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German box office · May 2026

German Box Office, May 2026: Top-Grossing Releases

Silent Friend (2026) is the highest-grossing German-language movie released in May 2026, with $1.4M worldwide. 1 German-language film released in May 2026 reports a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, 27% of it from the US & Canada.

May 2026 releases with a gross
1
combined worldwide
$1.4M
Silent Friend (2026), the #1
$1.4M
earned in the US & Canada
27%
Silent Friend (2026) movie poster #1 of 1
#1 German-language movie of May 2026

Silent Friend (2026)

2026 · Biography, Drama

$1.4M worldwide

$389.7K US & Canada · 27% $1.1M elsewhere · 73%
The chart

The Only German Release of May 2026 With a Reported Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in May 2026.

  1. 1 Silent Friend (2026) movie poster
    Silent Friend (2026) May 8, 2026 · Biography, Drama $1.4M worldwide
    May 8, 2026 US and Canada: $389.7K Rest of the world: $1.1M Worldwide: $1.4M
FAQ

German Box Office May 2026: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 1 film as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing German-language movie in May 2026?

Silent Friend (2026) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $389.7K of it in the US & Canada.

How much did German-language movies released in May 2026 earn?

1 German-language film released in May 2026 reports a worldwide gross, $1.4M in all, or $1.4M per film on average.

How many German-language movies released in May 2026 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Silent Friend (2026), earned $1.4M.

How much of the May 2026 German box office came from the US and Canada?

$389.7K of the $1.4M total, or 27%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 1 report no domestic figure.

How is the May 2026 German box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in May 2026. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the May 2026 German box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.