| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | The Reader | $3,404,848 | - | 359 | - | $9,484 | $3,404,848 | 1 | Senator Film | true | false |
| 2 | 2 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $1,612,501 | -16.6% | 454 | - | $3,551 | $4,205,077 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Killing is My Business, Honey | $1,393,081 | - | 408 | - | $3,414 | $1,393,081 | 1 | Warner Bros. | true | false |
| 4 | 1 | Yes Man | $1,347,896 | -34.9% | 565 | -23 | $2,385 | $4,076,657 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 5 | - | Underworld: Rise of the Lycans | $1,233,136 | - | 302 | - | $4,083 | $1,233,136 | 1 | Sony Pictures Releasing | true | false |
| 6 | 3 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | $1,181,060 | -32.3% | 585 | -5 | $2,018 | $17,932,881 | 5 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | Role Models | $983,005 | - | 361 | - | $2,723 | $983,005 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Taken | $828,494 | -28.8% | 352 | -1 | $2,353 | $2,388,139 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | He's Just Not That Into You | $731,009 | -36.3% | 410 | +2 | $1,782 | $4,951,075 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 10 | 4 | The International | $707,988 | -41.8% | 488 | -1 | $1,450 | $4,990,826 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 11 | 8 | Twilight | $557,704 | -16% | 514 | -94 | $1,085 | $20,000,074 | 7 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 12 | 10 | Wild Chicks and Life | $403,275 | -2% | 520 | - | $775 | $5,953,785 | 5 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | Hotel for Dogs | $397,787 | +1% | 255 | - | $1,559 | $2,757,129 | 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 14 | 13 | Bolt | $356,463 | -5.3% | 511 | - | $697 | $8,020,649 | 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | - | The Wrestler | $323,688 | - | 97 | - | $3,336 | $323,688 | 1 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | true | false |
| 16 | 7 | Recep Ivedik 2 | $308,199 | -64.7% | 79 | - | $3,901 | $3,637,894 | 3 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 17 | 9 | Effi Briest | $293,144 | -39% | 153 | - | $1,915 | $1,836,434 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 18 | 15 | Milk | $273,022 | -14.7% | 75 | +2 | $3,640 | $780,157 | 2 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 19 | 17 | Welcome to the Sticks | $225,193 | -15.7% | 289 | -2 | $779 | $14,723,526 | 18 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 20 | 14 | Friday the 13th | $173,290 | -47.4% | 191 | - | $907 | $1,528,133 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 21 | 18 | The Bone Man | $158,874 | -37.8% | 56 | +2 | $2,837 | $521,927 | 2 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 11 | Valkyrie | $158,373 | -60.3% | 316 | -176 | $501 | $11,041,691 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 23 | 19 | Buddenbrooks | $116,203 | -33.1% | 59 | -207 | $1,969 | $10,816,032 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 28 | Die Perlmutterfarbe | $116,203 | +119.7% | 59 | -29 | $1,969 | $1,485,156 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 25 | 21 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $106,907 | -18.7% | 345 | -92 | $309 | $44,041,502 | 13 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 26 | 16 | Bride Wars | $100,824 | -66.7% | 227 | -229 | $444 | $3,407,515 | 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 27 | - | Follow Kadri, Not Your Heart | $60,604 | - | 31 | - | $1,954 | $60,604 | 1 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | true | false |
| 28 | 31 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $60,567 | +36.4% | 110 | +19 | $550 | $5,132,934 | 13 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 29 | 22 | Revolutionary Road | $56,270 | -42% | 126 | -28 | $446 | $4,502,599 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 30 | 25 | Changeling | $34,713 | -55% | 75 | -32 | $462 | $2,110,471 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 31 | 23 | Australia | $34,272 | -59.8% | 108 | -67 | $317 | $15,362,915 | 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 32 | 27 | Frost/Nixon | $28,764 | -52.8% | 56 | -40 | $513 | $680,023 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 33 | 30 | Doubt | $20,009 | -58.5% | 45 | -22 | $444 | $405,399 | 4 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 33 | The Merry Widow | $19,852 | -46.3% | 34 | -7 | $583 | $303,386 | 4 | Alamode Film | false | false |
| 35 | 35 | Inkheart | $19,462 | -37.5% | 83 | -40 | $234 | $9,923,836 | 12 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 36 | 34 | The Class | $19,442 | -44.6% | 55 | -2 | $353 | $840,578 | 7 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 37 | 26 | Seven Pounds | $18,463 | -72.9% | 61 | -91 | $302 | $10,948,614 | 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 38 | 24 | The Spirit | $18,374 | -76.7% | 61 | -135 | $301 | $1,267,326 | 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 39 | 29 | Saw V | $17,594 | -64.2% | 71 | -101 | $247 | $4,863,396 | 7 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | 38 | The Architect | $17,408 | -27.7% | 21 | -5 | $828 | $175,381 | 4 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 41 | 39 | Quiet Chaos | $15,848 | -32.3% | 31 | -3 | $511 | $328,994 | 5 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 42 | 36 | 1½ Knights - In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | $14,671 | -51.6% | 53 | -84 | $276 | $14,329,649 | 11 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 43 | 37 | Revanche | $13,414 | -51.3% | 26 | -1 | $515 | $142,220 | 3 | Movienet | false | false |
| 44 | 42 | Jerichow | $11,962 | -36% | 30 | -4 | $398 | $675,021 | 8 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 45 | 40 | Bedtime Stories | $10,844 | -47.5% | 61 | -67 | $177 | $8,873,264 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 46 | 32 | Transporter 3 | $10,578 | -75.5% | 39 | -106 | $271 | $11,778,941 | 8 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 47 | - | People-Dreams-Actions | $9,196 | - | 5 | - | $1,839 | $9,196 | 1 | Real Fiction | true | false |
| 48 | 51 | Fly Me to the Moon 3D | $9,144 | +23.3% | 6 | - | $1,524 | $296,996 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 49 | 44 | Novemberkind | $9,098 | -26.6% | 41 | -4 | $221 | $1,215,681 | 15 | - | false | false |
| 50 | 47 | Let's Make Money | $8,805 | +1.8% | 35 | +1 | $251 | $1,471,003 | 18 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 51 | 43 | The Meerkats | $8,445 | -42.4% | 55 | -14 | $153 | $944,853 | 15 | Central Film | false | false |
| 52 | 41 | Adam Resurrected | $8,434 | -57% | 28 | -6 | $301 | $38,264 | 2 | 3L Filmverleih | false | false |
| 53 | - | Give Me Your Hand | $8,169 | - | 8 | - | $1,021 | $8,169 | 1 | Edition Salzgeber | true | false |
| 54 | - | Maria am Wasser | $7,141 | - | 13 | - | $549 | $7,879 | 1 | - | true | false |
| 55 | 55 | Berlin Calling | $6,490 | -0.1% | 13 | - | $499 | $473,074 | 22 | Movienet | false | false |
| 56 | 63 | Man on Wire | $5,982 | +88.7% | 21 | +3 | $284 | $55,763 | 6 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 57 | 46 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | $5,934 | -45.7% | 31 | -84 | $191 | $22,111,399 | 23 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 58 | 60 | Beloved Clara | $5,819 | +39% | 29 | - | $200 | $375,239 | 13 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 59 | 50 | Der Mondbär | $5,614 | -28.7% | 59 | -19 | $95 | $4,807,831 | 20 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 60 | 53 | Waltz with Bashir | $5,453 | -26% | 33 | -5 | $165 | $694,477 | 17 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 61 | 49 | A Year Ago in Winter | $5,376 | -32.6% | 40 | -7 | $134 | $1,885,568 | 16 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 62 | 52 | The Drummer | $5,028 | -32% | 7 | -3 | $718 | $300,977 | 9 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 63 | - | Manon | $4,981 | - | 6 | - | $830 | $4,981 | 1 | Edition Salzgeber | true | false |
| 64 | 57 | For My Father | $4,909 | -15.8% | 19 | - | $258 | $166,499 | 6 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 65 | 56 | The Boss of It All | $4,707 | -19.9% | 8 | -1 | $588 | $79,569 | 7 | Alpha Films | false | false |
| 66 | 54 | Alter und Schönheit | $3,972 | -39.9% | 15 | - | $264 | $407,635 | 8 | X Verleih AG | false | false |
| 67 | 45 | La Bohème | $3,971 | -64.3% | 27 | -7 | $147 | $493,861 | 19 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false | false |
| 68 | 58 | Perestroika: Reconstruction of a Flat | $3,380 | -39.4% | 5 | - | $676 | $10,270 | 2 | Real Fiction | false | false |
| 69 | - | Perfect moment - L'aventure continue | $2,876 | - | 5 | - | $575 | $2,876 | 1 | Forum Hungary | true | false |
| 70 | 70 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | $2,647 | +10.4% | 22 | -8 | $120 | $8,099,911 | 20 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 71 | 66 | Cloud 9 | $2,626 | +1.9% | 29 | +9 | $90 | $3,804,399 | 26 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 72 | 74 | The Zone | $2,419 | +25.5% | 3 | +1 | $806 | $38,730 | 12 | N/A | false | false |
| 73 | 20 | Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist | $2,223 | -98.5% | 37 | -63 | $60 | $181,237 | 2 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 74 | 48 | O'Horten | $2,148 | -73.3% | 17 | -12 | $126 | $469,722 | 11 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 75 | 82 | Finnischer Tango | $2,140 | +69.8% | 2 | - | $1,070 | $276,839 | 27 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 76 | 73 | Young@Heart | $2,109 | -5.1% | 15 | -4 | $140 | $575,729 | 22 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 77 | 59 | Stella und der Stern des Orients | $1,996 | -54.4% | 23 | -20 | $86 | $189,644 | 10 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 78 | 65 | In the Shadow of the Moon | $1,945 | -24.7% | 7 | -3 | $277 | $63,812 | 5 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false | false |
| 79 | 61 | The Times of Harvey Milk 2009 Re-release | $1,854 | -48.6% | 6 | +1 | $309 | $5,520 | 2 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 80 | 62 | Sagan | $1,692 | -51.4% | 11 | -3 | $153 | $197,029 | 9 | - | false | false |
| 81 | 69 | Earth | $1,484 | -38.7% | 20 | -6 | $74 | $36,353,878 | 56 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 82 | 87 | It's a Free World... | $1,483 | +72.6% | 3 | -1 | $494 | $172,999 | 14 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 83 | 91 | A Woman in Berlin | $1,456 | +145.1% | 12 | +3 | $121 | $1,515,980 | 19 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 84 | 72 | The Art of Negative Thinking | $1,406 | -37.2% | 7 | -7 | $200 | $609,562 | 24 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 85 | 75 | The Goal of My Life | $1,136 | -35.7% | 3 | -4 | $378 | $194,369 | 5 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false | false |
| 86 | 64 | Paris 36 | $929 | -68.1% | 12 | -7 | $77 | $411,009 | 14 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 87 | 81 | A Secret | $824 | -38.5% | 9 | -1 | $91 | $233,259 | 11 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false | false |
| 88 | 85 | The Stranger in Me | $799 | -8.5% | 1 | - | $799 | $70,065 | 20 | Ventura Film | false | false |
| 89 | 95 | Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten | $776 | +154.4% | 2 | +1 | $388 | $19,122 | 9 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 90 | 80 | Silly's Sweet Summer | $774 | -43.4% | 5 | +2 | $154 | $256,340 | 45 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 91 | 71 | Pride and Glory | $521 | -77% | 5 | -10 | $104 | $349,597 | 6 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 92 | 88 | Die dünnen Mädchen 2009 Re-release | $457 | -41.4% | 1 | - | $457 | $6,319 | 5 | Anchor | false | false |
| 93 | 78 | Her Name Is Sabine | $412 | -73% | 1 | -1 | $412 | $6,490 | 5 | Anchor | false | false |
| 94 | 99 | Days and Clouds | $367 | +122.4% | 1 | - | $367 | $211,757 | 21 | Movienet | false | false |
| 95 | 79 | Bill - Das absolute Augenmass | $363 | -75.6% | 2 | -1 | $181 | $18,630 | 13 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 96 | 92 | Waiting for Angelina | $321 | -40.7% | 5 | +1 | $64 | $68,486 | 8 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false | false |
| 97 | 76 | Räuber Kneißl | $282 | -82.7% | 1 | -2 | $282 | $2,049,003 | 28 | Movienet | false | false |
| 98 | 84 | The Market: A Tale of Trade | $275 | -75.2% | 3 | - | $91 | $50,111 | 14 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 99 | 86 | Der Mond und andere Liebhaber | $230 | -73.5% | 1 | -1 | $230 | $615,399 | 32 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 100 | 100 | The Mystery of Morphus | $220 | +34.1% | 3 | -3 | $73 | $11,124 | 6 | Central Film | false | false |
| 101 | - | Gerdas Schweigen | $198 | - | 1 | - | $198 | $49,619 | 17 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 102 | 98 | Lorna's Silence | $167 | -9.7% | 1 | - | $167 | $208,229 | 21 | Piffl Medien | false | false |
| 103 | 67 | Palermo Shooting | $130 | -94.9% | 6 | -3 | $21 | $324,068 | 15 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 104 | 93 | Balkan Traffic - Übermorgen nirgendwo | $123 | -75.9% | 1 | -1 | $123 | $19,871 | 13 | N/A | false | false |
| 105 | 94 | Teenage Angst | $105 | -74% | 1 | -1 | $105 | $13,376 | 5 | Edition Salzgeber | false | false |
| 106 | - | A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad | $20 | - | 1 | - | $20 | $46,583 | 14 | - | false | false |
| 107 | - | Manda Bala (Send a Bullet) 2009 Re-release | $10 | - | 1 | - | $10 | $1,332 | 6 | N/A | false | false |
