| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes | - | - | - | $22,863,110 | 702 | $29,754,730 | Aug 10 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 2 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $20,858,529 | 539 | $27,621,245 | Aug 3 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 3 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $15,814,437 | 709 | $27,585,179 | Jul 27 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 4 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $12,524,054 | 522 | $13,595,891 | Aug 3 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | - | - | - | $10,613,178 | 833 | $67,311,500 | Jul 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Captain America: The First Avenger | - | - | - | $7,286,160 | 500 | $10,284,742 | Aug 17 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 7 | Green Lantern | - | - | - | $7,126,069 | 435 | $7,594,611 | Aug 10 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $5,810,514 | 310 | $9,096,392 | Jul 27 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 9 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $4,223,356 | 258 | $6,950,206 | Aug 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 10 | Cowboys & Aliens | - | - | - | $4,202,890 | 480 | $7,852,035 | Aug 24 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 11 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $4,181,787 | 275 | $4,609,169 | Aug 10 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 12 | The Skin I Live In | - | - | - | $3,449,865 | 353 | $5,729,704 | Aug 17 | - | false |
| 13 | Colombiana | - | - | - | $3,247,711 | 413 | $5,445,710 | Jul 27 | Europa Filmes | false |
| 14 | Case départ | - | - | - | $2,535,155 | 434 | $16,056,145 | Jul 6 | - | false |
| 15 | You Will Be My Son | - | - | - | $2,402,587 | 351 | $5,927,814 | Aug 24 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 16 | Melancholia | - | - | - | $2,257,374 | 194 | $2,257,374 | Aug 10 | - | false |
| 17 | Conan the Barbarian | - | - | - | $2,190,530 | 415 | $2,190,530 | Aug 17 | Metropolitan Filmexport | false |
| 18 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $1,806,159 | 444 | $6,725,483 | Jul 20 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 19 | Itinéraire bis | - | - | - | $1,389,978 | 200 | $1,389,978 | Aug 3 | - | false |
| 20 | The Tuche Family | - | - | - | $1,323,331 | 454 | $13,366,390 | Jul 1 | - | false |
| 21 | One Day | - | - | - | $1,205,775 | 197 | $2,188,072 | Aug 24 | - | false |
| 22 | Unforgivable | - | - | - | $1,099,385 | 132 | $1,099,385 | Aug 17 | UGC Distribution | false |
| 23 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $1,066,437 | 231 | $1,376,891 | Aug 17 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 24 | Beloved | - | - | - | $1,012,429 | 264 | $1,499,518 | Aug 24 | - | false |
| 25 | This Must Be the Place | - | - | - | $658,471 | 151 | $953,130 | Aug 24 | - | false |
| 26 | Honey 2 | - | - | - | $360,851 | 191 | $2,531,997 | Jul 20 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 27 | Killing Bono | - | - | - | $280,701 | 137 | $280,701 | Aug 3 | Pyramide Distribution | false |
| 28 | See How They Dance | - | - | - | $183,842 | 69 | $183,842 | Aug 3 | Wild Bunch Distribution | false |
| 29 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $165,126 | 760 | $27,705,388 | Jun 29 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 30 | A Quiet Life | - | - | - | $113,651 | 32 | $113,651 | Aug 3 | - | false |
| 31 | One Piece: Strong World | - | - | - | $76,212 | 20 | $76,212 | Aug 24 | - | false |
| 32 | Hop | - | - | - | $58,529 | 382 | $5,198,615 | Jul 6 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 33 | The Future | - | - | - | $37,791 | 28 | $37,791 | Aug 17 | - | false |
| 34 | The Artist 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $14,033 | 4 | $14,033 | Aug 10 | - | false |
| 35 | Monte Carlo | - | - | - | $13,727 | 10 | $13,727 | Aug 24 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
