| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Help | - | - | - | $19,881,571 | 3,014 | $169,708,112 | Aug 10 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 2 | The Debt | - | - | - | $12,851,600 | 1,874 | $31,177,548 | Aug 31 | Focus Features | false |
| 3 | Apollo 18 | - | - | - | $10,705,556 | 3,330 | $17,687,709 | Sep 2 | Dimension Films | false |
| 4 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $10,325,485 | 3,691 | $176,760,185 | Aug 5 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 5 | Shark Night | - | - | - | $10,126,458 | 2,848 | $18,877,153 | Sep 2 | Relativity Media | false |
| 6 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $9,570,213 | 2,614 | $36,665,854 | Aug 26 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 7 | Our Idiot Brother | - | - | - | $7,038,249 | 2,555 | $24,816,118 | Aug 26 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 8 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $6,801,885 | 3,305 | $38,538,188 | Aug 19 | Dimension Films | false |
| 9 | Don't Be Afraid of the Dark | - | - | - | $6,382,227 | 2,780 | $24,046,682 | Aug 26 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 10 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $5,724,093 | 3,427 | $142,614,158 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $4,261,090 | 3,020 | $84,351,197 | Jul 29 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $3,401,110 | 4,375 | $381,011,219 | Jul 15 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $2,573,586 | 3,715 | $176,654,505 | Jul 22 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 14 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $2,500,535 | 3,754 | $100,240,551 | Jul 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 15 | 30 Minutes or Less | - | - | - | $2,303,738 | 2,888 | $37,053,924 | Aug 12 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 16 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $2,004,585 | 3,015 | $21,295,021 | Aug 19 | Lionsgate | false |
| 17 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $1,842,163 | 3,155 | $42,587,643 | Aug 12 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 18 | Seven Days in Utopia | - | - | - | $1,801,599 | 561 | $4,373,074 | Sep 2 | Visio Entertainment | false |
| 19 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $1,777,989 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 20 | One Day | - | - | - | $1,721,604 | 1,725 | $13,843,771 | Aug 19 | Focus Features | false |
| 21 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $1,582,230 | 3,114 | $18,302,607 | Aug 19 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 22 | Bodyguard | - | - | - | $1,052,644 | 88 | $1,834,384 | Aug 31 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 23 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $970,205 | 2,913 | $37,081,475 | Aug 5 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 24 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $954,574 | 3,482 | $80,360,843 | Jul 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 25 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $883,090 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 26 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $880,893 | 3,134 | $117,538,559 | Jul 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Sarah's Key | - | - | - | $838,532 | 319 | $7,693,187 | Jul 22 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 28 | Private Pérez | - | - | - | $828,242 | 165 | $1,400,726 | Sep 2 | Lionsgate | false |
| 29 | The Guard | - | - | - | $764,131 | 203 | $5,360,274 | Jul 29 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 30 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $740,268 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | Jun 29 | DreamWorks | false |
| 31 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $559,155 | 3,049 | $100,292,856 | Jun 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 32 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | - | - | - | $466,380 | 3,952 | $165,249,063 | May 26 | DreamWorks | false |
| 33 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $385,209 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | Jun 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 34 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $353,203 | 3,424 | $127,004,179 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 35 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $342,095 | 2,958 | $169,106,725 | May 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 36 | Winnie the Pooh | - | - | - | $329,717 | 2,405 | $26,692,846 | Jul 15 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 37 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $287,883 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 38 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | - | - | - | $252,802 | 4,164 | $241,071,802 | May 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 39 | Green Lantern | - | - | - | $249,799 | 3,816 | $116,601,172 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 40 | Friends with Benefits | - | - | - | $227,173 | 2,926 | $55,802,754 | Jul 22 | Screen Gems | false |
| 41 | Senna | - | - | - | $219,718 | 47 | $1,612,430 | Aug 12 | Producers Distribution Agency (PDA) | false |
| 42 | A Good Old Fashioned Orgy | - | - | - | $154,604 | 143 | $200,227 | Sep 2 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 43 | The Whistleblower | - | - | - | $131,815 | 70 | $1,124,966 | Aug 5 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 44 | X-Men: First Class | - | - | - | $130,012 | 3,692 | $146,408,305 | Jun 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 45 | Higher Ground 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $122,598 | 81 | $841,733 | Aug 26 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 46 | Attack the Block | - | - | - | $119,239 | 66 | $1,024,175 | Jul 29 | Screen Gems | false |
| 47 | Hubble | - | - | - | $115,034 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 48 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $104,448 | 237 | $13,303,319 | May 27 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 49 | Bol | - | - | - | $87,449 | 38 | $188,850 | Aug 31 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 50 | The Hangover Part II | - | - | - | $83,334 | 3,675 | $254,464,305 | May 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 51 | Point Blank | - | - | - | $83,030 | 37 | $708,215 | Jul 29 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 52 | Another Earth | - | - | - | $82,754 | 94 | $1,321,194 | Jul 22 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 53 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | - | - | - | $72,622 | 2,040 | $11,862,398 | Aug 12 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 54 | Buck | - | - | - | $64,559 | 152 | $4,038,912 | Jun 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 55 | The Devil's Double | - | - | - | $58,426 | 89 | $1,361,512 | Jul 29 | Lionsgate | false |
| 56 | Beginners | - | - | - | $47,283 | 170 | $5,790,894 | Jun 3 | Focus Features | false |
| 57 | Circumstance | - | - | - | $47,077 | 31 | $454,121 | Aug 26 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 58 | Love Crime | - | - | - | $46,439 | 29 | $539,792 | Sep 2 | IFC Films | false |
| 59 | Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness | - | - | - | $41,159 | 29 | $906,666 | Jul 8 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 60 | Brighton Rock | - | - | - | $36,044 | 24 | $229,653 | Aug 26 | IFC Films | false |
| 61 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $35,266 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 62 | Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life | - | - | - | $33,991 | 19 | $233,007 | Aug 31 | Music Box Films | false |
| 63 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $32,328 | 24 | $514,237 | Jun 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 64 | The Future | - | - | - | $32,229 | 31 | $568,662 | Jul 29 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 65 | The Trip | - | - | - | $30,455 | 62 | $2,030,962 | Jun 10 | IFC Films | false |
| 66 | Monte Carlo | - | - | - | $27,337 | 2,473 | $23,186,769 | Jul 1 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 67 | Tabloid | - | - | - | $20,713 | 37 | $696,921 | Jul 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 68 | Amigo | - | - | - | $19,284 | 10 | $184,705 | Aug 19 | Variance Films | false |
| 69 | Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place | - | - | - | $18,473 | 18 | $154,521 | Aug 5 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 70 | 3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy | - | - | - | $17,407 | 10 | $153,215 | Aug 12 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 71 | The Interrupters | - | - | - | $16,848 | 10 | $282,448 | Jul 29 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 72 | Mozart's Sister | - | - | - | $16,685 | 36 | $707,885 | Aug 19 | Music Box Films | false |
| 73 | Insidious | - | - | - | $16,116 | 2,419 | $54,009,150 | Apr 1 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 74 | Rio | - | - | - | $15,782 | 3,842 | $143,619,809 | Apr 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 75 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | - | - | - | $14,822 | 100 | $3,108,485 | Jul 15 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 76 | Terri | - | - | - | $13,353 | 36 | $655,802 | Jul 1 | ATO Pictures | false |
| 77 | Project Nim | - | - | - | $12,949 | 22 | $411,184 | Jul 8 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 78 | Incendies | - | - | - | $12,291 | 90 | $2,071,334 | Apr 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 79 | InSight | - | - | - | $11,100 | 22 | $11,100 | Sep 2 | Check Entertainment | true |
| 80 | Life in a Day | - | - | - | $10,855 | 19 | $252,788 | Jul 29 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 81 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $10,677 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 82 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest | - | - | - | $10,088 | 54 | $1,200,326 | Jul 8 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 83 | Aarakshan | - | - | - | $8,797 | 91 | $651,096 | Aug 12 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 84 | Bellflower | - | - | - | $8,305 | 13 | $168,226 | Aug 5 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 85 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,274 | 27 | $501,360 | Jun 10 | Music Box Films | false |
| 86 | El Bulli: Cooking in Progress | - | - | - | $7,191 | 10 | $237,181 | Jul 27 | - | false |
| 87 | Page One | - | - | - | $6,818 | 65 | $1,067,028 | Jun 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 88 | Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | - | - | - | $6,688 | 116 | $1,348,205 | Jul 15 | Fox Searchlight Pictures | false |
| 89 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $6,120 | 34 | $1,510,026 | Mar 16 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 90 | Littlerock | - | - | - | $5,518 | 3 | $17,309 | Aug 12 | Variance Films | false |
| 91 | Passione | - | - | - | $5,478 | 5 | $255,355 | Jun 22 | Abramorama | false |
| 92 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $5,449 | 24 | $386,073 | Jun 24 | Hannover House | false |
| 93 | The Tree | - | - | - | $5,068 | 8 | $71,158 | Jul 15 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 94 | Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow | - | - | - | $4,348 | 3 | $51,301 | Aug 10 | - | false |
| 95 | I'm Glad My Mother Is Alive | - | - | - | $4,308 | 1 | $8,705 | Sep 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 96 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $4,256 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 97 | 5 Days of War | - | - | - | $4,135 | 6 | $17,479 | Aug 19 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 98 | Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles | - | - | - | $3,536 | 1 | $21,242 | Sep 2 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 99 | Rebirth | - | - | - | $3,511 | 4 | $12,358 | Aug 31 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 100 | CornerStore | - | - | - | $3,486 | 2 | $45,176 | Aug 12 | Shotown Pictures | false |
| 101 | Redemption Road | - | - | - | $3,228 | 26 | $29,384 | Aug 26 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 102 | Life, Above All | - | - | - | $3,109 | 18 | $134,461 | Jul 15 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 103 | Rapt 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $2,799 | 3 | $45,759 | Jul 6 | Lorber Films | false |
| 104 | The Last Circus | - | - | - | $2,787 | 6 | $40,548 | Aug 19 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 105 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $2,732 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 106 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | - | - | - | $2,239 | 24 | $267,965 | Jun 24 | Abramorama | false |
| 107 | Troll Hunter | - | - | - | $2,003 | 21 | $253,444 | Jun 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 108 | Mysteries of Lisbon | - | - | - | $1,733 | 6 | $110,507 | Aug 5 | Music Box Films | false |
| 109 | !Women Art Revolution | - | - | - | $1,564 | 4 | $52,681 | Jun 1 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 110 | Vito Bonafacci | - | - | - | $1,547 | 1 | $9,570 | May 6 | Cavu Pictures | false |
| 111 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $1,384 | 6 | $100,072 | Jun 24 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 112 | The Perfect Host | - | - | - | $1,011 | 10 | $48,764 | Jul 1 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 113 | The Music Never Stopped | - | - | - | $856 | 33 | $258,223 | Mar 18 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 114 | Special Treatment | - | - | - | $808 | 1 | $8,856 | Aug 26 | First Run | false |
| 115 | Everything Must Go | - | - | - | $789 | 245 | $2,711,643 | May 13 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 116 | Little Girl | - | - | - | $778 | 1 | $1,350 | Sep 2 | First Run | false |
| 117 | In a Better World | - | - | - | $620 | 51 | $1,008,098 | Apr 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 118 | Singham | - | - | - | $560 | 50 | $350,864 | Jul 22 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 119 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $452 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 120 | Tuesday, After Christmas | - | - | - | $367 | 2 | $27,813 | May 25 | Lorber Films | false |
| 121 | Went the Day Well? | - | - | - | $287 | 1 | $47,214 | May 20 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 122 | Le Quattro Volte | - | - | - | $216 | 6 | $152,530 | Mar 30 | Lorber Films | false |
