List of highest-grossing films in Germany
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This list charts the most successful films at cinemas in Germany by admissions. It also lists the most popular German productions in terms of box office sales, in euros and admissions. The Jungle Book, initially released in 1968 but with subsequent reissues, is Germany's biggest film of all time since 1963 in terms of admissions with 27.3 million tickets sold, nearly 10 million more than Titanic{{'}}s 18.8 million tickets sold. It has grossed an estimated $108 million in Germany making it the third highest-grossing film of all time in Germany behind only Avatar (2009) ($137 million) and Titanic (1997) ($125 million).{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/german-box-office-star-wars-854444|title=German Box Office: 'Star Wars' Becomes Fourth Highest-Grossing Film of All Time|author=Scott Roxborough|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=11 January 2016|access-date=11 January 2016}} Der Schuh des Manitu (2001) is the highest-grossing German production with a gross of €63 million and a record (since 1962) 11.7 million admissions. The 1953 East German film Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck had the most admissions for a film from East Germany with almost 13 million.
Most successful films by admissions
The table below lists the most successful films in Germany since 1963 in terms of admissions. The Jungle Book is Germany's biggest film of all time in terms of admissions with 27.3 million tickets sold, nearly 10 million more than Titanic{{'}}s 18.8 million tickets sold.
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Rank
! Title ! Year |
|---|
| {{0}}1
| data-sort-value="Jungle Book" | The Jungle Book | 1968 | align="right" | 27,290,763 |
| {{0}}2
| Titanic | 1998 | align="right" | 18,812,740 |
| {{0}}3
| Once Upon a Time in the West | 1969 | align="right" | 13,012,746 |
| {{0}}4
| 1966 | align="right" | 12,750,000 |
| {{0}}5
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 2001 | align="right" | 12,595,323 |
| {{0}}6
| 1972 | align="right" | 12,267,000 |
| {{0}}7
| data-sort-value="Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2001 | align="right" | 11,930,785 |
| {{0}}8
| data-sort-value="Lion King" | The Lion King | 1994 | align="right" | 11,899,893 |
| {{0}}9
| data-sort-value="Schuh des Manitu" | Der Schuh des Manitu | 2001 | align="right" | 11,721,183 |
| 10
| Avatar | 2009 | align="right" | 11,311,518 |
| 11
| 1971 | align="right" | 11,294,126 |
| 12
| 1965 | align="right" | 11,250,000 |
| 13
| 1964 | align="right" | 11,000,000 |
| 14
| data-sort-value="Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2002 | align="right" | 10,753,596 |
| 15
| 1990 | align="right" | 10,625,337 |
| 16
| data-sort-value="Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2003 | align="right" | 10,442,102 |
| 17
| 1965 | align="right" | 10,250,000 |
| 18
| 2022 | align="right" | 10,198,391 |
| 19
| 1962 | align="right" | 10,000,000 |
| 20
| 1963 | align="right" | 10,000,000 |
| 21
| 1977 | align="right" | {{0}}9,767,049 |
| 22
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 | align="right" | {{0}}9,728,779 |
| 23
| 1993 | align="right" | {{0}}9,395,450 |
| 24
| 1996 | align="right" | {{0}}9,272,424 |
| 25
| Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 | 2004 | align="right" | {{0}}9,165,932 |
| 26
| 2012 | align="right" | {{0}}9,162,715 |
| 27
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | align="right" | {{0}}9,060,311 |
| 28
| 1967 | align="right" | {{0}}9,000,000 |
| 29
| Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | 1999 | align="right" | {{0}}8,962,516 |
| 30
| 2003 | align="right" | {{0}}8,839,084 |
=Highest-grossing films prior to 1963=
The most successful films released prior to 1963 based on theatrical rentals in Deutschmarks to February 1984 were:{{refn |group=nb|For comparison with the table above, Variety reported the following films released after 1963 with rentals of over 18 million Deutschmarks by February 1984:
Doctor Zhivago 39 million DM
The Jungle Book 33 million DM
E.T. the Extra-terrestrial 25 million DM
The Rescuers 22 million DM
From Here to Eternity 20 million DM
Once Upon A Time in the West 18 million DM
Jaws 18 million DM
Octopussy 18 million DM
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Rank
! Title ! Year ! Rentals DM{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|title=All-Time German Rental Champs|date=7 March 1984|page=336}} |
|---|
| {{0}}1
| Ben-Hur | 1959 | align="right" | 32.0 |
| {{0}}2
| 1939 | align="right" | 30.0 |
| {{0}}3
| The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1957 | align="right" | 24.0 |
| {{0}}4
| 1953 | align="right" | 20.0 |
List of highest-grossing German productions
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank ! Title ! Year |
| {{0}}1
| data-sort-value="Schuh des Manitu" | Der Schuh des Manitu | 2001 | align="right" | 65,131,251 |
| {{0}}2
| 2015 | align="right" | 62,883,798 |
| {{0}}3
| 2014 | align="right" | 58,506,360 |
| {{0}}4
| 2013 | align="right" | 54,812,272 |
| {{0}}5
| 2017 | align="right" | 53,151,550 |
| {{0}}6
| Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 | 2004 | align="right" | 51,276,038 |
| {{0}}7
| {{ill|The Perfect Secret|de|Das perfekte Geheimnis}} | 2019 | align="right" | 46,963,873 |
| {{0}}8
| The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 | 2015 | align="right" | 41,957,829 |
| {{0}}9
| 2007 | align="right" | 40,480,446 |
| 10
| 7 Zwerge – Männer allein im Wald | 2004 | align="right" | 39,300,000{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr1693798917/?ref_=bo_tt_gr_1|title=Seven Dwarves - German gross $48,726,183 (Average exchange rate $1.24=1 Euro)|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=8 May 2020}} |
=Most successful German productions by admissions=
The following are the most successful German productions ranked by admissions in Germany since 1962, excluding those produced in East Germany between 1945-1990 (see separate list below).
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank ! Title ! Year |
| {{0}}1
| data-sort-value="Schuh des Manitu" | Der Schuh des Manitu | 2001 | align="right" | 11,721,183 |
| {{0}}2
| 1962 | align="right" | 10,000,000 |
| {{0}}3
| 1963 | align="right" | 10,000,000 |
| {{0}}4
| Traumschiff Surprise – Periode 1 | 2004 | align="right" | {{0}}9,165,932 |
| {{0}}5
| 1985 | align="right" | {{0}}8,776,026 |
| {{0}}6
| 2015 | align="right" | {{0}}7,698,547 |
| {{0}}7
| 1964 | align="right" | {{0}}7,500,000 |
| {{0}}8
| 2013 | align="right" | {{0}}7,383,322 |
| {{0}}9
| 2014 | align="right" | {{0}}7,274,964 |
| 10
| 1970 | align="right" | {{0}}7,000,000 |
= Most successful films in East Germany based on admissions =
Below is a list of the most successful films produced in the Soviet occupation zone of Germany (1945–49) and East Germany (1949-1990). Films prior to 1949 include admissions from West Berlin and the west zones.
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Rank ! Title ! Year |
| {{0}}1
| data-sort-value="Geschichte vom kleinen Muck" | Die Geschichte vom kleinen Muck | 1953 | align="right" | 12,998,352 |
| {{0}}2
| 1947 | align="right" | 12,888,153 |
| {{0}}3
| 1950 | align="right" | {{0}}9,779,526 |
| {{0}}4
| data-sort-value="Sons of Great Bear" | The Sons of Great Bear | 1966 | align="right" | {{0}}9,422,395 |
| {{0}}5
| Raid | 1947 | align="right" | {{0}}8,090,000 |
| {{0}}6
| 1961 | align="right" | {{0}}7,597,495 |
| {{0}}7
| 1948 | align="right" | {{0}}6,469,627 |
| {{0}}8
| data-sort-value="Murderers Are Among Us" | The Murderers Are Among Us | 1946 | align="right" | {{0}}6,468,921 |
| {{0}}9
| data-sort-value="Merry Wives of Windsor" | The Merry Wives of Windsor | 1950 | align="right" | {{0}}6,090,329 |
| 10
| 1958 | align="right" | {{0}}6,052,050 |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.insidekino.com/DBO.htm insidekino.com]
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