| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 8 | Transformers: Dark of the Moon | - | - | - | $64,765,347 | 4,088 | $352,390,543 | Jun 29 | DreamWorks | false |
| 2 | The Hangover Part II | - | - | - | $103,229,561 | 3,675 | $254,464,305 | May 26 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 7 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | - | - | - | $64,773,113 | 4,164 | $241,071,802 | May 20 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 15 | Fast Five | - | - | - | $10,111,210 | 3,793 | $209,837,675 | Apr 29 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 94 | Tangled | - | - | - | $43,018 | 3,603 | $200,821,936 | Nov 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 5 | Cars 2 | - | - | - | $90,930,615 | 4,115 | $191,452,396 | Jun 24 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 13 | Thor | - | - | - | $14,224,643 | 3,963 | $181,030,624 | May 6 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 9 | Bridesmaids | - | - | - | $58,093,410 | 2,958 | $169,106,725 | May 13 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | - | - | - | $85,051,032 | 3,952 | $165,249,063 | May 26 | DreamWorks | false |
| 1 | X-Men: First Class | - | - | - | $135,711,727 | 3,692 | $146,408,305 | Jun 3 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 17 | Rio | - | - | - | $4,399,587 | 3,842 | $143,619,809 | Apr 15 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 3 | Super 8 | - | - | - | $100,543,027 | 3,424 | $127,004,179 | Jun 10 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 26 | Rango | - | - | - | $1,252,093 | 3,923 | $123,477,607 | Mar 4 | Paramount Pictures | false |
| 4 | Green Lantern | - | - | - | $95,688,284 | 3,816 | $116,601,172 | Jun 17 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 44 | Hop | - | - | - | $495,945 | 3,616 | $108,085,305 | Apr 1 | Universal Pictures | false |
| 10 | Bad Teacher | - | - | - | $45,445,971 | 3,049 | $100,292,856 | Jun 24 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 52 | Gnomeo & Juliet | - | - | - | $346,969 | 3,037 | $99,967,670 | Feb 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 62 | Space Station 3D | - | - | - | $219,576 | 64 | $93,383,953 | Apr 19 | IMAX | false |
| 109 | Battle Los Angeles | - | - | - | $19,668 | 3,417 | $83,552,429 | Mar 11 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 37 | Limitless | - | - | - | $669,238 | 2,838 | $79,249,455 | Mar 18 | Relativity Media | false |
| 11 | Mr. Popper's Penguins | - | - | - | $45,024,722 | 3,342 | $68,224,452 | Jun 17 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 19 | Water for Elephants | - | - | - | $3,038,256 | 2,820 | $58,709,717 | Apr 22 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 31 | The Lincoln Lawyer | - | - | - | $843,835 | 2,707 | $58,009,200 | Mar 18 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 12 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $26,552,857 | 1,038 | $56,817,045 | May 20 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 113 | I Am Number Four | - | - | - | $17,454 | 3,156 | $55,100,437 | Feb 18 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 28 | Source Code | - | - | - | $1,028,796 | 2,971 | $54,712,227 | Apr 1 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 33 | Insidious | - | - | - | $782,042 | 2,419 | $54,009,150 | Apr 1 | FilmDistrict | false |
| 117 | T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous | - | - | - | $14,255 | 38 | $53,354,743 | Oct 23 | IMAX | false |
| 46 | Madea's Big Happy Family | - | - | - | $474,928 | 2,288 | $53,345,287 | Apr 22 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 45 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules | - | - | - | $491,521 | 3,169 | $52,698,535 | Mar 25 | Twentieth Century Fox | false |
| 30 | Hubble | - | - | - | $901,127 | 151 | $52,522,904 | Mar 19 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 89 | Deep Sea | - | - | - | $58,864 | 47 | $46,412,757 | Mar 3 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Soul Surfer | - | - | - | $1,777,708 | 2,240 | $43,853,424 | Apr 8 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 38 | Hanna | - | - | - | $615,545 | 2,545 | $40,259,119 | Apr 8 | Focus Features | false |
| 18 | Something Borrowed | - | - | - | $3,166,623 | 2,904 | $39,046,489 | May 6 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 60 | Scream 4 | - | - | - | $251,700 | 3,314 | $38,180,928 | Apr 15 | - | false |
| 20 | Jumping the Broom | - | - | - | $2,484,694 | 2,035 | $37,295,394 | May 6 | TriStar Pictures | false |
| 53 | Under the Sea 3D | - | - | - | $339,330 | 108 | $36,262,926 | Feb 13 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 129 | Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon | - | - | - | $9,506 | 82 | $34,137,524 | Sep 23 | IMAX | false |
| 81 | Arthur | - | - | - | $77,940 | 3,276 | $33,035,397 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 27 | Priest | - | - | - | $1,187,897 | 2,864 | $29,137,000 | May 13 | Screen Gems | false |
| 21 | Born to Be Wild | - | - | - | $1,964,513 | 208 | $25,978,556 | Apr 8 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 97 | Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure | - | - | - | $33,788 | 252 | $23,746,066 | Oct 5 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 63 | Mars Needs Moms | - | - | - | $215,294 | 3,117 | $21,392,758 | Mar 11 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 154 | Galapagos | - | - | - | $2,003 | 14 | $18,630,372 | Oct 29 | IMAX | false |
| 40 | African Cats | - | - | - | $549,290 | 1,224 | $15,428,747 | Apr 22 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 14 | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | - | - | - | $13,801,509 | 2,524 | $15,013,650 | Jun 10 | Relativity Media | false |
| 16 | The Tree of Life | - | - | - | $5,961,382 | 237 | $13,303,319 | May 27 | - | false |
| 56 | The Conspirator | - | - | - | $277,361 | 849 | $11,538,204 | Apr 15 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 47 | Jane Eyre | - | - | - | $471,420 | 319 | $11,242,660 | Mar 11 | Focus Features | false |
| 50 | Win Win | - | - | - | $422,238 | 388 | $10,179,275 | Mar 18 | - | false |
| 41 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | - | - | - | $547,005 | 2,505 | $10,143,779 | Apr 29 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 58 | Prom | - | - | - | $271,629 | 2,730 | $10,130,219 | Apr 29 | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | false |
| 48 | Sea Rex 3D: Journey to a Prehistoric World | - | - | - | $471,278 | 14 | $6,096,582 | May 28 | 3D Entertainment | false |
| 24 | Beginners | - | - | - | $1,766,368 | 170 | $5,790,894 | Jun 3 | Focus Features | false |
| 22 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | - | - | - | $1,821,867 | 123 | $5,304,920 | Apr 29 | IFC Films | false |
| 158 | Biutiful | - | - | - | $1,479 | 191 | $5,101,237 | Jan 28 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 115 | Barney's Version | - | - | - | $16,124 | 281 | $4,439,201 | Jan 14 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 42 | Buck | - | - | - | $530,495 | 152 | $4,038,912 | Jun 17 | IFC Films | false |
| 77 | Of Gods and Men | - | - | - | $90,007 | 120 | $3,951,596 | Feb 25 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 112 | The King's Speech PG-13 Version | - | - | - | $18,345 | 1,011 | $3,344,306 | Apr 1 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 49 | Everything Must Go | - | - | - | $437,810 | 245 | $2,711,643 | May 13 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 34 | Incendies | - | - | - | $780,804 | 90 | $2,071,334 | Apr 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 39 | The Trip | - | - | - | $603,964 | 62 | $2,030,962 | Jun 10 | IFC Films | false |
| 80 | A Better Life | - | - | - | $83,670 | 216 | $1,759,252 | Jun 24 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 72 | Potiche | - | - | - | $116,520 | 74 | $1,618,844 | Mar 25 | Music Box Films | false |
| 66 | I Am | - | - | - | $181,253 | 74 | $1,591,034 | Feb 18 | Paladin | false |
| 43 | The Double Hour | - | - | - | $508,915 | 68 | $1,514,942 | Apr 15 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 64 | Bill Cunningham: New York | - | - | - | $209,840 | 34 | $1,510,026 | Mar 16 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 25 | The Art of Getting By | - | - | - | $1,423,772 | 610 | $1,430,241 | Jun 17 | - | false |
| 86 | Certified Copy | - | - | - | $65,294 | 57 | $1,373,975 | Mar 11 | IFC Films | false |
| 111 | Kill the Irishman | - | - | - | $18,435 | 56 | $1,188,194 | Mar 11 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 146 | There Be Dragons | - | - | - | $3,560 | 259 | $1,069,334 | May 6 | The Samuel Goldwyn Company | false |
| 73 | Page One | - | - | - | $114,103 | 65 | $1,067,028 | Jun 17 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 70 | In a Better World | - | - | - | $137,223 | 51 | $1,008,098 | Apr 1 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 57 | Meek's Cutoff | - | - | - | $273,215 | 45 | $977,772 | Apr 8 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 68 | The Beaver | - | - | - | $166,076 | 168 | $970,816 | May 6 | Summit Entertainment | false |
| 29 | Ready | - | - | - | $953,497 | 97 | $955,148 | Jun 3 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 102 | The Salvation Poem | - | - | - | $23,727 | 30 | $914,818 | Aug 27 | CanZion Films | false |
| 101 | The Wildest Dream | - | - | - | $24,077 | 21 | $898,137 | Aug 6 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 32 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $818,580 | 521 | $818,580 | Jun 28 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 55 | 13 Assassins | - | - | - | $285,686 | 31 | $802,778 | Apr 29 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 35 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $768,580 | 522 | $768,580 | Jun 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 36 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $764,607 | 522 | $764,607 | Jun 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 61 | Forks Over Knives | - | - | - | $240,069 | 39 | $739,561 | Jan 7 | - | false |
| 83 | Hobo with a Shotgun | - | - | - | $74,118 | 21 | $703,372 | May 6 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 90 | The Greatest Movie Ever Sold | - | - | - | $55,881 | 141 | $638,476 | Apr 22 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 148 | The Last Lions | - | - | - | $2,697 | 61 | $635,325 | Feb 18 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 164 | Dum Maaro Dum | - | - | - | $1,213 | 101 | $564,489 | Apr 22 | - | false |
| 51 | Double Dhamaal | - | - | - | $391,545 | 54 | $543,646 | Jun 24 | Reliance Big Pictures | false |
| 79 | Winter in Wartime 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $86,650 | 26 | $543,100 | Mar 18 | Sony Pictures Classics | false |
| 92 | The Names of Love | - | - | - | $44,265 | 24 | $514,237 | Jun 24 | Music Box Films | false |
| 65 | Bride Flight 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $206,774 | 27 | $501,360 | Jun 10 | Music Box Films | false |
| 82 | Queen to Play | - | - | - | $74,230 | 18 | $478,710 | Apr 1 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 54 | Submarine | - | - | - | $314,792 | 28 | $467,602 | Jun 3 | The Weinstein Company | false |
| 176 | The Little Traitor | - | - | - | $300 | 5 | $402,088 | Oct 23 | - | false |
| 76 | Turtle: The Incredible Journey | - | - | - | $95,974 | 24 | $386,073 | Jun 24 | Hannover House | false |
| 93 | Hesher | - | - | - | $44,258 | 42 | $382,946 | May 13 | - | false |
| 135 | Poetry | - | - | - | $6,770 | 17 | $356,149 | Feb 11 | Kino International | false |
| 84 | The Princess of Montpensier | - | - | - | $67,270 | 21 | $352,428 | Apr 15 | IFC Films | false |
| 147 | Kings of Pastry | - | - | - | $3,000 | 10 | $336,386 | Sep 15 | First Run | false |
| 67 | The First Grader | - | - | - | $167,799 | 36 | $332,000 | May 13 | National Geographic Entertainment | false |
| 71 | L'amour fou | - | - | - | $122,108 | 18 | $312,494 | May 13 | IFC Films | false |
| 69 | Conan O'Brien Can't Stop | - | - | - | $141,412 | 24 | $267,965 | Jun 24 | Abramorama | false |
| 138 | Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune | - | - | - | $4,798 | 13 | $263,723 | Jan 5 | First Run | false |
| 137 | The Music Never Stopped | - | - | - | $5,048 | 33 | $258,223 | Mar 18 | Roadside Attractions | false |
| 98 | Passione | - | - | - | $32,628 | 5 | $255,355 | Jun 22 | Abramorama | false |
| 87 | Troll Hunter | - | - | - | $63,644 | 21 | $253,444 | Jun 10 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 95 | My Perestroika | - | - | - | $40,186 | 19 | $242,707 | Mar 23 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 174 | House | - | - | - | $426 | 7 | $209,765 | Jan 15 | Janus Films | false |
| 123 | Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives | - | - | - | $11,056 | 6 | $184,292 | Mar 2 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 74 | Jig | - | - | - | $106,567 | 5 | $183,790 | Jun 17 | Screen Media Films | false |
| 161 | Go for It! | - | - | - | $1,346 | 218 | $180,237 | May 13 | Lionsgate Films | false |
| 121 | Nostalgia for the Light | - | - | - | $11,799 | 6 | $163,962 | Jan 13 | Icarus Films | false |
| 100 | Le Quattro Volte | - | - | - | $25,402 | 6 | $152,530 | Mar 30 | Lorber Films | false |
| 75 | Beginning of the Great Revival | - | - | - | $99,257 | 29 | $151,000 | Jun 24 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 78 | The Last Mountain | - | - | - | $86,830 | 7 | $122,961 | Jun 3 | Dada Films | false |
| 88 | City of Life and Death | - | - | - | $60,726 | 9 | $122,558 | May 11 | Kino International | false |
| 59 | Blank City | - | - | - | $260,058 | 3 | $116,037 | Apr 6 | - | false |
| 104 | 35 and Ticking | - | - | - | $22,495 | 6 | $113,794 | May 20 | Image Entertainment | false |
| 156 | Henry's Crime | - | - | - | $1,803 | 8 | $102,541 | Apr 8 | - | false |
| 119 | Rubber | - | - | - | $12,692 | 15 | $100,370 | Apr 1 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 91 | Rejoice and Shout | - | - | - | $48,713 | 7 | $100,237 | Jun 3 | Magnolia Pictures | false |
| 124 | The Man Who Fell to Earth | - | - | - | $10,963 | 6 | $100,072 | Jun 24 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 153 | Last Night | - | - | - | $2,202 | 10 | $99,000 | May 6 | Tribeca Films | false |
| 165 | Chalo Dilli | - | - | - | $1,030 | 31 | $94,300 | Apr 29 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 132 | American: The Bill Hicks Story | - | - | - | $8,116 | 11 | $92,234 | Apr 8 | Variance Films | false |
| 171 | Carancho | - | - | - | $489 | 5 | $85,526 | Feb 11 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 116 | The Robber | - | - | - | $14,572 | 6 | $83,451 | Feb 3 | Kino International | false |
| 127 | Circo | - | - | - | $9,889 | 4 | $77,466 | Apr 1 | First Run | false |
| 85 | Beautiful Boy | - | - | - | $66,490 | 8 | $77,247 | Jun 3 | Anchor Bay Films | false |
| 160 | The Girlfriends | - | - | - | $1,431 | 1 | $68,167 | Jun 18 | The Film Desk | false |
| 125 | A Beautiful Life | - | - | - | $10,926 | 23 | $66,171 | May 20 | China Lion Film Distribution | false |
| 173 | Monsieur Verdoux | - | - | - | $453 | 2 | $64,636 | Mar 14 | The Film Desk | false |
| 175 | Battle of the Brides | - | - | - | $390 | 6 | $64,572 | May 6 | Variance Films | false |
| 152 | Public Speaking | - | - | - | $2,237 | 2 | $62,173 | Feb 23 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 107 | If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front | - | - | - | $20,005 | 5 | $61,794 | Jun 22 | Oscilloscope | false |
| 96 | Viva Riva! | - | - | - | $35,850 | 5 | $61,759 | Jun 10 | Music Box Films | false |
| 108 | How to Live Forever | - | - | - | $19,908 | 4 | $60,630 | May 13 | Variance Films | false |
| 128 | Farmageddon | - | - | - | $9,679 | 7 | $56,573 | Jun 17 | - | false |
| 134 | Into Eternity | - | - | - | $7,647 | 6 | $55,366 | Feb 2 | International Film Circuit | false |
| 99 | !Women Art Revolution | - | - | - | $28,240 | 4 | $52,681 | Jun 1 | Zeitgeist Films | false |
| 136 | Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen | - | - | - | $6,591 | 9 | $50,433 | Apr 22 | Variance Films | false |
| 170 | The Strange Case of Angelica | - | - | - | $589 | 2 | $50,135 | Dec 29 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 168 | Putty Hill | - | - | - | $873 | 3 | $49,918 | Feb 18 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 126 | Pianomania | - | - | - | $10,302 | 6 | $49,852 | May 27 | First Run | false |
| 157 | Orgasm Inc. | - | - | - | $1,546 | 3 | $49,001 | Feb 11 | First Run | false |
| 145 | Lebanon, Pa. | - | - | - | $3,697 | 6 | $48,381 | Apr 29 | Truly Indie | false |
| 144 | Went the Day Well? | - | - | - | $3,841 | 1 | $47,214 | May 20 | Rialto Pictures | false |
| 177 | The Woodmans | - | - | - | $276 | 3 | $46,623 | Jan 19 | Lorber Films | false |
| 131 | The Green Ray 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $8,233 | 2 | $43,839 | Jun 9 | The Film Desk | false |
| 103 | Film socialisme | - | - | - | $23,557 | 3 | $42,925 | Jun 3 | Lorber Films | false |
| 105 | Road to Nowhere | - | - | - | $22,470 | 7 | $40,294 | Jun 10 | Monterey Media | false |
| 130 | Louder Than a Bomb | - | - | - | $8,540 | 4 | $40,000 | May 18 | Balcony Releasing | false |
| 162 | Nine Nation Animation | - | - | - | $1,281 | 2 | $38,382 | Sep 29 | The World According to Shorts | false |
| 182 | Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench | - | - | - | $76 | 5 | $35,556 | Nov 5 | Variance Films | false |
| 142 | Making the Boys | - | - | - | $4,178 | 3 | $33,443 | Mar 11 | First Run | false |
| 172 | October | - | - | - | $471 | 2 | $32,127 | May 6 | New Yorker Films | false |
| 118 | Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' | - | - | - | $13,612 | 5 | $31,135 | May 13 | First Run | false |
| 110 | Small Town Murder Songs | - | - | - | $19,396 | 7 | $31,133 | Jun 3 | Monterey Media | false |
| 133 | The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $7,871 | 5 | $29,316 | May 13 | Argot Pictures | false |
| 122 | Tuesday, After Christmas | - | - | - | $11,236 | 2 | $27,813 | May 25 | Lorber Films | false |
| 150 | Harvest | - | - | - | $2,555 | 4 | $24,657 | May 6 | Monterey Media | false |
| 120 | Raw Faith | - | - | - | $11,824 | 1 | $23,667 | Jun 24 | - | false |
| 180 | The Arbor | - | - | - | $79 | 3 | $21,620 | Apr 27 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 106 | Always Kabhi Kabhi | - | - | - | $21,381 | 29 | $21,381 | Jun 17 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 139 | Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | - | - | - | $4,689 | 3 | $20,840 | May 13 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 159 | Skateland | - | - | - | $1,448 | 11 | $19,411 | May 13 | Freestyle Releasing | false |
| 140 | Make Believe | - | - | - | $4,308 | 1 | $19,085 | May 13 | - | false |
| 114 | Battle for Brooklyn | - | - | - | $16,701 | 1 | $18,000 | Jun 17 | RumuR Inc. | false |
| 149 | Dumbstruck | - | - | - | $2,623 | 2 | $15,379 | Apr 15 | Truly Indie | false |
| 178 | Armadillo | - | - | - | $226 | 1 | $14,566 | Apr 15 | Lorber Films | false |
| 163 | Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story | - | - | - | $1,222 | 1 | $13,080 | Mar 4 | Tostie Productions | false |
| 141 | Leap Year | - | - | - | $4,236 | 2 | $12,979 | Jun 24 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 151 | Freedom | - | - | - | $2,372 | 2 | $8,242 | Mar 25 | Lorber Films | false |
| 167 | Aurora | - | - | - | $898 | 1 | $5,677 | Jun 29 | The Cinema Guild | false |
| 181 | To Die Like a Man | - | - | - | $76 | 1 | $4,029 | Apr 8 | Strand Releasing | false |
| 143 | Building Hope | - | - | - | $4,000 | 1 | $4,000 | Jun 3 | - | false |
| 179 | The Afterlight | - | - | - | $164 | 1 | $3,059 | Sep 10 | Cinema Purgatorio | false |
| 169 | United Red Army 2011 Re-release | - | - | - | $758 | 1 | $2,659 | May 27 | Lorber Films | false |
| 155 | Love, Wedding, Marriage | - | - | - | $1,926 | 2 | $1,926 | Jun 3 | IFC Films | false |
| 166 | Strangers Online | - | - | - | $968 | 1 | $968 | Jun 24 | Breaking Glass Pictures | false |
