| Rank | LW | Release
| Gross | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Average | Total Gross | Weeks | Distributor
| New This Week
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | 1 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | $2,782,232 | -47.5% | 908 | - | $3,064 | $55,517,204 | 4 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 2 | 2 | The Proposal | $2,279,771 | -51% | 610 | - | $3,737 | $8,876,621 | 2 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 3 | - | Public Enemies | $2,213,111 | - | 395 | - | $5,602 | $2,213,111 | 1 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | true | false |
| 4 | 3 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | $2,152,002 | -41% | 872 | +27 | $2,467 | $72,164,823 | 6 | 20th Century Fox International | false | false |
| 5 | - | Maria, He Doesn't Like It | $1,879,093 | - | 308 | - | $6,100 | $1,879,093 | 1 | Constantin Film | true | false |
| 6 | 4 | The Hangover | $1,798,533 | -33.5% | 428 | - | $4,202 | $11,445,017 | 3 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 7 | - | Broken Embraces | $389,267 | - | 78 | - | $4,990 | $389,267 | 1 | TOBIS Film | true | false |
| 8 | 5 | Friends Forever | $267,097 | -42.7% | 447 | +5 | $597 | $2,045,364 | 3 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 9 | 9 | Angels & Demons | $139,181 | -8.4% | 184 | -30 | $756 | $46,817,367 | 13 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
| 10 | 7 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | $133,034 | -47.9% | 222 | -85 | $599 | $20,113,862 | 7 | Paramount Pictures International | false | false |
| 11 | 6 | Brüno | $124,524 | -59% | 293 | -100 | $424 | $7,038,812 | 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 12 | 8 | Salami Aleikum | $122,730 | -20.4% | 59 | - | $2,080 | $667,339 | 3 | Zorro Film | false | false |
| 13 | 14 | The Reader | $73,296 | -10.8% | 63 | -19 | $1,163 | $20,559,454 | 24 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 14 | 11 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $69,088 | -36.2% | 369 | - | $187 | $10,022,711 | 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false | false |
| 15 | 17 | Slumdog Millionaire | $62,188 | +0.7% | 135 | - | $460 | $18,974,679 | 21 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 16 | 21 | My Bloody Valentine | $45,010 | +18.7% | 46 | -1 | $978 | $2,853,623 | 12 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false | false |
| 17 | 25 | Small Crime | $39,741 | +56.3% | 33 | -8 | $1,204 | $1,135,495 | 9 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false | false |
| 18 | 12 | Je l'aimais | $36,393 | -63.3% | 60 | - | $606 | $189,184 | 2 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 19 | 18 | State of Play | $35,757 | -36.8% | 74 | -25 | $483 | $4,447,496 | 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 20 | - | Elite Squad | $34,039 | - | 32 | - | $1,063 | $34,039 | 1 | Senator Film | true | false |
| 21 | 22 | Gran Torino | $32,605 | -12.1% | 34 | -13 | $958 | $6,301,413 | 23 | Warner Bros. | false | false |
| 22 | 19 | Everyone Else | $27,446 | -48.7% | 55 | -1 | $499 | $1,576,849 | 8 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 23 | 33 | Last Chance Harvey | $25,254 | +153.3% | 51 | +4 | $495 | $2,139,464 | 17 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 24 | 16 | Le code a changé | $22,687 | -63.3% | 60 | - | $378 | $594,569 | 4 | Prokino Filmverleih | false | false |
| 25 | 26 | In Search of Memory 2009 Re-release | $20,284 | -7.5% | 35 | +4 | $579 | $406,040 | 7 | N/A | false | false |
| 26 | 32 | Mid-August Lunch | $19,294 | +65.9% | 55 | +8 | $350 | $947,157 | 15 | Pandora Filmproduktion | false | false |
| 27 | 20 | Let it Rain | $17,987 | -64.3% | 40 | - | $449 | $91,377 | 2 | Alamode Film | false | false |
| 28 | 15 | Sometime in August | $16,772 | -73.3% | 32 | -2 | $524 | $105,747 | 2 | Senator Film | false | false |
| 29 | 30 | Drag Me to Hell | $13,147 | -23.9% | 36 | -12 | $365 | $2,743,384 | 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false | false |
| 30 | 24 | Tricks | $10,959 | -60.7% | 29 | -3 | $377 | $147,520 | 3 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false | false |
| 31 | 27 | Inspector Bellamy | $10,881 | -49.1% | 35 | -8 | $310 | $556,266 | 5 | Concorde Filmverleih | false | false |
| 32 | 10 | Fanboys | $10,299 | -92% | 41 | -3 | $251 | $156,344 | 2 | N/A | false | false |
| 33 | 28 | Che: Part Two | $9,481 | -54.1% | 32 | -9 | $296 | $121,783 | 3 | Central Film | false | false |
| 34 | 34 | Terminator Salvation | $4,134 | -53.6% | 30 | -8 | $137 | $13,523,845 | 10 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false | false |
