| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $30,728,105 | 3,440 | $85,468,508 | Oct 7 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Ides of March | - | - | - | $11,797,750 | 2,199 | $40,962,534 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Dolphin Tale | - | - | - | $10,846,576 | 3,515 | $72,286,779 | Sep 23 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Moneyball | - | - | - | $8,474,183 | 3,018 | $75,605,492 | Sep 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 5 | 50/50 | - | - | - | $6,440,869 | 2,479 | $35,014,192 | Sep 30 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 6 | Courageous | - | - | - | $5,456,156 | 1,214 | $34,522,221 | Sep 30 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 7 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $5,399,502 | 2,340 | $94,242,001 | Sep 16 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 8 | Dream House | - | - | - | $4,968,365 | 2,664 | $21,302,340 | Sep 30 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 9 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $3,547,719 | 3,011 | $14,011,084 | Sep 30 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 10 | Contagion | - | - | - | $3,348,524 | 3,222 | $75,658,097 | Sep 9 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 11 | Abduction | - | - | - | $3,268,190 | 3,118 | $28,087,155 | Sep 23 | Lionsgate | false |
| 12 | Killer Elite | - | - | - | $2,537,522 | 2,986 | $25,124,966 | Sep 23 | Open Road Films (II) | false |
| 13 | The Help | - | - | - | $2,271,144 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Drive | - | - | - | $2,125,848 | 2,904 | $35,061,555 | Sep 16 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 15 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | - | - | - | $526,422 | 287 | $7,706,436 | Sep 9 | Codeblack Entertainment | false |
| 16 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $512,056 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $471,424 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $354,768 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | Jul 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 19 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $337,599 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 20 | The Debt | - | - | - | $290,698 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | Aug 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 21 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $229,715 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 22 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $227,769 | 2,614 | $36,665,854 | Aug 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 23 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $202,836 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | Aug 19 | Dimension Films | false |
| 24 | Warrior | - | - | - | $194,950 | 1,883 | $13,657,115 | Sep 9 | Lionsgate | false |
| 25 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $165,830 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | Jul 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 26 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $147,469 | 3,482 | $80,360,843 | Jul 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 27 | Machine Gun Preacher | - | - | - | $131,190 | 93 | $538,690 | Sep 23 | Relativity Media | false |
| 28 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $128,905 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 29 | I Don't Know How She Does It | - | - | - | $115,227 | 2,490 | $9,662,284 | Sep 16 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 30 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $114,000 | 3,134 | $117,538,559 | Jul 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 31 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $93,183 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | Jun 29 | DreamWorks | false |
| 32 | Straw Dogs | - | - | - | $87,594 | 2,408 | $10,324,441 | Sep 16 | Screen Gems | false |
| 33 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $77,745 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | Aug 26 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 34 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $74,226 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | Sep 2 | Relativity Media | false |
| 35 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $69,013 | 319 | $7,693,187 | Jul 22 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 36 | Seven Days in Utopia | - | - | - | $61,313 | 561 | $4,373,074 | Sep 2 | Visio Entertainment | false |
| 37 | Munger Road | - | - | - | $56,855 | 32 | $266,689 | Sep 30 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 38 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $43,959 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | Jun 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 39 | Thunder Soul | - | - | - | $39,261 | 37 | $143,986 | Sep 23 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 40 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $34,048 | 3,155 | $42,587,643 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 41 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $33,199 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | Aug 26 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 42 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $32,554 | 3,049 | $100,292,856 | Jun 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 43 | Dirty Girl | - | - | - | $20,657 | 10 | $55,125 | Oct 7 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 44 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $19,914 | 31 | $454,121 | Aug 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 45 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $19,184 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | Sep 2 | Dimension Films | false |
| 46 | Margaret | - | - | - | $16,308 | 14 | $46,495 | Sep 30 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 47 | Muran | - | - | - | $8,979 | 10 | $30,116 | Sep 30 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 48 | The Future | - | - | - | $4,471 | 31 | $568,662 | Jul 29 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 49 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $2,707 | 24 | $386,073 | Jun 24 | Hannover House | false |
| 50 | Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster | - | - | - | $2,416 | 9 | $14,231 | Sep 30 | UTV Motion Pictures | false |
| 51 | Sarah Palin: You Betcha! | - | - | - | $1,038 | 6 | $10,935 | Sep 30 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 52 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $1,023 | 6 | $100,072 | Jun 24 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 53 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $311 | 22 | $411,184 | Jul 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
