| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | WALL·E | - | - | - | $14,119,551 | 729 | $24,130,400 | Sep 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Baader Meinhof Complex | - | - | - | $13,434,051 | 680 | $22,123,995 | Sep 25 | Constantin Film | false |
| 3 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | - | - | - | $12,887,951 | 609 | $17,865,900 | Oct 23 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | Burn After Reading | - | - | - | $9,067,529 | 312 | $12,654,607 | Oct 2 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 5 | Krabat and the Legend of the Satanic Mill | - | - | - | $6,438,029 | 401 | $11,714,039 | Oct 9 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Hellboy II: The Golden Army | - | - | - | $4,054,038 | 498 | $5,861,087 | Oct 16 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 7 | Nights in Rodanthe | - | - | - | $3,817,364 | 382 | $6,519,316 | Oct 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Die Geschichte vom Brandner Kaspar | - | - | - | $3,432,428 | 1,723 | $8,103,443 | Oct 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 9 | Sex and the City | - | - | - | $3,081,300 | 836 | $27,111,878 | May 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Eagle Eye | - | - | - | $2,830,524 | 348 | $3,379,769 | Oct 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 11 | Der Mondbär | - | - | - | $2,034,363 | 390 | $4,807,831 | Oct 16 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 12 | The Dark Knight | - | - | - | $1,839,865 | 754 | $29,669,980 | Aug 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | The House Bunny | - | - | - | $1,677,287 | 219 | $2,063,929 | Oct 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 14 | U-900 | - | - | - | $1,532,260 | 404 | $1,759,338 | Oct 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 15 | North Face | - | - | - | $1,167,933 | 218 | $4,030,997 | Oct 23 | Majestic Filmverleih | false |
| 16 | Tropic Thunder | - | - | - | $1,022,597 | 349 | $4,429,024 | Sep 18 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 17 | You Don't Mess with the Zohan | - | - | - | $984,857 | 601 | $17,732,656 | Aug 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 18 | The Love Guru | - | - | - | $971,931 | 253 | $894,531 | Oct 2 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 19 | Cloud 9 | - | - | - | $616,159 | 119 | $3,874,417 | Sep 4 | Senator Film | false |
| 20 | Far Cry | - | - | - | $611,642 | 202 | $620,549 | Oct 2 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 21 | A Woman in Berlin | - | - | - | $559,857 | 236 | $1,523,402 | Oct 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 22 | Freche Mädchen | - | - | - | $425,099 | 412 | $7,645,100 | Jul 17 | Constantin Film | false |
| 23 | Young@Heart | - | - | - | $360,851 | 66 | $602,885 | Oct 2 | Senator Film | false |
| 24 | Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom | - | - | - | $335,746 | 356 | $1,945,677 | Sep 4 | 24 Bilder Filmagentur | false |
| 25 | Babylon A.D. | - | - | - | $334,160 | 459 | $3,415,400 | Sep 11 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 26 | Lemon Tree | - | - | - | $330,837 | 37 | $480,577 | Oct 2 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 27 | Räuber Kneißl | - | - | - | $296,534 | 72 | $2,051,003 | Aug 21 | Movienet | false |
| 28 | Pineapple Express | - | - | - | $281,791 | 101 | $378,705 | Oct 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Moscow, Belgium | - | - | - | $280,280 | 53 | $470,100 | Oct 16 | Senator Film | false |
| 30 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | - | - | - | $247,646 | 219 | $2,220,126 | Aug 28 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 31 | Gomorrah | - | - | - | $204,481 | 68 | $1,231,245 | Sep 11 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 32 | Berlin Calling | - | - | - | $193,966 | 30 | $550,645 | Oct 2 | Movienet | false |
| 33 | The Art of Negative Thinking | - | - | - | $183,223 | 38 | $633,223 | Sep 18 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 34 | Blindness | - | - | - | $170,950 | 71 | $362,474 | Oct 23 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 35 | Days and Clouds | - | - | - | $163,587 | 39 | $211,757 | Oct 9 | Movienet | false |
| 36 | Cherry Blossoms | - | - | - | $150,690 | 185 | $10,127,883 | Mar 6 | Majestic Filmverleih | false |
| 37 | Lorna's Silence | - | - | - | $148,458 | 29 | $224,889 | Oct 9 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 38 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | - | - | - | $147,380 | 758 | $13,108,900 | Jul 31 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 39 | Paris | - | - | - | $141,027 | 93 | $2,257,810 | Jul 17 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 40 | Wanted | - | - | - | $136,513 | 452 | $9,207,537 | Sep 4 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 41 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | - | - | - | $123,237 | 538 | $2,171,890 | Aug 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 42 | The Invention of the Curried Sausage | - | - | - | $122,407 | 53 | $838,563 | Sep 11 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 43 | Elegy | - | - | - | $85,621 | 76 | $1,624,001 | Aug 14 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 44 | The Secret of the Grain | - | - | - | $76,606 | 40 | $815,402 | Aug 28 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 45 | The Messenger | - | - | - | $76,235 | 18 | $114,426 | Oct 16 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 46 | Impy's Wonderland | - | - | - | $69,755 | 403 | $3,072,041 | May 1 | Constantin Film | false |
| 47 | Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe | - | - | - | $66,174 | 120 | $929,503 | Aug 28 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 48 | Heimatkunde | - | - | - | $58,000 | 20 | $91,186 | Oct 2 | Titanic.filmverleih | false |
| 49 | 99 Francs | - | - | - | $54,346 | 54 | $897,833 | Jul 31 | Alamode Film | false |
| 50 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | - | - | - | $53,729 | 667 | $16,137,978 | Aug 7 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 51 | Super Agent K9 | - | - | - | $53,419 | 31 | $227,665 | Oct 2 | Maxximum Film und Kunst GmbH | false |
| 52 | St. Trinian's | - | - | - | $46,310 | 154 | $687,883 | Aug 7 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 53 | Earth | - | - | - | $44,815 | 442 | $29,298,899 | Feb 7 | Universum Film (UFA) | false |
| 54 | Saint-Jacques... La Mecque 2007 Re-release | - | - | - | $39,041 | 75 | $4,407,801 | Sep 6 | Schwarz/Weiss Filmverleih | false |
| 55 | Happy-Go-Lucky | - | - | - | $34,035 | 92 | $2,498,003 | Jul 3 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 56 | La Bohème | - | - | - | $32,774 | 43 | $583,370 | Oct 23 | NFP Marketing & Distribution | false |
| 57 | The Stranger in Me | - | - | - | $30,470 | 12 | $84,544 | Oct 16 | Ventura Film | false |
| 58 | Mongol: The Rise of Genghis Khan | - | - | - | $24,388 | 88 | $989,860 | Aug 7 | X Verleih AG | false |
| 59 | You Kill Me | - | - | - | $22,862 | 29 | $341,788 | Jun 12 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 60 | Finnischer Tango | - | - | - | $21,888 | 23 | $276,839 | Aug 28 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 61 | Coxless Pair | - | - | - | $16,243 | 19 | $16,243 | Oct 16 | Stardust Filmverleih | false |
| 62 | Rabbit Without Ears | - | - | - | $13,571 | 643 | $74,002,437 | Dec 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 63 | Dance for All | - | - | - | $12,195 | 16 | $60,115 | Sep 11 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 64 | 10 Sekunden | - | - | - | $11,325 | 15 | $11,325 | Oct 2 | Alamode Film | false |
| 65 | Factory Girl | - | - | - | $9,898 | 63 | $151,800 | Aug 6 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 66 | Grave Decisions | - | - | - | $9,203 | 397 | $16,764,003 | Aug 17 | Movienet | false |
| 67 | Peaceful Times | - | - | - | $7,651 | 39 | $95,096 | Sep 18 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 68 | Back to Africa | - | - | - | $7,275 | 11 | $70,812 | Aug 14 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 69 | I Served the King of England | - | - | - | $7,080 | 40 | $292,814 | Aug 21 | Farbfilm-Verleih | false |
| 70 | NoBody's Perfect 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $5,245 | 6 | $28,141 | Sep 11 | Ventura Film | false |
| 71 | Herbert v. Karajan | - | - | - | $4,430 | 8 | $4,430 | Oct 2 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 72 | Hancock | - | - | - | $4,046 | 982 | $39,008,160 | Jul 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 73 | Empties | - | - | - | $4,031 | 49 | $1,894,511 | Jan 24 | KOOL Filmdistribution | false |
| 74 | Step Brothers | - | - | - | $3,991 | 100 | $432,559 | Sep 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 75 | Sebastiane | - | - | - | $3,820 | 5 | $3,820 | Oct 16 | Edition Salzgeber | false |
| 76 | Trip to Asia: The Quest for Harmony | - | - | - | $3,692 | 50 | $1,212,045 | Feb 28 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 77 | Cassandra's Dream | - | - | - | $3,391 | 32 | $550,355 | Jun 5 | Constantin Film | false |
| 78 | Superhero Movie | - | - | - | $3,303 | 356 | $5,529,622 | Jul 24 | Senator Film | false |
| 79 | Son of Rambow | - | - | - | $2,323 | 66 | $171,070 | Aug 21 | Senator Film | false |
| 80 | You, the Living | - | - | - | $2,153 | 31 | $486,008 | Mar 20 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 81 | Get Smart | - | - | - | $1,902 | 548 | $5,745,900 | Jul 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 82 | Four Minutes | - | - | - | $1,646 | 73 | $4,448,930 | Feb 1 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 83 | Fireflies in the Garden 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $1,639 | 153 | $601,575 | Aug 7 | Senator Film | false |
| 84 | Tapas Mixtas | - | - | - | $1,531 | 5 | $28,847 | Jul 3 | W-film | false |
| 85 | CSNY/Déjà Vu | - | - | - | $1,141 | 25 | $151,606 | Jul 10 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 86 | Die Natur vor uns | - | - | - | $997 | 4 | $3,947 | Sep 18 | Real Fiction | false |
| 87 | The Grocer's Son | - | - | - | $730 | 50 | $709,353 | Apr 24 | Arsenal Filmverleih | false |
| 88 | La Paloma. Sehnsucht. Weltweit | - | - | - | $704 | 5 | $42,616 | Jun 26 | Real Fiction | false |
| 89 | How She Move | - | - | - | $637 | 10 | $41,834 | Sep 11 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 90 | The Fifth Commandment | - | - | - | $607 | 30 | $50,581 | Sep 18 | Kinostar Filmverleih | false |
| 91 | Sankt Pauli! Rausgehen - Warmmachen - Weghauen | - | - | - | $567 | 5 | $49,942 | Aug 7 | Zorro Film | false |
| 92 | Silent Resident | - | - | - | $540 | 8 | $20,238 | Sep 11 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 93 | Hidden Heart | - | - | - | $536 | 2 | $536 | Oct 23 | Real Fiction | false |
| 94 | Redbelt | - | - | - | $532 | 50 | $81,048 | Sep 18 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 95 | Jeder siebte Mensch | - | - | - | $369 | 8 | $19,526 | Jul 31 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 96 | About Water: People and Yellow Cans 2008 Re-release | - | - | - | $243 | 15 | $49,568 | Jun 19 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 97 | Surveillance | - | - | - | $103 | 51 | $51,605 | Jul 31 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 98 | Actresses | - | - | - | $58 | 23 | $242,008 | Apr 17 | Piffl Medien | false |
| 99 | Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | - | - | - | $25 | 67 | $1,041,122 | Apr 10 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
