| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $2,531,585 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $2,112,222 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 3 | In Time | - | - | - | $1,070,460 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | Oct 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 4 | The Rum Diary | - | - | - | $544,244 | 2,292 | $13,109,815 | Oct 28 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 5 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $385,871 | 3,017 | $20,374,484 | Oct 21 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 6 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $381,186 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 7 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $380,049 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | Oct 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $349,320 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $305,584 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Courageous | - | - | - | $194,588 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 11 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $177,143 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $163,170 | 1,554 | $8,305,970 | Oct 21 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 13 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $146,120 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | Sep 30 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 14 | The Thing | - | - | - | $132,430 | 2,996 | $16,928,670 | Oct 14 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | Anonymous | - | - | - | $110,446 | 513 | $4,463,292 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $77,689 | 199 | $5,354,039 | Oct 21 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 17 | The Help | - | - | - | $47,017 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 18 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $45,373 | 283 | $4,430,765 | Oct 7 | - | false |
| 19 | Contagion | - | - | - | $40,775 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 20 | Dream House | - | - | - | $38,025 | 2,664 | $21,302,340 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 21 | The Mighty Macs | - | - | - | $31,886 | 975 | $1,891,936 | Oct 21 | Quaker Media | false |
| 22 | Drive | - | - | - | $29,738 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 23 | The Big Year | - | - | - | $27,094 | 2,150 | $7,204,138 | Oct 14 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 24 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | - | - | - | $26,989 | 183 | $2,990,625 | Oct 21 | - | false |
| 25 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $18,834 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 26 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $17,645 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 27 | Abduction | - | - | - | $17,426 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | Sep 23 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 28 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $15,024 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $13,630 | 2,986 | $25,124,966 | Sep 23 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 30 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $12,427 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $10,663 | 162 | $3,395,391 | Oct 28 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 32 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $10,118 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | The Debt | - | - | - | $8,459 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | Aug 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 34 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $7,964 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | Jul 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $7,280 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | Jul 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $5,551 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | Sep 2 | - | false |
| 37 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $4,758 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | Aug 19 | - | false |
| 38 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $4,629 | 3,011 | $14,011,084 | Sep 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $4,490 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | Aug 26 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 40 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $3,434 | 287 | $7,706,436 | Sep 9 | Codeblack Entertainment | false |
| 41 | The Double | - | - | - | $3,189 | 45 | $137,921 | Oct 28 | Image Entertainment | false |
| 42 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $3,146 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | Sep 2 | Relativity Media | false |
| 43 | All's Faire in Love | - | - | - | $1,920 | 75 | $22,180 | Oct 28 | Hannover House | false |
| 44 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $1,861 | 319 | $7,693,187 | Jul 22 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 45 | Munger Road | - | - | - | $1,609 | 32 | $266,689 | Sep 30 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 46 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $1,504 | 93 | $538,690 | Sep 23 | Relativity Media | false |
| 47 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $1,502 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | Aug 26 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 48 | Texas Killing Fields | - | - | - | $1,346 | 10 | $45,469 | Oct 14 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 49 | Warrior | - | - | - | $976 | 1,883 | $13,657,115 | Sep 9 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 50 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $635 | 31 | $454,121 | Aug 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 51 | The Future | - | - | - | $588 | 31 | $568,662 | Jul 29 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 52 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $376 | 2,490 | $9,662,284 | Sep 16 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 53 | Red Lips | - | - | - | $203 | 67 | $136,163 | Oct 14 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 54 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $118 | 6 | $163,962 | Jan 13 | Icarus Films | false |
| 55 | Dirty Girl | - | - | - | $58 | 10 | $55,125 | Oct 7 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 56 | Thunder Soul | - | - | - | $56 | 37 | $143,986 | Sep 23 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 57 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $35 | 22 | $411,184 | Jul 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
