This list charts the most successful films at cinemas in Germany by admissions. It also lists the most popular German productions in terms of

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sales, in euros and admissions. ''

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'', 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 ''

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''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 ''

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'' (2009) ($137 million) and ''Titanic'' (1997) ($125 million). ''

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'' (2001) is the highest-grossing German production with a gross of €63 million and a record (since 1962) 11.7 million admissions. The 1953

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film ''

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'' 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. ''

'' is Germany's biggest film of all time in terms of admissions with 27.3 million tickets sold, nearly 10 million more than ''

''s 18.8 million tickets sold.

Highest-grossing films prior to 1963

The most successful films released prior to 1963 based on

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s in

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to February 1984 were:

List of highest-grossing German productions

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).

Most successful films in East Germany based on admissions

Below is a list of the most successful films produced in the

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of Germany (1945–49) and

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(1949-1990). Films prior to 1949 include admissions from

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and the west zones.

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