Although its takings slipped by 45% the scifi spoof (T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 heldonto the top spot with over 1.1m admissions to reach a total gross of $31.9m(Euros 26.5m).

After (T)Raumschiff'srecord-breaking opening, another record was broken this week, but this timewith the entry of Michael Moore's Fahrenheit9/11 at the No. 2 position with 124,157 admissions and almost $1m intakings from its 208 prints. This was the best ever opening for a documentaryin Germany (Moore's Bowling For Columbinewas seen by 31,169 on its first weekend).