| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | The Smurfs | - | - | - | $11,356,839 | 458 | $21,457,938 | Sep 15 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 2 | Real Steel | - | - | - | $11,110,868 | 356 | $11,299,835 | Oct 6 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 3 | Crazy, Stupid, Love. | - | - | - | $11,013,837 | 328 | $7,124,649 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 4 | Johnny English Reborn | - | - | - | $6,717,800 | 293 | $13,449,835 | Sep 15 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 5 | Paranormal Activity 3 | - | - | - | $5,884,424 | 207 | $7,685,432 | Oct 20 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 6 | Red Dog | - | - | - | $5,088,238 | 345 | $20,678,095 | Aug 4 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 7 | Contagion | - | - | - | $3,353,776 | 237 | $5,272,109 | Oct 20 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 8 | The Lion King 2011 3D Release | - | - | - | $2,927,194 | 194 | $4,671,620 | Sep 22 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 9 | Footloose Original Release | - | - | - | $2,887,709 | 229 | $2,933,101 | Oct 6 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 10 | Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World | - | - | - | $2,857,161 | 386 | $4,304,377 | Sep 24 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 11 | Zookeeper | - | - | - | $2,787,868 | 253 | $7,423,297 | Sep 8 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 12 | Midnight in Paris | - | - | - | $2,743,038 | 162 | $7,328,764 | Oct 20 | Entertainment One | false |
| 13 | In Time | - | - | - | $2,557,302 | 226 | $9,090,780 | Oct 27 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 14 | The Cup | - | - | - | $2,411,552 | 280 | $2,648,134 | Oct 13 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 15 | Abduction | - | - | - | $2,327,153 | 182 | $4,312,770 | Sep 22 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 16 | What's Your Number? | - | - | - | $2,058,673 | 199 | $2,114,765 | Oct 13 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 17 | The Three Musketeers | - | - | - | $1,949,417 | 236 | $2,852,428 | Oct 20 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 18 | The Help | - | - | - | $1,860,052 | 280 | $7,898,696 | Sep 1 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 19 | Monte Carlo | - | - | - | $1,795,801 | 176 | $2,900,185 | Sep 22 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 20 | The Thing | - | - | - | $964,401 | 127 | $964,401 | Oct 13 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | The Hunter | - | - | - | $942,204 | 58 | $947,874 | Sep 30 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 22 | Horrible Bosses | - | - | - | $931,094 | 342 | $12,045,751 | Aug 25 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 23 | The Eye of the Storm | - | - | - | $877,834 | 40 | $1,847,312 | Sep 15 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 24 | Warrior | - | - | - | $870,533 | 228 | $2,196,472 | Oct 27 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 25 | The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall | - | - | - | $670,265 | 100 | $75,419 | Oct 13 | CinemaLive | false |
| 26 | Drive | - | - | - | $499,330 | 94 | $1,595,634 | - | Pinnacle Films | false |
| 27 | The Guard | - | - | - | $453,377 | 65 | $2,102,580 | Aug 25 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 28 | TT3D: Closer to the Edge | - | - | - | $438,261 | 73 | $564,848 | Oct 20 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 29 | The Change-Up | - | - | - | $351,951 | 220 | $3,349,929 | Sep 8 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 30 | Ra.One | - | - | - | $323,975 | 28 | $499,643 | Oct 26 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 31 | The Whistleblower | - | - | - | $224,757 | 21 | $254,039 | Sep 29 | Entertainment One | false |
| 32 | Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer | - | - | - | $165,081 | 110 | $438,917 | Oct 27 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 33 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | - | - | - | $153,503 | 18 | $292,751 | Sep 22 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 34 | Tornado Alley | - | - | - | $135,768 | 2 | $170,155 | Sep 29 | IMAX | false |
| 35 | Fright Night | - | - | - | $123,562 | 167 | $1,256,444 | Sep 15 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 36 | George Harrison: Living in the Material World | - | - | - | $107,548 | 38 | $107,548 | Oct 20 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 37 | 7 Aum Arivu | - | - | - | $86,158 | 14 | $124,749 | Oct 27 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 38 | Force | - | - | - | $72,907 | 18 | $72,907 | Sep 29 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 39 | Red State | - | - | - | $60,851 | 28 | $60,851 | Oct 13 | Curious Films | false |
