| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | - | - | - | $10,058,761 | 3,555 | $209,397,903 | Dec 16 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 2 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | - | - | - | $6,852,117 | 3,703 | $186,848,418 | Dec 16 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | - | - | - | $5,246,191 | 2,950 | $102,515,793 | Dec 21 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | - | - | - | $4,577,938 | 3,734 | $133,110,742 | Dec 16 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | War Horse | - | - | - | $4,099,575 | 2,856 | $79,884,879 | Dec 25 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | We Bought a Zoo | - | - | - | $3,886,105 | 3,170 | $75,624,550 | Dec 23 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 7 | The Adventures of Tintin | - | - | - | $3,623,120 | 3,087 | $77,591,831 | Dec 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 8 | New Year's Eve | - | - | - | $1,794,096 | 3,505 | $54,544,638 | Dec 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 9 | The Darkest Hour | - | - | - | $1,465,479 | 2,327 | $21,443,494 | Dec 25 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 10 | The Descendants | - | - | - | $1,045,744 | 2,038 | $82,584,160 | Nov 16 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 11 | Hugo | - | - | - | $830,837 | 2,608 | $73,864,507 | Nov 23 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 12 | Young Adult | - | - | - | $754,956 | 987 | $16,311,571 | Dec 9 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 13 | The Muppets | - | - | - | $734,169 | 3,440 | $88,631,237 | Nov 23 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | The Sitter | - | - | - | $706,922 | 2,752 | $30,441,326 | Dec 9 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 15 | The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 | - | - | - | $688,784 | 4,066 | $281,287,133 | Nov 18 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 16 | The Artist | - | - | - | $447,765 | 1,756 | $44,671,682 | Nov 25 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 17 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | - | - | - | $389,128 | 886 | $24,149,393 | Dec 9 | Focus Features | false |
| 18 | My Week with Marilyn | - | - | - | $319,076 | 630 | $14,600,347 | Nov 23 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 19 | Puss in Boots | - | - | - | $232,711 | 3,963 | $149,260,504 | Oct 28 | DreamWorks | false |
| 20 | Don 2 | - | - | - | $221,830 | 167 | $3,680,306 | Dec 22 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 21 | Arthur Christmas | - | - | - | $169,865 | 3,376 | $46,462,469 | Nov 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 22 | Happy Feet Two | - | - | - | $115,774 | 3,611 | $64,006,466 | Nov 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Tower Heist | - | - | - | $83,495 | 3,370 | $78,046,570 | Nov 4 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Shame | - | - | - | $83,376 | 95 | $3,909,002 | Dec 2 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 25 | J. Edgar | - | - | - | $79,554 | 1,985 | $37,306,030 | Nov 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 26 | The Iron Lady | - | - | - | $77,657 | 1,244 | $30,017,992 | Dec 30 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 27 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $64,947 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 28 | Jack and Jill | - | - | - | $61,760 | 3,438 | $74,158,157 | Nov 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 29 | Courageous | - | - | - | $60,434 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 30 | Immortals | - | - | - | $53,991 | 3,120 | $83,504,017 | Nov 11 | Relativity Media | false |
| 31 | Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close | - | - | - | $45,126 | 2,630 | $31,847,881 | Dec 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 32 | A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas | - | - | - | $41,980 | 2,875 | $35,061,031 | Nov 4 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 33 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $41,076 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 34 | In Time | - | - | - | $34,164 | 3,127 | $37,520,095 | Oct 28 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 35 | Footloose 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $30,025 | 3,555 | $51,802,742 | Oct 14 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 36 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $29,501 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $21,856 | 3,329 | $104,028,807 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 38 | The Way 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $20,429 | 283 | $4,430,765 | Oct 7 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 39 | Pariah | - | - | - | $18,764 | 24 | $769,552 | Dec 28 | Focus Features | false |
| 40 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $13,417 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Drive | - | - | - | $12,316 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 42 | Margin Call | - | - | - | $7,888 | 199 | $5,354,039 | Oct 21 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 43 | In the Land of Blood and Honey | - | - | - | $4,372 | 18 | $303,877 | Dec 23 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 44 | The Polar Express 2011 IMAX Release | - | - | - | $3,354 | 25 | $711,168 | Nov 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 45 | Like Crazy | - | - | - | $2,731 | 162 | $3,395,391 | Oct 28 | Paramount Vantage | false |
| 46 | El Sicario, Room 164 | - | - | - | $862 | 1 | $6,123 | Dec 28 | Icarus Films | false |
