| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $3,408,428 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $1,715,485 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $1,327,607 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $1,020,194 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $800,896 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 6 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $788,720 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | Sep 30 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 7 | Courageous | - | - | - | $588,280 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 8 | Dream House | - | - | - | $492,840 | 2,664 | $21,302,340 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $420,937 | 3,011 | $14,011,084 | Sep 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Contagion | - | - | - | $406,202 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Abduction | - | - | - | $374,506 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | Sep 23 | Lionsgate | false |
| 12 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $336,160 | 2,986 | $25,124,966 | Sep 23 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 13 | The Help | - | - | - | $326,096 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Drive | - | - | - | $283,285 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 15 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $65,563 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $58,599 | 287 | $7,706,436 | Sep 9 | Codeblack Entertainment | false |
| 17 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $43,947 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | Aug 19 | Dimension Films | false |
| 18 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $43,015 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | Jul 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | The Debt | - | - | - | $41,769 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | Aug 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 20 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $41,708 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 21 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $27,474 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $24,812 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Warrior | - | - | - | $24,197 | 1,883 | $13,657,115 | Sep 9 | Lionsgate | false |
| 24 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $18,624 | 93 | $538,690 | Sep 23 | Relativity Media | false |
| 25 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $18,540 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | Jul 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $15,115 | 2,490 | $9,662,284 | Sep 16 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 27 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $12,979 | 3,134 | $117,538,559 | Jul 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 28 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $10,343 | 319 | $7,693,187 | Jul 22 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 29 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $10,282 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | Jun 29 | DreamWorks | false |
| 30 | Seven Days in Utopia | - | - | - | $7,998 | 561 | $4,373,074 | Sep 2 | Visio Entertainment | false |
| 31 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $7,938 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | Sep 2 | Relativity Media | false |
| 32 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $7,524 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | Aug 26 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 33 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $7,181 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | Jun 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | Munger Road | - | - | - | $5,781 | 32 | $266,689 | Sep 30 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 35 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $5,021 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | Aug 26 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 36 | Thunder Soul | - | - | - | $4,821 | 37 | $143,986 | Sep 23 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 37 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $3,751 | 31 | $454,121 | Aug 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 38 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $3,449 | 3,155 | $42,587,643 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 39 | Margaret | - | - | - | $3,179 | 14 | $46,495 | Sep 30 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 40 | Dirty Girl | - | - | - | $2,798 | 10 | $55,125 | Oct 7 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 41 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $2,060 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | Sep 2 | Dimension Films | false |
| 42 | Muran | - | - | - | $1,566 | 10 | $30,116 | Sep 30 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 43 | The Future | - | - | - | $538 | 31 | $568,662 | Jul 29 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 44 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $262 | 24 | $386,073 | Jun 24 | Hannover House | false |
| 45 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $213 | 6 | $100,072 | Jun 24 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 46 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | - | - | - | $96 | 9 | $14,231 | Sep 30 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 47 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | - | - | - | $92 | 6 | $10,935 | Sep 30 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 48 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $61 | 22 | $411,184 | Jul 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
