| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $2,504,084 | -34.1% | 590 | -15 | $4,244 | $13,655,566 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | - | He's Just Not That Into You | $2,069,852 | - | 408 | - | $5,073 | $2,069,852 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 3 | - | The International | $2,055,315 | - | 485 | - | $4,237 | $2,055,315 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 4 | - | Recep Ivedik 2 | $1,761,482 | - | 75 | - | $23,486 | $1,761,482 | 1 | Kinostar Filmverleih | true | false |
| 5 | 3 | Twilight | $997,906 | -37.6% | 636 | -4 | $1,569 | $18,172,422 | 5 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 6 | - | Friday the 13th | $816,854 | - | 191 | - | $4,276 | $816,854 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 7 | 4 | Valkyrie | $744,364 | -48.9% | 655 | -40 | $1,136 | $10,068,144 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 8 | 2 | Bride Wars | $735,360 | -54.3% | 456 | +1 | $1,612 | $2,693,058 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 5 | Wild Chicks and Life | $707,883 | -45.3% | 520 | - | $1,361 | $4,785,378 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 10 | 6 | Bolt | $615,776 | -44% | 511 | - | $1,205 | $6,943,440 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 11 | 7 | Hotel for Dogs | $594,343 | -33.5% | 253 | +2 | $2,349 | $1,633,331 | 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | - | Effi Briest | $536,929 | - | 153 | - | $3,509 | $536,929 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 13 | 11 | Welcome to the Sticks | $260,813 | -22.8% | 306 | -6 | $852 | $13,986,521 | 16 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 14 | 8 | The Spirit | $234,044 | -65% | 215 | +3 | $1,088 | $1,074,264 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 15 | 12 | Buddenbrooks | $220,208 | -34% | 275 | - | $800 | $10,319,988 | 8 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 16 | 13 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $188,533 | -42.4% | 565 | -42 | $333 | $43,699,588 | 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 17 | 9 | Seven Pounds | $185,261 | -62.9% | 268 | -110 | $691 | $10,602,495 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Revolutionary Road | $153,494 | -50.1% | 230 | -57 | $667 | $4,227,440 | 5 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 19 | 10 | Transporter 3 | $140,902 | -65.8% | 280 | -138 | $503 | $11,694,528 | 6 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Australia | $135,291 | -56.6% | 243 | -76 | $556 | $15,150,391 | 8 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | Saw V | $122,414 | -53.9% | 266 | -43 | $460 | $4,756,024 | 5 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 17 | Changeling | $121,340 | -55.4% | 149 | -39 | $814 | $1,910,685 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 23 | 16 | Frost/Nixon | $115,424 | -61.9% | 131 | +2 | $881 | $509,188 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 24 | 19 | Doubt | $73,521 | -54.2% | 67 | - | $1,097 | $276,088 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 25 | - | Revanche | $65,417 | - | 27 | - | $2,422 | $65,417 | 1 | Movienet | true | false |
| 26 | 20 | The Merry Widow | $58,754 | -47.7% | 47 | -3 | $1,250 | $202,032 | 2 | Alamode Film | false | false |
| 27 | 24 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $54,703 | -33.3% | 101 | - | $541 | $4,949,700 | 11 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 28 | 23 | Inkheart | $49,652 | -45.4% | 189 | -75 | $262 | $9,843,129 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 29 | 25 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | $44,403 | -45.8% | 109 | -25 | $407 | $1,265,827 | 6 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 30 | 21 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $43,416 | -54.1% | 197 | -51 | $220 | $14,258,195 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | 22 | Bedtime Stories | $40,361 | -56.1% | 200 | -95 | $201 | $8,823,805 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 32 | 26 | The Class | $37,301 | -44.9% | 55 | -4 | $678 | $744,663 | 5 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 33 | 27 | Quiet Chaos | $36,813 | -43.7% | 42 | -3 | $876 | $262,899 | 3 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 34 | 30 | Jerichow | $33,016 | -20.6% | 39 | - | $846 | $638,141 | 6 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 35 | - | Billu | $18,156 | - | 6 | - | $3,026 | $18,156 | 1 | Rapid Eye Movies | true | false |
| 36 | - | The Boss of It All | $15,159 | - | 13 | - | $1,166 | $70,968 | 5 | Alpha Films | false | false |
| 37 | 35 | Novemberkind | $14,239 | -14.4% | 42 | +1 | $339 | $1,203,860 | 13 | - | false | false |
| 38 | 39 | The Meerkats | $14,046 | +2.2% | 77 | +4 | $182 | $933,095 | 13 | Central Film | false | false |
| 39 | 32 | For My Father | $11,823 | -38.9% | 22 | -4 | $537 | $149,730 | 4 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | 43 | Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill | $10,305 | -11.9% | 71 | +4 | $145 | $11,714,039 | 19 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 41 | 45 | The Drummer | $10,244 | +1.8% | 21 | -3 | $487 | $288,118 | 7 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 42 | 40 | Let's Make Money | $9,823 | -20.8% | 40 | -10 | $245 | $1,440,085 | 16 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 43 | 55 | Beloved Clara | $9,733 | +60.2% | 28 | +8 | $347 | $356,236 | 11 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 44 | 34 | Der Mondbär | $9,239 | -46% | 106 | -5 | $87 | $4,783,901 | 18 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 45 | 36 | A Year Ago in Winter | $9,196 | -39.4% | 50 | -1 | $183 | $1,901,160 | 14 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 46 | 42 | Waltz with Bashir | $8,672 | -26.7% | 41 | -3 | $211 | $688,348 | 15 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 47 | 28 | The Goal of My Life | $8,629 | -85.2% | 14 | -9 | $616 | $194,418 | 3 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 48 | 33 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $8,375 | -52.5% | 101 | -7 | $82 | $22,090,100 | 21 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 49 | 37 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $8,220 | -43.2% | 8 | -1 | $1,027 | $275,393 | 13 | - | false | false |
| 50 | 38 | Alter und Schönheit | $7,474 | -47.1% | 23 | -1 | $324 | $399,838 | 6 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 51 | 44 | O'Horten | $7,255 | -34.4% | 30 | +2 | $241 | $462,620 | 9 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 52 | 48 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $6,916 | -17.7% | 46 | -3 | $150 | $184,942 | 8 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 53 | 49 | Berlin Calling | $6,522 | -20.7% | 13 | -5 | $501 | $465,825 | 20 | Movienet | false | false |
| 54 | 41 | In the Shadow of the Moon | $5,786 | -51.6% | 17 | -2 | $340 | $56,286 | 3 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false | false |
| 55 | 54 | La Bohème | $5,269 | -13.8% | 33 | +11 | $159 | $473,269 | 17 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false | false |
| 56 | 46 | Cloud 9 | $5,125 | -42.5% | 28 | -10 | $183 | $3,798,310 | 24 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 57 | 31 | Pride and Glory | $4,756 | -86% | 30 | -53 | $158 | $338,046 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 58 | 53 | Sagan | $4,175 | -33.7% | 19 | -2 | $219 | $192,211 | 7 | - | false | false |
| 59 | 52 | Man on Wire | $3,582 | -48.6% | 16 | -2 | $223 | $42,174 | 4 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 60 | 61 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | $3,563 | -2.5% | 27 | - | $131 | $8,092,493 | 18 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 61 | 50 | Righteous Kill | $3,383 | -57.6% | 14 | -21 | $241 | $2,337,843 | 7 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 62 | - | That's It, That's All. | $3,164 | - | 16 | - | $197 | $7,385 | 2 | Forum Hungary | false | false |
| 63 | 80 | Young@Heart | $3,150 | +205.5% | 20 | -1 | $157 | $576,386 | 20 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 64 | 51 | Lulu and Jimi | $2,652 | -62% | 13 | -17 | $204 | $130,438 | 4 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 65 | 58 | Earth | $2,645 | -38.2% | 27 | - | $97 | $36,348,190 | 54 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 66 | 47 | Wild Child | $2,404 | -71.9% | 24 | -26 | $100 | $2,365,500 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 67 | 65 | Palermo Shooting | $2,214 | -19.6% | 13 | -4 | $170 | $327,816 | 13 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 68 | 63 | The Art of Negative Thinking | $2,087 | -31.3% | 19 | -2 | $109 | $617,593 | 22 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 69 | 75 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $2,031 | +35.7% | 3 | +1 | $677 | $17,222 | 11 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 70 | 67 | The Zone | $1,805 | -34.1% | 2 | -1 | $902 | $34,448 | 10 | N/A | false | false |
| 71 | 71 | Paris 36 | $1,786 | -0.5% | 15 | +2 | $119 | $408,834 | 12 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 72 | 62 | A Secret | $1,389 | -56.9% | 15 | -6 | $92 | $233,758 | 9 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 73 | 86 | Days and Clouds | $1,099 | +47.7% | 1 | - | $1,099 | $216,815 | 19 | Movienet | false | false |
| 74 | 77 | A Woman in Berlin | $946 | -25.6% | 11 | -5 | $86 | $1,512,203 | 17 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 75 | 60 | It's a Free World... | $914 | -75.1% | 4 | -3 | $228 | $173,178 | 12 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 76 | 56 | Ghost Town | $870 | -83.5% | 30 | -55 | $29 | $182,800 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 77 | 79 | Finnischer Tango | $838 | -25.6% | 2 | -1 | $419 | $280,782 | 25 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 78 | 68 | Teenage Angst | $739 | -68.5% | 2 | -4 | $369 | $12,993 | 3 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 79 | 98 | Die Eisbombe | $651 | +830% | 2 | +1 | $325 | $98,303 | 28 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 80 | 69 | Idomeneo, re di Creta: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | $598 | -73.6% | 2 | -1 | $299 | $5,813 | 3 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 81 | 74 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | $555 | -63.6% | 1 | -2 | $555 | $18,530 | 7 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 82 | 81 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | $548 | -43.4% | 3 | - | $182 | $19,765 | 11 | N/A | false | false |
| 83 | 96 | Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe | $526 | +228.8% | 2 | -1 | $263 | $928,882 | 25 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 84 | 70 | Heart of Fire | $516 | -71.9% | 8 | -12 | $64 | $16,782 | 3 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 85 | 93 | Waiting for Angelina | $447 | +37.1% | 4 | - | $111 | $66,239 | 6 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 86 | 95 | The Mystery of Morphus | $445 | +67.3% | 5 | -2 | $89 | $10,305 | 4 | Central Film | false | false |
| 87 | 76 | The Stranger in Me | $404 | -71.7% | 1 | -2 | $404 | $69,824 | 18 | Ventura Film | false | false |
| 88 | 85 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | $378 | -50.1% | 5 | -2 | $75 | $8,126,430 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 89 | 82 | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | $368 | -58.9% | 3 | - | $122 | $47,416 | 12 | - | false | false |
| 90 | 94 | Derek | $361 | +15.7% | 1 | - | $361 | $3,359 | 4 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 91 | - | Comeback | $347 | - | 1 | - | $347 | $3,565 | 13 | - | false | false |
| 92 | 87 | Räuber Kneißl | $323 | -55.5% | 2 | -2 | $161 | $2,045,431 | 26 | Movienet | false | false |
| 93 | 91 | Lorna's Silence | $291 | -39% | 2 | - | $145 | $212,083 | 19 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 94 | 66 | Silly's Sweet Summer | $234 | -91.5% | 4 | -5 | $58 | $253,073 | 43 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 95 | 97 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | $201 | +125.8% | 1 | - | $201 | $49,236 | 12 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 96 | 78 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | $162 | -85.7% | 2 | -1 | $81 | $593,556 | 30 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
