 32 | Odette Toulemonde | $2,871 | -11.2% | 7 | -2 | $410 | $109,568 | 8 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 30 | 24 | Import Export | $2,668 | -54.4% | 7 | -3 | $381 | $197,937 | 7 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 31 | 23 | Rendition | $2,228 | -71% | 13 | -18 | $171 | $212,156 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 32 | - | Max Minsky and Me | $1,813 | - | 4 | - | $453 | $1,813 | 1 | Filmladen | true | false |
| 33 | 31 | Hermes Phettberg, Elender | $1,597 | -54.3% | 6 | -1 | $266 | $24,849 | 3 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 34 | 34 | Rumpelstilzchen | $1,574 | -40.9% | 13 | - | $121 | $15,909 | 3 | Einhorn-Film | false | false |
| 35 | 35 | Lions for Lambs | $1,537 | -39.9% | 10 | -7 | $153 | $280,209 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 36 | 27 | Gone Baby Gone | $1,134 | -78.2% | 16 | - | $70 | $67,438 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 37 | 46 | Lady Chatterley | $1,116 | +172.9% | 1 | - | $1,116 | $47,071 | 8 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 38 | 29 | Becoming Jane | $1,113 | -71.2% | 7 | -6 | $159 | $125,331 | 6 | Filmladen | false | false |
| 39 | 40 | The Duchess of Langeais | $1,093 | -27.8% | 1 | - | $1,093 | $10,848 | 3 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | - | Ten Canoes | $1,041 | - | 1 | - | $1,041 | $1,531 | 1 | Polyfilm Verleih | true | false |
| 41 | 39 | Prinzessinnenbad | $915 | -43% | 2 | -2 | $457 | $42,011 | 5 | Polyfilm Verleih | false | false |
| 42 | 38 | Surf's Up | $905 | -43.6% | 32 | -4 | $28 | $876,870 | 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 43 | 37 | King of California | $877 | -45.7% | 4 | -5 | $219 | $13,197 | 3 | N/A | false | false |
| 44 | 41 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | $673 | -47.2% | 4 | -3 | $168 | $175,362 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 45 | 43 | Made in Paris | $506 | -16.6% | 1 | - | $506 | $11,259 | 5 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 46 | 42 | Flight of the Red Balloon | $459 | -41.5% | 1 | - | $459 | $8,113 | 2 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 47 | 47 | Jeder siebte Mensch | $107 | -38.2% | 2 | - | $53 | $14,671 | 7 | Poool Filmverleih | false | false |
