| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $21,284,742 | 832 | $29,398,271 | Aug 4 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $16,178,869 | 920 | $78,042,939 | Jul 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 3 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $10,652,756 | 612 | $18,194,707 | Jul 28 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $9,798,202 | 687 | $10,775,296 | Aug 11 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 5 | What a Man | - | - | - | $5,275,185 | 495 | $17,143,751 | Aug 25 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 6 | Resturlaub | - | - | - | $5,160,039 | 455 | $6,240,932 | Aug 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $4,759,585 | 479 | $5,135,188 | Aug 4 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 8 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $3,977,174 | 466 | $4,872,496 | Aug 18 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 9 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $3,380,647 | 435 | $8,088,652 | Jul 21 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 10 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $3,317,096 | 622 | $17,453,001 | Jul 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 11 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $3,225,116 | 394 | $4,667,066 | Aug 18 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 12 | Final Destination 5 | - | - | - | $3,069,437 | 369 | $7,686,144 | Aug 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | Nothing to Declare | - | - | - | $2,737,252 | 277 | $4,310,806 | Jul 28 | Prokino Filmverleih | false |
| 14 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $2,684,030 | 222 | $6,898,659 | Aug 18 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 15 | Green Lantern | - | - | - | $2,483,199 | 409 | $4,636,414 | Jul 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 16 | Monte Carlo | - | - | - | $2,385,732 | 281 | $2,844,573 | Aug 4 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 17 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $2,078,482 | 457 | $3,648,567 | Aug 25 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $1,573,617 | 620 | $38,750,141 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 19 | My Life in Orange | - | - | - | $1,482,666 | 180 | $4,553,113 | Aug 18 | - | false |
| 20 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $1,299,381 | 512 | $18,769,493 | Jun 23 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 21 | Buried Secrets 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $765,046 | 70 | $1,048,680 | Aug 11 | Delphi Filmverleih Produktion | false |
| 22 | Insidious | - | - | - | $725,895 | 140 | $1,840,098 | Jul 21 | - | false |
| 23 | Blue Valentine | - | - | - | $577,151 | 52 | $667,508 | Aug 4 | Senator Film | false |
| 24 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | - | - | - | $474,628 | 703 | $20,744,836 | Jun 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 25 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $387,647 | 605 | $5,251,891 | Jun 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 26 | The Infidel | - | - | - | $376,890 | 65 | $1,652,748 | Jun 30 | Senator Film | false |
| 27 | Larry Crowne | - | - | - | $300,832 | 560 | $4,098,653 | Jun 30 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 28 | Little White Lies | - | - | - | $274,476 | 67 | $1,148,064 | Jul 7 | TOBIS Film | false |
| 29 | A Separation | - | - | - | $269,870 | 159 | $1,093,321 | Jul 14 | Alamode Film | false |
| 30 | Angel & Tony | - | - | - | $233,722 | 44 | $242,679 | Aug 4 | - | false |
| 31 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $211,703 | 109 | $2,851,756 | Jun 16 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 32 | Almanya: Welcome to Germany | - | - | - | $196,934 | 324 | $12,975,995 | Mar 10 | Concorde Filmverleih | false |
| 33 | Beginners | - | - | - | $145,157 | 59 | $1,413,693 | Jun 9 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 34 | The Solitude of Prime Numbers | - | - | - | $91,536 | 21 | $94,165 | Aug 11 | - | false |
| 35 | Westwind | - | - | - | $85,594 | 45 | $145,470 | Aug 25 | - | false |
| 36 | Arschkalt | - | - | - | $78,294 | 61 | $420,737 | Jul 21 | - | false |
| 37 | Ein Tick anders | - | - | - | $64,159 | 27 | $262,955 | Jul 7 | - | false |
| 38 | Prom | - | - | - | $59,423 | 101 | $70,347 | Aug 25 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 39 | The Fraulein and the Sandman | - | - | - | $57,617 | 52 | $296,095 | Jul 21 | Neue Visionen Filmverleih | false |
| 40 | Toast | - | - | - | $57,135 | 25 | $74,535 | Aug 11 | - | false |
| 41 | Hidden 3D | - | - | - | $55,051 | 10 | $55,051 | Aug 11 | Central Film | false |
| 42 | Werner - Eiskalt! | - | - | - | $26,222 | 392 | $4,153,779 | Jun 23 | Constantin Film | false |
| 43 | HipHop Express | - | - | - | $22,796 | 88 | $22,796 | Aug 18 | Kinowelt Filmverleih | false |
| 44 | Barney's Version | - | - | - | $17,822 | 73 | $387,814 | Jul 14 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 45 | The Fatherless | - | - | - | $15,745 | 26 | $22,298 | Aug 4 | - | false |
| 46 | Fliegende Fische müssen ins Meer | - | - | - | $14,199 | 21 | $23,822 | Aug 25 | Movienet | false |
| 47 | The Albanian | - | - | - | $13,889 | 17 | $13,889 | Aug 4 | - | false |
| 48 | In the Bazaar of Sexes 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $13,349 | 14 | $14,494 | Aug 4 | - | false |
| 49 | I'm Still Here | - | - | - | $12,510 | 18 | $22,417 | Aug 11 | - | false |
| 50 | Lollipop Monster | - | - | - | $11,075 | 15 | $11,075 | Aug 25 | - | false |
