| Rank | Release
| Genre
| Budget
| Running Time
| Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Release Date | Distributor
| Estimated
|
|---|
| 1 | Despicable Me | - | - | - | $14,159,012 | 405 | $14,810,840 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 2 | Tomorrow, When the War Began | - | - | - | $10,764,679 | 342 | $13,151,324 | Sep 2 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 3 | The Other Guys | - | - | - | $7,789,090 | 242 | $10,205,756 | Sep 9 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 4 | The Last Airbender | - | - | - | $6,532,538 | 341 | $9,601,631 | Sep 16 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 5 | Inception | - | - | - | $4,373,053 | 422 | $23,124,265 | - | Warner Bros. | false |
| 6 | Salt | - | - | - | $4,017,189 | 365 | $12,070,066 | Aug 19 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 7 | The Sorcerer's Apprentice | - | - | - | $3,822,962 | 231 | $4,898,922 | Sep 9 | Walt Disney Pictures | false |
| 8 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | - | - | - | $3,698,478 | 390 | $6,655,289 | Sep 16 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 9 | Easy A | - | - | - | $3,339,734 | 167 | $5,577,265 | Sep 16 | Sony Pictures Releasing | false |
| 10 | Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps | - | - | - | $2,463,826 | 283 | $6,009,999 | Sep 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 11 | Diary of a Wimpy Kid | - | - | - | $2,309,622 | 213 | $5,261,222 | Sep 23 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 12 | Going the Distance | - | - | - | $1,957,626 | 238 | $2,022,192 | Sep 2 | Warner Bros. | false |
| 13 | The Kids Are All Right | - | - | - | $1,261,375 | 61 | $1,538,415 | Sep 2 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 14 | The Expendables | - | - | - | $1,150,740 | 224 | $8,356,501 | Aug 12 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 15 | Charlie St. Cloud | - | - | - | $1,103,446 | 164 | $2,135,908 | Sep 23 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 16 | Piranha 3D | - | - | - | $1,048,790 | 141 | $2,250,645 | Aug 26 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 17 | Boy | - | - | - | $970,625 | 50 | $1,602,517 | Aug 26 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 18 | Vampires Suck | - | - | - | $857,707 | 179 | $2,403,158 | Aug 26 | 20th Century Fox International | false |
| 19 | The Girl Who Played with Fire | - | - | - | $832,331 | 99 | $2,949,123 | Sep 23 | Rialto Distribution | false |
| 20 | Step Up 3D | - | - | - | $685,658 | 316 | $9,368,208 | Aug 5 | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 21 | The Ghost Writer | - | - | - | $371,519 | 77 | $2,078,040 | Aug 12 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 22 | Hubble | - | - | - | $352,224 | 22 | $1,682,863 | - | IMAX | false |
| 23 | Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | - | - | - | $345,426 | 178 | $2,120,000 | - | Universal Pictures International (UPI) | false |
| 24 | Dabangg | - | - | - | $255,674 | 14 | $255,674 | Sep 9 | Eros Worldwide | false |
| 25 | Father of My Children | - | - | - | $183,577 | 19 | $335,260 | Aug 26 | Palace Films | false |
| 26 | The Disappearance of Alice Creed | - | - | - | $171,381 | 28 | $171,381 | Sep 9 | Icon Film Distribution Australia | false |
| 27 | Redline | - | - | - | $138,416 | 7 | $148,161 | Sep 2 | Madman Entertainment | false |
| 28 | The Infidel | - | - | - | $118,045 | 17 | $118,045 | Sep 16 | Becker Film Group | false |
| 29 | Furry Vengeance | - | - | - | $92,093 | 103 | $92,093 | Sep 2 | Hoyts Distribution | false |
| 30 | We Are Family | - | - | - | $58,215 | 14 | $58,215 | Sep 2 | Mind Blowing Films | false |
| 31 | The Killer Inside Me | - | - | - | $50,497 | 31 | $181,270 | Aug 26 | Hopscotch Films | false |
| 32 | Cairo Time | - | - | - | $44,843 | 13 | $226,141 | Aug 19 | Paramount Pictures International | false |
| 33 | Please Give | - | - | - | $36,005 | 11 | $36,005 | Sep 9 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 34 | I'm Still Here | - | - | - | $33,593 | 5 | $33,593 | Sep 16 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 35 | Ik Kudi Punjab Di | - | - | - | $33,211 | 6 | $33,211 | Sep 16 | - | false |
| 36 | Ghosts of the Abyss 2010 Re-release | - | - | - | $32,643 | 1 | $5,428,537 | May 13 | IMAX | false |
| 37 | The Extra Man | - | - | - | $4,490 | 1 | $4,490 | Sep 16 | Roadshow Films | false |
| 38 | The Tumbler | - | - | - | $186 | 2 | $186 | Sep 2 | - | false |
