| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Eat Pray Love | - | - | - | $10,056,087 | 330 | $11,499,164 | Oct 7 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Despicable Me | - | - | - | $7,252,014 | 405 | $14,810,840 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 3 | The Town | - | - | - | $5,439,110 | 260 | $7,385,366 | Oct 14 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Paranormal Activity 2 | - | - | - | $4,758,838 | 187 | $6,644,434 | Oct 21 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | - | - | - | $4,041,906 | 350 | $4,669,462 | Sep 30 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 6 | Resident Evil: Afterlife | - | - | - | $3,876,596 | 188 | $4,440,687 | Oct 14 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | Life as We Know It | - | - | - | $3,799,102 | 258 | $7,296,251 | Oct 21 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | - | - | - | $3,473,554 | 283 | $6,009,999 | Sep 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 9 | Dinner for Schmucks | - | - | - | $3,250,775 | 212 | $3,250,775 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | The Last Airbender | - | - | - | $3,069,093 | 341 | $9,601,631 | Sep 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 11 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | - | - | - | $2,823,584 | 213 | $5,261,222 | Sep 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | The Social Network | - | - | - | $2,645,623 | 293 | $12,259,317 | Oct 28 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 13 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | - | - | - | $2,641,910 | 390 | $6,655,289 | Sep 16 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 14 | The Other Guys | - | - | - | $2,409,481 | 242 | $10,205,756 | Sep 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 15 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | - | - | - | $2,353,298 | 342 | $13,151,324 | Sep 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 16 | Easy A | - | - | - | $2,234,299 | 167 | $5,577,265 | Sep 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 17 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | - | - | - | $1,799,672 | 99 | $2,949,123 | Sep 23 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 18 | Red | - | - | - | $1,712,264 | 244 | $8,328,597 | Oct 28 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 19 | Buried | - | - | - | $1,289,137 | 148 | $1,289,137 | Oct 7 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 20 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | - | - | - | $1,075,960 | 231 | $4,898,922 | Sep 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 21 | Charlie St. Cloud | - | - | - | $1,029,222 | 164 | $2,135,908 | Sep 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 22 | Inception | - | - | - | $956,810 | 422 | $23,124,265 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | Let Me In | - | - | - | $918,014 | 151 | $918,014 | Oct 14 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 24 | Saw 3D | - | - | - | $916,159 | 152 | $2,424,417 | Oct 28 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 25 | Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary | - | - | - | $647,811 | 83 | $647,811 | Oct 21 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 26 | Made in Dagenham | - | - | - | $227,296 | 91 | $1,367,962 | Oct 28 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 27 | Boy | - | - | - | $196,023 | 50 | $1,602,517 | Aug 26 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 28 | The Kids Are All Right | - | - | - | $190,775 | 61 | $1,538,415 | Sep 2 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 29 | The Tree | - | - | - | $156,689 | 21 | $200,061 | Sep 30 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 30 | Hubble | - | - | - | $131,570 | 22 | $1,682,863 | - | IMAX | false |
| 31 | Anjaana Anjaani | - | - | - | $103,297 | 13 | $103,297 | Sep 30 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 32 | Salt | - | - | - | $83,959 | 365 | $12,070,066 | Aug 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 33 | Summer Coda | - | - | - | $77,769 | 24 | $77,769 | Oct 21 | Jump Street Films | false |
| 34 | Chloe | - | - | - | $61,159 | 11 | $232,150 | Oct 14 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 35 | Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones | - | - | - | $59,810 | 44 | $59,810 | Oct 28 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 36 | The City of Your Final Destination | - | - | - | $29,630 | 18 | $29,630 | Oct 14 | Potential Films | false |
| 37 | Jhootha Hi Sahi | - | - | - | $19,465 | 11 | $19,465 | Oct 21 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 38 | La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet | - | - | - | $10,475 | 4 | $10,475 | Oct 21 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 39 | Road Kill | - | - | - | $5,964 | 7 | $5,964 | Oct 21 | - | false |
| 40 | The Housemaid | - | - | - | $4,337 | 1 | $4,337 | Oct 21 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 41 | Sagan 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $3,700 | 2 | $3,700 | Oct 7 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
