| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $4,091,058 | 89 | $6,038,904 | Dec 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 2 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $1,739,820 | 86 | $4,538,641 | Nov 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 3 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $1,383,962 | 79 | $2,264,766 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 4 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $1,226,570 | 78 | $1,801,678 | Dec 7 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 5 | In Time | - | - | - | $1,224,568 | 69 | $1,645,191 | Dec 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $1,163,080 | 76 | $2,527,336 | Dec 22 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $923,167 | 88 | $2,472,653 | Dec 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 8 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $655,093 | 71 | $827,718 | Dec 1 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | Carnage | - | - | - | $441,698 | 39 | $780,744 | Nov 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 10 | Woman in Love | - | - | - | $353,059 | 61 | $594,311 | Dec 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 11 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $284,539 | 40 | $284,539 | Dec 2 | Constantin Film | false |
| 12 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $282,334 | 114 | $608,389 | Nov 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $236,986 | 40 | $527,793 | Dec 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 14 | We Have a Pope | - | - | - | $163,924 | 21 | $274,034 | Dec 8 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 15 | Eine ganz heiße Nummer | - | - | - | $150,444 | 48 | $1,286,539 | Oct 26 | Constantin Film | false |
| 16 | When Santa Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $142,751 | 46 | $186,638 | Nov 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 17 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $142,488 | 21 | $180,321 | Dec 8 | Filmladen | false |
| 18 | Immortals | - | - | - | $140,564 | 58 | $1,153,787 | Nov 10 | Constantin Film | false |
| 19 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $140,038 | 73 | $946,894 | Nov 10 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 20 | Kein Sex ist auch keine Lösung | - | - | - | $139,518 | 34 | $157,215 | Dec 1 | - | false |
| 21 | Jane Eyre | - | - | - | $132,463 | 14 | $152,696 | Dec 2 | Constantin Film | false |
| 22 | A Dangerous Method | - | - | - | $104,726 | 46 | $614,996 | Nov 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 23 | Laura's Star and the Dream Monster | - | - | - | $97,169 | 58 | $282,665 | Dec 16 | Einhorn-Film | false |
| 24 | The Help | - | - | - | $94,002 | 43 | $140,522 | Dec 8 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 25 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $79,373 | 24 | $197,068 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | Blutzbrüdaz | - | - | - | $76,250 | 28 | $476,110 | Dec 29 | Constantin Film | false |
| 27 | The Infidel | - | - | - | $73,924 | 16 | $80,850 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 28 | The Women on the 6th Floor | - | - | - | $68,218 | 20 | $116,345 | Dec 16 | Filmladen | false |
| 29 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $58,846 | 65 | $275,731 | Dec 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 30 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $58,220 | 46 | $1,278,530 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 31 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $44,903 | 99 | $1,015,191 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $41,613 | 73 | $725,753 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 33 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | - | - | - | $38,312 | 9 | $149,771 | Nov 4 | Filmladen | false |
| 34 | Le Havre | - | - | - | $33,114 | 11 | $194,090 | Nov 3 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 35 | Anfang 80 | - | - | - | $32,680 | 30 | $389,327 | Dec 30 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 36 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $31,833 | 20 | $228,599 | Oct 28 | Filmladen | false |
| 37 | American Passages | - | - | - | $31,714 | 7 | $57,450 | Nov 25 | Filmladen | false |
| 38 | Allah'in Sadik Kulu: Barla | - | - | - | $30,778 | 6 | $36,476 | Dec 16 | - | false |
| 39 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $26,011 | 65 | $788,221 | Nov 3 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 40 | The Trial | - | - | - | $24,991 | 7 | $37,757 | Nov 25 | - | false |
| 41 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $24,696 | 38 | $189,740 | Nov 18 | - | false |
| 42 | Musallat 2: Lanet | - | - | - | $22,270 | 1 | $23,902 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 43 | One Day | - | - | - | $21,897 | 41 | $546,541 | Nov 4 | Constantin Film | false |
| 44 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $21,514 | 29 | $132,379 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 45 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $15,679 | 86 | $2,542,767 | Oct 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 46 | Tom Sawyer | - | - | - | $14,826 | 50 | $129,517 | Dec 29 | Einhorn-Film | false |
| 47 | A Separation | - | - | - | $14,425 | 12 | $47,517 | Nov 18 | Filmladen | false |
| 48 | Breathing | - | - | - | $10,994 | 40 | $743,013 | Sep 30 | - | false |
| 49 | Blue Valentine | - | - | - | $9,097 | 16 | $66,842 | Nov 11 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 50 | The Salt of Life | - | - | - | $7,573 | 10 | $37,987 | Dec 30 | Filmladen | false |
| 51 | What a Man | - | - | - | $6,328 | 40 | $162,376 | Nov 11 | - | false |
| 52 | Vicky and the Treasure of the Gods | - | - | - | $6,122 | 87 | $2,399,929 | Sep 29 | Constantin Film | false |
| 53 | Labyrinth | - | - | - | $5,835 | 4 | $6,896 | Dec 23 | - | false |
| 54 | Vysotsky. Thank You for Being Alive | - | - | - | $5,745 | 1 | $7,385 | Dec 9 | - | false |
| 55 | Sleeping Sickness | - | - | - | $5,608 | 1 | $22,490 | Dec 16 | Stadtkino Filmverleih | false |
| 56 | The First Beautiful Thing 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,534 | 2 | $10,564 | Dec 23 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 57 | Mama Africa | - | - | - | $3,809 | 4 | $14,751 | Dec 23 | - | false |
| 58 | Cairo Time | - | - | - | $3,697 | 5 | $8,278 | Dec 23 | - | false |
| 59 | Abduction | - | - | - | $3,230 | 36 | $494,697 | Oct 13 | - | false |
| 60 | Yangin Var | - | - | - | $3,029 | 1 | $3,029 | Dec 9 | - | false |
| 61 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $2,707 | 47 | $645,910 | Oct 26 | Constantin Film | false |
| 62 | du und ich | - | - | - | $2,478 | 6 | $2,478 | Dec 2 | - | false |
| 63 | New York November | - | - | - | $2,423 | 10 | $2,897 | Nov 30 | - | false |
| 64 | Winnie the Pooh | - | - | - | $2,135 | 63 | $512,268 | Apr 14 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 65 | The Future | - | - | - | $2,001 | 6 | $14,233 | Dec 30 | - | false |
| 66 | Anadolu Kartallari | - | - | - | $1,703 | 4 | $35,773 | Nov 4 | - | false |
| 67 | The Secret World of Arrietty | - | - | - | $1,697 | 5 | $5,261 | Nov 25 | Einhorn-Film | false |
| 68 | Incendies | - | - | - | $1,090 | 2 | $3,923 | Nov 25 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 69 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $912 | 2 | $1,887 | Dec 23 | - | false |
| 70 | Twigson 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $710 | 4 | $3,691 | Nov 25 | Einhorn-Film | false |
| 71 | Summer Window | - | - | - | $440 | 6 | $10,144 | Nov 18 | Polyfilm Verleih | false |
| 72 | Murder Sisters | - | - | - | $66 | 2 | $1,850 | Nov 18 | Einhorn-Film | false |
