| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | - | Star Trek | $4,284,963 | - | 688 | - | $6,228 | $4,284,963 | 1 | Paramount Pictures International | true | false |
| 2 | 1 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | $1,531,202 | -61.7% | 692 | +1 | $2,212 | $6,558,365 | 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 3 | 2 | Duplicity | $546,130 | -41% | 277 | +2 | $1,971 | $1,754,766 | 2 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 4 | 3 | Slumdog Millionaire | $517,634 | -24.2% | 432 | - | $1,198 | $14,758,625 | 8 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 5 | 4 | Crank: High Voltage | $346,458 | -46.2% | 403 | -2 | $859 | $6,297,073 | 4 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 6 | 5 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $308,530 | -48.2% | 312 | - | $988 | $1,026,816 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 7 | 7 | Paul Blart: Mall Cop | $246,345 | -38.9% | 428 | -54 | $575 | $12,304,961 | 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 8 | 8 | Knowing | $239,826 | -39.9% | 307 | -95 | $781 | $4,591,986 | 5 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 6 | Fast & Furious | $212,257 | -53.2% | 351 | -125 | $604 | $15,239,323 | 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 10 | 9 | I Love You, Man | $200,584 | -39.4% | 268 | - | $748 | $1,253,908 | 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 10 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $173,220 | -47.1% | 461 | -94 | $375 | $5,918,798 | 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 12 | 11 | Phantom Pain | $147,603 | -36.2% | 143 | +3 | $1,032 | $472,098 | 2 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 13 | 12 | The Crocodiles | $140,828 | -35.2% | 450 | - | $312 | $3,126,376 | 7 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 14 | 15 | Princess Lillifee | $117,481 | -35% | 506 | - | $232 | $5,514,544 | 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false | false |
| 15 | 13 | I Saw the Sun 2009 Re-release | $104,871 | -51.7% | 69 | -1 | $1,519 | $1,372,054 | 4 | N/A | false | false |
| 16 | 18 | Last Chance Harvey | $99,511 | -23.7% | 119 | -3 | $836 | $1,320,234 | 4 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 17 | 14 | Defiance | $92,661 | -51.9% | 235 | -18 | $394 | $809,931 | 3 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 18 | 17 | The Reader | $85,904 | -39.9% | 273 | -92 | $314 | $18,436,279 | 11 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 19 | 19 | Mid-August Lunch | $82,752 | -32.6% | 55 | +1 | $1,504 | $261,541 | 2 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 20 | 16 | The Boat That Rocked | $80,598 | -53.8% | 200 | -215 | $402 | $1,714,197 | 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 21 | 21 | The First Day of the Rest of Your Life | $79,332 | -24.2% | 59 | -3 | $1,344 | $404,593 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 22 | 20 | The Three Investigators and the Secret of Terror Castle | $78,989 | -30.4% | 344 | -13 | $229 | $3,628,847 | 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 23 | 22 | Gran Torino | $74,477 | -22.7% | 151 | -1 | $493 | $5,256,402 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 24 | 23 | John Rabe | $57,595 | -39.7% | 119 | -3 | $483 | $1,092,524 | 9 | Majestic Filmverleih | false | false |
| 25 | - | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $45,035 | - | 30 | - | $1,501 | $45,035 | 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | true | false |
| 26 | - | Dorfpunks | $44,066 | - | 42 | - | $1,049 | $268,409 | - | Piffl Medien | - | false |
| 27 | - | Boy A | $43,122 | - | 33 | - | $1,306 | $43,122 | 1 | Senator Film | true | false |
| 28 | 24 | Männersache | $34,452 | -60.2% | 138 | -85 | $249 | $16,783,884 | 8 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 29 | 27 | Willi und die Wunder dieser Welt | $31,977 | -29.8% | 177 | -3 | $180 | $1,928,276 | 10 | MFA+ FilmDistribution. | false | false |
| 30 | 30 | Hilde | $29,272 | -25.1% | 136 | -36 | $215 | $3,267,563 | 9 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 31 | 25 | Mesrine: Killer Instinct | $28,038 | -54% | 78 | -48 | $359 | $351,966 | 3 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 32 | 28 | Welcome to the Sticks | $27,390 | -36.4% | 139 | -26 | $197 | $17,081,035 | 28 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 33 | 29 | Race to Witch Mountain | $21,888 | -47.9% | 143 | -56 | $153 | $874,999 | 5 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 34 | 31 | Lilly the Witch: The Dragon and the Magic Book | $21,571 | -38.8% | 177 | -55 | $121 | $8,218,395 | 12 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 35 | 36 | Effi Briest | $20,080 | +14.7% | 107 | -9 | $187 | $3,255,513 | 13 | Constantin Film | false | false |
| 36 | 33 | Il Divo | $19,010 | -18.4% | 29 | -3 | $655 | $226,762 | 4 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false | false |
| 37 | 32 | Twilight | $16,493 | -33.6% | 62 | -15 | $266 | $22,614,400 | 17 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 38 | 35 | Journey to the Center of the Earth | $10,830 | -43.2% | 26 | -8 | $416 | $1,466,939 | 10 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 39 | 43 | The Duchess | $7,582 | -4.8% | 47 | +3 | $161 | $677,525 | 7 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 40 | 41 | The Unborn | $6,078 | -30.3% | 16 | -8 | $379 | $1,665,286 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 41 | 40 | The Tale of Despereaux | $6,056 | -31.3% | 68 | -24 | $89 | $803,545 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 42 | 34 | The Forbidden Kingdom | $6,044 | -69.2% | 37 | -34 | $163 | $344,900 | 4 | Central Film | false | false |
| 43 | 37 | Pain of Autumn | $5,857 | -62.1% | 13 | -8 | $450 | $28,977 | 2 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false | false |
| 44 | 42 | Cadillac Records | $3,714 | -55.9% | 15 | -10 | $247 | $81,266 | 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 45 | - | Machan | $3,366 | - | 8 | - | $420 | $3,366 | 1 | 20th Century Fox International | true | false |
| 46 | 46 | Rachel Getting Married | $828 | -77.5% | 19 | +8 | $43 | $273,535 | 6 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
